Disneyland's Forgotten Sci-Fi Rock Band - Live From the Space Stage (Full Documentary)
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For one glorious summer, an experimental, sci-fi band rocked Disneyland's space stage. With a bass-playing Wookie and an acrobatic frog, the band's existence is nearly unbelievable, and the story behind its creation is just as incredible. This is Defunctland's first feature film, Live From the Space Stage: A HALYX Story. Please enjoy.
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@CamHennings 3 жыл бұрын
Disney didn't allow male guests with long hair to enter the park but they'd have a band sing a song called Jail Bait. God, the '80s were a wild time!
@vitodereine5360 3 жыл бұрын
and... THEY COULDN'T DANCE!! I would have been rockin out with the band, screw that.
@daweeje6146 3 жыл бұрын
My sentiments as well--and I wrote the darn song!
@phoenixdavida8987 3 жыл бұрын
@@daweeje6146 ... is that sarcasm or seriousness?
@phoenixdavida8987 3 жыл бұрын
@@daweeje6146 I peeked at your profile and it seems you're most likely not being metaphorical in some way and in fact, are serious. so kudos to you for penning such a wonder!! hats off to you, my friend!
@CamHennings 3 жыл бұрын
@@daweeje6146 And we salute you! Thank you!
@00Noir 3 жыл бұрын
"I mean, c'mon, who doesn't want to watch a 7-foot Wookie play the bass" that's it, that's the whole documentary
@bjbeardse 3 жыл бұрын
Rule #2 Your bass player is a useless Wookie.
@kriscynical 3 жыл бұрын
I read this right as she said it in the video. That was weird. lol
@wonderrob3225 3 жыл бұрын
I was a boy then, and I was from there , it's only an accident that I wasn't at Disneyland on a day when this happened. This documentary makes me emotional! This was true and serious Art . for commercial purpose or otherwise.
@FeliciaZezili 2 жыл бұрын
The young fans making up lore for the keyboard player was amazingly wholesome.
@alexaburks Жыл бұрын
Seriously, I'm so obsessed that they did this
@ulture 8 ай бұрын
@@alexaburks that was the kind of stuff we did as kids. I remember coming up with so many random fake facts about Pokemon in the playground and everyone agreeing with these headcanons (as they'd be called today) and coming up with their own
@immerzart 7 ай бұрын
It's the one part that without fail always makes me cry any time I rewatch this
@notoriouswhitemoth Жыл бұрын
It's not often a band is too successful for its own good. They fell apart because they were too talented to just be the novelty act Disney wanted them to be, and that's a tragedy.
@IDontmeanit Жыл бұрын
Was thinking that as well. Production was too expensive, they want to pay a lead and move on.
@Maniac536 3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the first crowdfunded documentary I’ve seen that was actually released
@dereknight861 3 жыл бұрын
This is my third: First was Death of Superman Lives Second was In Search of Darkness It’s all a great watch
@Maniac536 3 жыл бұрын
Derek Night I liked death of superman lives. I didn’t know it was crowdfunded I just assumed showtime paid the guy to make it.
@dereknight861 3 жыл бұрын
Maniac536 oh no. I remember the crowdfunding for Death of Supes lives. We all thought it was crazy that he’d get to interact with the likes of Tim Burton and Kevin Smith AND that they’d uncover almost long lost footage to see stuff we’d only hear whispers and rumors of.
@wesleyhunt7599 3 жыл бұрын
Tangent Realms?
@lcmiracle 3 жыл бұрын
Mine was Natsuki: the movie
@officialmumford7507 3 жыл бұрын
I broke down in tears when I heard my auntie's voice (Lora Mumford) I haven't heard her voice in 10 years since she passed away. She is the reason for my passion for music.
@MovieVigilante 3 жыл бұрын
Her voice reminds me of Ann Wilson of Heart.
@flamefangstar 3 жыл бұрын
Now you have her on KZfaq and so many fans!!
@carlycrays2831 3 жыл бұрын
Are you the niece with the jacket? Can we see a pic of the jacket?
@epramos6800 3 жыл бұрын
@@MovieVigilante She reminds me of Lora Mumford.... She was awesome.
@epramos6800 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss... I was in the eighth grade when I first heard her sing. It was a amazing band... I wished I had a tape of their songs or record but some great things are just made to be remembered..
@XaurielZ 2 жыл бұрын
There's an alternate universe where Halyx was a huge megahit and spawned an entire genre of sci-fi-alien-rock
@Violet-Marie666 Жыл бұрын
🥺🥺🥺
@AK-jt7kh Жыл бұрын
Hey how can we get to this dimension?
@Danielthedrummer Жыл бұрын
GWAR and TWRP are 57 parallel universes ahead of that
@o_o5210 Жыл бұрын
I would like to go there.
@LordMarlle Жыл бұрын
sci-fi-alien-rock isn't a genre it's a gimmick. Cool band tho
@EthalaRide Жыл бұрын
45:46 I love how they were like "we were not expecting the wookiee to have sex apeal" and it's like... this was a decade before Beauty and the Beast came out, so they wouldn't _know,_ but escentially that's just _Beast with a Bass Guitar._ Of COURSE girls would love it.
@MissMisnomer_ Жыл бұрын
I know right?? I got to that part of the video and just thought, "wow....I wonder how many girls had their first furry awakening because of this band?" Who wouldn't love a giant, sick ass bass playing wookie?
@giselletorres4156 8 ай бұрын
Oh man seeing all the ah... fanart of Glam Rock Freddy and seeing the Halyx wookie I'm like, okay furry love has been around.... much longer than I thought it had lol.
@thornie123 2 ай бұрын
The original Furry?
@spiderstheythem 3 жыл бұрын
the interviewees seem so delighted that halyx isnt forgotten & is being documented
@thecactusman17 3 жыл бұрын
@@Yo_DynamoJoe Ringo had to be essentially bribed to do the outro sequence of Abbey Road.
@flyaround312 3 жыл бұрын
@@Yo_DynamoJoe Probably a lot of them. He didn't seem like a buzzkill to me, he just seemed chilled out, and a little sad when talking about his awesome band that fell apart before they really got started. You thought rock musicians are supposed to be peppy?
@carlycrays2831 3 жыл бұрын
@@Yo_DynamoJoe I didn't think he was that bad. Just like everyone else, he seemed happy that the doc was being mad.
@mrurquhart9138 3 жыл бұрын
Alrighty, looks like I'm adding "attend every Halyx performance during that one 80's summer" to my time travel bucket list.
@Meepswonder 3 жыл бұрын
Don't build a two seated, lets make a time traveling train!
@wonderrob3225 3 жыл бұрын
OMG Me too ! where can I hear the songs? are there recordings?
@wonderrob3225 3 жыл бұрын
@Safwaan How Lovely to be too young to remember.
@nonedefense8296 3 жыл бұрын
What if... the future you has already finished the time train and have already taken all of your KZfaq friends back in time for the concerts. Thats why no one remembers the show. Because all the attendees were from the future. And the future is us. Whoa.
@lagbait3076 3 жыл бұрын
Still working on my chronological displacement device. Can only get it to function at a velocity of 88mph, which is odd given its hot tub design. I don't want another morlock incident.
@shawnconway6009 2 жыл бұрын
This is the case of a band that is legitimately before its time. Today, they'd 100% be signed to someone like Napalm Records. You got bands like Alestorm, Sabaton, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf, and that's just from them. The age of niche, themed bands is well and truly upon us, and these guys were doing it before it was possible to be successful. They'd 100% be successful today.
@Xander1Sheridan 2 жыл бұрын
it's a different world today. Today they would simply pump out videos on KZfaq and have a world wide following. You almost don't need record companies anymore if you are good enough.
@FinalWarrior591 2 жыл бұрын
If Nekrogoblikon and GWAR can exist, Halyx should too, damnit.
@kagitsune 2 жыл бұрын
I think that TWRP are the clearest inheritors of this style of pure fun, Sci fi costumed rock band. They're really excellent.
@TheUnamazingRando 2 жыл бұрын
@@kagitsune I was just thinking that TWRP must have been influenced by Halyx!
@AbsolXGuardian 2 жыл бұрын
Oh absolutely. They're kind of like the Mechanisms, who also all have characters and do show in costumes. Indie or as a Disney venture, the in-universe Halyx members would all have their own names and backstories
@moss_yt Жыл бұрын
“Moht Rillem: Beethoven from Space” I can’t express how epic that name is. I love that they had a really dedicated fanbase. They deserved it!
@lazchurchyard1229 10 ай бұрын
The hand gesture the fans made up was really touching. And the headbanging in the seats! There's something about musicians and stage performers that knowingly perform for children/young adults that always make me happy. Like maybe they're going through the motions in a hot wookie suit, but they also must know that they're inspiring as well as entertaining. It must have been rewarding to think back on, as they got older, and watched kids in their own lives grow up.
@Pallibasher 3 жыл бұрын
"They go 'we're gonna kick you out' and it's like 'No, no, I'm playing Space Mountain. Shut up'" Iconic
@bsimms3686 3 жыл бұрын
i need this on a t-shirt
@mikekennedy4572 3 жыл бұрын
So true at Disneyland during that era. Any male guest with long hair was looked on as a subversive, and even if they didnt have a plainclothes security host shadowing them, they would at the least be scrutinized by most security guards they passed during their visit.
@ethansmall581 3 жыл бұрын
Defunctland: Making you happy about something cool, and then reminding you that the job is then to tell you its all gone, because Kevin Perjurer is a monster
@burritoboy2751 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@dastumpyone6110 3 жыл бұрын
I kept waiting for the fall of the band to some how be Michael Eisner's fault.
@samanjj 3 жыл бұрын
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ 😂🤣
@monicaraybrandt 3 жыл бұрын
i mean it is called defunctland for a reason
@nicholastosoni707 2 жыл бұрын
@@dastumpyone6110 🤣🤣🤣
@wblakekimber Жыл бұрын
I'm actually crying over this cheesy Disneyland sci-fi glam rock band. Kevin, Matthew, what you've done is magical.
@st_420 8 ай бұрын
Same, especially Lora's fade is really sad when considering what could have been.
@teetoys76 5 ай бұрын
Same .
@TheSlizzer348 2 жыл бұрын
It’s so sad Laura passed away, and that this band didn’t go places. I loved watching the videos of them performing. It has such a brilliant energy, I just hope Lora can rest in peace knowing loads and loads of people have seen this video and we absolutely love her voice and their music.
@rosa-acicularis7368 Жыл бұрын
Looking at the clips, she had a really bright star quality
@noddyguy 3 жыл бұрын
I was interviewed for this documentary, and it was a lot of fun. Happy face. But to see what this video turned into is wonderful and heartbreaking at the same time. I was there, kids, and I still didn't know the whole story. So, thank you, Matthew, for the devoted work. Thank you. (And hello to everyone else in the documentary. I miss you! Especially you, Lora Mumford.) -Jymn Magon-
@Kevinsyel 3 жыл бұрын
It's funny how much Halyx reminds me of TWRP... if TWRP had a stellar female lead.
@specialbunny 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kevinsyel YES! I thought the same thing!
@IanRans 3 жыл бұрын
now i want to hear the album. seems odd there's not even a cassette of a rough mix made it to a band member. :(
@Winter_337 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kevinsyel That was my thought as well
@spookylaundry3326 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kevinsyel YESYESYES. The world just wasn't ready for Halyx.
@TexasSteader 3 жыл бұрын
“It interfered with my movements, my drumming movements,.. that I had”. Spoken like a true drummer.
@bjbeardse 3 жыл бұрын
1. 2. 3. 4. This post is smarter than your drummer.
@jakerelind5577 3 жыл бұрын
@@bjbeardse 5,6,7,8 It's obvious you're never gonna procreate.
@bjbeardse 3 жыл бұрын
@@jakerelind5577 9, 10 , 11, 12 you just shot it in the terracotta.
@treyartson6788 3 жыл бұрын
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20 you guys have given me laughs a plenty lol
@IzEror 3 жыл бұрын
But did they play the songs in his preferred key?
@helenshim7145 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that the only piece of the band left is one that Laura decided to keep and pass on is SO heartbreaking. This was an amazing documentary, thank you.
@michaelmeyer2460 6 ай бұрын
I'm surprised modern Disney hasn't called her niece and said, 'Hey, that jacket's the property of the Walt Disney Company, we're going to need that back."
@averagegirl7113 8 ай бұрын
The fun thing to see from this is how teenagers and fans have always been teenagers and fans, which I know is a basic statement but it really made me giddy to see it documented here. The Die Hards in the front row of every show, dancing to support the band even though the venue didn't allow it. How it was the fans who made the merchandise and gave them as gifts (and I can only imagine that was more difficult to do in the 80's.) The fans coming up with lore and backstories for the band mates, how the lead guitarist of course was a heartthrob but you still had people go crazy over the big burly dude in a fur suit. These sweet, simple, human moments that connect us through the decades
@kattrielladoesstuff 8 ай бұрын
I love that, even back then, you inevitably had the fans who were hot for the furry monster. XD
@qwerty1234772 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that the only part of the ensemble left is Laura's jacket is so heartwarming and saddening all at once
@carlycrays2831 3 жыл бұрын
We need copies of this jackey
@algomaone121 3 жыл бұрын
It’s great the jacket exists...it seems iconic...and it is!
@vest816 3 жыл бұрын
I agree. It's such a bittersweet keepsake. It's such an iconic and definitive icon of Halyx. Yet at the same time, its existence represents Lora's inability to move on; she held on to that jacket because she never let go of the dream of Halyx coming back.
@tubasaur 3 жыл бұрын
When the text said "Except one...", I knew what it would be and was wrecked.
@jeymie2470 3 жыл бұрын
Omg I didn’t expect to physically cry when I saw the jacket, I was a wreck.
@dr.openheartsurgery8548 3 жыл бұрын
“And low and behold he was a babe magnet, all the girls wanted to meet the guy under the suit” actually sir, those are just furries
@technopoptart 3 жыл бұрын
@Safwaan you dont much about furries, huh?
@DeadHandtheSurvivor 2 жыл бұрын
I see girls were very cultured back then. Nice.
@alexaburks Жыл бұрын
I'm so bummed that no one liked the name though. Halyx is a kickass name. And I'm so bummed I never got to experience them. They would have been exactly my jam. Lora was INCREDIBLE. What an actual goddess. I bet it was life-changing for so many girls in the audience to see a woman front a cool galactic rock band.
@jack-a-lopium 8 ай бұрын
Halyx-tosis
@Moongirl12121 8 ай бұрын
Honestly tho? SUCH a sick name. Whoever said they didn’t like Halyx has no imagination. It just has that right taste in the mouth.
@mvunit3 7 ай бұрын
@@jack-a-lopium THERE . . . that's a name for a modern Thrash band with late 80's roots! 😅
@Statsy10 7 ай бұрын
"No one cares how you struggle after the lights go out." That line cuts deep. 😢
@monicaraybrandt 3 жыл бұрын
"i'm playing space mountain, shut up" a legend
@cdreid9999 2 жыл бұрын
"And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply"
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 3 жыл бұрын
“The Halyx Headbang” is the 2nd forbidden dance at Disneyland a close 2nd to “Homosexual Fast Dancing”
@baileylogan8889 3 жыл бұрын
you forgot... THE BIG APPLE
@Gilgaemesh 3 жыл бұрын
@@baileylogan8889 Lol I know that had to piss Walt off because ya know...he was Nazi synthesizer.
@spritingk6879 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gilgaemesh Nazi sinthesizer, I'm dead! Also no he wasn't.
@Gilgaemesh 2 жыл бұрын
@@spritingk6879 Your wrong it's a well known fact he was.
@Viking_Luchador 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gilgaemesh says who? Seth MacFalane? Seth Green?
@lordofspearton8643 2 жыл бұрын
Dude I can't believe I watched this for free. I was waiting throughout the whole thing.. hoping that Lora would show up as an interviewee, halfway through I understood why she hadn't, but it was still such a gut punch to hear she'd died. Wish these guys could've made it. It seems like they had real passion for what they did.
@Elonyx.studios 3 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly believe in my heart that Halyx could've succeeded and made it big. The talent was there, the passion and creativity was wild, and it had clearly created a dedicated fanbase (that persisted to this day) and the fact that new fans are coming after just discovering the CONCEPT proves that there was a winning formula. I think Halyx didn't grow because not enough marketing was put into it. Most record labels REFUSED to believe it, Disney barely brought any attention to it and wanted it gone once the summer was over because it didnt fit thier branding. This band didn't fail because of the concept, it's people or even because of bad luck. It only failed because wasn't given the support it needed to grow
@DearxMyxSongs Жыл бұрын
Honestly, they have Star Wars land now, they could make this into a fully licensed Star Wars hair metal band and even use it to expand the lore of Star Wars, there’s already two fan bases to pull from, it would draw on the nostalgia train that’s still in full swing, there’s so much talent out there, if they wanted to bank on this, they absolutely could and it would likely succeed.
@nitehawk86 3 жыл бұрын
I called Disney and said "I was told to call Bambi."
@gamophyte 3 жыл бұрын
Okay haha very funny I'm going to hang up now
@daweeje6146 3 жыл бұрын
Jeanie Cunningham here...yes. I called Disney and asked to speak to "Bambi". The very moment the receptionist answered the phone, I completely forgot Bambi's last name (Moe). So there I am asking Disney if I can speak to "Bambi". After an awkward pause, the receptionist said, "which department?" "PUBLISHING!" "Please hold:" . I was never so relieved as when that phone call went through...
@Shundi879 3 жыл бұрын
That’s the next days password for the Ink and Paint club.
@banger320 3 жыл бұрын
@@daweeje6146 Just imagine, if you had said "the forest" instead we may have never gotten the hit song "butterflies"
@MovieVigilante 3 жыл бұрын
@@daweeje6146 "I'm sorry, he's in a meeting with Thumper right now."
@kalebbranscome2062 3 жыл бұрын
This raises the bar for youtube documentaries by a mile.
@phoenixdavida8987 3 жыл бұрын
lol nice profile pic...
@kalebbranscome2062 3 жыл бұрын
@@phoenixdavida8987 thnx
@phoenixdavida8987 3 жыл бұрын
@@kalebbranscome2062 watch out, though!-- cross your eyes enough times and eventually they'll get stuck like that!!! (or so the prototypical mother always says...)
@liquidninja6654 3 жыл бұрын
Agree. This is better than most Netflix and Hulu documentaries
@kaelynkelly-colon7170 3 жыл бұрын
HONESTLY THO. The fucking quality of this channel has just been growing exponentially and it's gamechanging
@TheSlizzer348 2 жыл бұрын
It feels appropriate that the last vestige is lora’s jacket. I hope it stays with their family forever. It wish we could go see them live. it is utterly brilliant. I wish even more Lora could see how many people love their music and everything they did.
@ragantate3995 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the family deserves to have anything that belongs to her. It sucks when execs and money hungry people throw themselves into people’s lives like that. She worked for that, not the c.e.o.’s
@rroes7319 Жыл бұрын
I honestly hate seeing live shows. But I would totally go and see them if I could.
@jaredbrady5566 2 жыл бұрын
I really feel for Laura. This whole saga definitely appears to have played with her head. Disappearing out of nowhere, then bailing on her husband, cutting contact with her friends then passing in Colorado years later with no-one close to her during the Disney period aware of it. Once again Disney doesn't know what to do with a great concept. And as soon as record labels get involved, you know things are going to get fucked.
@rroes7319 Жыл бұрын
Capitalism
@sjdrifter72 11 ай бұрын
"Disney doesn't know what to do with a great concept." Or a great IP. They totally destroyed Star Wars and drove away the fans in favor of their toxic woke ideology.
@pcapusso 10 ай бұрын
@@rroes7319 Capitalism.
@kattrielladoesstuff 8 ай бұрын
They wanted a company other than Disney as their label, but you'd think that, after seeing how popular they were, Disney would have been THRILLED to produce their first record, at least. Maybe even bring them back again the next summer before their careers launched.
@bloodnthuner 8 ай бұрын
@@rroes7319 Yes they would have thrived under Communism
@msphxc 3 жыл бұрын
14:41 "he wasn't hairy, he was furry!" that is the face of a man who knows exactly what he is implying by that statement
@TygerTigerable 3 жыл бұрын
Okay furries, you know what to do - when conventions happen again, we need the Wookiee suits!
@andersonic 3 жыл бұрын
BAHARNOTHCON 2021
@221b 3 жыл бұрын
"In second grade I would trace pictures of Donald Duck and pretend that I drew them and sell them to my friends." This guy and Disney were a match made in heaven.
@Statsy10 7 ай бұрын
I'm not gonna lie, when the Wookie bassist put his bass on the ground and starts mashing it with his paws, I had my mind blown. 😂 How could you not be into that show as a spectator?
@otisvo3663 2 жыл бұрын
I remember my dad drawing designs for this band. I had a T-Shirt, but I was only 11 and a giant Kiss fan. I've asked about this band over the years. It's good to know what ultimately happened to them. Sad to hear about Lora's passing.
@Berd95 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine someone still has Master Tapes of Halyx Recordings in their basement and doesn’t know about it...
@glitterboy2098 3 жыл бұрын
after almost 40 years, i doubt those master;'s would be in good shape.. those old magnetic tapes degrade pretty fast after their first decade.
@wesselbogers9295 3 жыл бұрын
tow it wood be cool if the rest of the band get together and with a new lead (Lexi Snow) would record a album i wood love to hear Jailbait in full flac detail
@sirdrakey 3 жыл бұрын
@@glitterboy2098 you would be surprised. They found original Dr Who tapes from the 60s in 2015 and they were good
@digitalranger4259 3 жыл бұрын
One can hope.
@EvalonGames 3 жыл бұрын
@@glitterboy2098 Not so. It ALWAYS depends on how tapes were manufactured and stored.
@zacharyouten4525 3 жыл бұрын
This band had so much potential to be cheesy, but honestly they are pretty damn cool. I’d definitely pay to see them
@hemrainsford6920 3 жыл бұрын
They're look is kind of like TWRP
@Champiness 3 жыл бұрын
If Disney tried something like this again today, with the right angle, they could have an army of loyal theater kids dissecting the lore on Tumblr & falling all over themselves in the parks trying to catch the eye of their favorite band member.
@Henshingod 3 жыл бұрын
@@Champiness The sad thing is that I can already work out a backstory for them as a group who travel the stars performing and getting into adventures. The guitarist is the dashing space hero, the singer is a space princess who ran away from home to be a rock star, the drummer is the plucky sidekick, then you've got the brutish bass player, the alien percussionist, and the robot keyboard player with his holographic backup singers. It basically writes itself!
@mantahurrah7400 3 жыл бұрын
@@Henshingod That.... that's almost literally the TWRP backstory.
@ryanrose8856 3 жыл бұрын
They seemed extremely cool to me. Man Lora could belt it out and Im really sad I couldn't have seen that in person!
@maycenrobinson Жыл бұрын
the moment where it cuts from lora's jacket "halyx" handwritten on the tag to the footage of her singing her heart out on stage... chills
@ViktorErikFade 2 жыл бұрын
This towards the end got emotional, and I didn't even know about this band until your documentary ....... I miss halyx and I wasn't even a part of it. This band LITERALLY had everything I enjoy in a band ...it's a shame there isn't a album or something that you could have purchased Like they sounded amazing
@stoneymahoney9106 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I wasn't the only one holding back the tears when the credits rolled
@ViktorErikFade Жыл бұрын
@@stoneymahoney9106 yeah, guess that's how you can tell the documenter did their best to convey their subject at hand
@christinezittell4361 3 жыл бұрын
"There's never gonna be a bunch of nerdy young people who come around and wanna know about Halyx."
@lorensims4846 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn't...but the magic never really goes away.
@katies3201 3 жыл бұрын
There will always be nerdy young people coming around looking for cool stuff from the past! 😂
@wonderrob3225 3 жыл бұрын
I would have love to have seen this ! it used to be unpopular to be a nerd
@wonderrob3225 3 жыл бұрын
@@katies3201 Are there recordings? where can I hear the songs?
@katies3201 3 жыл бұрын
@@wonderrob3225 according to the documentary, there aren’t any. They never went into a studio, and they only performed live that one summer. So I’m guessing this is about as much as anyone could find.
@seanringwood505 3 жыл бұрын
This could literally be in theaters and people would love it
@crow-t-robot 3 жыл бұрын
I was so captivated the whole time!!
@seanringwood505 3 жыл бұрын
Tyler without a doubt
@CarlyCatharsis 3 жыл бұрын
NO WAY...SCREW NETFLIX, HULU & YES...EVEN Disney+, They Are The Reasons This Was Silenced. FOR PEOPLE, BY PEOPLE!! THIS SHOULD BE A Network TV Documentary For EVERYONE To💗, Share & ENJOY!!
@bustahwoalf2858 Жыл бұрын
further proving that I can't watch a Defunctland Docu without crying my eyes out. What absolute legends. RIP Laura, its decades too late but you are a star
@mrmyc0rn840 Жыл бұрын
These musicians did something a lot of others would have turned their noses up at. They owned it, they ROCKED it, and they made it something REAL, something special. Disney back then wasn't ready for it. It would go over much better with today's Disney parks. Such a shame there isn't a full album, or a complete concert on video.
@TrikYodz Жыл бұрын
Todays Disney parks would be way too scared to even do something as bold as halyx.
@missybarbour6885 3 жыл бұрын
I... I don't even know what to say about this. The amount of history in this little one summer show. The fact that something so spectacularly weird was actually just spectacular. The fact that the bizarre concept actually WORKED and was about to expand but fell apart because of corporate workings that had nothing to do with them. The fact that this is really a full documentary on the same level as Behind The Music. The fact that the songs actually slap. I just don't know what to say besides bravo, Kevin and Matthew.
@doc_goodfeel 3 жыл бұрын
Gonna be honest, when they mentioned that Lora had died, I got a bit teary eyed even though I hadn't even heard of her until today. May she rest in peace.
@lorensims4846 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that they talked to her husband first gave me chills about what was going to come out later.
@carlycrays2831 3 жыл бұрын
@@lorensims4846 For me it was that they saved him for last. I knew it wasn't gonna be good
@mikekennedy4572 3 жыл бұрын
I saw the band on stage many times in 1981, and I just assumed that Lora went on to perform with other bands over the years. Until I watched the documentary, I had no idea she passed 11 years ago. She had great talent and left way too soon. Rest in peace.
@dadeleemurphy85 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, that kicked me in the Chewies - Hard.
@MagillanicaLouM 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, I was worrying the whole time cause she was only talked about in pasttence and Bambi mentioned her autograph very somberly. Then when her ex husband showed up I realized that was his first appearance here and held out hope that she'd just be interviewed last, but nope. At least she's living on this way, I only heard of the group through this video and I've was more invested than I've ever been of any other huge mainstream musical group ever lol
@robwallace2704 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a 49 year old KISS and Star Wars fan since the late 70's and this would've been right in my wheelhouse , I'm sorry they didn't get a chance, RIP Lora Mumford and HALYX
@the_fat_ghost Жыл бұрын
To me- the sign of a great documentary is getting the viewer to care about something they didn’t care about or maybe even know about before viewing. Mission accomplished: this is a great documentary.
@bobpatel5646 3 ай бұрын
They do great work here. I don't know why I never watched this before but having watched the American Idol at MGM Studio piece yesterday. I figured give this a whirl. Never cared for American Idol, never watched it, ect. But I was drawn into that video. Best example is his documentary on Theme Park Rides Lines. I mean who would have thought that an almost 1 hr 45 on theme park lines would be interesting. I've watched/listened to that one on more than one occasion.
@danwalshgeography5706 3 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how happy I am to see this. I was working at Disneyland when Halyx was there and probably saw 75% or more of their shows. When we ran into the band members backstage they were always so nice. Would kill for a good audio recording of Jailbait. By the end of that summer THAT was the song we all wanted to here and they knew it!
@generaljeneral7503 2 жыл бұрын
>Jailbait >playing at Disney Hmmmmm
@kellyweingart3692 2 жыл бұрын
hide your kids 😂
@ragantate3995 Жыл бұрын
😅can you imagine Walt’s face?! He’d be like 😧
@eyesofthefox 3 жыл бұрын
The further into the doc you get the more you are aware of the fact that they haven't spoken to Lora yet. Then you get to the red jacket. I'm not crying I swear ; _ ;
@TheReubenShow 3 жыл бұрын
I am
@morley364 2 жыл бұрын
Part of me was hoping that maybe she had become so famous she couldn't give interviews to KZfaqrs, but that hope definitely faded as it went on :(
@Cordyception Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a Halyx series following their adventures as a space-faring rock band. That would be amazing. Especially if it maintained a lot of those 70s sci-fantasy aesthetics.
@MandalorV7 Жыл бұрын
So bring them into the Star Wars Galaxy properly.
@stoneymahoney9106 Жыл бұрын
@@MandalorV7 Bass Battle: The Baharnoth VS Darth Vader!
@timothymclean 9 ай бұрын
@@MandalorV7 I normally roll my eyes at that kind of brand integration nonsense...but if it gave Halyx a second chance in the spotlight, I'd be all for it.
@fooolsun4917 Жыл бұрын
The performances looked amazing, how lucky were those select few that were able to experience it. What a shame that something this great just disappeared because some people refused to give them a chance.
@DistoryDan 3 жыл бұрын
BRING BACK THE SPACE YETI
@TheDigitalApple 3 жыл бұрын
Disco Yeti!
@nukedukem6 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@johnnycheetuhman 3 жыл бұрын
THE BAHARNOTH
@spidervic 3 жыл бұрын
So Disney Dan, are we going to get a costume video?
@JohnPrepuce 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnnycheetuhman - Bear + Behemoth?
@lindseydejesus1877 3 жыл бұрын
I wish Lora could see this. I'd like to believe she'd be happy to finally get the recognition she deserves.
@roysalazar4601 3 жыл бұрын
Closure as well. I feel she needed closure! She seemed unable to move on.
@ryanrose8856 3 жыл бұрын
@OfficialMumford Could probably give more insight into this. Did she move on? Was she happy? I sure hope so...
@Nothingseen 2 жыл бұрын
Dude Halyx would've KILLED today.
@matthewdaub Жыл бұрын
I'm glad her jacket has been kept in good condition. It's a shame that all of the costumes were destroyed.
@2doot 3 жыл бұрын
I (and I stress this) CAN NOT believe this is free. Just... wow. Easily the best documentary I've seen in a while. I never heard of Halyx before this, and this took me on a whole ride of emotions.
@bsimms3686 3 жыл бұрын
We're looking at YOU, Netflix!
@marckhachfe1238 3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@isaacponcerr 2 жыл бұрын
We're looking at YOU Disney+
@QueerCripple 2 жыл бұрын
Same. I am crying right now. Like. Seriously!?
@ericMT 2 жыл бұрын
It wasn’t really free. It was crowd funded. But I agree this should be sold to a major streaming service because it’s so well produced.
@ExhaustedElox 3 жыл бұрын
Disney: "We want a Star Wars Rock n' Roll show!" *Halyx performs* Disney: "No, not like that..."
@spacecat7247 3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking tonight about how Disney is so creative with things and yet can turn right back around and destroy those things.
@coreym162 3 жыл бұрын
@@spacecat7247 How they fucked up Star Wars. They need to replace whoever gives such dumb advice in management. Even if it's the share owners owners. Disney is too big and sacrifices substance for forgettable crap that sells nothing in the end and loses money.
@mr_gl00m32 2 жыл бұрын
As much as I am not a fan of the current Disney culture, I absolutely love how hard these guys pushed against the Disney norm at the time to do something new. That's the true spirit of metal.
@ocangel 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect anything going into this documentary and now I am in tears overs this band's story. Lora's voice was something, I am hooked.
@youreinacultcallyourdad395 3 жыл бұрын
Why did the Beethoven from Space bumper stickers make me so emotional
@mremil321 3 жыл бұрын
I got a guess. maybe it's because the young fans who made them, made the band more than the gimmick it was set up to be, suddenly you have these ecstatic fans at every show giving the hardworking band energy and reason to interact with the audience as much as possible, adding to the fantasy of the space-band with hand signs and homemade merch. I guess it's all just very wholesome. I imagine the keyboard player being handed those bumper stickers thinking 'the company who hired us won't even make merch, but these kids like our show so much they made their own!' just shows what a great connection the band must have had with their fans.
@Ms.gnomer 3 жыл бұрын
Lora’s jacket being the only thing left of Halyx 🥺
@htmlnkp 3 жыл бұрын
It's kinda poetic isn't it?
@kaelynkelly-colon7170 3 жыл бұрын
@@htmlnkp I also think it's kind of beautiful in a way too. like. it's a family heirloom now, a flash of lightening in the shape of a red leather jacket. like a singer of Lora's quality working a regular non-singing job. something about the magical and the mundane colliding in weird ways
@coreym162 3 жыл бұрын
@@kaelynkelly-colon7170 Happens more than you think. Very tragic and a waste of talent not exposed to the world where it belongs. Just imagine if resources were more accessible to unsung talent. Strangely we're at a point in human history where it's leaps and bounds more accessible than ever yet, most stuff sucks. The true unsung talents are where accessible is inaccessible nor green lit and organized.
@TNTales 3 жыл бұрын
@@coreym162 The problem is that everyone has a voice and the best voices aren't always the loudest in terms of eyes on the internet
@genwallpaper 2 жыл бұрын
awe, this is so sad. I think, what hurts me the most, is that they didn’t realize it was over until it was too late. imagine how memorable their last show would have been if they had known it was to actually be their last show.
@juliaehlert8127 2 жыл бұрын
Hey There Boys is phenomenal. If this was released today, it would do so well around indie circles :(
@ValueNetwork 3 жыл бұрын
They actually did it. The madmen actually did it
@keeleon 3 жыл бұрын
The absence of Laura throughout the video didn't make the foregone conclusion any less sad :(
@moemunneymoe Жыл бұрын
Why does Disney always screw up their coolest projects? Halyx could have been a real hit but they refused to market them. I had never even heard of Halyx but now I want to time travel and catch as many shows as possible. I feel so bad for Thom. Everything was going great and then Disney failed the band and he lost his wife. They had such a cute love story and you can tell he admired the hell out of her. He knew she was a star and wanted her to shine as brightly as possible.
@shipofthesun 3 жыл бұрын
I momentarily hesitated, but you had me with "...and then I had to climb the rope and play tambourine in space." Just plain excellent work. HALYX ROCKS!
@kalipassion04 3 жыл бұрын
Shout out to the original fangirl/boys who made their own fandom merch....these are the original deviant art/etsy creators. We love you all and honor you. Disney you gotta treat your talent better...first Annette, then Lora and after the MMC kids of the 90's. Stop treating your talent like disposable trash.
@caitlinoconnor2774 3 жыл бұрын
^ This!!! The original fan kids! You can see them rocking out in every shot, Halyx ment the world to them!
@Deoxys911 3 жыл бұрын
I guess after so many years of peddling disposable trash to the masses they've grown to see many things as such, sadly.
@1000huzzahs 3 жыл бұрын
Most acts like this would just mime instrumentation and singing, but these people were the real deal. They could've toured and made a bundle and gotten a following. Hell, they had an organic fanclub form right there during that one brief summer.
@minespatch 3 жыл бұрын
This felt like a precursor to Gorillaz if they were given more freedom. What a shame they couldn't explore more.
@spacecat7247 3 жыл бұрын
I am taken by this whole thing. And wonder what could have been.😢
@coreym162 3 жыл бұрын
Disney never listens to the people. Whoever heard of a successful band get dropped after studio recording no less? Shame on you Disney and Warner Bros.
@glitterboy2098 3 жыл бұрын
@That Flippin Guy and you usually never hear about them because prior to youtube, if you didn't have a record, you effectively didn't exist.
@Belgand 3 жыл бұрын
Just the idea alone of, as Scott Gairdner says "Star Wars Kiss", with a vocalist that sounds like Ann Wilson of Heart. In 1981 that would have been a combination of some of the biggest things in entertainment at the time. How they weren't immediately put into production and heavily promoted is beyond me. Even if they didn't want to commit to a series an animated TV special with live action performance inserts should have been a no brainer for Disney.
@richarddiaz1241 2 жыл бұрын
A beautiful loving tribute. I absolutely loved it. The song “Hey There Boys” as performed over the end credits, is a haunting masterpiece.
@LauraRomero Жыл бұрын
Your documentaries always hit a spot in my heart. I’ve never heard of Halyx, yet this moved me in a way I didn’t expect. Keep doing what you’re doing, it really impact people more than you know 💜
@LauraRomero Жыл бұрын
Also, hey there boys would be great as a 80s movie soundtrack
@emli4798 3 жыл бұрын
why am i crying about this band that existed decades before i was born 😭
@vaderladyl 3 жыл бұрын
I was alive back then and didn't even knew about this band and I am all bummed out too.
@the_real_Kurt_Yarish 3 жыл бұрын
No freaking way did Disney greenlight a live Star Wars-esq. rock band singing about "Jailbait" in the 80's. EDIT: If Disney had any gumption, they'd dig deep into their archives for any Halyx material and milk it for what it's worth. Especially if they had tracks.
@dunes8817 3 жыл бұрын
I could definitely see the band's material being part of Disney's Legacy Collection releases.
@tattie.b8594 3 жыл бұрын
I’d go to California just to watch this!!
@mikelopez6526 Жыл бұрын
I was super young when I saw these guys perform at Disneyland. I had just gone on Star Tours with my mom and sister and thought that these guys were Star Wars related as well. I remember telling my friends at school in the fall that I saw the Star Wars band. :D
@patthetech 3 жыл бұрын
As a bassist, having a "sure why not" attitude helps with a lot of things
@Nvenom8. 3 жыл бұрын
This is a perfect example of excellent long-form content that simply would never get made without youtube as a platform. The ability of niche content to find its audience here is incredible.
@Synergy7Studios 3 жыл бұрын
And to think that youtube is actively trying to fuck over content like this.
@mothratheresa8582 3 жыл бұрын
@@Synergy7Studios its because youtube prefers mediocrity to an extent
@vcdonovan5943 2 жыл бұрын
youtube has *nothing* to do with this documentary. youtube would sooner actively prevent a creative endeavor like this from happening if it suited them.
@vcdonovan5943 2 жыл бұрын
@@mothratheresa8582 youtube prefers corporate advertiser money... hence the mediocrity.
@BarronVonSchnoot 2 жыл бұрын
Yes... let’s thank KZfaq for defunctland’s hard work...
@dildonius 3 жыл бұрын
THIS is content. *_QUALITY CONTENT!_* *_THIS_* is the kind of high-quality content that KZfaq was *MADE* for! That KZfaq *EXISTS* to host. We are so ridiculously fortunate to get this kind of amazing content for FREE!!
@mainetje9027 3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. This is professional quality, top of the line
@edvaira6891 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I would paid a couple of bucks, easy, to download this if it was put on ITunes or Amazon, just from Defunctlands reputation...
@Brutserum 3 жыл бұрын
I agree, thank you!
@MLennholm 3 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of all those great documentaries that _used to_ exist on Netflix
@RetrocadePodcast 3 жыл бұрын
You mean you didn't donate on Indiegogo?
@SongbirdAlom Жыл бұрын
She held that note from 51:54 - 52:11 Holy Shit. What a VOICE.
@tubasaur 3 жыл бұрын
Lora doing the H symbol that the fans came up with is adorable. That still alone shows how much she loved what she was doing.
@DenSporetrix 3 жыл бұрын
Aw man, this got a lot sadder than i expected from a documentary about an alien band at Disneyland...
@skyler6175 3 жыл бұрын
When are you going to stop making the rest of KZfaq look bad, Kevin? Top notch quality on display. Really blown away.
@zombiethezerker 3 жыл бұрын
But then if this is the quality content that we watch instead of stuff like the paul Brothers then we can possibly make them have to actually try to be creative
@Baby_Penguin01 Жыл бұрын
Watching that percussionist running around while playing different instruments feels like slipknot before slipknot
@jjackson4754 8 ай бұрын
I discovered this documentary yesterday and I am already obsessed. Looking at Halyx t-shirts today. Why do I have such deep nostalgia over something I JUST discovered? I am at a loss over how I am feeling about this. Halyx has been on my mind for 24 hours.
@shable1436 7 ай бұрын
😂😂
@jschoonj 3 жыл бұрын
Never heard about Halyx before this documentary but that shot of Lora's vest moved me to tears somehow?
@daweeje6146 3 жыл бұрын
Me too--wept over that jacket in the locker. Never got a chance to meet her...so badly wish I had! But her version of Jailbait has become my favorite. She was terrific!
@jessehilton1337 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@Hyperchicken 3 жыл бұрын
Same. I lost it.
@jenovalife1 3 жыл бұрын
SAME
@chubbybunny8520 3 жыл бұрын
literally boo-hoo crying!!
@maycausedizziness 3 жыл бұрын
WHAT!!!!!!! Just drop a full-length documentary. Thanks, Kevin and everyone who pitched in on indiegogo
@Lensman864 3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome.
@SpookyKat708 2 жыл бұрын
Not me crying when they showed Lora’s jacket is with family- this group deserved better and I’m so happy that this documentary exists to keep them alive
@stevehaas6307 3 жыл бұрын
I had seen this band several times in the Summer of '81 and over the years I had somehow forgotten about them. This doc was like a time machine that sent me to the past and helped bring back a flood of memories. Thank you, I absolutely LOVED it!
@Poison_Mutton 3 жыл бұрын
“There’s never gonna be a bunch of nerdy young people that want to know about Halyx or hear it”......... BAH GAWD it’s Podcast the Ride’s music!
@Mal-go5dl 3 жыл бұрын
Never underestimate the power of a cult fanbase
@bananafanafoferry6970 3 жыл бұрын
This documentary is the kind of thing you watch at 3 in the morning when you have insomnia, then the next morning when you wake up you wonder if the whole thing was just a weird dream you had.
@Rhystic_Buddy 2 жыл бұрын
I know this is a year old, but this entire documentary just auto played while I was asleep and the dream was incredible
@michiyuu8817 2 жыл бұрын
I got this in the recommended today and I'm staring at the credits roll still thinking about the kids in the front row show after show, dancing in their seats, making 'H' for Halyx with their hands and proudly showing off their homemade merch to the band members. like thats the sweetest thing I've heard in a long time and now theres a small dedicated fanbase to the resurgence of Halyx and the emotional suckerpunch that everyone from the band except Lora got to see it got me down bad.
@Hyraethian 2 жыл бұрын
@Banana Can confirm 100% to every thing you said.
@ODMO 2 жыл бұрын
Can confirm. 2:22 right now
@geeluttermoser2103 2 жыл бұрын
having this experience rn
@jokerzwild00 Жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff. What's crazy to me is that someone's small moment in time, say a family vacation... band playing in the background. For you it's nothing, just a park band... for that band it might be the biggest moment of their lives. All these small/huge moments going on all around us all the time.
@muticere 10 ай бұрын
what's wrong with you, Kevin? I show up, have a normal day, decide to put this video on that's been sitting in my backlog for a couple years, and now I'm a wreck and obsessed with a non-existent wookie space band.
@pixelshark9381 3 жыл бұрын
damn that detail about Lora's leather jacket really gave me chills 😭
@scifikoala 3 жыл бұрын
I love the songwriter lady. She's still completely baffled by the entire situation
@GacMan47 3 жыл бұрын
Really funny how she said their version of Jailbait sucks. It was weird Disneyland allowed the song in the first place and she knew it.
@DIEGhostfish 2 жыл бұрын
@@GacMan47 Yeah it's uh... Disney had some "Odd" execs. Like it's censored and all but it still feels a bit creepy.
@Mariasantacruz2005 2 жыл бұрын
@@GacMan47 it’s a demo, it’s not supposed to be completely polished
@Flint_Inferno Жыл бұрын
This band really deserves some kind of reference in Star Wars or something. Truly amazing
@st_420 8 ай бұрын
Lora's fade is so heartbreaking. Seeing her going from near stardom to a waitress job. When the part about her passing away came up, I teared up. In another world, they could've been stars. Thank you so much for your excellent work, Kevin and everyone involved in this fantastic documentary.
@mxstrikk 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else want to point out how amazing and high quality this documentary is?!
@eviljoel 3 жыл бұрын
I dunno, just the entire comment section, so this post makes no sense?
@baubmercurio4519 3 жыл бұрын
WOW! A blast from the past! I saw Halyx several times in 1981. First was by mistake coming out of Space Mountain with my brother. I was 15 and my brother was 13. We grew up as Kiss fans and when we saw Halyx, we loved them. Went back for as many shows as we could. It was honestly, my first "concert". The crowds were crazy and they had a legit fan base. I thought everyone had forgot about this band. So bummed to hear about Lora. Thank you for making the video and for bringing back some great memories.
@vonriel1822 Жыл бұрын
It's incredibly distressing to come upon this and hear the love for the group that Lora never got to hear. There's something astoundingly tragic about people who put their heart and soul into a thing to only end up having it appreciated after they've passed on.
@ladyofthelake93 2 жыл бұрын
I can't stop thinking about Lora, even though I watched this days ago. It's just heartbreaking. Like, she had paid work as a lead singer before Disney. She just believed they would actually follow through, and that trust was the downfall of her career.
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