hum - the pod

[halo3fanSR08]

Shouldn't the views be more like 115,005,000?!

[dragonfistjedi]

Using Orange amps in the 90s. That's unheard of.

[psychopathogen]

so 90's

[signupagainisfail]

I own only about 200 cds after 1000s of albums.

This was one of the last cds worthy of my tribute before downloads.

Now I buy t-shirts and attend concerts and buy stupid ass shit from the legit venders to show my support.

[darkpassenger1]

been listening to Hum since "Astronaut". fucking brilliant!

[kevpd26]

might just be an old asshole but when i was a young buck this was the music that was out there, today's music blows so hard. i am patiently waiting for the grunge rebirth.

[mtbmikex9]

@kevpd26 as a person that was only 3 when this album came out, I grew up with today's music and I can agree that It is absolute and utter trash. No soul goes into making mainstream music anymore, its just a capital for money.

[blbarakus]

HUm tribute album coming sept 6th 2011 check out the facebook for info

FB / humtribute

[zxmike12xz]

so underated wtf...

[GreenThisBitch]

just light some candles, put some CDs on random and enjoy it. You know you got a ton of CDs that you love to listen to. go listen to them. Go listen to them now.

[rchszabo52]

Hum are Chevelles older brothers.

[JackoReaper]

to bad they broke up

[karichurch1]

great song....one of the best....worst guitar solo ever, though

[Anihilist]

This band is criminally underrated, fucking tragic.

[TheResin2]

@Anihilist I second that. I saw them with Bush and the Toadies in like 95ish...fuckin amazing

[Anihilist]

@TheResin2 cherish that memory always

[Anihilist]

@TheResin2 Damn, that must have been a hell of a show. I keep missing the toadies every time they come to Austin unfortunately :\

[angell1460]

@Anihilist no fucking way somebody likes the toadies besides me

[Anihilist]

@angell1460 Would kill to see them.

[BrianTKessler]

@Anihilist Agreed! I literally get sad every single time I see this video because the current generation will never hear music like this. I'm glad Hum got some mainstream exposure a few years ago when Cadillac revived Stars for a commercial.

[FUDGEoclock]

check out my cover, I promise its good. watch?v=RRG2KAktzEE

[jpau1006]

I feel sorry for the 5 people who dislike this song.

[NearOblivion101]

@jpau1006 i feel sorry for you faggot for posting another stupid ass comment about how many dislikes there are have a good day bitch

[debbo0118]

saw this band in the 90's. they opened for bush. loved them then, love them still

[buzzcrushtrendkill]

Oh what a wonderful time for music the 90's were. Yeah, it sounds like a 40 year old being too nostalgic but it really was. The ability to see so many excellent bands at the local venues was spectacular. Saw Hum several times in those days.

[jacknuts22]

SWEET HOLY FUCK that song is amazing!!!

[drtyriesmith]

Similar comment to a previous poster: just happened to hear "Stars" on a local alternative station in 94 or so and was absolutely blown away. I immediately bought the album and was just floored by how good the whole thing was. Saw them in a small venue in Atlanta (same small venue where I first saw the Pumpkins). It was one of the most memorable music experiences of my life.

[ALICEtheMONSTER]

any man who know who Hum is, is my kindve man<3 more people need to discover them, ive loved their music for a very long time now

[soldierofdec]

real fucking music,, DEATH TO ALL THE SLUTS AND FAGGOTS WHO RELEASE PATHETIC MUSIC SO THEY CAN FURTHER THEIR MODELING CAREERS.

[jwynn75]

such a great underground band i saw them open for bush in 95 or something like that plus two headline club shows lucky me love hum!!

[deathofangel789]

i love this song, it's amazing XD, but why does this song called the pod?

[SubliminalGlue]

@deathofangel789 No man can comprehend Matt's genius. Its better not to ask why but just bask in his genius. "She's gotta system made of metal and magnet bits inside the brain" Idk what that means but I understand exactly what hes saying.

[DirtyLittlePsycho]

Grunge band from Champaign, Illinois? hell yeah

[braddavery]

If you don't like Hum, I don't like YOU.

[halifuckinfan]

A chance article being excited for Hum to play memorial day got me to give them a listen......Hum is amazing.

[Buddhist2k]

this album is by far one of the best albums of the 1990's... these guys were ahead of thier time. This is one album u can just start on track 1 and let play thru till the end without skipping.

[dmore454]

@Buddhist2k a LOT of 90s alt rock albums r like that. Too bad current music isn't like that......

[hobbes937]

The 90's were pretty good musically, then Clinton deregulated media, allowing corporations to buy up all the radio stations and turn them into clones. Then the same thing happened with concert venues. Now just a few companies decide what we get to hear on the radio and who we see in concert.

[King31395]

@hobbes937

Thats been going on WAY before Clinton.

[dopebozoish]

5 mother fuckers gave this video the thumbs down

[phil2856]

Great Band!

This album is not easy to find....

[IamTheScorchedEarth]

i just heard the song stars because i was listening to kissing families and this was on the related videos... fuck yeah

[LaughingCityFilms]

Lol.. wow I feel very late.. I'm only 19 and I happened to hear stars on the radio today. Never heard of this band before but something drew me to it.

[pyromegalomaniac]

2009, 9th grade, McCluer North guitar club: English teacher Mr.Barker playing an awsome song. I ask "what is that song? He says "Stars by Hum". He taught me the song and I fell in love with the band. Thanks Mr.Barker.

[wifebeater79]

stars is their worst song but i love this fucking band saw em for free in champaign during champaign's 150th birthday party

[flapjackscreatewar]

Like many here, I discovered these guys after hearing "Stars" on a college radio station back in '95. What drew me in was the unique combination of a chill, laid-back vocal with a wall of well-crafted distortion all around. It's like you've got a guy sitting in a chair next to you earnestly singing a folk tune while complex, layered guitars and rambunctious drums blow your walls out. Haven't heard another band do anything quite like that since.

[Skyrift]

One of most underrated bands of all time. I love these guys...been listening to them since the first time I heard Stars on the radio (I immediately went out and bought the album) and will likely be listening to them when I'm an old man.

[cubsker]

saw them open for Bush back in the day.  Loved em ever since.

[ROBOTNIK28]

@cubsker yeah, but Bush are posers and Hum are not.

[DrEbolasauce]

THIS SONG IS THE FUCKING SHIT

[EzraAce]

Nerds gone wild

[420fttyme]

LOOOOV THEM!

yes! I AGREE.

[routan09]

greatest. band. ever. 

[DrNickownsyou]

They rocked @ the park in Chicago. I was so happy to be able to attend. Doesn't look like they're getting back together, but they wouldn't say no either. GREAT show. Good to know they still have it.

[icanburn]

@DrNickownsyou I was there as well. Been a long time between shows for me (saw them open for Flamming Lips @ Metro) but well worth the wait. Opening with The Pod, blew me away. Brought back some great memories.

[DrNickownsyou]

@icanburn OMG I was at that show as well.  It was the last time I saw them play. Small world.

[soundboy3]

we need new Hum.

[StrictlyLiving]

Such good shit.

[robynskywalker]

This brings back memories. I used to lie on my bed in NC and get high off this song without drugs, it's that good!! One of my fave songs <3

[markeddie61]

For those of you wishing to see them live, your prayers have been answered! Just found out that they're playing at Millenium Park in Chicago on May 31st, 2010 and best of all, it's Free!!!

[heathy91]

BEST NEWS IVE HEARD ALL YEAR!

[gogetavsvegito]

@markeddie61 awesome im in chicago im def. going

[markeddie61]

I saw them at Double Door on New Year's day 2009. Unbelieveable!

[esellori]

ICEHALOMUSIC, Check out "Honcho Overload",a pre-Hum band that featured two members of Hum.

It's good stuff,especially the song 'Molasses'.

[ICEHALOSMUSIC]

i wish they will make another song like this !!!

[bkbissett]

so are they still a band or did they spit up?

[diedahero]

they don't record new music but have 3 godly space-rock albums and will play at unannounced shows, the lead singer/guitarist is a family man now and coaches a high school team.

[Capnsensible80]

@diedahero

That's awesome :D

I remember hearing "Stars" on the end and rushed out to buy the album. Eventually it got lost in moving but I pickked up another copy a few years ago.  It was one of the best I've ever heard.

[MySoundGarden]

@bkbissett  they're back together

[MySoundGarden]

@bkbissett

[ICEHALOSMUSIC]

i hackin love this song , the sounds is richery PHAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and nice Distortion .. love it

[chrishaven76]

Got this album at Meijer October/November 1995. Now its on my itunes. My friend Matt got his Masters Degree at Illinois in 2004/2005 and one of the members of HUM was in his office getting his also. GREAT band!

[thebjm1967]

this song and video bring back memories. a ton.

[Godlessism]

All Hum fans!! I have uploaded all of the Fillet Show album, Check my profile!

[jmorris724]

Astronaut is THE best album I've ever heard.

[JasonEA]

As immortal as SYPAA is...Downward is Heavenward is even better...God-like band

[JoesCheapThrills]

This band brings back some great memories.

[cobbrock]

by far my fav band. i own many tens of thousands of songs by more than a thousand artists and Hum is my fav. as a child of the 90's, the speak to me in a way that no other band has before or since.

[masonjarjar]

one of the best songs ever

[adaibloom]

Heard "Stars" by chance on the radio in 1995 one day after work. I was rapt in awe the entire time sitting in my drive way while it played out. I've never looked back since, Hum has been my favorite band of all time.

[maxell07c0]

Ha! same here heard it on the radio went out that week and bought the cd,awesome band

[310stanger]

@adaibloom Haha I too discovered these guys at complete random on an obscure college metal station. I'm driving and Hum comes on and I'm like who the fuck is this? Nerdy ass voice but the band just fucking rocks out. I was doing like 130 mph listening to them

[miataman89]

@adaibloom

almost the same story for me, random radio song blew my mind

[eroneroneron]

@adaibloom yup...me too.

[kotchyajakinov]

im blessed to seen them twice both in austin tx  actually chatted with him before one show even though i heard he was kindof a dick

[ijt64]

Hard to believe I've been of fan of these guys since the 90s and am only just now seeing their videos. good stuff.

[halusky]

At least back then the good music was on the radio, now you have to go online to find current stuff that's decent.

[itsthatsebguy93]

so true

[300MUSIC]

@halusky i like to think of it as better kind of because then we can listen to whatever song we want without having to wait for it on the radio. and instead of hearing modern shit, we can just burn this music onto a CD and show off good music!

[colebrandon10]

@halusky not rlly they hardly ever played the good songs off of superunknown

[mooseyhole]

@halusky  I actually heard Chavez on the radio about a year ago

[mphurwitz]

@halusky Too true. In the 90s Rock was the popular music for the most part. So many great bands that most will never hear, but that probably goes for every decade of music that precedes our youth. Dino Jr.'s last album was pretty awesome, The Pumpkins fell apart, Sonic Youth is still doing their thing, Jane's Addiction stopped writing good music, Kurt Cobain off'd himself, Rage is no more, Mike Patton is still making interesting music, Pearl Jam is old, RHCP sold out, imo. It goes on and on. Sad

[mindscript]

hmmmm.... just guitars and distortion.. :)

[Sk8Czar]

Brings back the 'noise in the garage' days...nothing high-tech, just grungy rock.

[painhertz]

Why I like the Robins owned my shit.

[christiandv8]

This was my exit music (the song I would listen to leaving the house) before a night of debauchery.

[stbaptiste78]

YES!!! Me too my brother!

[daviddowns81]

Just getting into this band, I Love them already :D

[killit3666]

HUM is the best!!!!

[robynskywalker]

Hum, Failure, The Toadies, and the Gits = my happiness

[BoostCrzy]

still have this cd in my car....the original. ;)

....love this one...

[ryex76]

i'm looking for the live version of this song on 120 minutes.. this song rocks

[italpor]

nice glasses

[nasalscarecrow]

Agree with all you guys. Hum are great.

[GaelicBeerBash]

God do I miss the 90's

[kurt5000yh]

i can hear influence of smashing pumpkins, Nirvana and alice chains on this band, anyone agree?? i like this its awesome

[jackbutt123456]

Lets see GAY Evergreen terrace Cover this one !!!

[420Guitar420]

i just listened to that, god it was the worst thing i've ever heard. if you don't believe me look it up, a screaming cover of stars lol.

[gtrchrdman02]

I always loved the part around 2:45 when the time signature changes, no other band could pull that off...

[LastTrumpets7]

You haven't listened to enough ROCK!!! Try some old Genesis, Jethro Tull, and Black Sabbath. British rockers were notorious for that. Hum seems to be one of the few American bands to really make a point of doing that. I think Kansas may have pulled it off a time or two.

[gtrchrdman02]

I meant bands that are around now. But ya, you are right. You can hear the influence those bands had on Hum...

[Antichryst666]

My Favorite HUM song.....AWESOME!!! Crank it up!

[adklose]

totally agree, man. the greatest band of all time - no one can match them for emotion and edge. oh to be in high school in the 90s!

[ariscool24]

POD can match their emotion

[robynskywalker]

Wish I had been a teenager in the 90s. I was born a decade too late.

[itsthatsebguy93]

same.

[faerygyrl16]

It was nice. =) Music was so much better

[itsthatsebguy93]

if i was born in 83 i think that things would be better

[robynskywalker]

Exactly. Instead I had to be born a few weeks before Kurt Cobain shot himself and now I have to deal with the emo scene and hiphop. LOL. :p

[itsthatsebguy93]

yea lol i'm feeling it man lol

[vtsnowboarder79]

I was born in 79... high school during the grunge / post-grunge era was AWESOME... such a great time for ROCK

[Adrnalnrsh]

Same here!

[SingingSleep]

79 here too, WORD.

[pioneer96]

that sucks

[fullmetalfunk]

You and me both. If only I had been born 10 years earlier. It's awesome to see other people who think the same things I do.

[derishhus]

The greatest band of all time, for me

[chrispollock]

i bought this album in 95 after hearing stars on the radio. i was in 7th grade. then for some reason i put the tape on the shelf for a whole year before acctually listening to the other songs besides stars, and suddenly i was like damn this is good, and i became obsessed with hum and played it constantly in my walkman while riding on the schoolbus

[LastTrumpets7]

Their label did a horrible job promoting them. I heard "I hate it too" on some obscure future hits cd I got as a freebie somewhere. Always wondered what became of the band. I'm amazed they even became this popular considering the abysmal promotion.

[SingingSleep]

It took me a little while to realize the rest of the album kicked ass too ^_^

[dinkals]

I effing loves me some Hum. If they would play an east coasr show I'd be ass first into it.

[jackbutt123456]

this song may just be the best on the album

This is just as good as stars

[SuttonSantiniPaulo]

Bryan St Pere is one bad ass drummer

[NateKelley78]

My all-time favorite...so intense and tasty, too. Let's face it: I'm so gay for these dudes.

[painhertz]

I'll never forget the first time I saw these guys. The lights went down and I guess all of the frat boy bitches thought they were guitar techs or something and started jeering them and throwing shit. They then broke into "The Pod" and shut all odf those goofy fucking frat boys the fuck up.

[athoughtcomes]

that must have been gorgeous.

[californiaman2112]

I remember when this song first came out and even after listening to it now after all these years is like a shot of adrenaline, DAMN!!!

[tlcgun]

classic!

[Matarazzi]

low budget video but very well down. intense like the music

[ELMATON53]

damn....i only wish they had their chance to make it really big

[CashedHeadiePack]

AWESOME song! You'd Prefer An Astronaut was such a great album.. I wonder if they are still a band.

[embryonatal]

No, Hum is no longer together, if you're interested in what Matt Talbott (lead singer) is up to check out his new(ish) band Centaur.

=]

[athoughtcomes]

they're not together full-time. they do play together from time to time (this past new year's, for instance).

matt has centaur, and tim lash (guitar) had this dope shoegaze project called Glifted for a while. um....jeff was in National Skyline, and Bryan i think is a banker now.

[chrispollock]

either a banker or like an architect or something. its funny how the drummer was the only one to exit the music scene

[seagaur]

orange and Mesa have always been cool.

[Stackieman]

These types of bands need to return to save rock and roll again. To many shit bands out there only to make money and not be an influence. And do you see the amps Hum use kids??? Orange and Mesa long before it was cool!!!!

[ibanez7627]

saw them in Hartford when I was 21, still listen to them.

[r45tisns7]

damn this ROCKS!! oohh longing for those old times when everything was just right!! When Bands like Hum seriously rocks, not like today shitty shit

[LBloom36]

I was lucky enough to see these guys on their first go-round during the "Downward is Heavenward" tour. One of the greatest shows I've been fortunate enough to see. They literally shook the tiles from the ceiling of the House of Blues. Damn shame that they never got the recognition they deserved.

I guess America was too busy creaming over Gavin Rossdale.

[vitospataffo]

can i have the title of all tracks of this cd?

sorry for the bad english

[Teejs52]

Where has this been all my life? I've never heard of them still today.

[japetus]

This is rock music.

[jenacyde79]

this has been my favorite band since I was 16...I'm 29 now. amazing...they still rock. I hope they know they still have a loyal fan base

[haightmachine]

god this song takes me back man...i fucking love it.

[yougotjack]

This is the first band i have seen on youtube without all of the negative comments. Its amazing and it just proves that this band was awesome.

[JasonlX27]

wat

[jakesmalldon]

Check out "Centaur", Matt Talbot's side project if you haven't already.

[bassist4141]

Pumpkins are as overrated as Hum is underrated.

[HadoukenPen]

*sigh* Hum are nothing like Smashing Pumpkins.

[xteenagexz0mbiex]

the best hum song :'(

[seagaur]

hands down!!!! Killer tune.

[2681910]

great sound =D

[arugula121]

10+ plus years later and this band is still one of the best. I bought this album because Stars sounded like the Pumpkins. Little did I know that they smash Pumpkins with a crowbar

[Xenolith41]

lol, awesome

[zromo]

dude this is like 20 times better than the pumpkins

i hope that the rumor of them getting back together is true

id love for them to come back

[qwertyboy1235]

when isn't there a rumor of HUM making a come back?

[maxcrazy45]

my favorit song

[karichurch1]

ive heard of failure....what about honcho overload...flaming lips....mazzanines?

[kickem123]

Yeah we were lucky as hell for the mentioned bands.

I dont know why this band didnt go way bigger than what they did.

Lot of talent in it. Especially the drummer.

[fullmetalfunk]

Felt good to get that off of my chest.

[fullmetalfunk]

Damn comment limit...Like Nirvana, Hum, Toadies, Pixies, Tribe Called Quest, Snoops early records, Red Hot Chili Peppers (they're still around and kicking ass though),Pearl Jam, Pantera, Dinosaur Jr., Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, And what the Hell happened to Weezer? The Blue album is so great and they've fallen off. Bush, Smashing Pumpkins. Sorry to rant but man I just want to be able to turn on the radio and hear something besides another overplayed crapfest of a song. Whoo...

[RISEAGAINSTTM]

ok we get it the only music considred good music is your music

I never said that. Or rather... that's not what I meant. I was just listing bands that sound good to me. And saying that alot (not all) of the music today is kind of shallow and just dosen't stand up to the music from this