Wednesday, May 26. 2010
 | by Rhonda Meredith - Contributing Writer & Photographer
In 1997, the last episode of “Married With Children” aired, the Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, the Dow Jones closed over 7,000 and Fuel’s original drummer Jody Abbott left the band. Since that time, Fuel was a band in its evolution infancy.
In 2006, the last episode of “That 70s Show” aired, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl, the Dow Jones closed over 11,000 and Fuel’s original singer Brett Scallions left the band.
Now in 2010, Fuel is re-fueled to ignite a new generation of fans and satisfy the original “Fuelies” that have been waiting patiently for their beloved Brett Scallions to return as the frontman. Scallions has now created a lineup that will bring Fuel to a successful new beginning.
| “The lineup I put together for Fuel is not meant to replace or diminish what any of the original members created. Just the opposite, it is to give our fans a live destination, and to keep the Fuel name alive for a new generation to discover," says Scallions.
In addition to Scallions (vocals), rounding out the lineup is Brad Stewart (from Shinedown on bass), Ken Schalk (from Candiria on drums) and Yogi (from Buckcherry/Wallflowers on guitar).
Fuel recently made a tour stop at Scout Bar Houston and performed to a packed crowd. It was good to see that nothing in the performance had diminished over time. Scallions was right on with the vocals and the new lineup seemed like they had been playing songs like "Shimmer", "Bad Day" and "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" for a very long time as they had the same rocking quality now as they did then. Read more about Fuel’s new tour on their website, Myspace or Facebook!
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