actually, it turns out we sold around 120k, but we didn't find out until after they dropped us. but you can find the cd on amazon. usually for about 3 bucks. thanks for the comments everyone ! peter (violin)
I was a Top-40 programmer during that time (R&R reporter) and I don't remember the label (Columbia? Epic?) working the record at all. Maybe they mentioned it, I don't recall but I think they probably gave it a shot at AOR and it got some spins for 4 or 5 weeks and then fell off and the label moved onto other things. A lot (massive amount) depends on what other records were hitting the streets around the time your album came out.
Man, this song and My First Million was in constant rotation down here in Mississippi. I was very active in the local music scene here in the late 80 to the mid 90s, and I saw ya'll at Hal and Mals here. It's still one of my top ten shows ever. This cd is kind of like Bat Out of Hell, I always have to have a copy. 😁
I used to blast this song in my office as summer editor of my college paper. Then it disappeared. Found it for the first time in 22 years tonight and it is as cool as I remember. Score.
Heard this song on the radio this weekend, had to see if I could find it here. So glad I did. I loved listening to this when it first came out, the summer between HS and college for me! Such memories :D
One of the most respectable "Elvis" dedicated rockers by another band I ever heard. Wonderful little story in those lyrics -- driving melody & everyone in the band asserts themselves with authority. Excellent violin is the surprise. "...avalanches never go in the direction that you choose...." Yeah, quite prophetic. Love this.
This is one of those albums that I listen to all the way through, there's no filler songs at all. I saw these guys back in 1990 or 1991 at Hal & Mal's in Jackson MS, blew me away, and I've probably had about 5 different copies of this particular album. It's funny how when I'll play it for someone it eventually grows legs and walks off, if you know what I mean, lol! I really love the last song, Harsh Light of Reality, more relevant now than ever.
Woke up to this song 21+ years ago while at a meeting in Memphis. Never knew the name of it or who it was by. Every once in a while I'd try and think about it, but over time the beat and lyrics left my head. Tonight on the way home from work I remembered the "Me and Elvis" part. What did we ever do before Google and RU-vid? (We never remembered is what we did)
As a 60+ 'older rocker' I have to admit it's rare I get impressed by a new song. 'Big Country" and "Dizz-Knee-Land' are a couple. But when "Me and Elvis" came out, I went nuts. It got some play, but nobody had the cd. Downloads weren't as available then as now. I finally found it on eBay from some guy in Northern France. DAMN shame you guys broke up. All the best...
In my college days, I used to randomly by cd's just to see what they were like. Bought this because I liked the group name. Still listen to it today. One of my better music finds in Ohio.
I watched a video that said that this was one of the worst songs of 1990… but the clips of the song they played made me laugh so hard because I loved it.
Fell in love with this song when it came out. Got a little local airplay (I gave it some too-being a volunteer DJ) in Ottawa. Was working in music retail at the time and managed to turn a few people on to the album as well. They should have gone on to bigger things. Glad I bought the CD.
".....life never goes into the direction that you choose." Prophetic. The band is creatively marvelous on this track. It's an example of Americana-Roots music injected with rock and roll. The accordion / fiddle fit fine, the vocals are aggressive and they tell a humorous story. Taken at face value the story could have been true had Elvis been your friend when you were young.
hey william - thanks for the shout out! 2 things: check with amazon. i've been buying used HR cd's for years, mostly at around 3-5 bucks! also - do not despair. we have all stayed the best of friends over time, and now... it's time. we are currently in the process of writing for a new recording. stay tuned....!
I was 16 when this came out. Heard it while working as a painter for the summer and thought it was awesome. I bought the cassette single but I never found the entire album.
dude!!! i've been looking human radio for so long. i got one of their cd's from my friends dad who used to work for a record company. it dumbfounds me to think of why they didnt get huge
Grew up in Southern California, HR got a decent amount of airplay on a Santa Barbara station I listened to around 1990, enough so that I bought the cassette as a 16 yr old.
Loved this band live went to there showcase show I this it was broadcast on Rock 103 Memphis but, when the album came out all of the songs were ruined by the production in NYC.
Loved this song/album, and glad to hear it still holds up all these years later. It got a decent amount of play on the college radio station here in Bowling Green KY. In fact, I'm pretty sure I won the CD from a radio station call-in contest. I also really like the song "These Are the Days." Would love to see the album on Spotify, as well as hearing more from the band.
I had a close friend that knew the drummer at University of Memphis (Gene Daws). A friend of mine knew the guitarist from his girl friend (Eric Phillips, Cozy Collier). Then I heard about the band from a good friend (Shawn Lane).
Lost me copy so where along the way....and I couldn't find it anywhere, well I found a used copy on Amazon and it has shipped and CAN'T wait to listen to it again...Great music....still have an autographed photo of you all
OMG...I have been trying to find this video forever! I was in it and had never seen it and totally forgot about it until about a year ago. I am the one wearing the pink scarf around neck.
These guys are AWESOME. Check out their Myspace page to hear the song My First Million. That is a song just asking to be remixed and covered by someone.
Song went to # 32 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts in July of 1990 & their only charted song. Album failed to chart. Self titled album still NOT available on Apple iTunes & out of print.
@MrStereo10 I grew up near Montreal, these guys seemed to get a TON of Canadian airlplay. But I have never heard them on a US station - why is that, I wonder?
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@MrFlippy9000 you should really try getting ahold of their cd there's some mor egreat songs on there like nyc and my first million. basically everysong on there is a jam
I'll bet those guys never dressed like before they made the video. It's really a shame that musicians had to dress like clowns in music videos back in the day.
