Journal #33: Area stuff

Ok so I'm going to be telling YOU about this fantastic band called Hum. They hail from a town called Champaign which is pretty close to Springfield. Hum is pretty similar to a fantastic band called Failure. They're both in this genre called Space Rock. Really trippy and out of this world guitar with layered vocals that make a trippy kind of spacey feel to their music. Great song by Hum is called Stars which I recommend you check out when you get the opportunity. They had four albums released their first Fillet Snow, then Electra 2000, followed by You'd Prefer an Astronaut, and their final release was Downward is Heavenward which was their final release in 1998. After that album they broke up and they have all gone their separate ways and they do reunion tours every once in a while. They never got very big but they were a very talented band and made some very rocking music. So yeah that's one interesting thing that came out of the area near Springfield. I'm kind of done writing about them at this point I guess. If you like Hum you should check out Failure who were another really big Space Rock band and in my opinion were even better than Hum. Failure's album Fantastic Planet was great and if you like any of Hum's album's you should check that out because that is one of the most under rated album's I have ever heard. 18 songs long and every single one is just fantastic and I wouldn't skip a single one of them. So yeah that's my opinion of Hum and Failure. Space Rock is not a Springfield only thing but Hum was pretty close to Springfield. All in all Hum is a pretty great band that you should totally check out because they were original to this area and were very talented individuals who released four great albums in a rare and talent necessary genre.