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May 12, 2006

OMG! Will Chris Daughtry Join Fuel?

I've already admitted I don't watch American Idol, so I missed contestant Chris Daughtry's supposedly SHOCKING boot from the competition. But I do find today's headlines hilarious. Rock band Fuel, in need of a lead singer since Brett Scallions quit in February, wants Chris to fill the role. Desperately.

Bassist Jeff Abercrombie and guitarist Carl Bell went on Extra yesterday with the offer (one they made earlier in the season): "Chris, if you are watching ... we've talked about this before and if you want to entertain it again we'll take it and go." Chris' response: "I'm flattered. You know, I don't want to say yes, and I don't want to say no right now."

Fuel can't even land a reject from American Idol. That means YOUR chances are pretty good. Audition here.

An established group replacing its lead singer via reality TV = always lame. We're looking at you INXS.

If you don't know who Fuel are -- they sang "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)." No I won't post the MP3.

Posted at 7:05 PM
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Thanks for being merciful with us, Scott.

Posted by: David at 05/12/06 7:59 PM | Reply
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INXS screwed up with that Canadian dude - they should've just taken up a new name because now its like everything they do has to be compared to the Michael Hutchins days. Oh well

http://www.musictimes.com.au

Posted by: Music Times at 05/12/06 8:15 PM | Reply
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I had to look this up after I saw the news. It's easy to see why Fuel would want him. Check out the YouTube of his performance of Hemorrage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71VY6hxPFcw&search=chris%20fuel

Posted by: some guy at 05/12/06 9:21 PM | Reply
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Hey, easy on Fuel! Scallions is family :)

Posted by: Jeff at 05/12/06 11:26 PM | Reply
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so what happened with scallions?

Posted by: chris at 05/13/06 12:08 AM | Reply
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> Hey, easy on Fuel! Scallions is family :)

Sorry Jeff! I forgot. Tell us about the wedding again?

Posted by: scott at 05/13/06 1:18 AM | Reply
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I've got a picture of brett up on a chair doing the hora somewhere in my flickr account...

Posted by: jeff at 05/13/06 1:33 AM | Reply
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haha. thank you scott (for not posting the MP3)

Posted by: bethanne at 05/13/06 8:57 AM | Reply
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no surprise fuel would want him. I mean he sounds like EVERY other mainstream alt rocker out there.

I'm surprised nickelcrap, staind and hoobaskank haven't come-a-callin'...sheesh.

Posted by: mandy* at 05/13/06 11:10 AM | Reply
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It's (somewhat) interesting..but, he would be a FOOL to jump on this bandwagon.

Posted by: memememe at 05/13/06 11:32 AM | Reply
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Mandy... I've been saying the same thing from the beginning. I find it endlessly amusing that people are actually ignorant enough to call him "original", when in reality he's probably the least original amoung them. Yes, he made the songs his own... but he did so by butchering them. I'm relieved that he didn't win.

For the record, I only watch to see Katharine McPhee do he stripper dance every week... honest!

Posted by: KingHarvest at 05/13/06 2:46 PM | Reply
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American Idol is about family entertainment, NOT great singing.

Posted by: ErrinF at 05/13/06 4:05 PM | Reply
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Not really Daughtry's call, anyway. Idol owns him for a while, even as a reject. For him to join Fuel, it'd have to clear the Idol folks.

Posted by: uglyredhonda at 05/13/06 6:11 PM | Reply
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"Idol" basically has control of Chris' life right now, they'd have to reach an agreement with Fuel before they'd let Chris set foot in the studio with the band...

Posted by: Cait at 05/13/06 9:48 PM | Reply
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Scallions lost his voice and now he's playing guitar in another band. In addition, FYI, Fuel's former drummer either has or is currently suing the remaining members because they booted him uncerimoniously from the band.

Posted by: case you were wondering at 05/13/06 10:28 PM | Reply
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Even if Chris doesn't join Fuel he will still make it big...if it's with his band or just by himself.

Posted by: Shawn Whitford at 05/14/06 8:19 PM | Reply
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i'm not an idol fan but the guy can definetly sing and he also showed up at fuel's audition and blew them away there. its not like fuel held a show for it, brett left the band and chris nailed hemorrhage

Posted by: alex at 05/15/06 3:19 AM | Reply
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It's funny you say that, because this guy breaks it ALLLLLL open!
www.theneuroticjew.blogspot.com

Posted by: Carl Pavano III at 05/15/06 12:23 PM | Reply
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Chris Daughtry got what he needed from American Idol - exposure. Chris is awesome. He's so much better than American Idol. I'm glad he didn't win, because he can move on with his career now. I can't wait to see him live. He's great.

SMM69

Posted by: SandyMM69 at 05/15/06 2:07 PM | Reply
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I just got cable two months ago after 4 years without? How can you not love American Idol? It's like Star Search, without Sinbad (the comedians were never funny) and bigger production values. The only minus is the lack of "group dance" category. Chris has a beautiful voice, but maybe the all time worst taste in music. Though a much bigger vocal range than mandy suggests.

Posted by: janine at 05/15/06 5:06 PM | Reply
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cool, then it's offical FUEL sucks alone, and even more with Chris,the soft hard rockin'good guy.

Posted by: jonjon at 05/15/06 6:52 PM | Reply
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Chris is awesome and fuel was too so if chris joins them that would be cool if not he still has plenty of choices im sure of what to do

Posted by: rock16 at 05/17/06 1:08 PM | Reply
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Fuel does not suck....that is all!

Posted by: JPM at 05/19/06 11:22 PM | Reply
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i cant belive you got voted off american idol you are so good. e-mail me soon please!!!!

Posted by: briana woods at 05/22/06 4:30 PM | Reply
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i love you Chris and i think you are the best
you are so cool,and i think you are much better than Tallor Hicks and you should of won American Idol .I am a big fan and i hope you sussceed.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


YOUR YOUNG FAN
GEORGIA BECKER!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Georgia Becker at 05/22/06 7:11 PM | Reply
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I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

Posted by: yo-yo Ma at 05/22/06 7:13 PM | Reply
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to you who called them Nickelcrap, you are quite obviously a britney spears pop idol wanna be, Nickelback is amazing with an amazing singer, chris has a different more percise voice and is very very very very talented.. congrats chris you are my hero.

Posted by: jackie at 05/23/06 6:58 PM | Reply
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CHRIS!! omg i love you so much,you are the greatest singer in the world and i know you got 1000's of emails but this is serious you are great and you are american idol to everyone even my school says you should be and we are canadian and if we could have voted we sure would have.I have an assignment in school on a biography on someone we admire.I chose you.And i got to learn alot about you that i didnt already know and i learned to like you even more.Good Luck with where ever you go in life.Don't quit u have a great future ahead of you.!! please if possible e mail me back.

Posted by: Megan Gillis at 05/24/06 4:29 PM | Reply
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I LOVE U SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!

Posted by: taylor at 04/03/07 9:47 AM | Reply
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