If any of y'all have cassettes, CDRs, VHS tapes or DVDs of Hum, let me know. I'd love to transfer them and get them online so we can all enjoy! fogelsong AT gmail DOT com
There've been many imitators of Hum. What set them apart from the rest then and now is the drumming. Bryan was an absolute beast and not your average 90s band drummer.
Alternative intro to AWTA 1:18 Afternoon with the Axolotls 3:16 The Pod 9:09 Dreamboat 14:10 Green To Me 18:12 I Hate it Too 22:17 Ms. Lazarus 29:50 Comin' Home 33:24 Suicide Machine 37:27 STARS 43:03 Iron Clad Lou (closer) 48:43
Frankly we don’t need it, just a re-release. In my mind, that’s one of the best engineered hard rock albums ever, audiophile wise. It’s got a pretty great dynamic range with hardly if any clipping. I’d put White Pony by Deftones, Loveless by My Bloody Valentine and Rage Against the Machine’s self titled in the same boat.
@@cosmonauta947was just going to say that. I’ve tried many times, but haven’t gotten into them until recently. As a cd collector, I’m stoked that they’re re-issuing everything.
“Downward is Heavenward” is a lost classic from the 1990s. Of course, us longtime fans know of its brilliance and long lasting legacy, but I think in a few years, hopefully sooner than later, the rest of the world will start to understand and appreciate this record.
Straight up. They found that balance of getting famous enough to have all the people that should find them able to find them but not too famous to be jaded and lose sight of who they are. When Inlet dropped I was completely blown away. It felt like I was back in 2001. Anyone who was a teenager in the late 90s early 2000s knows exactly what that means. It's like watching a movie in your head. When you watch a movie you sit there and completely immerse yourself in that world. For an hour and a half you submit to the reality it creates. It's the same way for me with Hum. I can put on any of their albums and listen to it from start to finish and it's almost like time travel. It's weird lol
It is so amazing that this was documented and is available to us. I could never say how many nights I went to sleep listening to You’d Prefer an Astronaut in the nineties and oughts. And almost as many times listening to Downward is Heavenward. Whoever is responsible for sharing this…thank you most sincerely.
Thank you, Brian. You did such incredible shows for us with a sound that was all your own. You inspire us all with your music and will birth generations of drummers with your playing. Rest in piece
15:31 The way he plucks that springy guitar lick, followed immediately by those crushing riffs to lead back into the chorus just made me giddy with laughter at how awesome it sounded. Nobody’s guitars sound quite like Hum’s
Such a wonderful band. Been a fan for a long time. Finally got to see them live when Deftones invited them to be part of there 2019 Dia De Los Deftones festival.
i used to hangout at a movie store a few miles from my house, it was 1 of the only cool places in my small town... The dude who worked there was a few years older than me and in college i was still in HS... he knew i was a DJ and involved in lots of music... He burnt me a CD with Hum on there and i have never looked back... one of the greatest Rock bands of all time that few know about... cheers and thanks for this video. the good old days...
Champaign scene represeeeeent! Milo, Love Cup, Menthol,Honcho Overload, American Football, Poster Children, more I probably missed. Made me feel pretty cool to live in Illinois in the 90s. Thanks for posting this.
Welcome to the club my friend, they just re-issued their full discography on vinyl & CD. Unfortunately their drummer passed away in 2020 shortly after they released their 4th LP “Inlet”. Matt Talbot the lead singer has another band Centaur that will be releasing their 2nd studio album later this year.
Aphids is a good song that unfortunately wasn't released on album but you can find on RU-vid as well. Also highly recommend Failure (preferably the magnified album) as well as Helmet (with their album Betty) enjoy and keep rocking 🤙
This just came across my feed and made me smile. I love watching these guys old tapes especially getting to watch Bryan when he was a younger man 😅. He was my friend/ band mate and I miss him. He was a very humble person and he would have been overwhelmed with the love you all are throwing out in the comments.
Woah, crazy fuckin' flashback memory dump in my head from this. Thanks YT algorithm. This is a free show, Moving On at PSU (concert every year in honor of outgoing Seniors). Also playing that concert was Goldfinger and Sonic Youth (as another comment mentioned). I was a freshman. In the crowd, I see myself and my friends in this clip. Great show, great memory. Thanks to the uploader for finding this gem so much later....also notice, no cellphones.
Sonically one of the more unique bands of my lifetime. The droning guitars were one of my favorite aspects of this era and these guys excel at it masterfully. Also cheers to whoever kept this footage all this time!
Damn I LOVE their live tone so much. Hum is one of those bands that are basically worshipped by their fans. I saw them open for Bush in like 1996. Hum was first, then Toadies, then Bush. I couldn't believe how heavy and badass Hum sounded. They were definitely the highlight of the night. RIP Bryan St. Pere😔 An absolute powerhouse. One of the heaviest hitting drummers ever and knew exactly how to create drum fills that were like ear candy.
I’m lucky to have seen hum in concert twice: once in Champaign or Peoria or something like that, and then at the Millenium Park show in Chicago. Their new album Came out of no where and had been my top played record This year
I was there on an 8r of shrooms. It's was bonkers. They hadn't kicked in until sonic youth went on. Then all hell broke loose. I'm pretty sure that's how it happened. Quite possible my memory is FUZZY and youth played a different year. Either way I was there for both or just the once.
Thank you so much for uploading this, what a piece of media gold, ending the show with Iron Clad! Amazing, wish I could find more of Hum playing Electra 2000.
Sham Pain. Where the greatest bands are born to fail.. To think that people preferred hot dog flavored water bisquit and staind tells you everything you'll ever need to know about the makeup of society. These were good times while they lasted. My fillet show cassette lasted longer.
It was i think 1996 or 1997 when i recieve the package from our relative in the US a demo Cd of hum stars and i think 1999 was the song became popular here in phillipines, so in 1997 we are covering it and nobody knows the song among our friends then years forward 1999 they realize we've been playing it long before it became famous among here in phillipines
Being a fan of them the very first moment I heard stars on the radio when I was much younger in the 90s, I unfortunately missed them live cause I had no money. So for years I’d look for them on tour but just was never able to see them. But finally seen them in 2016. It was like a dream come true. They are definitely my top 5 list. I will see them again if they decide to come to Cali again for sure. Got plenty of money now being all grown up and stuff now! But most definitely an underrated band from the nineties!
The Shoegaze kings, that Hi-Watt and Orange guitar tone though, getting old and watching your hero's pass from your generation sucks, I miss the 90's, life was easier back then.
I’ve been LUCKY enough to see HUM play live several times over the past couple decades. In Hartford CT. they were supposed to be on tour with The Promise Ring but their van had crashed and TPR didn’t play. That would’ve been an epic lineup! I’ve based a lot of my drumming style off of Bryan’s amazing work. The washy cymbals and sick little fills will reverberate in my mind forever ❤