Video Friday: Reunion nostalgia (hard rock version)
For this Video Friday, I was initially planning to post videos of music I play when I need to make myself concentrate and work - songs with drive/ pace and something extra - one was very sweet and dreamy (Minus the Bear's "This Ain't A Surfin' Movie"), one was ridiculously filthy when you dig into the lyrics (ok, it was Snoop Dogg's "It Ain't No Fun"), and the third + possibly fourth would hearken back to my wake-up music in college - Radiohead's "Bones" and Hum's "I'd Like Your Hair Long."
In looking for a video of Hum's "I'd Like Your Hair Long," I saw something that made me sad and almost pissy - they did a damned reunion show at the Double Door, down the street from my damned house, at New Years! Granted, I had a GREAT time at New Years with friends at Ginger's Bar, but - HUM! I would not have wanted to subject my wife to that, necessarily. The first time I saw them they were 15 minutes late, started "Why I Like the Robins," and then soundchecked again for 35 minutes before providing a sonic assault that was worth it. The second time I saw them, the crowd was out of control. It was a $1.05 show in St. Louis for The Point 105 that brought in a rowdy crowd-surf -wannabe crowd and it really ruined the music, coupled with the crap soundsystem at the Side Door or wherever they played.
Bu. I could have seen them. Maybe they'll do it again; they were a Champaign band and probably live up here now. So in honor of the show I missed, three songs that get me going, with bands I would love to see if they reunited and came around to play CHI. The last one will be Hum. The first two will be Velocity Girl (with the cute LOW budget video for Crazy Town) and Faith No More with Surprise! You're Dead!
1- Velocity Girl, "Crazy Town"
"Audrey's Eyes" was the first single, and a better song, in my opinion. But this video is quintessential early 90's cute, and well done for obviously being shot in a living room and on an empty street. And no trolls - you know there were a lot of those hand-sized trolls with the high colorful hair in early 90s videos. I don't know why either.
Also, this band probably inspired generations of dorks to think they would one day be part of a group of 4 guys who were friends with an attractive singing girl, start a band, and maybe one of them would get to make out with her.
2 - Faith No More, Surprise! You're Dead!
This song always makes me giggle.
3 - Hum - I'd Like Your Hair Long
No real video, but I always think this song is fantastic... never understood why people didn't like the band that much. I guess they can be relatively boring, but they represent a quiet intensity that I love to hear. They're not the most dynamic live band, either, but the first time I saw them was incredible.
In looking for a video of Hum's "I'd Like Your Hair Long," I saw something that made me sad and almost pissy - they did a damned reunion show at the Double Door, down the street from my damned house, at New Years! Granted, I had a GREAT time at New Years with friends at Ginger's Bar, but - HUM! I would not have wanted to subject my wife to that, necessarily. The first time I saw them they were 15 minutes late, started "Why I Like the Robins," and then soundchecked again for 35 minutes before providing a sonic assault that was worth it. The second time I saw them, the crowd was out of control. It was a $1.05 show in St. Louis for The Point 105 that brought in a rowdy crowd-surf -wannabe crowd and it really ruined the music, coupled with the crap soundsystem at the Side Door or wherever they played.
Bu. I could have seen them. Maybe they'll do it again; they were a Champaign band and probably live up here now. So in honor of the show I missed, three songs that get me going, with bands I would love to see if they reunited and came around to play CHI. The last one will be Hum. The first two will be Velocity Girl (with the cute LOW budget video for Crazy Town) and Faith No More with Surprise! You're Dead!
1- Velocity Girl, "Crazy Town"
"Audrey's Eyes" was the first single, and a better song, in my opinion. But this video is quintessential early 90's cute, and well done for obviously being shot in a living room and on an empty street. And no trolls - you know there were a lot of those hand-sized trolls with the high colorful hair in early 90s videos. I don't know why either.
Also, this band probably inspired generations of dorks to think they would one day be part of a group of 4 guys who were friends with an attractive singing girl, start a band, and maybe one of them would get to make out with her.
Click to view2 - Faith No More, Surprise! You're Dead!
This song always makes me giggle.
3 - Hum - I'd Like Your Hair Long
No real video, but I always think this song is fantastic... never understood why people didn't like the band that much. I guess they can be relatively boring, but they represent a quiet intensity that I love to hear. They're not the most dynamic live band, either, but the first time I saw them was incredible.