You'd Prefer an Astronaut

You'd Prefer an Astronaut
Studio album by Hum
Released 1995
Recorded 1995
Genre Post-hardcore, space rock, alternative rock
Length 45:53
Language English
Label RCA
Producer Keith Cleversley, Hum
Hum chronology
Electra 2000
(1993)		 You'd Prefer an Astronaut
(1995)		 Downward Is Heavenward
(1998)
Singles from You'd Prefer an Astronaut
  1. "Stars"
    Released: 1995
  2. "The Pod"
    Released: 1995
  3. "I'd Like Your Hair Long"
    Released: 1995
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You'd Prefer an Astronaut is the third studio album by the Champaign, Illinois post-hardcore band Hum. It was released in 1995 by RCA Records as their major label debut.

Deftones frontman, Chino Moreno, has declared this album a “big part of where [Deftones] get a big part of [their] influence from, tone-wise.”[2]

There is also a post-rock band from Oklahoma whose name comes from the album's title.

Track listing

  1. "Little Dipper" – 4:45
  2. "The Pod" – 4:38
  3. "Stars" – 5:09
  4. "Suicide Machine" – 5:58
  5. "The Very Old Man" – 2:45
  6. "Why I Like the Robins" – 4:58
  7. "I'd Like Your Hair Long" – 5:25
  8. "I Hate It Too" – 5:59
  9. "Songs of Farewell and Departure" – 6:16

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References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Turner, Luke (2010-11-23). "Bakers Dozen: Deftones' Chino Moreno Chooses His Top 13 Albums". The Quietus. http://thequietus.com/articles/05329-deftones-chino-interview-favourite-records?page=7. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
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Matt Talbott • Jeff Dimpsey • Tim Lash • Bryan St. Pere
Andy Switzky · Baltie de Lay · Rod van Huis · Joe Futrelle · Akis Boyatzis · Jeff Kropp
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Fillet Show · Electra 2000 · You'd Prefer an Astronaut · Downward Is Heavenward
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