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Fuel - Angels & Devils Audio CD

A fair review of the Fuel "Angels & Devils" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Fuel reviews here, or go back to the Fuel tabs.

Fuel Band: Fuel
Title: Angels & Devils
Rating:
Release Date: 2007-08-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Gone 2: I Should Have Told You 3: Forever 4: Wasted Time 5: Leave the Memories Alone 6: Mess 7: Not This Time 8: Scars in the Making 9: Hanging Round 10: Again 11: Halos of the Son 12: Angels Take a Soul

Awesome CD!!!
Fuel may not be the same without their original singer but I still love this new album. This CD was exactly what I wanted. I would recommend buying it!!.


Great songs, painful vocals
Oddly enough the dental drill effect is at its raspiest on the softest vocals. The new singer's attempt to imitate Brett Scallion's masculine growl results in a thin, nasally rasp that feels like a dental drill in my ear. Just try listening to the ear-shredding verses of "I Should Have Told You" at high volume--you'll be reaching for the volume knob before your eardrums give out. When he belts it out at high volume, he forgets to mimic Scallion and the rasp largely disappears. Too bad about the vocals because the song writing is actually better than on any album since Sunburn. In future albums maybe they'll just let him sing with his real voice, but it's too late for this release.


Love the Vocals
I am amazed that some could even question that. All in all, I think Toryn has clearly brought something wonderful to this band. Brett was certainly good and the band certainly had shining moments with "Something Like Human", but this album is very very good and very addictive. Mix Carl Bells great hooks and Toryn's vocal style and you have a great combination.

I've been a steady fan from the very beginning and own and have listened to ALL of their studio albums--incessantly. And Angels & Devils certainly makes the grade. I'm partial to "Not This Time", (love the bit of punk influence on this track) I love the heavier guitar. I am a headbanger after all and Fuel is my lighter simpler side for those mellow moods.

So what are the high points about this album, the sonic quality is top notch, well produced, (although clearly it was mixed on the loud side. But that seems to be the trend these days. Look what they did to "Death Magnetic". ) The guitar riffs are classic Fuel, grungy but with a bit of the folky attitude that makes them very popular with mainstream music fans (and makes me want to play them myself). The denser, thicker sounds of tracks like "Hangin Round" and "Not This Time" are my favorites. I also LOVE the opening riff and the chiming guitar solo on "Not This Time" as a metal head I can really dig that. And of course, the vocals are superior-emotional but heavy.

Why not a 5, well frankly it's a style thing for me. Someone in one of these reviews mentioned, it's not the masterpiece that would make it a 5 where you can play it a hundred times and not be sick of it. (like Shimmer) Tracks like "Scars in the Making" are just not my speed-literally, pretty and all but not my thing. I kept waiting for it to transition into a faster riff (like Shimmer) but was let down. I'm partial to lots of tempo changes and intricate guitar work. Some of the tracks on this album are just a differnt style than I would normally choose.

I've very glad that Fuel is finding it's way again. Frankly I've missed hearing them on the radio and I really would like to see them live.


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YOU'RE KIDDING ME , RIGHT ?? NO BRETT ! NO FUEL!!
HE IS A BRILLANT AND MOST DESIRABLE SINGER AND SONGWRITER. IT'S A CRYING SHAME THAT CARL BELL COULD'NT AND WOULD'NT GIVE BRETT THE CHANCE TO WRITE SOME SONGS OF HIS OWN FOR THE GROUP. I REALLY THINK CARL SHOULD RETHINK THE NAME OF THE BAND TO SAY. . . . . THE CARL BELL BAND!!! FUEL NAME BELONGS TO THE LEAD SINGER BRETT SCALLIONS WHO REALLY DESERVES IT!! AND THATS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT! DONE.


A Band That Has the Power to Refuel and Go the Distance
After their third album Natural Selection I felt discouraged and disillusioned by the lack of vision and rocking good hooks. Obviously I am a real fan of this band being from Pennsylvania. But after a brief stint retooling and regrouping Fuel is back in a big way with a dynamic return to form. With the opening song "Gone" there is no doubt that the classic grunge of the band is in full throttle. Throughout the album you'll find great guitar progressions and lyrical hooks. One of the highlights is inclusion of two versions of "Broken", with a melody that rivals the best of any Fuel song recorded. The new singer reflects the same style as the previous singer as if there has been no line up revision at all, which makes you wonder if all the credit was given in the past to the wrong band member. Truly a return to form for one of my favorite modern rock bands. Forget about Daughtry, folks.


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