12 WEEKS At #1! The UNUSUAL Rise of Fuel! (Hemorrhage, Shimmer)

[@rnrtruestories]

Throw suggestions for future topics below! Do you guys want a full blown history on Fuel?

[@Eros918]

Can you do a history cover of the band incubus

[@jaydoubleu3419]

Sam kinison

[@davidwildman8474]

Cold

[@tenebrousoul9368]

JRalph. He's supposed to be a big name producer, but I know him from Spy, a one album project

[@drivebybodypierce]

Not sure if you’ve covered him yet, but Johnny Lang would be interesting to hear more about.

[@kopkiwi08]

Man, those mid-late 90s/early 00s rock, grunge scene was just beautiful time to be a teenager.

[@bangslamwham88]

Fuel's first album is the blueprint for all radio-friendly hard rock bands that followed.

[@LP-123]

It’s so fucking good.

[@steelcurtain187]

Good call

[@robertauclair2278]

Yes. Generic and safe. Like a bowl of corn flakes.

[@keithstone1321]

​@@robertauclair2278 with sugar tho

[@EyeintheSky-Ep]

Sunburn’s an awesome album in its own right 🙌

[@jimglass3106]

I remember being at a street fair in Indianapolis in either 01 or 02. At the end of the street was a small stage. Two guys came out with acoustics and started playing. I immediately recognized the voice and knew it was Brett and their guitarist,and I was alone in front of the stage for two songs. The minute they kicked into Hemorrhage 50 people just materialized out of thin air.

[@ericalston7880]

Fuel was so damn good, saw them live opening for 3 Doors Down and blew them off the stage. Had to play 2 encores because the crowd would not stop screaming for more. I know Carl wrote the songs, but Brett brought them to life. Not real sure why those 2 split and stopped playing together, but I would love to see them on stage together again

[@drivebybodypierce]

I really liked Fuel’s sound, and loved Brett’s voice. Was pretty bummed out when he parted ways with Fuel… Brett’s acoustic cover of Elton John’s “Daniel” was also a fantastic version that remains on a couple playlists I have to this day.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Fun Fact: Fuel's vocalist (Scallions) looked like the evil twin of Rob Thomas in the music videos of singles from the Sunburn album back in the day.

[@cryptid726]

He so looks like evil Rob Thomas, I love it!

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

If so, that's proof that evil is prettier.

[@cryptid726]

@@pablodelsegundo9502 exactly

[@radsk8rbigollies594]

You're not wrong! Ha!

[@raybrooks2429]

They came to my city back in 2013(i think), took my now wife to see them. It was their attempt to get back into the scene i later found out, booking smaller venues. The crowd was maybe 75 people, but they played like it was an arena. Sounded excellent. We got right up to the stage and had a great time. Tickets were only like $20. Man i miss those times.

[@spoonysmalls]

Jody Abbot was a friend of mine. An amazingly tight drummer that went on ton play with Breaking Point. Both bands did him dirty. RIP Jody

[@vonbeaver99]

When I working as a cook at Pizza Hut in the 90s i would put a Fuel CD in the boombox and crank pies out all night. Those were the days 😢

[@joefan6316]

Fuel was an awesome band. I was 15 when Shimmer came out - that song hit me hard. I was familiar with the other radio hits from Sunburn in 98/99. Something Like Human was released in fall of 2000 if I recall, I was 18 and taking a few classes at community college prior to going away to school in the spring semester. Needless to say I loved both albums and the third album that was released in 2003?. I listened to a lot of Fuel in college. Great band that seems to be overlooked.

[@FuelRocks]

Fuel is truly one of the greatest and most underrated bands ever!

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Underrated? Sunburn: at least a million physical copies sold in US Something Like Human: More than 2 million copies sold in US Natural Selection: Debuted at no. 15 in Billboard chart Yeah sure. Cant be one of the greatest if underrated.

[@Peavey311]

Geez...hearing Carl talk about the origin of Hemorrhage was heartbreaking :(

[@rnrtruestories]

Yeah it’s awful hearing that

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

Thank you Sid, for the post! Have a great weekend! ✌🏼😊

[@rnrtruestories]

You too!

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

@ 👍🏻😊

[@FuelRocks]

Unfortunately, Epic Records never requested updated sales figures from the RIAA after the initial certifications, so Fuel's true success might be even greater than what's officially recorded. Their album Sunburn sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. and went Platinum in New Zealand and Australia. Their follow up album, Something Like Human, was even more successful, selling over 3 million copies in the U.S. and earning Platinum certifications in Canada and Australia. Even Natural Selection sold over half a million copies in the U.S

[@joefilipelli3867]

They've sold somewhere in neighborhood of 15mil records in their career

[@Alfredo78666]

Jesus Or A Gun is a banger!

[@dirtybird311]

I saw them in 2001, right after 9/11. They played “Innocent” as a tribute to everyone that perished that day. Everyone had their lighters out. I’ll never forget the glow from that, and anything about that moment.

[@revminTphresh]

'jesus or a gun' (chef's kiss)

[@markredf150]

Jonathan Mover killed the drums on that song!!!

[@wisdomhunter3797]

Great video! Thanks for putting that together for us

[@rnrtruestories]

You bet!

[@misstessamarie21]

That album came out when I was in high school..god I LOVED that album! ❤

[@DoubleDguitar]

Love hearing the shoutout for the Shack at 7:13 🤘🏻

[@markredf150]

Sunburn is my favorite song of theirs, hands down! I LOVE Fuel, it's rather sad that they've had such a tumultuous history, but this band's classic lineup (Abercrombie, Miller, Bell and Scallions) is an unbelievably talented set of guys. I was supposed to see them reunited back in 2020 at a little festival show, but we all know how that year went. Luckily, when the festival came back, Brett was coming with his post-Fuel band and I heard him sing, you guessed it, Sunburn! I was floored by how amazing it sounded and I'm very fortunate to have heard it live❤

[@stevewalters6853]

Carl Bell released a solo album Tennessee Bell. He’s a great songwriter no doubt. I saw Brett at a small venue in Johnson City TN with his wife Abby Gennet she was playing guitar and fronting her band Slunt it was loud and nobody was there. Probably the only show I’ve ever been to that everybody was emotionless including Brett.

[@aytc9]

Good video just feels a bit shorted. Would have liked your analysis of Natural Selection, Angels and Devils, Puppet Strings, and Anomaly. That's the story I want, Brett leaving, some other guy singing, Brett returns without Carl, makes an album, and finally Carl takes it back over with a different lead singer to make an album.

[@rnrtruestories]

I can always do a full detailed dive if you guys want

[@Gwfurr]

@@rnrtruestories Seconded. We got Fuel without the guy who writes the songs, Fuel without the guy who is the "face" of the band, and I think there was briefly a version that didn't have either of them. Now there are two different acts that perform classic Fuel songs live. Also also, would love to see a video on Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

​@@rnrtruestories I'm in!

[@yrmthr]

Saw the original line up a few times back in the day. They were a great live band

[@jakehertel6299]

How about a deep dive on Thin Lizzy

[@thetvbaby83]

Me and my friends met them in New Jersey at a bar on the shore, they had 2 singers and they were doing covers. We hung out with them on their break. We're from Detroit so we were cool enough to talk to lol. We asked them about their toons, they said after break and they F'n crushed it bro. They needed stage time they said. Cool guys and awesome music.

[@seananderson5334]

The songs I know of Fuel are absolute bangers. Great musicians

[@bradtriesstuff]

I remember meeting Brett and Carl in 97 or 98 and they mentioned that they were going to be on the Godzilla soundtrack before it was released and I asked if they had seen the movie and Brett said "the soundtrack is going to be better than the movie..." And you know what? He was right. Both were super nice guys and went out of their way to engage with fans and were clearly having the time of their lives at that point.

[@OriginalBadRobotz]

Their first album got me through my first break up, and their second album was amazing but hearing him talk about writing hemorrhage absolutely crushed me. I'm literally in tears

[@rnrtruestories]

Glad to hear.

[@mikemcintosh9933]

Shimmer and Iris are both excellent songs! That's a good #1 and #2. I used to say becoming a world-wide rock star was like winning the lottery. I need to adjust that. It's like in order to win the lottery you had to work your ass off for 15 years toiling and grinding and be incredibly talented - then you get to get in line for your lottery ticket and wait for your 1 in 1 million chance.

[@RogueVinyl]

Love those first two albums, had em both on CD but the first album I especially loved. I made a mix that was the first album with Bad Day (which I didn't even know until now predated the debut), Innocent, and Hemorrhage added onto it and I still think it's one of the best ever lmao

[@ExNihiloComesNothing]

I remember standing outside my ex girlfriend’s house hearing Sunburn the first time.

[@Buckseed]

Saw Fuel at Midtown MusicFest in ATL..the Dudes were tight! ❤

[@vinylordie1301]

Cool video, learned something, glad I watched… but as a nearly lifelong Fulie you left out like half of the history and like 5 subpar vocalists. Lol I got to see Fuel for the first time in ‘o1 opening for Aerosmith and became an instant fan. Later, in the Puppet Strings era, I’d be fortunate enough to open for them. Brett and the guys he had with him at the time were super nice and it was a full circle moment I’ll never forget 😊

[@rnrtruestories]

@@vinylordie1301 video was just focused on first two records if you guys want a full history let me know

[@steelcurtain187]

One of my favorite songs by them was the cover of Elton John’s ‘Daniel’. Beautiful and haunting

[@Qui-GonJinn-z7i]

I LOVE their 2001 hit, Hemorrhage (In My Hands). One of my all time favorite 2000’s Post-Grunge songs.

[@rnrtruestories]

Same here

[@allanvanuga9196]

Great video.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks!

[@fuelhemi426]

One of my favorite bands, they even inspired my KZbin handle

[@steelcurtain187]

Loved them 😎

[@AndrewStonerock]

Carl wrote a lot of Daughtry's songs on the first album btw.

[@deadedyouknowit6604]

How about story on the short lived School of Fish... And josh clayton-felt solo. He passed away from cancer! Also Michael Ward was the guitarist who later joined the wallflowers ....

[@ImagineGTAVI]

Im not bored of this guys voice,!❤

[@ImagineGTAVI]

That's the channel guy, eh, whatever is his title here? Announcer? Influencer? Jockey? Host? Channel host? Yea, host.

[@Whitehorse_crimefighter]

Do a story on The Riffs. Rad punk rock and roll band from portland. Basically the missing link between street punk and johnny thunders.

[@FlameBlue9016]

I still love the band, the music just kinda resonated with me.

[@JaredHancock-sw6ou]

Please cover the Melvins

[@tyleraguilarphotography]

Can you make a video on Red Sun Rising? That would be a great video!

[@theclanmorrison]

Carl Bell looks like Anton Le Vey

[@tenebrousoul9368]

You have the voice of an angel, good sir.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thank you!

[@denniswenrich6221]

I saw them three times on that album. They toured the crap out of Sunburn.

[@soulvein5371]

Saw them at Wanda's with Sponge headlining. Was just before they got signed. Good times back then.

[@mht525]

Great Band. 🙏✌️🤘🇦🇺

[@dgcorozco1]

RRTS ----- TOP NOTCH

[@rnrtruestories]

Thank you!

[@thomasbabcock5174]

I got to see them with Creed and 3 doors down. Amazing show!! Would love for you to do a video of Our Lady Peace.😊❤

[@rnrtruestories]

Have you seen the one I did last year? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYLZXnl6i6-Zbqcsi=BoULG-nGYdyu1fak

[@thomasbabcock5174]

@@rnrtruestories No, I haven't. But I will check it out and subscribe. Thanks😊

[@LemonTree9280]

Sunburn is my favorite part of Scream 3

[@theclanmorrison]

The Drummer was Jonathan Driver.

[@IdiotLord123456]

Brett is the best thing to come out of Brownsville TN since Tina Turner

[@underflo43tky]

Could you do a video on Bill Evans?

[@TheWosniakGambit]

Might be a weird comment, but I always dug how there seemed to be a disconnect between Fuel's sound and their look. Just perception, I know, but to me, they didn't look like they should sound that way. Either way, good music

[@radsk8rbigollies594]

I always thought they were just another "grunge" band a tad bit late to the party, like so many others. In a way, I suppose they were. With that said, I do remember about 3 songs of theirs being played on the radio often and I thought lyrically they were a bit better than the others in that class, but admittedly Fuel was way more successful than I had thought; according to their album sales and this video

[@PeterParker-yb1in]

There will never be music like this made again.

[@MrJamess1982]

Feels like you only told half the story without going into who did replace the singer for their next album

[@rnrtruestories]

If you guys want full history let me know in the comments

[@mphillips4324]

Fuel's first two albums were stellar. Their other albums weren't bad, either.

[@progagainstpirates]

We used to call this "7/11 Rock" back in the day because we stopped in for Slushies around 2am to cure our cottonmouth and the mook behind the counter would be blasting Fuel, Staind or Nickelback or whatever other macho-crybaby bands were popular at the time.

[@rnrtruestories]

Ah man I used to hit up 7/11 in the small town I grew up in.

[@DarknessFlameMedia]

When a singer leaves it is usually the end of a band

[@djvoid1]

LIVE! BUSH! FUEL! CREED! TRAIN! REEF!

[@joshhaffer-bb8lg]

This is the FIRST concert i went to by choice! Not the contemporary Christian shows i got drug to by my folks. It was at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis. Unfortunately that club is no more...

[@joshhaffer-bb8lg]

We had to leave early before they played their big song of the time. I think it was Shimmer. But I remember they opened with "Jesus or a gun" and that was the first time I heard that song. Been a fan ever since. Mississippi Nights was closed when we started playing, but we got to play the Rock House and that was a damn good time!

[@davidwildman8474]

Do a video on Cold

[@damonlichtblau8113]

Fuel's latest album is pretty good, FWIW.

[@joshualoveless20]

Fuel, and the band Train, did an MTV or Much Music live show called story tellers. If you can find it, it's worth watching.

[@joeyhardy3981]

Jimmys chicken shack!!! High!! What happened to those guys?

[@rnrtruestories]

Funny you should ask…

[@TheDarthXander]

Good tune.

[@jamesmccomb6217]

Finally!

[@rnrtruestories]

if you guys want a full history let me know in the comments.

[@jimunderwood77]

Saw them open for Aerosmith back in 2001

[@jaydoubleu3419]

Never heard of fuel

[@rnrtruestories]

Oh they were inescapable in the late 90s early 2000s

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

What? Never heard of them? They made the music video in Japan! GIVE ME FUEL GIVE ME FIRE GIVE ME WHAT I DESIRE.. Uuuuhhh...

[@JaredHancock-sw6ou]

The used please

[@EliteExteriorPaintingCalgary]

Hemorrhage is incredible.......

[@rnrtruestories]

Yeah definitely one of my favourite songs from that era

[@EliteExteriorPaintingCalgary]

@@rnrtruestories agreed

[@KevinHerd-t7b]

Who knows why Brett left, i hope it wasnt the usual shit RC execs do with front men. They ran that play alot

[@LoneCanadianPoet]

To me, Fuel always made bands such as Matchbox 20 and (especially) Puddle Of Mudd look mediocre and thin-skinned compared to Fuel's singing and song structure skills. It is as if Fuel's existance spawned copycat groups during Sunburn's release, sadly both which outlived Fuel's originality with their mockery of style.

[@srbs1302]

Saying that they didn’t want to be like their peers who’s albums sounded the same is a joke.. the songs on their albums are all the same.

[@derekwilhelm1555]

If people think songs about cancer or death is a bit too heavy then they are too soft

[@adolfstalin5257]

Read and play music both here

[@stoveguy2133]

Haha, like no internet? As a kid.

[@rnrtruestories]

Yeah it’s horrible I won’t go camping unless I have wifi

[@GenXdad75]

Fuel was the first buttrock band.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

The late 90s to early 2000s "soccer mom" haircuts on the Goo Goo Dolls and others always amused me. Lame

[@mapsdot9223]

Fuel is the Nickelback of Matchbox 20's

[@MeshuggahFan-iy6tb]

Underrated comment 😂😂

[@catinthehat8412]

now music has failed 😢

[@PunkLocks]

These guys sucked

[@EliteExteriorPaintingCalgary]

Puddle of mud style vocals super generic