My First Time Listening to Downward Is Heavenward by Hum | My Reaction

[@darkeviljaxson]

Its so wild knowing there are only like a hundred other people in the entire world who like this album as much as I do. HUM is forever the most unique and beautiful band Ive ever heard.

[@egodormiosedcormeumvigilat4353]

I am in this same small family. Hum is my all-time favorite band - why aren’t they universally beloved?

[@KyleS.1987]

Maybe my favorite album of all time. These guys are so underrated.

[@mollyesanborn]

Such an amazing record! I'm so glad that I finally got around to hearing this one.

[@MassimoGulino]

Ive been waiting for someone to react to this album, its beautiful.

[@airwaydude014]

The greatest Hum album ever imo. Afternoon with the Axolotls just speaks for itself, glad to see you enjoyed this one!

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for checking out the reaction! Great album, Hum really set a beautiful tone across this record and I love how they blend the intensity and the softness so well.

[@Sheer_Kold]

I agree too...Hum in their best form.

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

​@@Sheer_Kold i agree, their best

[@deckofcards87]

Wow, I didn't expect a reaction to Hum but soo happy you did this! We appreciate that you select more obscure stuff and not just what's trending. That's cool. "Inlet" from 2020 is a must as well. Hum had a 21 year hiatus, it just kind of came out of nowhere and was a pleasant surprise! If you're still taking requests, I want to suggest Elastica's debut "Elastica" from '95, a seminal album from the Britpop era they were huge here in the UK.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah Hum is great, I've really enjoyed what I've heard from them so far! I'll definitely have to give Inlet a listen as well at some point. And I'm always taking more suggestions, I'll make sure that Elastica is on my list :)

[@mumbles1015]

Inlet was great, I was listening to it while driving and realized I was lost in space. I refuse to listen to that one while driving anymore. Haha

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

Inlet is great, desert rambler is one of my all-time favourite songs

[@aZeddPrattFilm]

@@mollyesanborn Def make sure

[@dependenceday5865]

Really recommend listening to the outtakes “Puppets” and “Aphids”. Absolutely excellent cuts that I am in absolute disbelief as to how they weren’t put on an album

[@traviswilliam2490]

One of my all time favs - always puts a tear in my eye.

[@mollyesanborn]

Apollo had me pretty choked up. I love the emotion in this album but there's so much intensity at times too. They balance both elements beautifully.

[@andysilvamoreira641]

One of the best albums ever made, not only in regards to Hum, but in music. This band is so dear to me and Molly got the best reactions and comments. My heart feels warm to see a young person being so sharp, intelligent and well spoken when talkign about music.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate the comment! Hum is a fantastic band and I'm so glad I've been introduced to their music through having this channel :)

[@Rev-Tones]

Hum is one of the most underrated bands of all time I've been listening to them since there albun electra 2000 listen to that one this album is flawless ( dreamboat is one of there best songs )

[@NuTacLLC]

I wish so bad I could hear this album again for the first time. Got to see Hum once in Cincinnati in the 90’s. Hum’s last album, Inlet, is great. Sooooo heavy. Great video Molly.

[@MrSteve88]

If You Are To Bloom and Afternoon with the Axolotls were my favs

[@TheRealEricMitchell]

It’s always a good night when Molly uploads 🥰😍

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy the channel :D

[@reidood]

"I've never heard beautiful sludge in all of my life" is the perfect encapsulation of this album's greatness 😄

[@musicismyfriend7919]

Great reaction as always! I've often heard this group compared to a band called FAILURE, who made an album called "Fantastic Planet" in 1996. It's one of the best albums I've ever heard! If anyone agrees with me, let Molly know. Maybe she'll react to it someday!

[@mollyesanborn]

That album is absolutely on my list, a few others have been suggesting Failure here in the comments as well. I'm looking forward to hearing it!

[@SomerankeroffYT]

@@musicismyfriend7919 surprised that hasn’t been brought up more frequently! The new album is absolute bliss too!

[@LokiTricksterG]

I always thought Failure and Hum were similar, and they even have a similar career trajectory as well: 90's bands who took a long hiatus at the end of that decade, only to come back recently.

[@JAP-td5ot]

Inlet, please!!! That album I thought was amazing. If you love the atmosphere that hum creates, definitely should check out inlet. Only difference is, that album is polished but sounds amazing!!! Keep up the reviews!

[@daevyl]

That's a real gem.

[@DerGeek]

Saw them perform about 10 years ago, they played the album entirely and it was ethereal. Top 5 concerts I've ever seen.

[@heyskipj]

Smashing Pumpkins feel is right. This gave us more immersive sky and soundscape than YPA-Astronaut LP. Green to Me all day!

[@cracked-actor]

One of my favorite albums ever! Great to see you listening to this.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes, such a fantastic album! Thanks for checking out the reaction :)

[@pdawson2666]

🚁🚁the helicopter outro would always have everybody lookin out all of the car windows lol....looove this album 🙌

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, yeah that outro is very unexpected!

[@barrynapier7584]

Yeeeessss!!!! So glad you finally got this! The next album (their last) in a 10/10 for me.

[@DerGeek]

One of my favorite albums and reactors, well done and would suggest catching them live. It's an experience!

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much for checking out the reaction! I'd love to catch Hum live one of these days and hear some of these tracks in person. Must be pretty incredible.

[@Sheer_Kold]

I loved how much the sonics of noise and sound are used on this album...its my favourite Hum record also...they composed beautiful songs here. Great reaction Molly! 👍🏻

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

Totally agree, their best work by far

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes, great comment! They balance their sound on this record beautifully, the dynamic between soft and restrained and then the flood of heaviness comes rushing in is so good. At times I felt like I was completely surrounded by sound when listening to this record.

[@youknowimright.3137]

This album is a GEM

[@mollyesanborn]

It absolutely is, I really enjoyed listening to this one!

[@maxiguess2291]

More Hum! I hope you do a video for their last album!

[@tacoboutdrumming]

This is one of my top 10 albums ever, so sad their drummer passed away recently. He was a hero of mine.

[@mollyesanborn]

I hadn't realized that he had passed away, that's so sad. I wonder if the band will continue to put out more music.

[@tacoboutdrumming]

@@mollyesanborn I don’t think they well. Inlet was the last album they did and that one came 22 years after downward. I think that sometimes the magic between certain people is its own entity that can’t be filled with another line up in Hum’s case. I’m honestly ok if they are done. Still do this day they are the loudest band I’ve ever seen live.

[@JayTheRed602]

Pleasantly surprised to see this album get some much deserved attention. Hum is truly an underrated gem of a group.

[@mollyesanborn]

Absolutely, Hum is such a talented band and I love what I've heard from them so far!

[@locustkllr]

So glad you made it to this album, just one of the best.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah I'm so happy I've finally heard this one! It's been on my list for so long too. But a fantastic album, I love how Hum blends a lot of contrasting elements together so beautifully.

[@chrisjulian6871]

Definitely gotta do inlet too!

[@mollyesanborn]

Noted, I'll have to check out Inlet in the future.

[@jaredscott367]

@@mollyesanborn it's a masterpiece

[@barrynapier7584]

Agreed. It’s my favorite Hum album and easily in my top 5 albums of the past 10 years.

[@archocystosyrinx]

if you are to bloom is my fav here.. beautiful chords

[@dollarsaurus01]

One of those rare albums that scratches every conceivable itch for good rock music from this time period. You can listen to it 100 times and still catch new sounds and details you’ve never noticed before. Hum reached Radiohead-level brilliance here, it’s still so massively underrated

[@streetsurgery]

My fav album! Hype!

[@mollyesanborn]

Nice!! Thanks for checking out the reaction :)

[@michamikoajczyk4779]

So happy to see this reaction. It's great to see some niche albums featured on this channel, and I've been looking forward to this one since Astronaut. Keep up with the vlogs!

[@matthewmohri9990]

Good choice! Phenomenal album from the early 90's. Thank you.

[@mollyesanborn]

This album was a fantastic listen, I'm so glad I've finally heard it. Thanks for checking out the reaction :)

[@matthewmohri9990]

@@mollyesanborn I think you would like bands like Polvo and Chavez.

[@mollyesanborn]

@@matthewmohri9990 I will make sure to add them both to my list, thank you!

[@DemiseUnseen]

Awesome reaction Molly, thank you for sharing. Always have had a soft spot for HUM. I was so fortunate to see them live 9 years ago, it was amazing. For any fans out there that may not know, they have a website with a bunch of free songs to download, including a bunch of unreleased music. One of them: "Boy with stick" is an incredible sound and atmosphere. Probably my fav song. You rock Molly!

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah Hum are fantastic, they've got such a well developed sound on these two albums that I've heard from them. That's cool they've got some 'hidden tracks' I guess you'd call them for their fans, I'll have to check out their website.

[@cannatacris]

YES YES YES FINALLY YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@egodormiosedcormeumvigilat4353]

“I’ve never heard such beautiful sludge in all my life!”

[@youknowimright.3137]

Afternoon to the axolotis is a beautiful song.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes, such a fantastic track!

[@SomerankeroffYT]

Fantastic choice as always! Love how you brought up them doing so much with so little, to me that sums up what makes the alternative music around this time so great! Using production and guitar effects to build an atmosphere that makes that “beautiful sludge” sound Another more modern band that could be described that way is Kylesa (kinda like a more psychedelic Mastodon) - Spiral Shadow is a great album to check out :)

[@mollyesanborn]

That beautiful sludge sound is brilliant, I love what Hum manages to pull off with their sound. They blend a lot of very opposing elements together and blend it all so perfectly. I'll have to make sure I've got Kylesa on my list to check out as well, thanks!

[@jordannietos]

The inspiration from them gave a lot of bands their careers started.

[@RAREDEATHMETAL]

Hi Molly - please do Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation - the debut album by Funeral for a Friend - I think you will really enjoy it. Kind regards from the UK.

[@bumish]

Thanks for introducing me to Hum! Recommendation for a first listen would be artist "VAST" album "Visual Audio Sensory Theater". Very melodic rock band with orchestral music, monk chanting, and all sorts of odd sounds mixed in!

[@mollyesanborn]

Oh awesome, hope you enjoy your journey into Hum's music! I'll make sure that VAST is on my list as well, they sound like a very intriguing band.

[@thesilverhawaiian5024]

Hum had perfected their sound here, its crazy how underrated this album is but ig it makes it more special to those that appreciate it

[@instantnoodles4663]

I have been obsessed with this album lately

[@mollyesanborn]

That's very understandable, haha! This album is beautiful, Hum outdid themselves with this one.

[@jakesmith6233]

You have definitely been given me more new bands to check out as of late. Please keep it up! It's like I said during the Mussugah video. I feel like there are many great bands out there, and we're just only scratching the surface.

[@mollyesanborn]

Oh that is awesome, it makes me so happy to hear when I read comments like this! I hope you enjoy Hum, definitely check out You'd Prefer An Astronaut. Another great album from them.

[@jakesmith6233]

@@mollyesanborn I will have to investigate that, thanks for the suggestion.

[@mollyesanborn]

@@jakesmith6233 of course! :)

[@jakesmith6233]

Both albums sound really good! After first listen, they remind me of an alternative rock group from the 80's called REM. Intel might be next! Here are 5 albums that I have discovered thanks to this channel Calculating Infinity by Dillinger Escape Plan (and others) Street Cleaner by God flesh Demanufacture by Fear Factory Destroy Erase Improve by Messugah California by Mr. Bungle You can now add Downward is Heavenward by Hum as well

[@mollyesanborn]

@@jakesmith6233 🔥🔥

[@archocystosyrinx]

i love love love this album

[@patricktuazon]

And this is why Deftones sounds the way they are at some points in their songs

[@CFChristian]

You'd Prefer an Astronaut was the influence for White Pony. Is that what you're referring to?

[@happyninja42]

I remember first hearing about Hum waaaay back on Mtv's late night rotation. I can't recall if it was in the middle of an episode of Beavis and Butthead (they would sometimes clip in music videos for B&B to headbang to, and Stars was included once), or if I just saw them on....was it called Liquid TV? The block of videos from like 1am-4am, when they played the weird shit. Anyway, heard Stars and fell in love with it.

[@mollyesanborn]

That's awesome, I wish I'd known about Hum earlier on. Such a talented band, I love their sound!

[@LokiTricksterG]

Beavis & Butthead watching Hum's "Stars" is one of my favorite B&B clips.

[@ed_die8004]

YAAAAAAAYYY

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@NickFoley-r4o]

Amazing album and amazing band. I recommend watching on KZbin Hum live in 1998 at Penn State University to see many of these songs played live.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for letting me know! I'll definitely have to give some of their live stuff a listen as well.

[@ManoloChapa]

Amazing album

[@mollyesanborn]

Absolutely, this record is so beautiful!

[@kleptoliapennyfeather6078]

Oh, yeah. Hum - Downward is Heavenward. Inlet is amazing, too. Some of my favorite guitar sounds ever. Check out Big Wreck - In Loving Memory Of… if you haven’t already. Very different sound from Hum, but another underrated 90’s band.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for the album suggestion! I'll have to check that one out.

[@Posirep]

Sadly I felt Inlet was boring :/

[@glx3846]

Hi, me and my best friend are going to watch this now. We have been enjoying your vlogs. :) :)

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much for watching! I hope you both enjoy the reaction :)

[@glx3846]

@@mollyesanbornWe have listened to a few of the recent albums you reacted to and we are enjoying them. I have a question, would you like me and my best friend to watch all your upcoming reactions together? As well as your older vlogs?

[@glx3846]

@@mollyesanborn We enjoyed your reaction. The music gave an early 2000’s sound. This was our first time listening to this. We are going to check out their other songs and albums. Please could you do a reaction to Nelly Furtado’s album Loose. My best friend is waiting for your reaction on that. :) :)

[@mollyesanborn]

@@glx3846 I'm glad you've been enjoying the channel! I'll be sure to keep your album suggestion in mind, thanks.

[@jpicard81]

Lead singer was the producer for hopesfall"s arbiter album. Anyone into hum should check out that album. Every tracks a banger

[@mollyesanborn]

Good to know, thanks for the suggestion!

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

Since you reacted to Hum, I think you should listen to Fantastic Planet by the band Failure, an absolutely excellent album, even A Perfect Circle and Paramore covered some songs from the album. Failure is a very very respected band in the rock music industry, i just can't recommend them enough

[@mollyesanborn]

Absolutely, I've had that album on my list for a while now! I'd love to hear it.

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

@@mollyesanborn thank you Molly, you're the best music review channel

[@mollyesanborn]

@@ilyas_elouchihi aw thank you so much! Much appreciated, I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos :D

[@tetfol3315]

That Failure's album is really good, kind of similar in mood was "Antenna" by Cave In.

[@Posirep]

I saw HUM and Failure do a show together about 7 or 8 years ago!

[@luisfernandompereira]

Molly, you have to listen their last album, Inlet. I'm obssesed since came out!

[@mollyesanborn]

Good to know, I'd love to hear that one as well!

[@DavidMadeira29]

So good, uh?! I can't stop listening to that noise. Namastè.

[@mollyesanborn]

There is something very addictive about their sound, it's kind of like you're floating and sinking at the same time. It completely envelops you when listening to it.

[@aaronbevinsnerdcentral]

Such a great band, was awesome to see them return. Also would love you to check out Swervedriver, who are an awesome blend of shoegaze n grunginess

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll make sure that Swervedriver is on my list :)

[@aaronbevinsnerdcentral]

@@mollyesanborn their album Mezcal Head is a great place to start

[@dollarsaurus01]

Hell yeah Swervedriver is so underrated

[@Edmilson2902]

Good reaction

[@mintower]

Molly please listen to Electra 2000. It's more heavy album with ex-guitarist Hum. And i recommend you listen to Failure - Fantastic Planet. Its friends of Hum, very underrated space-grunge band

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for the suggestions! :)

[@MAGICCOFFEY]

Hum is one of my favourite bands. also chino from deftones is a big fan of them 😁

[@mollyesanborn]

They're so talented, I love what I've heard from Hum so far. I can definitely hear the influence they had on Deftones, there are a lot of similarities with their sound.

[@Jonathan-Jones]

I love The Core dvd lol.What a fun childhood movie. So bad that it's good...

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, yeah that's definitely my favorite guilty pleasure movie!

[@Jazzlobber]

Great album. Compared to You'd Prefer an Astronaut, the band slowed down the pace a bit, adding more atmospherics to the sound, resulting in the abrasive but beautifully graceful nature of the album. Afternoon With The Axolotls, Green to Me & Apollo are my favorites. It's a shame that the album went completely unnoticed, which ultimately led to Hum's breakup. I was so glad when they finally released something new. Inlet is an awesome record as well.

[@mollyesanborn]

You described this album's sound perfectly, beautifully abrasive. It's such a contrast in tones that they manage to blend together so well. I will have to give Inlet a listen at some point as well, I'd be curious to hear something a bit more recent from them and see how their sound has changed.

[@mollyesanborn]

They're such a talented band, I agree that it's a shame they're not more known. This album is beautiful, it's got such a well developed atmosphere to it and I love how it's heavy but they deliver that weight with such a delicateness at the same time. They strike a perfect balance between the two. I will definitely have to get to Inlet at some point as well!

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

Hands down best Hum album

[@mollyesanborn]

This album is fantastic, I agree! I'm so glad I finally checked it out.

[@FluidTomato-iq9vl]

This album gets an 11/10

[@mollyesanborn]

Such a fantastic record! It's just so beautiful, they blend the melodic and soft with the harsh noise so perfectly.

[@TheRealEricMitchell]

You’re so damn beautiful Molly ☺️🥰

[@sluglife9785]

Nice. Vote for you to consider looking into Placebo at some point.

[@joey86bu1]

Darn I forgot that Hum made this.

[@eddiewbush]

Molly ! id like to see your review of the album: "Fair Warning" by Van Halen 🙏

[@irvingramirez1318]

You have to react to Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime, I think you'll like it

[@mollyesanborn]

I'll make sure to add that one to my list, thanks!

[@DylanMorales83]

Do you think you could react to Scarlett O'hara Lost in Existence

[@gravewaxxsupercoven1980]

Hey!! Just a reminder....only 1 week until Layne Staleys birthday! I think you deserve to experience his Opus that is MADSEASON - Above

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for the reminder, I have Mad Season on my list! :)

[@sergiodavila5269]

This is good!!! But remember to react to “You’d Prefer an Astronaut”….🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@mollyesanborn]

I actually have already! It's the other Hum album that I've heard already, I did my reaction for it a while back on the channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ2Xk6msr7CffrMsi=SImfaD6YGlPJgDgE

[@sergiodavila5269]

@@mollyesanborn oh yeah. It has been a while. I remember now. You did a great job on that one too 🤘🏽❤️‍🔥🤘🏽❤️‍🔥🤘🏽❤️‍🔥

[@mollyesanborn]

@@sergiodavila5269 yeah two years ago, it took me wayyy too long to get to another Hum reaction haha! I'm so glad I've finally checked this one out though, such a fantastic album.

[@sergiodavila5269]

@@mollyesanborntotally. …but hey your reaction to this one is worth the wait. Hum was cool in the 90zzz because they mixed Alternative music weirdness with quite a bit of heaviness. They weren’t afraid to be heavy. In fact, I remember seeing “Stars” on Headbangers Ball & 120 Minutes, the alternative rock show on MTV 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@newaccount8336]

You should check out You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr

[@mollyesanborn]

Noted, I've got Dinosaur Jr on my list :)

[@bionicprime3952]

Hey I'm curious, do you have any plans on checking out Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns?

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes, I'll definitely try and get to it here on the channel! I get so distracted with all of the suggestions, I'd love to hear more of Linkin Park's discography though :)

[@tetfol3315]

First two Swervedriver and Catherine Wheel albums are good choice if someone likes this kind of walls of guitars sound.

[@mollyesanborn]

Good to know, thank you for the suggestions!

[@AdamF90]

Raise and Mezcal Head are amazing, worth listening to back to back in one sitting

[@tetfol3315]

@@AdamF90 I tend to like more their debut but both albums are worth to check.

[@AdamF90]

@@tetfol3315 I probably lean more toward Raise also, if not just for the fact that it’s so innovative in its sound considering the other rock music of its time, and it still holds up well today. Feel So Real, Pile Up, Rave Down, Deep Seat are some of my favorite songs I listen to regularly, but if recommending to other people, I’d probably go with Mezcal Head to introduce them and then go back to listen to Raise

[@tetfol3315]

@@AdamF90 they also did many good songs on their singles and ep's.

[@noself7889]

This was a new band for me. I like the music but not a fan of the vocals. Nothing distinctive as far as vocals go. I will continue to listen further though. Thanks for the reaction . They remind me of incubus but without the vocals.

[@strothman]

Pixies, Surfer Rosa

[@UK-Government]

Hi Molly, do you think you'll ever do a reaction to A Thousand Suns by Linkin Park?

[@mollyesanborn]

I'll definitely try and do more Linkin Park on the channel! I get so distracted with all of the suggestions in the comments, I'll have to try and remember to get to that album soon.

[@snitchex5087]

irrelevant to this video but patiently waiting for avenged sevenfold album reaction

[@CoboProdz]

Drives me crazy how she says “acoustic” lol. It doesn’t have a Q in it!

[@mollyesanborn]

Aw, sorry about that. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I never knew I was mispronouncing it until I started this channel 😳

[@uphillracer]

It sounds so much like sunny day real estate

[@mollyesanborn]

Ooh, that's another band I need to check out at some point!

[@uphillracer]

@@mollyesanborn while the Hum singer stays a bit distant in his delivery, jeremy enigk from SDRE comes a lot closer. i recommend the debut album DIARY. there is a live in studio-version as well, recorded&released just some months ago.

[@mollyesanborn]

@@uphillracer thanks for letting me know!

[@Posirep]

The best HUM album. Especially against the very overrated predecessor, You'd Prefer An Astronaut The band .hopesfall. carried on their legacy. Especially their most recent album "Arbiter"

[@Lone-wolf-1982]

C'mon Molly. If you can react to Hum, you can check out Phish. They've only played at Madison Square Gardens 60 times, and sold it out 23 times. Kind of hard for Hum and other such bands to do.

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, I hear you! I'll definitely keep Phish in mind. ;)

[@edwinavila1076]

marry me

[@nevioberki9894]

They influenced The Deftones productionwise, they even admitted that. I like how their sound is grand, only one thing I don't like...weak lyrics.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah there's absolutely some similarities between Hum's sound and Deftones. Both bands really embrace that fuzzy, atmospheric style to their music.

[@Cyborg-su6rd]

The Lyrics aren’t weak. Each song is a part of the story in the album. And you’re only hearing snippets instead of the full lyrics In these videos.

[@AdamF90]

I think he writes great lyrics, especially on Inlet. Waves and Step Into You have really creative lyrics

[@Posirep]

They influencer Hopesfall even more and Matt Talbott even produced one of their albums

[@AdamF90]

Inlet is worth listening to also, sound production is very cool, just a band doing what they want without being controlled, true to themselves but still keeping it modern, most rock bands today don’t have a unique sound that also rocks hard and isn’t the same generic commercial boring crap. Other 90s bands to definitely check out are Swervedriver (Raise or Mezcal Head are great albums), Failure, Jawbox, Sebadoh, Seam, Braid, Texas is the Reason, Quicksand, Paw, Polvo, Tad