My girlfriend rented a house in Champaign, IL that was three houses down from the rental house in which Hum used to practice in the basement; it may have been Tim Lash’s apartment unit in that house, I’m not certain of which member rented it though. It was summer of 1994. We could literally sit on her front steps and hear Hum working out tracks and practicing all summer…a year prior to their ‘Astronauts” LP release. I’d never heard of them at the time, but she knew and told me “Oh, yeah, that’s the band Hum practicing”. When the album was released and caught fire, it finally sunk in to me that it was this band, Hum, that we heard! My girlfriend and I had gone our separate ways by then (she took off with a U of Illinois grad student and banged out a “love pup”; I got married to the next warm body in my bed), but I still remember her fondly, as I do the band Hum. 🎶
Thanks for sharing, that's a dope story. I remember hearing a band by my grandparents' house as a little kid, and I thought they sounded good plus they played in there for at least a few years, but I was too shy to ask their name so I'll never know if they ever got anywhere with it.
For me, Hum is the last great band of the 90’s. I seriously remember, at a party in 1995, talking to this guy about Hum and no lie, we both thought they were going to be the “next Nirvana”. We loved “Stars”, and the band in general!
i love learning to play stars and seeing stern move all like five of his fingers and shredding to play the starting chords when you move like 1 finger LOL
@@aroundth3fur thanks for the suggestion! I check them out and they are def influenced by Hum. Cool stuff. While looking into Narrow Head, Spotify routed me to the band Big Bite and holy buckets of guitars! Don't know how I'm just now discovering that band.
@@aroundth3fur ha I’m literally wearing a narrow head shirt from their tour while reading this. You’ve got great taste man and thanks for spreading narrow head to him fans I actually found hum when looking for a band like narrow head.
Rest in peace to Bryan. I doubt we will ever get another record but hopefully some shows again one day. Apparently Inlet was a very tough record to get through but its a true blessing we have it.
He was a beast! I noticed that Bryan's drumming was very simplified for Inlet, do you think this was because he wasn't very well maybe? I still have NO idea what happened to him :(
@@robotalienmusic3930 IIRC he's one of the oldest in the band, and he had spent several years out of the scene doing a normal day job. I think he was just rusty which is why Inlet ended up more "simplistic", but I still think it fits the album well.
So you’d prefer an astronaut…is a MASTERPIECE!!! Bought that and Mad season in 95. First two CDs I ever bought and I still own and listen to them today.
Fred was not trying to hear from his headset…..he was totally playing it up that it was too loud and distorted in attempt to prove he was right. In other words, Fred was being Fred.
When I was in a band in the late 90’s this was my favorite cover we did. Great Falls MT. They had no idea what hit them. Haha. Such a powerful song. This and Wilma’s Rainbow by Helmet. Just great songs to play live.
Fred may have been upset with the band even through the performance. But, it's been close to 30 years since this live performance and I still come back to watch this video on UA-cam. I heard it happen live on the radio that day and I'm not lying that this incredible kick a*ss performance made me cry in the middle of it when they hit that bridge with that hypnotizing riff and the second guitar kicked in. Even Jackie who hates Rock turned around to see the guy playing the guitar in awe. This is one of the biggest one hit wonder bands most underrated in the history of Rock. They came in killed everyone and left as if saying we conquered the world and give me my money so I can go back to my hometown and live my life in peace. This band is the ultimate example of the underdog winning big just for one night on the Las Vegas gambling table and then leaving rich without a gambling problem. End of story !!!
Blame K-Rock. They were the biggest rock station in the country, CBS's flagship station, with Howard in the morning generation millions of dollars, and this is their pathetic set-up
IMo, you can tell hum really didnt enjoy this. neither of them looked like they where enjoying being flattered or complimented, especially Matt. Also i imagine arguing with fred didnt help
Aaron James im sure they enjoyed being on a mainstream radio station. Hum was never a band that surrendered to their record labels wants. The fact that they got any radio AirPlay probably pleased the band, let alone meet a radio talk show hero.
Great episodes of the E! Show- they are a shoegaze grunge band, they're not playing without their sound- no way they were gonna just plug into a console like Fred wanted them to do
@@toot1231 you’re very wrong. Hum knew from the start they rocked and that’s all they intended to do. The if Howard liked the song enough to have them come play it live for him then they had every right to want it done properly or not at all.
It’s crazy how Howard gives his thoughts about what he thinks the song is about..not knowing that song would be there biggest song…and what he says about “people believing in junk that isn’t going to happen, but they stick with it”…possibly referring to fame..that most people don’t make which is what actually happens to Hum sadly in a way..sort of…But they have inspired a lot of bands. Which is big enough for me
Maybe these dudes prefer to not be super rich and famous anyways. The fact that they put out such great music and released an album a couple years ago means that theyve accomplished more than most musicians ever will, so theres that.
Stars really is one of those rare songs that gives you chills, especially after you've experienced it for the first time and each time you hear it again that intro hits so hard, knowing the incredible music that is about to smack you in the face for 5 minutes.
don’t understand the boomer comments saying they’re being arrogant or whatever lmao. they were young and nervous. they seemed pretty pleasant overall. fred seemed to be the one who took issue with them for like… trying to have the drums in the same room? I don’t get it lol
I'm sad I only ever got to see them live while Jason Gerken was drumming for them. Bryan is such a powerhouse. I still regret not going to the 01-01-01 'final' show.
I think a lot of people were blown away with “Stars” when it first came out, same way Howard was. Somebody with more music industry expertise than me can probably explain why they didn’t take off once this song fell out of radio rotation
Mostly due to them not bowing to record company stuff. For instance, label wanted i like your hair long to be cut short so they could release as a single but matt said no. Plus matts vocals are a bit off key so its a little off putting to some. But personally i love it
I feel like it was mostly due to unfortunate timing - Hum got big in 1995 which was the tail end of the Grunge/Post-Grunge era. I bet if they came out a few years earlier they would've maintained relevance for longer.
@@DarksiderDude You are hearing the side of a story from privledged Brat kids who sabotaged their career in music at every step. Now they are middle aged men who made another album, but the money is not there like it used to be . It's "Bowing down to record company stuff" attitude that causes everything. If you flat out refuse to compromise, that's a choice that cost you. It cost them a whole career.
Dude, they find themselves on a show that HAS changed the lives of a ton of people, just being on once. If you are too stupid or stubborn to get that, you end up where they are today...Nowhere!
Nowhere? They have fans all over the world and put out an amazing record in 2021 before losing their drummer Bryan St Pierre. Their music will be listened to well after we're all gone. It's easy to get behind a computer and talk shit, especially when you haven't done even a fraction of what the people you are criticizing have done.
@@samishah1947 I have been on the music scene since 1984 in NYC. I have never heard of them. They're on a show that changes people's lives , and act like low grade assholes. There are plenty of "Legends" that have stunted what they could have been. I personally know Anton Newcombe of "The Brian Jonestown Massacre". That guy is a "Legend" but he's fucked up every major chance he's had. These people still play, but they are not where they could have been.
Who’s watching this right now ? Everytime I cry one of the most relatable songs especially when you know there’s a train to mars when you seen that train to mars the sky will reveal it all
@@ccgbassandmore3 I'd look in any direction. Is there a modern day equivalent to hum? A label? A genre...seriously..my cynical ass needs to see what the future will bring. Tame impala was a nice primer I guess.
@@jasonb.3902 yeah dude! Check out "Black Midi" they're a couple of kids in London. they have a great album out called Schlagenheim. 953 is a great tune. See if you like them!
I'm like, dude!... it sounded great for a live spot at like 8am. Band still up from the night before. If they had DI then that would've gotten it all. Risky thing with that is if the band cant hear themselves good... DI will show all bungles! My 1st tour my ano died quick so I was DI in lots of venues
My girlfriend rented a house in Champaign, IL that was three houses down from the rental house in which Hum used to practice in the basement; it may have been Tim Lash’s apartment unit in that house, I’m not certain of which member rented it though. It was summer of 1994. We could literally sit on her front steps and hear Hum working out tracks and practicing all summer…a year prior to their ‘Astronauts” LP release. I’d never heard of them at the time, but she knew and told me “Oh, yeah, that’s the band Hum practicing”. When the album was released and caught fire, it finally sunk in to me that it was this band, Hum, that we heard! My girlfriend and I had gone our separate ways by then (she took off with a U of Illinois grad student and banged out a “love pup”; I got married to the next warm body in my bed), but I still remember her fondly, as I do the band Hum. 🎶
Wow, that is so cool. 😎
Thanks for sharing, that's a dope story. I remember hearing a band by my grandparents' house as a little kid, and I thought they sounded good plus they played in there for at least a few years, but I was too shy to ask their name so I'll never know if they ever got anywhere with it.
sick
Considering the shitty conditions they had to play in, Hum put out a great performance
This is still one of Sterns favorite songs
For me, Hum is the last great band of the 90’s. I seriously remember, at a party in 1995, talking to this guy about Hum and no lie, we both thought they were going to be the “next Nirvana”. We loved “Stars”, and the band in general!
Third Eye Blind existed.
i love learning to play stars and seeing stern move all like five of his fingers and shredding to play the starting chords when you move like 1 finger LOL
I was thinking the same thing when I was watching him mime. What the hell song is he playing??
@@itsMrNoble hopefully they go back on his show, hehe.. :>
This is the most 90's video ever. Great performance.
anyone who thinks HUM kicks ass is a friend to me. just got my vinyl copy of Inlet and it sounds fucking fantastic.
Sounds good on FLAC too
Hello friend
Check out Narrow Head. They're a newer band and sound influenced from bands like Hum
@@aroundth3fur thanks for the suggestion! I check them out and they are def influenced by Hum. Cool stuff. While looking into Narrow Head, Spotify routed me to the band Big Bite and holy buckets of guitars! Don't know how I'm just now discovering that band.
@@aroundth3fur ha I’m literally wearing a narrow head shirt from their tour while reading this. You’ve got great taste man and thanks for spreading narrow head to him fans I actually found hum when looking for a band like narrow head.
That America Online commercial had me in stitches!! It's so Tim & Eric!!! Also, this band is awesome. RIP Bryan.. Their last record is brilliant.
If you say so! lol i thought the same thing
"Hey man, you want to come to my house? I just got Mario Kart for the N64. I also got a disk in the mail for 15 free hours of American Online!"
And now 25 years later, Hum has outdone themselves with Inlet after 22 years since their last record. Who's laughing now, Fred?
Well said, inlet is amazing
In the Den and Folding will NOT get out of my head. Matt is still an amazing lyricist.
The Summoning and Shapeshifter are my favs but there isn't a bad song on the album
An absolute crowning achievement.
Sadly most likely their last record. I hope they do some shows again someday though with jason or whoever.
Rest in peace to Bryan. I doubt we will ever get another record but hopefully some shows again one day. Apparently Inlet was a very tough record to get through but its a true blessing we have it.
He was a beast! I noticed that Bryan's drumming was very simplified for Inlet, do you think this was because he wasn't very well maybe? I still have NO idea what happened to him :(
@@robotalienmusic3930 I always wonder. The silence about his death makes me think bad things.
Everytime I play this riff I imagine jamming with Bryan and it makes me smile. 😇
@@robotalienmusic3930 IIRC he's one of the oldest in the band, and he had spent several years out of the scene doing a normal day job. I think he was just rusty which is why Inlet ended up more "simplistic", but I still think it fits the album well.
"died suddenly and unexpectedly" hmmmm alot of that going on during these last few years
Brian with the perfectly timed stick flip at the camera. Love it.
So you’d prefer an astronaut…is a MASTERPIECE!!! Bought that and Mad season in 95. First two CDs I ever bought and I still own and listen to them today.
Great fucking albums
Thanks for stashin this
Howard- “they know what they’re doing”. Glad one sound guy did 🤣
These were the fucking days. God damn I miss the 90s so much 🤘🏻 Hum and Classic Stern, so badass
I'm a huge classic Stern fan and love Hum as well, never seen this before so this was a real treat. Thanks for posting!
same here, the algorithm got it right this time
I'm a gigantic Hum fun, and never was much of a Stern fan, but I'll always love him for giving them major exposure
@@SkronkJappleson Yep, me too. How the hell did I never see this before? It was awesome.
His reactions was the same reaction I had when I first heard Stars. I love it.
I love how much Howard loves music
Howard was on cloud noine while Hum was playing.
Man so pure / the more we get into social media etc you realize how the internet ruined every creative outlet
Just ordered my free 15 hour America Online trial start-up kit.
Howard always revered musicians and treated them very well.
He's basically responsible for Bloodhound Gang! And I mean that that's good.
@@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee no he’s not
“Yeeeeah! You guys play like mental patients!” 😂
Anyone else notice how Matt just str8 up gave his back to Howard ? Lmao so much passive aggressive energy in that little room
Fred was not trying to hear from his headset…..he was totally playing it up that it was too loud and distorted in attempt to prove he was right. In other words, Fred was being Fred.
Fred just can’t appreciate what at the time was really unique rock music, he’d rather play Cream songs with his cover band
Yep. The convulsing gave it away and was way over the top.
This is a gem
Can I still get that AOL offer of 15 free hours to try the Internet?
LMFAOO i love when they cut back to the "previously on howard" and show him air playing the guitar 😂😂😂
When I was in a band in the late 90’s this was my favorite cover we did. Great Falls MT. They had no idea what hit them. Haha. Such a powerful song. This and Wilma’s Rainbow by Helmet. Just great songs to play live.
For some reason, I always pair Hum and Helmet together when I listen to either one of them before listening to the other.
@@MisterAutist I agree. Both had the same power with out screaming the words.
@@timoraymo Great technical guitar playing as well.
This is so good. I love Hum.
it's like her brain is broken. all the chemicals aren't firing right.
Came here for Hum then America Online add completely steals the show before they even have a look in!
Fred may have been upset with the band even through the performance. But, it's been close to 30 years since this live performance and I still come back to watch this video on UA-cam. I heard it happen live on the radio that day and I'm not lying that this incredible kick a*ss performance made me cry in the middle of it when they hit that bridge with that hypnotizing riff and the second guitar kicked in. Even Jackie who hates Rock turned around to see the guy playing the guitar in awe. This is one of the biggest one hit wonder bands most underrated in the history of Rock. They came in killed everyone and left as if saying we conquered the world and give me my money so I can go back to my hometown and live my life in peace. This band is the ultimate example of the underdog winning big just for one night on the Las Vegas gambling table and then leaving rich without a gambling problem. End of story !!!
Jackie is a guitar player.
One hit wonder?! Hum?! You’re tripping
@@Branchofsin Name my another Hum hit that made the top 40 in Billboard ???????
@@___David___Savianyour mother??
when was this ? Deftones have a very similar musical sound.
Thank you so much. It’s kind of immersive to see the 90s ads and I’m sure not many recorded this show
Blame K-Rock. They were the biggest rock station in the country, CBS's flagship station, with Howard in the morning generation millions of dollars, and this is their pathetic set-up
Huge hum fan but these commercials rock too.
BSP enters a song perfectly every time. “Dreamboat” is another great one.
IMo, you can tell hum really didnt enjoy this. neither of them looked like they where enjoying being flattered or complimented, especially Matt. Also i imagine arguing with fred didnt help
Aaron James im sure they enjoyed being on a mainstream radio station. Hum was never a band that surrendered to their record labels wants. The fact that they got any radio AirPlay probably pleased the band, let alone meet a radio talk show hero.
they were in the middle of a tour, they were probably exhausted
this was at like 8 in the morning and they were on tour
Fred was always cool, EXCEPT in this moment.
I'm hoping that a young up coming band will pick up the torch they put down. Inlet is a masterpiece
ovlov have done a decent job
@@lawnshark025 is that an american band? Or european
@@eddiekinghamamerican, from connecticut
@@eddiekinghamamerican, they’re from connecticut i think
Inlet is SOOO AMAZING!!!
Yo thank you for uploading this !
Song starts at 19:12
Great episodes of the E! Show- they are a shoegaze grunge band, they're not playing without their sound- no way they were gonna just plug into a console like Fred wanted them to do
This is at a time when Howard was cool and music was still cool...
Thank you for posting this. Fucking awesome. Never knew they were on Stern.
Hahaha man, the commercials! Ancient Television archaeology.
Sometimes the industry just demands too many plain hotdogs. Hum had relish. 😊
RIP Bryan
Thanks for this! So good!
still coming back to this is 2019
2023 beat that
I love the ball breaking on Fred around the 30 min mark 😆 he def set himself up for it here
robin looks hot as hell here.
Id bang Robin any time. Amazing tits and you know she fucks
Gotta love the classic commercials
This band was given a hard time throughout their career.
for being arrogant pricks so yeah
@@toot1231 care to elaborate
For being brilliant
@Jeydn he cant hes just talking out of his ass acting like hes ever met the band
@@toot1231 you’re very wrong. Hum knew from the start they rocked and that’s all they intended to do. The if Howard liked the song enough to have them come play it live for him then they had every right to want it done properly or not at all.
Love that song!
This is solid gold
It’s crazy how Howard gives his thoughts about what he thinks the song is about..not knowing that song would be there biggest song…and what he says about “people believing in junk that isn’t going to happen, but they stick with it”…possibly referring to fame..that most people don’t make which is what actually happens to Hum sadly in a way..sort of…But they have inspired a lot of bands. Which is big enough for me
Maybe these dudes prefer to not be super rich and famous anyways.
The fact that they put out such great music and released an album a couple years ago means that theyve accomplished more than most musicians ever will, so theres that.
@@_aragng I agree
@@_aragngI think RCA signed them and they had no real template for guys like this. Marketing was wrong, it happens a lot.
Fred acting like he runs Electric Lady Studios. Dudes a nobody who lucked into an easy job in life
Stars really is one of those rare songs that gives you chills, especially after you've experienced it for the first time and each time you hear it again that intro hits so hard, knowing the incredible music that is about to smack you in the face for 5 minutes.
don’t understand the boomer comments saying they’re being arrogant or whatever lmao. they were young and nervous. they seemed pretty pleasant overall. fred seemed to be the one who took issue with them for like… trying to have the drums in the same room? I don’t get it lol
Great appearance....Great tune...Still is.
Ive seen alot of howards youtube stuff and never heard this one. This might be the best clip highlighting how weird fred is.
One of Billy West’s last shows.
I gave my nephew that album years ago.....he drums to it now
I'm sad I only ever got to see them live while Jason Gerken was drumming for them. Bryan is such a powerhouse. I still regret not going to the 01-01-01 'final' show.
I saw them a few days previous on December 28th or 29th in St. Louis.
phenomenal album
I think a lot of people were blown away with “Stars” when it first came out, same way Howard was. Somebody with more music industry expertise than me can probably explain why they didn’t take off once this song fell out of radio rotation
Mostly due to them not bowing to record company stuff. For instance, label wanted i like your hair long to be cut short so they could release as a single but matt said no. Plus matts vocals are a bit off key so its a little off putting to some. But personally i love it
@@DarksiderDude labels are IDIOTS. Cutting that song short would be cutting off the best part. Glad they stuck to their guns.
I feel like it was mostly due to unfortunate timing - Hum got big in 1995 which was the tail end of the Grunge/Post-Grunge era. I bet if they came out a few years earlier they would've maintained relevance for longer.
@@dylansheppard2479 They're still around
@@DarksiderDude You are hearing the side of a story from privledged Brat kids who sabotaged their career in music at every step. Now they are middle aged men who made another album, but the money is not there like it used to be . It's "Bowing down to record company stuff" attitude that causes everything. If you flat out refuse to compromise, that's a choice that cost you. It cost them a whole career.
"The internet" as someone borned in 2001. Never heard someone calling it that. Haha
Thanks for this
Fred is such a drama Queen. Haha
Two cranked 100 watt tube amps through two 4x12s in a tiny room would be hearing loss loud
@@roycedotyeah i mean i wouldnt want that
Being in a band, I can tell how shit this mustve been for the band 😭
Dude, they find themselves on a show that HAS changed the lives of a ton of people, just being on once. If you are too stupid or stubborn to get that, you end up where they are today...Nowhere!
Nowhere? They have fans all over the world and put out an amazing record in 2021 before losing their drummer Bryan St Pierre. Their music will be listened to well after we're all gone. It's easy to get behind a computer and talk shit, especially when you haven't done even a fraction of what the people you are criticizing have done.
@@Valkonnenthey are legends
@@samishah1947 I have been on the music scene since 1984 in NYC. I have never heard of them. They're on a show that changes people's lives , and act like low grade assholes. There are plenty of "Legends" that have stunted what they could have been. I personally know Anton Newcombe of "The Brian Jonestown Massacre". That guy is a "Legend" but he's fucked up every major chance he's had. These people still play, but they are not where they could have been.
@@Valkonnen agreed , but still the albums are legendary.
Stern + Hum = Match maid/Heaven
love that hum performance and the cluster fuck that came with it to play the song hahaha
Who’s watching this right now ? Everytime I cry one of the most relatable songs especially when you know there’s a train to mars when you seen that train to mars the sky will reveal it all
A much better time...A much better appreciation for true talent. I'm afraid these days are over.
nah, it aint. There was a lot of bs back then. Gotta look in the right places
@@ccgbassandmore3 I'd look in any direction. Is there a modern day equivalent to hum? A label? A genre...seriously..my cynical ass needs to see what the future will bring. Tame impala was a nice primer I guess.
@@jasonb.3902 yeah dude! Check out "Black Midi" they're a couple of kids in London. they have a great album out called Schlagenheim. 953 is a great tune. See if you like them!
@@ccgbassandmore3 Not too bad! It sounds like if Clash Combat Rock and YES had a baby. Am I hearing some Clapton in there???
@@jasonb.3902 oh hell yeah! yeah they're great. Glad u dig them
Holy cow there is an America Online add in the middle. That is hilarious.
Man these commercials bring me back. Commercials these days suck!
The best days of talk radio
My lord Fred is insane.
Man I miss the old stern show!
Hum playing with a NIN sticker on the door, classic 💯
Robin look at me! look at me playin guitar! Lmaoo he sounds like a child wanting attention from their mom
That fuzz and distortion guitar pedals
Heard this live on FM in St Louis as a stern replay back in ~2006. Loved Hum every since.
Fred's a lucky nobody
Thank you for holding this lol
July of 1995. Seems like only yesterday.
Fred fucking sucked this day. Still love him though cause he’s a fart sound master.
Incredible post.
Hum is so right on this one. Haha. Why invite them to perform but don’t have a space for them to perform.
I really hope Howard is made aware of Inlet and listens to it because it honestly puts modern “rock” to shame
Things were better back then, including Howard.
this is one of the most awkward things I have ever seen
This is so 90s
Back when I used to watch Howard... I can't remember them on there
I used to watch every night on e! And that show Nightstand with Dick Dietrick while doing hw for high school.
This remind me of mental illness!!!
😢
Great song!!!!!!!
Stars is still strong
wish we had 30 more years of Howard Stern, last 13 years he has finally been perfecting his craft.
I'm like, dude!... it sounded great for a live spot at like 8am. Band still up from the night before.
If they had DI then that would've gotten it all.
Risky thing with that is if the band cant hear themselves good... DI will show all bungles!
My 1st tour my ano died quick so I was DI in lots of venues
Plus the bands sound comes from their amps moving a lot of air.
Hum ❤