Hanson

Hanson
The Walk


I have to admit, when I received the CD The Walk by Hanson, I was skeptical. I was remembering the 1997 Middle of Nowhere CD where "MMMbop" as the hit single. While I had been a Hanson fan back in the day, I wondered how a boy band could fit into the current music scene. Turns out, I shouldn't have been so skeptical. The Hanson brothers have come a long way.

Most of us remember the release of their Middle of Nowhere CD. You either loved them or you hated them, but it seemed that the majority of America had fallen in love with these three boys from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band was nominated for three Grammy awards and sold eight million albums. One thing I was always impressed with was the fact that the boys wrote or co wrote many of their own songs and played their own instruments. This was very unlike many of the other boy bands at the time.

Since then, Hanson released two albums, This Time Around (May 9, 2000) and Underneath (April 20, 2004), which were both very different; they developed more of an indie-rock feel. Underneath took them to #1 on the indie Billboard charts. In 2004, The New York Post commented on the band's new album saying, "Hanson has established itself as a credible rock band whose best years and music are still to come."

I have to say, I agree with them. The boys have grown up tremendously. All three are now married, and Isaac and Taylor both have children. Their new album The Walk reflects their personal experiences and beliefs.