Hanson live
soulsinging
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since ive spent so much time here lately defending another band that was unfairly judged by music it produced as mere teenagers... why not go the full nine and mention hanson?
im going to see them with my girlfriend soon. i signed on as a favor, but recently she picked up a live album of theirs that i listened to... and these guys can fucking jam! this is one of the grooviest live albums i've heard this side of the black fucking crowes!
i've also heard their new album and it's a far cry from the bubblegum pop that was mmbop... it's kinda unfair really. if not for that one single, these guys would probably be serious rock and roll stars. they've got a great, loose bluesy sound and great vocal harmonies. it's a shame nobody was willing to even play their album after that song. im willing to bet if you played this to any of your friends blind, they'd dig it.
ok... if yuo edited out the screaming girls in the background too, hehe. but im reasonably sure those fans have grown up or moved on.
so now im pretty stoked about seeing them.
im going to see them with my girlfriend soon. i signed on as a favor, but recently she picked up a live album of theirs that i listened to... and these guys can fucking jam! this is one of the grooviest live albums i've heard this side of the black fucking crowes!
i've also heard their new album and it's a far cry from the bubblegum pop that was mmbop... it's kinda unfair really. if not for that one single, these guys would probably be serious rock and roll stars. they've got a great, loose bluesy sound and great vocal harmonies. it's a shame nobody was willing to even play their album after that song. im willing to bet if you played this to any of your friends blind, they'd dig it.
ok... if yuo edited out the screaming girls in the background too, hehe. but im reasonably sure those fans have grown up or moved on.
so now im pretty stoked about seeing them.
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Have Fun!!
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
from the sounds of this disc... live is the only way to see them. but i understand the trepidation... this is one show im not being very vocal to my friends about
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Yeah. 2 years older and 1 year younger.
don't you have a pair of tight leather pants and a cucumber to stuff down them that you need to buy for the next heavy metal cock rock convention?
No snarky comments necessary.
And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
"Behave like rock stars - not like the President." (live - Noblesville, IN - 8/17/98)
--Ed
"Yeah, I was gonna learn to play it (Breath) but somebody slipped me a bottle of viagra and was busy doing something else six times last night" (live - New York, NY - 9/10/98)
--Ed
and you've heard how many songs besides that very first single when they were all 14?
exactly. thanks, you can move on now. im sure you were the coolest kid on your block at 14 and never in your entire life did or listened to anything of which you were embarrassed. grow a pair and stop worrying so much about how cool you look. your posing and posturing are pathetic.
but i do understand why people wouldn't want to know anything about Hanson.
well, the thing about you having bigger balls than Soulsinging = i don't think so.
He's got bigger balls than you just for starting this thread.
i tend to just enjoy music that's fun to rock out to. and the later hanson albums rock out
Their new album is good. They have what sounds like a choir in the background. And the whole album kinda has an African vibe. I am interested in seeing their documentary. I heard it is pretty good itself. Have fun at the show!
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yeah, their cover of optimistic is what kicks off their live album. it's pretty cool.
I heard from a woman at work that Mandy Moore is on tour. Maybe you can get some front row seats if you hurry.
They basically got signed for bein cute kids that played intruments. So what!
If they have impressed someone on a PJ message board they are already better than pretty much every other child musician gimmick ever. They deserve a chance to make some real music, and really, they should all be pretty damn good on their instruments.
My guess is that they are 10x better now, but it's pretty hard to suck as hard as mmmbop.
OK, there are 25 or so bands you could make a serious argument for best live band ever. The Black Crowes have got to be one of them. They are insane live, musically, and they song selection is tought to beat. I have a bit of a hard time believin that Hanson is as good as they are.
i didnt say they were as good, i said they jammed. very bluesy and laid back and rocking. it was as purely american roots rock as it gets... only on the more CSNY side than the faces. they were produced as a gimmick act, but that's why they dropped off the radar. they always had talent, but they were scooped up and turned into a novelty act. as soon as they got old enough to figure it out, they fought back. i think they lost everything in trying to get out of their record contract and play the music they wanted, and now they're on an indie label. they basically play the same blues based music blues traveler and kenny wayne sheperd do, only with a decent knack for a pop hook and great vocal harmonies.
for mmmbop, they joked about it being 10 years old, then slipped it into an acoustic set... the drummer was playing bongos, there was a tambourine, and an acoustic guitar. it's still an annoying song, but they made it honest and goofy and then moved on with their set.
if y'all are too embarrassed, try downloading a few tunes like:
this time around
if only
the great divide
blue sky
go
tearing it down
also, look for their cover of radiohead's 'optimistic'
now if you're a big heavy metal or indie fan, it still might not be to your liking. they're still definitely on the pop side of rock. but it's good music.
that is all.
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
i was really surprised at how much they rocked
when i find the cd, i'll let you know the name of the song
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more