Hum - Green To Me

[constellationcancer]

jesus had this song in mind when he was crucified

[sugarandspice4815]

I just discovered this band, and now I'm wondering where they've been all my life! "Stars" is their big hit, sure, but "Ms. Lazarus" and "Green to Me" are definitely my favorite songs of theirs. (The entire album "Downward is Heavenward" is amazing. So eerily beautiful, it's a shame they didn't win any Grammys or other awards for it.)

[Joungpunk]

Its All Green To Me Know Just Here This Song And U Feel The Same As Me

[Joungpunk]

Sometimes I feel like yelling fuck the world and when the world end I will be hearing this song P.S Fuck U

[JackoReaper]

i showed my friend this band and hes all into them now.this band is awesome

[ThePrescottman]

I just cant accept the fact that a Bollywood movie is at the top of the Hum search list!! Not Cool!!

[andrewmercercanada]

Just awesome song.

[300MUSIC]

One of the most underrated bands of all time

[kevpd26]

so good... getting older but hearing this takes me back to the 90's when music was actually good, feel bad for kids today when we had this

[andrewmercercanada]

@kevpd26 Dude, only old geezers say things like this. Every generation believes their music is better than the succeeding generation.

[Lrules364]

@andrewmercercanada thatd be true if all todays rap/hip hop/pop/whatever music didnt suck so hard. its played so many times that the idiots that listen to it buy into it. HUM is great music. same with all the rest of the under rated bands. you just dont know what good music really is.

[InvisibleTeeth]

@Lrules364 Go listen to some .hopesfall....esaily the most HUM influenced band to come around...to bad they are gone now too.

[GripstateEngaged]

azuritereaction is a gawd

[bobbym6404]

nostalgia

[jmorris724]

I'm surprised I never seen any comparisons between Rivers Cuomo and Matt Talbott.

[thebendavis]

Hum could have easily been an ideological companion to Smashing Pumpkins. Alas that was not to be, I wish they would get back together.

[romotecontroldouche]

@forerunner06, yes u r right on the song:)very astute :) 

[arielvlad]

si me recuerda a quicksand post hardcore y alguno que otro grupo pero pasable

[ROBOTNIK28]

hi, i'm Hum and i like tuhtles.

[Versethirteen]

There will never be another band quite like HUM

[jwynn75]

yep got to see them twice in the nineties such classic underground greatness!!

[jovanna242]

Damn...I miss this band and era!

[ALT980]

@jovanna242 I miss the 90s

[jpnoyes]

Tim's mom was my 5th grade teacher. Yeah, I'm that lucky.

[ecolodge]

Hum and Smashing Pumpkins came from the same town but they both took the alt label to a different dimension. I can't get over how much attention to detail both in the music and lyrics were taken to convey emotion. Call it space rock, call it whatever. This shit fucking rocks and I'm sure there will be nothing like this again. So soak it up and enjoy!

[cognitivepencils]

@ecolodge Hum is from Champaign-Urbana, IL. The Pumpkins are from Chicago. Same state at best.

[angell1460]

@cognitivepencils both awesome bands ... two of my fav

[brethart86yt]

I grew up to these guys! thier amazing!

[forerunner06]

90's post-hardcore at it's finest. too bad youtube fucks up the sound quality

[michzimmerman]

@forerunner06 Can't agree enough. This needs to be played loud on a good sound system so you can hear all the little details. When some friends of mine recorded at Pogo Studios, Mark Rubel (the producer there, who recorded Downward is Heavenward) said they used 30 guitar tracks on one song, though he wouldn't say what song. My guess is Isle of the Cheetah.

[sklyrovka]

@michzimmerman it was Isle of the Cheetah, I recall reading that in an article way back when.

[gatormassarce]

if god listened to music, his favorite band would be HUM

[cujo1990]

@gatormassarce agreed

[Krees86]

Is it me or Matt Talbott is a better singer than Chad Kroeger?

[flyngsnow]

man i friggin love this song!!!

[102611ful]

Such a sound will never come again wish i could have seen them in concert with sonic youth or sneaker pimps or TSOL epic good.

[virilevocalist]

That guitar bit at 1:24 is evidence that a good mix in production can turn a simple riff into a powerful weapon. Now, it's probably my favorite part of the song.

Legendary guitar tone.

[wilhelm1974]

anakin is a band that sounds similar to hum

[lycanthropy2010]

@wilhelm1974 Maybe if they had a different singer. Anakin is pop music compared to the spacey/chemistry vibes of HUM.

[Krees86]

@wilhelm1974 It does but anakin sounds more like a weezer meets hum meets reggie and the full effect 

[11rfpro]

What Freaking awesome Guitar tone

[virilevocalist]

@11rfpro Truth.

[300MUSIC]

LOVE old school :)

this is my favorite song by them!

[amandolin0]

I met a girl in a little dive bar out here the other night, went back to her place, and she introduced me to Hum. Even though it was 4am in a small apartment she couldn't help but sing along to "Green to Me." I might never see her again, but I'm glad she showed me what I'd been missing in these guys.

[ppuddle]

This is my favorite of the 90s. The video is gorgeous, and all about textures: the mother-of-pearl (or whatever) of the guitar, the tortoise's shell, the egg, and that woman.... "And we've all got wounds to clean."

[102611ful]

Im still seeing green i hate to sound like a coperate sell out but this would make a great recycling song for a commercial thumbs up if you agree. =)

[squire456]

@102611ful Ha, I kind of hate to agree, but your right. Stars was actually on a Cadillac commercial a few years back.

[91nickt]

@squire456 yeah. funny how the band basically got all this posthumous attention. at least SOME kids are now learning what real music is.

[lastmondaypast1]

@91nickt i think they were sort of ahead of their time.

[chrispollock]

wish i knew what was going on in this video. love hum

[StarpilotSinfony]

this band's music speaks to me more than anyone will ever know.

[dancemusic04]

The good music.What the hell happened with todays music?SHITTY!!!

[LearsiLys]

I like this song

Oldschool is the best

By the way

yes, this is Pure Space ROck

[lapdogwilly]

as far as genre definitions go, they're all just words....but I do remember bands like hum, sunny day real estate, the promise ring, etc. being called "emo" in the mid to late 90's...the term then got applied to the more whiny mall punk bands that had a more metal/prog rock bent than, say , blink 182. In other words, the definition of "emo" is totally different from what it used to be. But it was always a lame term anyway........

[DylanDecepticon]

wow. that actually was the best statement I've heard from someone about the subject. I hate the term emo, but back in the mid 90's when original american hardcore was around, "emo" did exist as a more heartfelt genre to original hardcore fans. but really, its used too much like an insult anyways. its associated with too many other insults

[skrizznizzle]

JasonEA...you are correct...Quicksand and Hum...so great and underrated. Hum is missed heavily...please come back!

[mikazuki81]

@skrizznizzle I just found out Hum is doing a reunion show in Chicago May 31st 2010. I'm seriously thinking about driving 13 hours to see them

[skrizznizzle]

Mikazuki81...thanks for the heads up.

[phil2856]

@skrizznizzle I agree, one of the best bands!

[revolt81]

they all looked so happy to be making this video...

[JasonEA]

The three lost classics of the last 20 years.

Downward is Heavenward

Slip by Quicksand

Ignorance is Bliss by Face to Face

[scotty300z]

Amazing

[ThriceDog]

Great album or greatest album?

[sublime8992]

9.9/10

[203017V]

You'd Prefer and Astronaut was better I think. They're both unbelievable though

[larf06]

check out the band failure. not downplaying this. shit hum came out from illinois where i live i think they're from champagne, il. fuck what a sick band. check out failure though. its all green to me.

[sklyrovka]

yeah, fantastic planet is GREAT.. not on par with hum in my opinion (as nothing is), but an absolutely awesome band

[RockMan356]

BEST BAND EVER!!!

[xX0Jota0Xx]

haha i downloaded this as metallicas cyanide :P took me a while to find out what it was. The band is great

[nailbomb1994]

damn i miss this band...havent seen live since 95?

[vivemaker]

can u upload ms. lazarus?

[itsthatsebguy93]

best song ever

[MrJoeCage]

first time i'm hearing them. i like it. 5/5.

[eeeerrriin]

what year was this?

[Jolana25]

I fucking love this song and this band, I wish the would have continued to create awesome stuff like this.

[BernieRunns]

This band was ahead of its time.

[420bai]

its all green to me......

[darkosprey34]

Icall it good music or KICKASS!!! if you prefer. WHo really cares as long as it's this good. Rock ON!!!

[levelupfreestyle]

what space rock???fucking too many invented genre

[c4rdsh4rk]

come on man ..its space rock.. what, you dont know space rock? space rock has been around longer than "regular" rock and much longer than both you and i ...and wolfpack2013... and even this band, believe it or not! :D in fact, space rock has been roaming the universe for billions and trillions of gazillion years! ..the real question is: alternative rock??? where the fuck did THAT come from? a gay space rock?? hmm... interesting....

[StrictlyLiving]

Everyone, just suck my dick, i'm a shaaark, suck my dick.

[funkmaster3005]

Fuck you I wont do what you tell me.

[itsthatsebguy93]

this band is post-rock.

[doommullet]

You're an idiot, this band broke up before post-rock really even existed. Hum was mid/late-90s emo with a tinge of spacerock.

[itsthatsebguy93]

there not emo ok i agree with the space rock thing but there not emo

emo is like sunny day real estate or jimmy eat world

[wolfpack2013]

They're alternative rock and space rock.

[ALICEtheMONSTER]

One of my fave songs from them<3

i love the cd its on too!

gahlee their sound is amazing

[rhythm013]

the only "EMOtion" i get from this is wanting to smoke a blunt n drink some liquor while stomping a doucher like you,

kiko21pt .

[calvinmontgomery]

it has actually. go do some research onecnote. fugazi were coined as emo in 1987.

[onecnote]

I love hum! they really are the best. :D

[CatholicRenegade]

I think music hits me as "emo" more when it's lyrics are really whiney and predictable. Like the evanescence song that goes "you never call me when you're sober" and THAT to me is emo because it induces an immediate vomit response. Green To Me is such a huge far cry from that...

[CatholicRenegade]

they probably think that since the lead singer looks like their stereotype of what a "loser" should look like, it must be of the whiney genre. Clearly they just haven't turned the volume up.

[GoBigRedTony]

You can call it emo if want. Just shows your age, which is fine. Be who you are.

EMO was not a "type" of music when this was wrote... closest thing was "geek rock" AkA Weezer.

Even Weezer did no predate this, it was about the same time. Both bands got hits within the year. Culture catching up is a diff thing.

Just my 2 cents. It is not emo. I will be busy rolling my dice laughing. =)

[HaziLee]

somehow it reminds me SDRE. there's some sort of a link between these 2 bands.maybe its the era...maybe

[blah111479]

I used to get stoned to this back in '98 when I was a senior in high school. Great band!

[Buddhist2k]

so wish these guys would reunite! only got the see them 3 times back in 95!

[Hewittdoit]

THEY DID ...they played in Chicago on 1-1-09

[Jdpteam]

Great song

[levelupfreestyle]

dude is that bill gates?

[lankyGigantic]

>_> Yes, it's bill gates -.-

[bodeedie]

all I can say is throw on a set of headphones set em to 10  an hold on

[Oplexicon]

Memories.....

Thanks.

[picklerammin]

Thank you for posting this.

[seagaur]

i can't listen to this song enough!! never gets old

[Blacklightroom]

anyone goto the Hum / The Life And Times Shows in Chicago NYE ???

just wondering how well it rocked, coz i was sick, couldnt go and make every1 contagious..

Man..the 2 fav rock bands together for 2 shows in 2 days in my hometown...and i was SICK!!! .. missed my show-of-the-year.. :(

Someones GOTTA post a vid of THAT one SOON..been looking, no such luck..

[braddavery]

Does anyone have the Hum Puppets/Aphids single they could sell or trade me?

[geoff123420]

it seems kinda grungy

[Riloproducciones]

This is the real Emo, this was emo, until some stupid 15n year old kids started to calling emo to some happy pop punk.

if you like Hum you should listen to Mineral, the Gloria Record, Pop unknown. :)

[Neaera6sic6]

HUM is not Emo Band, This Band Is Called In Different Genres : Space Rock, Post Rock, Post Grunge a Alternative Metal, This Sound is a mix of Helmet, Weezer, And Smashing Pumpkins, It Right This band is precursor in Alternative Metal or Nu Metal sound, Deftones use disonants riff and armonics similar to HUM.

[psycho826]

yea i noticed similarites with hum and deftones

[syrensoundz]

yea i got ya around 1:50...that's the kinda stuff they did on sat. night wrist...dont hate plp he knows wat hes talkin about.....

[onecnote]

Fool this is way before emo ruined music and culture dont utter those words here.

[GeorgeMellllow]

I'm talking about the real emo,

not the faggoty scene kid cut-my-wrist-and-black-my-eyes shit,

and I don't remember why I said that... lol

[itsthatsebguy93]

lol

[itsthatsebguy93]

do you know sunny day real estate?

[Schlepp420]

now thats real a-class emo.

[onecnote]

no retard this came out long b4 emo. you were about 7 years old when this came out so why dont you shut you damn mouth ok?

[onecnote]

WOW you really are stupid. Im not going to shine my blazing light of truth into a stupid blind little boy eyes anymore so yeah your "right" emo has been around since the 80s.... *snickers* ...

[onecnote]

You misspelled truth ....

[kiko21pt]

Is it your answer?

[CatholicRenegade]

Maybe you should follow the same advice eh? Some of us were listening to this during our childhood.

[CatholicRenegade]

"the same advice" being the part about ruining music culture with your comments? There you've even got me doing it now

[gtrchrdman02]

It just blows my mind that someone would consider hum emo...

[mudvayne317]

Dude alot of people have been putting good heavy bands in emo catagories it's really frustrating.

[rhythm013]

it's these fucking kids who listen to nothin BUT this new age speed metal n emo horseshit think it's real music.

[kiko21pt]

Look I'm a truly fan of Dream Theater! Dream Theater is an heavy progressive Metal, for me one of the best fucking metal Band in the world!

[rhythm013]

you're a fucking moron.

[flashdrc]

a single type of harmonic is not restricted to an entire genre. some nu metal bands don't use harmonics at all. at least admit that the crunchy chords and simple riffs are an indicator of nu metal

[flashdrc]

the opening natural harmonics were clearly a huge influence on nu-metal, as the genre emerged only one or two years after this album was released. I wish i was paying attention to music when i was in 4th and 5th grade and could remember bands like hum and failure. i've only gotten into them recently and i feel like i missed so much. if only i had a time machine ;)

[roguenoobkiller]

3 open natural harmonics dont influence a whole genre, and besides they use pinch harmonics in numetal

[Blacklightroom]

right jeff garber from ....st louis..? with the urbana connex and engineered by the studio that hum used...i almost interned there ...loooong time ago.., also shiner and life and times now in kc, all kinda connected too with molly mcguire

i think castor was a grat band too...self titled album is so soothing...great piece of my collection

yes he sang on national skyline, and the music was more synthetic in the recordings i recall...though live at da m t bottle, they seemed to rawk it out!

[Blacklightroom]

i love the SMPTE timecode at bottom, makes it raw and technical :)

They actually started a new band with some original members, and I think Castors Lead Singer...am I wrong when I say it was called "American Skyline"?

Fact-checker Conservatory, plz...

[Hawkface]

The band was called National Skyline. Very minimal, not really like Hum but still compelling.

[Blacklightroom]

yea National Skyline, with members from Hum and Castor? I had some of their stuff, so many cds lost track, but saw their debut show @ the m-t-bottle chicago years back and ended up buyin the cd..the vocalist of N-S was the dude from Castor, Jeff...? yes?

Studio stuff from N-S was drum machines in a kool way mixed with more deep vox from Castor vocal dude, some live drums also...would have to dig to find album title..

[xelsiex]

If you're talking about Matt Talbott's other band, it was called Centaur.

[xelsiex]

Jeff Garber's band was Castor.

[ingeax]

where are these guys now? why the good stuff has to end, man, I remember that I used to hear this band when I was sad, made me cry, whit this band I can remember my first girlfriend at 16, what days!!! they will never die.

[athoughtcomes]

hum's playing two reunion shows on the 31st of december and the 1st of january in chicago.

[asurfruc68]

Dude you rule! Hum and Big Wreck in the same sentence. What a loss for both bands so much promise!!

[maxell07c0]

Anyone remember Big Wreck it was around the same time another great band

[prsshred39]

god.. history does repeat itself, we had our period of awesome music and a flowering economy, and all that crap, and now were on the edge of another depression..

[SuzakuFireborn]

Everything good from the 90's sounds so low key but awesome. Where have the moderately good times gone?

[RockMan356]

I don't really understand the meaning of the videp

[otakukun82]

HUM is fucking great.

[marvcus4]

If you like Hum check out another Chicago group called Life At Sea...good stuff. You wont find them on youtube though. Check Myspace. Chi Town music rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Drakkhim]

The mid-90s was a great time to be a fan of alternative music. I first heard Hum on a radio station in Wheeling, WV that had an Alternative Music show on Saturday nights.

[Xohex]

i like this song, but i think that is better "stars", from the same cd

[crackerblacks]

This aong is actually from a different album.

[xelsiex]

No it's not. It's number 6 on Downward is Heavenward.

[doommullet]

Any moron knows "Stars" was from You'd Prefer an Astronaut.

[perpitbla5]

This band is the best

[Hawkface]

"She lifts her wings up high - sensors show a lifetime untill we die - and all the drean's details - perfected in the colored sky"

That makes me weep.....

[ltdann86]

Thank god for satelite radio cause ya never goining to hear bands like HUM on top 40 shit stations

[sueala04]

what happen to this kind of alternative music.Mid 90's best alternative.Alot of bands today suck.

[instantkarmava]

so great.....these guys,failure,lusk...so many good bands from the 90's..now a days its all crap(nickelback,creed,seether,­likenpark)

[zenitram2112]

Their best song in my opinion

[crsms]

a great video for one of their best songs, i love these guys.

[defensorfortis2009]

where can i download this song for free? lime wire doesnt work for me. any suggustions?

[OfTheWillows]

Google blog search

[frenchythefry69]

buy the record on amazon.

[smallclone]

great dressers, good looking guys

[explosiveshrooms]

hahaha

[Drakkhim]

Heard this band for the first time when my local radio station played, "Stars," during their alternative show. Picked up all of their records and loved them ever since. For Christmas one year, a good friend of mine gave me a vinyl of, "You'd Prefer An Astronaut," which is green and you can see through it. It's one of my favorite musical items that I own.

This band was ahead of its time and just sounded so great.

[jwdillar]

so ahead of their time. these guys make a distorted mess sound like a symphony. they should tour one more time. i would follow them like the grateful dead

[jenrowlv]

the question is..when you turn on hum do they return the favor?

[Boja06]

It's a shame they broke up considering they were getting better and better each album.

[redwallace]

Does anyone have an If you are to Bloom video? Hum days were the good old days.

[hackfreak]

these guy's ass kickery knows no bounds and their awsome gutitar riffs shred the very fabric of space and time

[TroyShellie]

Why cant the bands be this good anymore???

[NoUseForAName000]

one of the few bands where every single song on every cd is fucking kickass. im mostly into 80-90's punk but i listen to these guys nonstop. wish they were still cranking out tunes. and yes, they deserved a shitload more than what they got.

[chris47q]

this song fuc**ng rocks!!!! love it. it's all green to me dude.

[Lusciousmissa]

where are they now....I miss them

[jstewartf4presi]

Hum was one of those bands from the 90's that deserved much more attention than it received. The same goes for Kula Shaker, Supergrass, and Sunny Day Real Estate.