I was trading emails back and forth with my man Chris about bands a while back (as in years ago). I sent him two vids of Hum playing on some dumbass old show called 120 Minutes or twelve seconds or something like that. I want my MTV. They aired back in ‘95 or ‘96.
Chris came back like, “I had no idea those guys rocked so hard.”
Anyway, I posted both of ‘em on DC back in 2006 and the youtube links are down “due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc.” Whatever. You guys don’t have enough money already? Why you breaking my fucking balls? I’m trying to run a website here!
And now they’re in Cadillac commecial. Does that mean they made it?
Here are the vids, in all their crappy glory, again:
I’d Like Your Hair Long
Stars
If that band did one thing - it was rock. More of their stuff here: www.h-u-m.net/downloads
As a side note, another Cadillac commercial tune worth mentioning is the seriously cool Punkrocker by the Teddybears off their album Soft Machine. Trust me.
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vuduvgn on February 8th, 2008 12:41 pm
I saw these guys back in, like 1994, in Albuquerque, NM at the Golden West Saloon. They were great. They were asking the audience for coke because they “were here to party!”
Great show, love ‘em too.
You know the Archers of Loaf? They too rocked.
DrunkenBiker on February 8th, 2008 3:47 pm
A’ight.
I grew up on Zep, AC/DC, Hendrix, et al. Still listen to this day.
So I ain’t prissy when it comes to music.
Both of those songs sounded like monkeys humping in a recording studio.
Just saying.
Greatest song ever
idiotcircus on February 8th, 2008 5:35 pm
HUM is amazing
that whole album is incredible
oh yeah
Led Zep licks balls
dirtybiker on February 8th, 2008 5:57 pm
did i really say that?
i know things.
chris-
Judi on February 8th, 2008 6:32 pm
I saw Hum in SF back in like 95. They opened up with The Toadies for Bush.
Doug K on February 8th, 2008 9:05 pm
I still give Hum a listen no and again, but I thought I was the only one who recognized them on the Caddy commercial.
I had no idea that the singer was 16 yr old Bill Gates look alike though!
Joe on February 9th, 2008 12:57 am
fucking ROCK ON!
jack on February 9th, 2008 5:56 am
man i always have dug HUM. the singer formed another band a while ago (can’t remember the name) but it just wasn’t HUM. Green To Me (the song on the caddy commercial) is one of my all time fav songs.
dad-e~O on February 9th, 2008 9:19 am
that wasn’t quite craptastic.
But it was no Minor Threat.
granny gear on February 9th, 2008 12:55 pm
Archers of Loaf bring back good memories indeed… nostalgia!
Similar to a poster above, I saw The Ramones in ‘87 and I was somewhat star stuck. I tried to make small talk with Dee Dee and he asked “Got any coke?… No? Next?”
husky midget on February 11th, 2008 5:19 pm
Enough teeny-bop rock. I move away Jonny and now your gay. what next? I heard Fu Manchu ( a real band ) during a commercial at some point throughout my drunken stupor that most ‘Mercans call the Stupor Bowel. uh, I mean stupid bowl.
Og on February 13th, 2008 5:28 pm
Hum, great until you listen to the lyrics. By all rights, the singer should have died from masturbatory auto-asphyxiation anyway…