Hum: Classicish or Dudish?

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Never see much talk of this band at all. I just started listening to their Downward is Heavenward, and its probably as good as their first CD. I like "Ms Lazarus" a lot.

So what's the deal? does no one like them (apart from Ned Raggett)? why no talk?

I'm leaning on the classic side. WAAYYYY better than the pumpkins anyway.

― AaronK (AaronK), Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:45 (twenty-one years ago)

the song "you'd prefer an astronaut" is okay

― merle, Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:55 (twenty-one years ago)

if it wasn't for the terrible compressed-grunge-rip-off production on you'd prefer an astronaut, i'd like that one better than downward is heavenward cuz i think the songs are much stronger.

― fauxhemian (fauxhemian), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought this thread would be about 60hz ground hum.

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Classic, classic, classic. I'm a bit biased as I was going to school in Champaign during Hum's prime and got to witness the awesome live presence many, many times. I still get a major buzz from listening to any song off of You'd Prefer an Astronaut, although if pressed to admit it I'd have to say Downward is Heavenward was a stronger overall effort. I regret never picking up their first album (the name of which escapes me now) when it was all over Champaign as I'm not sure how hard it is to find. There was a lot of good music in that city those days - Poster Children, Menthol, Sarge, Braid - but Hum was and still is my favorite.

― jonviachicago, Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:32 (twenty-one years ago)

classic.

you'd prefer an astronaut, poor production and all, is still a great album. more to 'em than that "stars" song.

― rob mackey (mackey), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:32 (twenty-one years ago)

(apart from Ned Raggett)?

Somehow I knew I would be invoked.

WAAYYYY better than the pumpkins anyway.

Hey!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:39 (twenty-one years ago)

classicish is about the perfect way to describe these guys.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Thursday, 10 February 2005 05:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I regret never picking up their first album (the name of which escapes me now) when it was all over Champaign as I'm not sure how hard it is to find.

electra 2000. i have this, haven't listened to it in over 8 yrs or so, but i'd be happy to depart with it (unfortunately don't have the jewel case, just the cd and booklet).

― Tito JaXoN (JasonD), Thursday, 10 February 2005 06:01 (twenty-one years ago)

ned, well the only thing i've read about them are a couple of your paragraphs on amg, hence the invocation.

my interest in them was renewed after seeing a poster for a show of them and mercury rev from the early 90's. I had You'd prefer an astronaut at one point and liked it a lot. I'll have to find it again.

still, way better than the pumpkins. heh.

― AaronK (AaronK), Friday, 11 February 2005 04:11 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

I don't know anything about them, but there are several reasons I can think of to listen to downward is heavenward. The drumming, the third song, the epicness of the music with the tired dry vocals, the way it surprises.

― calstars, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 23:52 (seventeen years ago)

five years pass...

"the third song" I'm guessing is "If You Are To Bloom?" possibly their best song.

― billstevejim, Monday, 4 March 2013 05:24 (twelve years ago)

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