Hum had the heaviest tone I've ever heard...and I listen to death metal as well. I was a senior in high school when this came out in 1995, and it blew me away. Their guitar tone was ungodly heavy. This is why I love stoner/sludge/doom.
Christopher Parks Matt Talbott would go on to produce .hopesfall. - The Satellite Years which is one of my favorite albums musically....It is absolutely dripping with HUM influence despite the fact that hopesfall was one of the first "metalcore" bands.
built to velvet waltz "The Satellite Years"...which Matt Talbott produced and very clearly helped write. But it's also their heaviest album..their fianl album "Magnetic North" is probably a bit more user friendly.
This song has the shoegazy feel of the first two Smashing Pumpkins albums and the sludgy guitars of a Melvins song while having early emo-Sunny Day Real Estate type lyrics and singing.
coz billy and buzz are influenced by sabbath, thats why theres the connections between those bands, like soungarden crowbar and tool! different sound but similar in some ways!
I saw them live when I was like 16 years old at this small venue in Socal. They put out 2 albums and got panned when the second one came out I remember. They were just another 90s one hit wonder. There were tons of bands who had the same story.
subsamadhi I love their second album, even more than the first. This may be their only song that got much airtime, but I really like most of their other songs.
DDball Yeah, that's the one that I saw them perform live. They were a cool band. Nice heavy guitar sound. Perfect 90s rock. They got ripped on in Southern California, where I live. But I mean, they put out 2 albums and had a radio hit. So that makes them stand out for the time.
Billy Rodgers Lol, I'm getting the release dates all mixed up. So I guess they have 4 albums in total. I meant to say that I like Downward is Heavenward even more than You'd Prefer an Astronaut. They are both amazing of course.
You know Conan was telling that guitar player how impressive he was. There's no doubt about his ability. And stage presence. Dudes a natural. Hum one of my all time favorite bands.
I remember first hearing this song on the Howard Stern Show, back when he was on the radio for free (yes I'm THAT old). He played this song to death and arranged for Hum to come on the show and perform. I think he gave these guys major recognition. Howard had cool taste in music for a crazyperson.
The ethereal droning wall of sound that is HUM ... I bought their music (when it was originally released) before everyone else around me even knew about them .... still one of my favorite bands
What palooza was it year other bands on gig who headlined I had to been there but don't remember them I was pretty wasted at some of them though as the good Ol days and good music we didn't know how good we had it I should of cherished it more cuz this new generation of music really SUCKS!!!!
@@albert2524 I've always said that if Hum had blown up in 91' or 92' they would've given Nirvana a serious run for their money. You'd Prefer an Astronaut was one of the top five Alternative/Grunge albums ever made. 95' was just too late :(
@@R49_CompleteHum and You'd prefer an astronaut is not grunge. And honestly I'm glad it came out after the grunge/nirvana craze, a lot of influential and great albums/bands came out after grunge in spite of the movement/sound.
Gotta love when a band sounds better live than on the album. The little tweaks and addins. They put alot of effort into their sound, I wish more bands did that. The energy is awesome too, especially at the end so fucking great!!!
I was in first grade when this song came out and remember standing in the one-stall-inbetween-classroom-bathroom at my school and singing this out loud and assumed no one heard me... 11 years later this album got me through high school when I rediscovered the band. All time favorite band.
There's something awesome about four skinny, nerdy dudes from Champaign, IL that turn up to Conan in jorts and t-shirts and practically burn the place down. What a fantastic performance.
There were so many bands like this in the 90's that put out awesome music but didn't seem to stick around for long. So glad I lived my teen and high school years during that decade.
I was local to the Champaign-Urbana scene at the time and was fortunate enough to see these guys several times prior to this album.. it was a great scene. Sweet Honcho Overload shirt that the singer is rocking in this video! Check the station ID near the end too.. WICD was the local NBC station for Champaign, IL.
I bugged the fuck out when I first heard these guys on 120 minutes back in '95. I've been a dedicated fan ever since. Still my favorite band by a long shot.
I remember this performance! I loved it so much I rode my bicycle through a snowstorm the next day to go and buy this cd! @ blockbuster music (if anybody remembers them!) Thank you for posting this! They were/are one of my favorite bands of all time!
Everything about these guys was unpolished and that's whats so effin' awesome bout HUM. From their appearance to their music, they're just regular joe's you wouldn't even notice walking down the street but they rock out hard. No touched up pro-tools here! I bet the original RCA recording in 95 was full analog.
I totally relate to what you're saying. I went to the U of I at the same time they were getting their start playing at Champaign-Urbana bars and the fact they looked like normal guys was part of their appeal. Plus of course they were the best band on campus...seems like all these positive comments 20 years later validates my opinion back then and now!
+Steven Williams I was looking into what gear they used & found *this*: playgroundstudio.com/studio-secrets/hum-guitar-sounds/ about the recording of 'You'd Prefer An Astronaut'
+Warrior Poet No compression no EQ!! Just ultra lush guitar tracks layed over each other? such simplicity and complexity at the say time! Whoa! awesome find! Thank you
+Powderfinger I heard that original broadcast on Stern and I've loved this song ever since. But, I knew they wouldn't last when they said during the interview that they wanted to go back home. LOL. BTW, the singer is Microsoft's Bill Gates.
this band was highly underated for there time. they should of got more credit but they still went hard even without the fame. there music has been with me since i was a little kid. and i still listen to it today and im 19 years old
First time I heard this was on SF's Live 105 back when Carson Daly was a DJ. It was one of the reasons I became a life-long musician. And I gotta say, the dudes are totally freakin cool! Spent some time after a show with Brian the drummer talking shop. It was the first time he let his daughter have a beer haha! Then Matt ambled up lugging a bottle of Jack. Good times.
I was a fresh in college when this came out and we used to jam to this all the time. Super heavy sound that still makes me bang my head 27 years later.
Wow, what an awesome time capsule/trip back down memory lane with this, all the way back to 1995. I was 15, or 16, at the time this aired, actually even remember watching it too, but more importantly, I was actually happy back then as well. Such great music came from the 90s, regardless of what anyone else says. I sincerely miss those late nights of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, saw so many great bands that I'd never get to see live, and even discovered a lot of great bands that I'd never heard of before. Great time, and memories too. 🙂 On a side note, Hums' , You'd Prefer an Astronaut, was a killer album! 🤘
I was about 12-13 yrs old when this song came out, i dont care what anybody says The song is wicked good.Ive been singing this song for what will soon be 2 decades.
Wow. I remember seeing This on Conan , when it was a new episode ! The music blew my mind, I was just discovering this style of music as I was growing up, and this song performance was amazing!
Wow it's crazy and awesome people are still talking about Hum!! Still waiting patiently for a real reunion, not just a show now and then in a place far far away. My favorite band ever and I'm old
Definitely one of the most underated bands of alternative rock. The album is in my top 10 alt albums of all time."I like your hair long" is my favorite song on that album. Bryan St. Pierre is an outstanding drummer.
I realize your comment is 10 years old, but you just completely broke my heart (unintentionally of course). We're all proud and thankful for the music that Brian helped bring to us. He will be missed.
Bands could wear cut off jean shorts and ratty tshirts as if they're heading to their friend's apartment to help them move on a Saturday afternoon. The 90s were wild man.
I just love how they look live. Like a couple D&D geeks just dropped the game one afternoon and just decided become the most METAL band in history.
fun fact they actually played D&D lol
It's like they look like losers/geeks or nerds, but yet, they seem heavy metal and cool
metal?
@@yaohuizhang-v6vright. Not metal at all
A great band yes, METAL? absolutely not.
Hum had the heaviest tone I've ever heard...and I listen to death metal as well. I was a senior in high school when this came out in 1995, and it blew me away. Their guitar tone was ungodly heavy. This is why I love stoner/sludge/doom.
I agree man . The melodies are so beautiful in there music , but it's so heavy !!
Christopher Parks Matt Talbott would go on to produce .hopesfall. - The Satellite Years which is one of my favorite albums musically....It is absolutely dripping with HUM influence despite the fact that hopesfall was one of the first "metalcore" bands.
+InvisibleTeeth What hopesfall album would you recommend? I'll cue them up on RDIO.
built to velvet waltz
"The Satellite Years"...which Matt Talbott produced and very clearly helped write. But it's also their heaviest album..their fianl album "Magnetic North" is probably a bit more user friendly.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
A Strat with a Gibson tailpiece and bridge shoehorned onto it for no logical reason - that is beautiful
maybe stay in tune better? He doesnt use the whammy so he probably wanted simple is my guess.
This song has the shoegazy feel of the first two Smashing Pumpkins albums and the sludgy guitars of a Melvins song while having early emo-Sunny Day Real Estate type lyrics and singing.
so true man
coz billy and buzz are influenced by sabbath, thats why theres the connections between those bands, like soungarden crowbar and tool! different sound but similar in some ways!
I hate when people do this.
Yes I would say this is an accurate description of this particular song :)
Its like that but also not. This is Hum
This could easily be one of the most underrated bands ever. I discovered them on XM radio today
I saw them live when I was like 16 years old at this small venue in Socal. They put out 2 albums and got panned when the second one came out I remember. They were just another 90s one hit wonder. There were tons of bands who had the same story.
subsamadhi I love their second album, even more than the first. This may be their only song that got much airtime, but I really like most of their other songs.
DDball Yeah, that's the one that I saw them perform live. They were a cool band. Nice heavy guitar sound. Perfect 90s rock. They got ripped on in Southern California, where I live. But I mean, they put out 2 albums and had a radio hit. So that makes them stand out for the time.
DDball
there second album you mean electra 2000????
Billy Rodgers Lol, I'm getting the release dates all mixed up. So I guess they have 4 albums in total. I meant to say that I like Downward is Heavenward even more than You'd Prefer an Astronaut. They are both amazing of course.
You know Conan was telling that guitar player how impressive he was. There's no doubt about his ability. And stage presence. Dudes a natural. Hum one of my all time favorite bands.
Being a fellow guitarist himself, Conan looked like he was definitely showing his appreciation, talking to him instead of just the handshake
@@jeremyc9593 Yes and he waited last to talk to him as well. Sign of respect.
@@jeremyc9593true ypu just reminded me of that time Conqn played Freebird for his last late noght show lol that was an awesome goodbye.
Hum and early Weezer are my absolute favorite guitar sounds. I really like The Beths guitar sound from Future Me Hates Me, as well.
Same
3:36
That riff could bring dead kings back to life
TBH, that's the only good part of the song.
That’s an incredibly cool riff. I agree.
Possibly the best Riff ever Written in my opinion! No Shit!
@James Cole yea I’m with you. The drum break in the beginning is one of the most awesome things I’ve heard in music!
@@stonethrowjuksayer I swear your username was “im a fucking idiot” because it’d be oh so accurate!😁
RIP Bryan St. Pere
I want to start a band like this. It's like a mixture of all my favorite music: Punk, Alternative, and Metal.
Absolutely. What instrument do you play?
Seth Drouin
Guitar
SkateDriveways
Sweet, same here. Also saxophone haha
Me to man .
Seth Drouin Bass and trombone here lol
To sound so raw and unrestrained while playing so tightly together as a band.... awesome.
Wall of Sound!
Man, I like how Matt used his his kinda growly singing voice for "I found her out back," at 2:20. Just adds some more intensity to the song.
Conan ALWAYS had the best musical guests in the 90s!
I remember first hearing this song on the Howard Stern Show, back when he was on the radio for free (yes I'm THAT old). He played this song to death and arranged for Hum to come on the show and perform. I think he gave these guys major recognition. Howard had cool taste in music for a crazyperson.
The lead singer is wearing the same clothes I wear when I mow my lawn.
you really should wear long pants when you mow
@@mckman6700 why?
Yep, the slacker thing. The early to mid 90's was like that though. Put in too much effort unnaturally and you'd get snuffed out as a poseur.
SO AWESOME!!
That's because mowing the lawn rocks! grass has that kind of effect on people
The ethereal droning wall of sound that is HUM ... I bought their music (when it was originally released) before everyone else around me even knew about them .... still one of my favorite bands
@@thedude3706 Lol. I hope he didn't break his arm patting himself on the back so much.
I saw them at Lollapalooza, one of the loudest bands I've ever seen. They have a new record out, it's awesome.....
'95?
Love it loud
What palooza was it year other bands on gig who headlined I had to been there but don't remember them I was pretty wasted at some of them though as the good Ol days and good music we didn't know how good we had it I should of cherished it more cuz this new generation of music really SUCKS!!!!
I will never get enough of this song.
Right when Grunge was dying and Hum came back something just as heavy with Post-hardcore and some Alt Metal, just what we needed.
They didn't blow up as much as they should've because they were too late for the Grunge boom.
@@albert2524 I've always said that if Hum had blown up in 91' or 92' they would've given Nirvana a serious run for their money. You'd Prefer an Astronaut was one of the top five Alternative/Grunge albums ever made. 95' was just too late :(
@@R49_CompleteHum and You'd prefer an astronaut is not grunge. And honestly I'm glad it came out after the grunge/nirvana craze, a lot of influential and great albums/bands came out after grunge in spite of the movement/sound.
These nerds rock. I loooove them!
I think I missed the Train to Mars I was out back getting a corporate job. :(
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Answer carefuly
Gotta love when a band sounds better live than on the album. The little tweaks and addins. They put alot of effort into their sound, I wish more bands did that. The energy is awesome too, especially at the end so fucking great!!!
Hum is one of the best bands in the world and yet no one realizes that they are secretly influenced by Hum.
I was in first grade when this song came out and remember standing in the one-stall-inbetween-classroom-bathroom at my school and singing this out loud and assumed no one heard me... 11 years later this album got me through high school when I rediscovered the band. All time favorite band.
best performance in late night television history
Rip Bryan
The riff at the end of this song has always slayed me.
10/10 for the Honcho Overload shirt. Honcho was HUM’s crazy uncle of a band.
well Ima have to listen to these guys discography now
they put a new album out a few months ago, super worth it man
LesClaypool OnBass judging by your profile picture and name, you have very good taste in music.
@@tomney4460what are you talking about primus sucks
Wall of Sound + HUM
Most overlooked and underrated bands EVER!
My god, what a perfect mix between a total wall of sound, melody, and harmony.
Loved/love these guys. No one has EVER sounded heavier while wearing cut-offs.
There's something awesome about four skinny, nerdy dudes from Champaign, IL that turn up to Conan in jorts and t-shirts and practically burn the place down. What a fantastic performance.
Dude, these guys rock so hard if they played in your garage your windows would blow out.....then the walls ...
...garage band perfection...
nah its more grunge.
You’re both wrong lmao
Let's make sure this recording survives the apocalypse so the survivors know what they missed.
this survivor sure as hell didn't miss it
Headbanging at 4:13 gives me goosebumps every time!
This is the song that will be playing when the world ends...the best f__kin band ever.
Im from Danville we covered this in my band, everyone went nuts.The 90's were the shit!
GOSH DANGIT! TAKE ME BACK TO THE 90'S NOW!!!!!
this is the performance where i first heard of HUM and have loved them ever since.
There were so many bands like this in the 90's that put out awesome music but didn't seem to stick around for long. So glad I lived my teen and high school years during that decade.
Saw them at Lollapalooza in Phoenix mentioned. Failure played earlier that day. Awesome.
I just noticed that this was recorded off of the NBC affiliate in Champaign IL which is where HUM is from.
I was local to the Champaign-Urbana scene at the time and was fortunate enough to see these guys several times prior to this album.. it was a great scene. Sweet Honcho Overload shirt that the singer is rocking in this video! Check the station ID near the end too.. WICD was the local NBC station for Champaign, IL.
One of my all time favorite bands.
I bugged the fuck out when I first heard these guys on 120 minutes back in '95. I've been a dedicated fan ever since. Still my favorite band by a long shot.
what an amazing interlude of just sound and melodic guitar work... fucking great ... always loved this song one of my all time fav's
Conan is awesome for having had Hum on his show.
These guys and sponge were my favorite mid nineties bands, then along came Godsmack!!!!!!
Thank you for putting this up. It's been probably 13-14 years since I've seen this.
I remember this performance! I loved it so much I rode my bicycle through a snowstorm the next day to go and buy this cd! @ blockbuster music (if anybody remembers them!) Thank you for posting this! They were/are one of my favorite bands of all time!
i really wish that they had more live videos of this band back in the 90s
holy shit Conan is huge
Bring back the 90’s!
This song and Filter’s Hey Man Nice Shot were two bad ass songs from the same year.
Everything about these guys was unpolished and that's whats so effin' awesome bout HUM. From their appearance to their music, they're just regular joe's you wouldn't even notice walking down the street but they rock out hard. No touched up pro-tools here! I bet the original RCA recording in 95 was full analog.
I totally relate to what you're saying. I went to the U of I at the same time they were getting their start playing at Champaign-Urbana bars and the fact they looked like normal guys was part of their appeal. Plus of course they were the best band on campus...seems like all these positive comments 20 years later validates my opinion back then and now!
Steven Williams Probably so was full analog, as they do like to record that way and Matt Talbott now owns his own analog studio., Earth Analog.
+Steven Williams I was looking into what gear they used & found *this*: playgroundstudio.com/studio-secrets/hum-guitar-sounds/ about the recording of 'You'd Prefer An Astronaut'
+Warrior Poet No compression no EQ!! Just ultra lush guitar tracks layed over each other? such simplicity and complexity at the say time! Whoa! awesome find! Thank you
Yeah... you know it man.
Hot damn. This is a treasure.
My band used to do this song as our only cover. I love playing the drums to this song.
Saw them live in Cincinnati at Sudsy Malones (laundromat/bar) in the 90's. Still the best concert I ever witnessed. Wish they would tour once more...
This is like a heavy Nirvana mixed in with some Weezer and Deftones. Just love it.
they were a huge influence on Deftones. Cover of White Pony is inspired by the cover of Hum's album You'd Prefer an Astronaut.
everyone forgets about dinosaur jr. :(
conan had the best musicians at times on his shows
I remember watching this that night. Awesome song...awesome clothes. Champaign represent!
This riff is legendary...
that distortion is brutal. amazing.
one of the best bands ever. big Deftones fan. But no comparison.
You can hear it plain as day too. Some Deftones guitar riffs/melodies are almost 1:1 knockoffs of Hum. And Im a huge Deftones fan too.
That's funny because Chino said himself that HUM was a huge influence in Deftones sound.
Heard these guys play live on a re-broadcast from an old Stern show. They sounded bad-ass and I had to check 'em out. Glad I did.
+Powderfinger I heard that original broadcast on Stern and I've loved this song ever since. But, I knew they wouldn't last when they said during the interview that they wanted to go back home. LOL. BTW, the singer is Microsoft's Bill Gates.
+ExclusiveLM Rock on Mr. Gates! :)
RIP Bryan
this band was highly underated for there time. they should of got more credit but they still went hard even without the fame. there music has been with me since i was a little kid. and i still listen to it today and im 19 years old
First time I heard this was on SF's Live 105 back when Carson Daly was a DJ. It was one of the reasons I became a life-long musician. And I gotta say, the dudes are totally freakin cool! Spent some time after a show with Brian the drummer talking shop. It was the first time he let his daughter have a beer haha! Then Matt ambled up lugging a bottle of Jack. Good times.
Well, enough people remember them to make them a headliner at a music festival in Chicago a year ago. They still have a lot of fans.
I was a fresh in college when this came out and we used to jam to this all the time. Super heavy sound that still makes me bang my head 27 years later.
Wow, what an awesome time capsule/trip back down memory lane with this, all the way back to 1995. I was 15, or 16, at the time this aired, actually even remember watching it too, but more importantly, I was actually happy back then as well. Such great music came from the 90s, regardless of what anyone else says. I sincerely miss those late nights of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, saw so many great bands that I'd never get to see live, and even discovered a lot of great bands that I'd never heard of before. Great time, and memories too. 🙂 On a side note, Hums' , You'd Prefer an Astronaut, was a killer album! 🤘
Raw power. Raw sound. Totally awesome! Highly underrated band, for sure.
thanks a million for uploading this gem! Hum is one of the more unknown bands of the 90s and deserve more recognition! Great song
I've been fans of these guys for 15 years and this is the first time I've seen what they look like.
I was about 12-13 yrs old when this song came out, i dont care what anybody says The song is wicked good.Ive been singing this song for what will soon be 2 decades.
Now THIS is alternative.
I was one year old when this performance happened. Had a friend show me “You’d Prefer An Astronaut” in 2017 and been a fan since.
Wow. I remember seeing This on Conan , when it was a new episode ! The music blew my mind, I was just discovering this style of music as I was growing up, and this song performance was amazing!
Wow it's crazy and awesome people are still talking about Hum!! Still waiting patiently for a real reunion, not just a show now and then in a place far far away. My favorite band ever and I'm old
Sometimes I forget how long Conan has been on the air.
my co-worker told me about this song, it is truly awesome.
Lookit those short shorts! I miss this band!
i remember watching this live. also the 120 minutes episode that they appeared on. listened to this band then and still listen to them now.
I will never tire of this song!!
RIP Bryan St Pere, you were one hell of a drummer.
It was awesome then
It's awesome now
and it will be awesome...there...
Hum are the most obscenely 90s band ever and I love them
Definitely one of the most underated bands of alternative rock. The album is in my top 10 alt albums of all time."I like your hair long" is my favorite song on that album. Bryan St. Pierre is an outstanding drummer.
Thank you for this brother.
sat and ate dinner with the drummers dad earl tonight...hes so proud of his son
I realize your comment is 10 years old, but you just completely broke my heart (unintentionally of course). We're all proud and thankful for the music that Brian helped bring to us. He will be missed.
Bands could wear cut off jean shorts and ratty tshirts as if they're heading to their friend's apartment to help them move on a Saturday afternoon. The 90s were wild man.
i completely agree with you
i was watching MTVlegit the other day and realized how awesome music and tv were back then
one of the AWESOMEST bands of that time. Incredible. I saw them in a little bar in Hartford, CT called Velvet. Never forget it.
The audio quality doesn’t do this song nearly enough justice
Damn, this brings me back to senior year!!!!!! Oh no, have I reached the age, where I am now saying, "When I was young........" I MISS THE 90's xo
I saw your coach play twice when they toured...they are one of my favorite bands
I always wondered where Deftones got the idea for Be Quiet And Drive.
And then how Chevelle got the idea for "Send the Pain Below" from the Deftones
Like the Deftones, another band from Sacramento CA, Far, had a very similar sound.
If you are a fan of this and the Deftones; you'll be glad you did.
agree. Hum were a huge influence on Deftones musically.
Ugh Deftones. They covered a Jawbox song and it was terrible. I think I liked one of their songs.
@@npeace312 I love Deftones but do NOT care for the Jawbox cover. Jawbox's is definitely better.