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Hidden Gems from the B-Side ⛽ — Fuel (Week 28)

Die Like This 🎶 Won’t Back Down

Hey yall… I’m trying to get back in the swing of things… so I’m sticking with Fuel this week… and probably the next one too… then I’ll move on down the road to something super special.

Today I have two more hidden gems for you…

Die Like This… Natural Selection 2oo3 🎶

Won’t Back Down… Natural Selection 2oo3 🎶

Also… “Won’t Back Down” was written by Carl Bell specifically for the 2oo3 superhero movie Daredevil… starring Ben Affleck… most songs on movie soundtracks are borrowed after the fact… not this one… so that’s pretty neat…

Also Fuel songs have ended up all over movie/game culture…

“Won’t Back Down” → Daredevil

“Walk the Sky” → Godzilla (also written specifically)

“Quarter” → Need for Speed… Underground 2

“Sunburn” → Scream 3

There may even be some more… I’ll have to check…

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Anyways… hope you enjoy… I appreciate you.

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Credit Alamy.com
Credit Alamy.com

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side ⛽ — Fuel (Week 26)

I Should Have Told You 🎶 Angels Take a Soul

So… it’s 3am… here at my spot on earth… and I’ve been listening to Fuel for the past hour… figuring out which songs I want to use…

I decided on the album “Angels & Devils” from 2oO7… it’s the first album featuring lead singer Toryn Green… instead of Brett Scallions… and honestly… it’s a great one… loaded with badass songs…

I chose two for you…

🎶 “I Should Have Told You”
🎶 “Angels Take a Soul”

Former Godsmack drummer Tommy Stewart was announced as the band’s new drummer… but was unable to perform on the album due to other commitments… so Josh Freese and Tommy Lee performed drums in his place.

Also it’s cool how Toryn joined the band… there’s a bonus video about it below… check it out…

Also I have a famous friend who’s friends with Tommy Lee… well… he used to be my friend… we don’t talk anymore… story for another time…

Hope yall enjoy… I’m going to bed…

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Toryn Green

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — ⛽️ Fuel (Week 25)

Running Away 🎶 Down Inside of You

so music is my thing…
it’s deep in me…
to my marrow…

Down Inside…

there’s just so much I like—
so many artists…
so many genres…

it almost feels infinite
when I really think on it…

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but when it all comes down…

there are a few
that rise above the rest…

and if I were ever forced to choose—
or banished to some land
of musical communism…

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it’d be guys like
Mike Ness and Social Distortion…

Shane & Shane…

Hank Williams Jr.…

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and these guys…

Fuel.

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usually a few times a month…

I wake in the morning…
and I’m like—

ya know what…?

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today feels like
a FUELDAY. 💣💥💪

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Running Away 🎶 Down Inside of You
from Natural Selection… 2oO3

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I also included a really cool bonus video…
of Carl Bell…

the guitarist…
the mastermind behind Fuel…

he writes the songs…
he started the band…

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he’s brilliant…
just… genius…

one of the top minds in music—
if you ask me.

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thank yall for listenin’

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — ⛽️ Fuel (Week 24)

Bittersweet 🎶 Jesus… or a Gun

Sup yall… it’s that time again…
more from Fuel…

In my opinion… they’re just so good—
so many super songs…

As I’ve been running this series…
I’ve also been playing their stuff every day when I practice 🎸
I do that with most artists I post about…

I think it’s because the songs get stuck in my head…
and I find myself singing them all day—
so I might as well grab my guitar…
and give those melodies somewhere to land…

Today… I’ve got two cool ones for you…

🎶 Bittersweet (Sunburn 1998)
🎶 Jesus or a Gun (Sunburn 1998)

I also included an interview with Brett Scallions…
turns out… we’ve got something in common—
the band Cinderella…

I’ve been a huge fan of theirs for years…
they really shaped me back when I was a young teenager…
just learning my way…

hope yall enjoy—
and thanks for listening… always.

© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson — All rights reserved.

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — ⛽️ FUEL (Week 22)

Falls On Me 🎵 Sunburn

Hey yall… thanks for joining me again…

So before Fuel was even Fuel…
they moved through a couple early names like…
“ReelTooReal”…
and “Small the Joy”…
before everything finally settled into place.

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And right at the center of it all—

was Carl Bell.

Lead guitarist…
but more than that—the architect.

The one writing the songs…
lyrics… music… structure…
building the sound from the ground up…

and even producing along the way.

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Because Fuel…
was never just a band…

it was Carl Bell’s vision—
brought to life through the voice of Brett Scallions.

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Today—I’ve got two good ones for you 🎧🔥

🎵 Falls On Me — Natural Selection (2003)
🎵 Sunburn — Sunburn (1998)

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I’ll be here a while with these guys…
hope yall enjoy 🔥

Carl Bell… the mastermind

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — ⛽️ FUEL (Week 21)

Hemorrhage (In My Hands) 🎵 Leave the Memories Alone

More Fuel… just for you…

I’m gonna be here a while… because… they’re incredible… and there’s just too many great songs… honestly… they’re one of my favorites… top 3 easy…

So here’s a cool recent story…

My uncle… he’s one of a kind…
musician… singer… painter… writer…
pilot… great cook… tells the best jokes… haha…
super funny… just a straight up… Rockstar Renaissance dude…

He’s dealing with a rare form of cancer…
and he calls me most every day…

So last time we were talking… music… bands…
he asks me—
“you know that band DIESEL?”

I said… nah… not ringing a bell…

He goes—
“yeah… DIESEL… they sing that song Hemorrhage…”

I said—
“Oooo… you mean FUEL bro…”

He pauses…
“…yeah… FUEL!” 😂

He said they’re awesome…

I told him—
yeah… you’re absolutely right…
and started throwing him a few more songs to check out from them…

So… here’s two of them…

🎵 Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
🎵 Leave the Memories Alone

Hope you enjoy…

Also… I’m easing you into them… right now you’re getting milk from the baby’s bottle…
later on… you can graduate to the red meat 🍖😋…

Also… Fuel had two different lead singers… over time… Brett Scallions and Toryn Green… Brett was first… Toryn came later… I’m a Brett fan… but Toryn is cool too… hemorrhage is Brett era… leave the memories alone is Toryn…

Brett Scallions era
Toryn Green era

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Hidden Gems from the B-Side — ⛽️ FUEL (Week 20)

Shimmer 🎶 Bad Day…

So today I’m moving on… FUEL anyone?…

Man… I’m so loaded up with music and bands… sometimes I just sit there like… who’s next?… there’s just too many…

But yeah… Fuel… one of my favorites.
They’re a little different… some songs are slower… easy… almost laid back… but when they decide to… they can come in hard and rock the absolute crap out of you.

I’ve seen them a few times… but here’s a cool one…

I lived in Leesburg, Florida from 2o16–2o21… little old house… about two blocks from downtown. Leesburg is known for Bikefest every year… bands playing all week long…

And I’m not kidding… I could always hear it all from inside my house… loud and clear.

So it’s 2o17… I’m laying on my bed one day… windows open… just chilling…

Then all of a sudden…

music cuts through the silence…

this band starts rocking… hard… sounding really good…

I’m laying there like… hold up… who is that?…

then it hits me…

duuuude… it’s Fuel !!! 😁🥳😎

So yeah… I just laid there… in my bed… and listened to their whole set that evening…

super cool.

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I got two for you now…

🎧 Shimmer — Sunburn (1998)

🎧 Bad Day — Something Like Human (2oO0)

Shimmer is the song that put them on the map… these 2 are a little more chill… in coming weeks… I’ll let them rock harder for you… thought I’d take it easy on you for starters 😏…

The concert I heard from my bedroom evening

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 13)

Tonic — 3 Songs + 1 Encore (Final Send-Off)

One last ride for Tonic—
a small send-off to a band that carried seasons of my life.
Their songs were companions more than tracks…
Windows down… volume up… thanks for the road…

🎵 If You Could Only See
🎵 Queen
🎵 Let Me Go

Encore (King of the Hill cover) 👇

🎵 East Bound and Down

Encore 👇👏

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 11)

Tonic 🎶 Take Me As I Am 🎶 Knock Down Walls…

Hey yall 🤠 hope all is well…

We’re still digging into Tonic — and there is so much gold left to be found..
You know how it is… you’ve got to get to know someone before you marry them — believe you me 💯

So I’ve got two more sweet ones for you today…

🎶 “Take Me As I Am”
Year released: 2o02
Album.. Head on Straight (Tonic’s third studio album)
Album release date.. September 24.. 2o02

🎶 “Knock Down Walls”
Year released.. 1999
Album.. Sugar (Tonic’s second studio album)
Album release date.. November 9.. 1999

And just a cool little fact about me…
Pretty much every song I’ve ever shared with yall on this blog —
I also play and sing myself…
me and my guitar 🎸

Hope you enjoy… I truly appreciate you…

This song has the F word in it.. just once.. at the 1:37 mark.. it’s not bad.. it’s quick.. 👇

💔🚶‍♀️➡️🛣️
🗣️🙂👌
👗💍👩‍❤️‍👨🚫
🎭😔
🔄😵‍💫
🔥🔌❄️🔌                  
🧒📢🚫
🛣️🧪
💸❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🔥❤️
🤏🫴🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️
🎮♟️
🍀🔄
🔁🔁⬇️⬇️
🧠❌
🫵🔧🧍‍♂️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🔥❤️
💔🧍‍♂️⬇️
❤️🪓
🐾⬇️
🎭🚫❤️
🛣️🧪
💸❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🙏❤️
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵🫵
🙏❤️…….. Knock Down Walls… lyric tower..

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 8)

Tonic 🎶 Open Up Your Eyes 🎶 Mr. Golden Deal…

Hey yall… I got two more songs from Tonic for you…

Open Up Your Eyes — from their 1996 debut album Lemon Parade —
It’s a great one… I like the video too… how they start dancing on the skates at the end… lol

Mr. Golden Deal… also from Lemon Parade (1996)… I love this one… it’s like poetry…

easy to skip past…
worth stopping for…

Hidden gems… I think..
I hope yall enjoy them…

…….💎🎶~→💿🎶’…….<¤>~→||→=||~’

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year in 2o26… here’s to turning pages — not running from them…