All right. Check it out. Here’s the deal. Normally, obviously, we would never even think about anyone from Am Idol as a singer for Fuel. However, ever since Chris sang Hemorrhage on the show, we began paying attention. Sorry, the show’s not my thing, but at least most of the finalist can sing and aren’t Britney Spearing it up there. However, Chris in my opinion has carried himself well on the show and has stayed true to his rock side, which is a serious credit to him considering the format. We have found some great guys through the audition process and in fact, were already headed in other directions when Chris unexpectedly got voted off the show. The phones started ringing. So now what? I think anyone would say that we would at least have to entertain the idea of Chris and Fuel. The websites have been flooded with support for the idea ever since he sang Hemorrhage from most of you. So that is what we are doing. We are entertaining the idea and the offer to Chris was that we would be willing to entertain him as an option. However, there is a lot to discuss and be decided. Is it right for us? Would it be the right thing for Chris? Would he even be able to get out of the contractual obligations to Am Idol? Would we be able to get things squared with Sony? So nothing is cut and dry, even if both camps thought it was right thing to do, it still might be impossible to work out all the details. Chris and I have discussed the possibility before and we are still entertaining the idea. Either way, never fear, we are coming with a great lead singer very soon who we are very excited about and rolling out a record this year.

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Well….I did it. I played 2 massive radio hits (and a cover
song) with a huge band in the their rehearsal room yesterday and this
is how it went.

The audition was at Swinghouse; a well-known rehearsal studio in
Hollywood. It is a non-descript white building with no signs on the
front, so that fools like me can’t find it and attempt to verbally whip
the asses of the stars who don’t want to talk to me, but instead just
want to play their songs and not be bothered. [Image removed] The
bands that rehearse there are bands like Blink 182, Green Day, Fall Out
Boy, etc….get the picture?

So I arrived and to my suprise they actually let me in. As I got
there another guy was headed in to run some tunes. I heard him to
“Shimmer” and “Jesus or a Gun”. I liked his voice, but it didn’t have
any bite to it. Also, he kinda freaked when he couldn’t hit some of
the notes in “Jesus”, so he started complaining about monitors and not
being able to hear himself. He musta been deaf, cuz I could hear him
just fine and there were 2 soundproof walls in between us. I didn’t
say anything to him though as he told me to “watch out for the shitty
monitors.”

Anyway, when it was my turn a dude named Barry…who was very, very
nice and accomodating brought in to meet the band. Carl, Jeff and
Tommy were milling about and once we exchanged pleasantries (sp?) it
was time to get going. It appeared as though they were recording the
audio to go along with a video camera that was set up, but I never
signed any waivers, so who knows. I sure would love to get a copy of
that though for posterity. They asked what I wanted to do first, so I
suggested “Shimmer”, but once we got started it became very apparent
that the guy before me HAD to be deaf b/c the monitors were so loud I
was squealing feedback hardcore everytime I got near the mic. So they
called in the sound tech to fix it and once again we were underway.
Once he pulled my vox down a bit, it sounded like a massive rock show
in there…it was the single best rehearsal sound I have EVER had! I
am pleased to say that I couldn’t have been happier with my performance
of “Shimmer”. Lyrics, melodies…everything was pretty much bang on;
so needless to say…I was very happy. As soon as the song ended Jeff
asked if I wanted to do “Hemmorage”, which I agreed to. But as we were
getting started Carl saw I brought a cheat sheet for “Man in the Box”.
He asked if I’d like to do that and I said I knew them all, so why
not. I didn’t do as well on that song as I’d have liked to, but I
didnt suck even though it’s one of the hardest songs for me to
do…which is why I agreed to do it. So they wouldn’t think I was
scared…which I was.

When that was over, we chatted a bit more and decided I should do
“Hemmorage”. I jacked up one tiny line of the words, but it wasn’t
unrecoverable, so I didn’t feel like it hurt me. Aside from that one
very small lyrical mistake, I did as good a job on that song as I would
have hoped to do. I knew it well enough to get into it and really play
with them so I REALLY enjoyed “Hemmorage”. If I never do anything
again, I had a wonderful time playing 2 smash hit with my peers. And I
don’t get the gig, it isn’t because I tanked the audition, so I won’t
have that albatross following me around.

After that they complimented me on my audition and we chatted about
how crazy Jessie is from KDGE 102.1 (Dallas). WE all agree…yes…she
IS crazy, but we love her and those weird kitty litter desserts! So
with small talk wrapping up my 20 min or so I hit the road a happy and
anxious man.

Overall, it went as well as I’d have hoped it could go. Do I wish I
hadn’t screwed up or been perfect on Man in the Box? Quite simply,
no. All things happen as they should and I am confident that when I
was hitting on all cylinders things just “felt right”; and hopefully
they agree. I have no time frame for word back from them or their
management, but was invited to contact them tomorrow to see if there
was any word on if (and/or when) there is a next step.

In closing, I’d like to sincerely thank all my friends and family who
kept me in their prayers, as I embarked upon a cool little chapter in
my life. Having each of your little notes in my heart was enough to
keep me sane, calm and confident up until and throughtout the
experience. So from the bottom of my heart I say thank you and ask
that you say one more for me as they decide which way to go. I will be
back on here again if I find out one way or the other….take care.

Okay everybody! How are ya? This weekend we’re going in … and this time hope to come out with our guy! Been working hard to get this all together. Got a lot of good singers from all over flying into LA to audition, some from as far as Dublin, Ireland and virtually every part of the US. Some great singers are in there and we hope to find the one who makes it all kick. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we know something. Exciting and definitely interesting times. Stay tuned. Hope you are all well out there, Carl.

Funny stuff … enjoy!

guitarshredshow.com

Nuff said!

Make sure you go through the site and get to The Mountain of Tapping Dwarves where you get to play. Even has the tablature to show you how! Nice! My fav keys are M, K, W, and 5. Outstanding!

Thanks to Jim Survis from the Aerosmith crew for sending it to me. Good times! Carl.

Yeah, Hemorrhage was sung by Chris Daughtry on American Idol. Sounded good! And yes, it just so happens that we are currently looking for a new lead singer. If you or someone you know wanna audition, we are currently working on getting a version of Hemorrhage without vocals to post on the site for you to download and sing over and send it back to us so we can check you out. Or just let us know on the site here or fuelweb.com. We have the record written and ready to go. Just need the right guy. If you are currently with a band or wanna go from the sidewalk to the stage, hit us back. We are getting auditions set up in LA as we speak. Stay tuned for more details. Cool? Carl.

If you have not already done so, be SURE to check out the biggest, most rockin’ Fuel Yahoo club, Fuelies4Life. There you will find TONS of live concert photos, including many not available anywhere else. All you need is a Yahoo ID. What are you waiting for? Go join!

Major photo update! New photos posted in the Live Photos and Meet & Greet sections. Thanks to everyone for sharing them.

Been to a Fuel show lately? Did you take photos? I’d love to add them to the site. You can either email them to me at takamine@fuelies.net, or send a link to where they are posted, and I’ll add them to our ever-growing live photo archive. Don’t have a way to get your photos online? I can help with that too, just ask.

Since the D.C. show had such a huge Fuelie turn-out, I’ve decided to make a road trip page for this show. If you have Fuelie photos to contribute, please email them to me.

A few more tour dates have been announced. Details can be found in the Tour Dates section.

Attention Chicago area Fuelies! Visit Q101-Chicago’s Alternative for a chance to attend an exclusive, intimate Live 101 Session with Fuel on October 29th. The location is secret and will be disclosed only to the winners.

Check out The Boston Herald’s review of the Oct. 23rd show at The Avalon in Boston.

The Nov. 13th show at Scranton Cultural Center has been cancelled and replaced by a show at The Staircase, in Pittston, PA. See the Tour Dates section for on-sale information for this show as well as even more new dates. Go here for Ticketmaster refunds.

Check out 102.1 The Edge to see photos of an in-studio visit, as well as photos from the Oct. 10th show at Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas. Then go to 94.5 The Buzz for photos from Buzzfestival XII on Oct. 11th.

New live photos have been added from the Miami, D.C., New York and Philadelphia shows.