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Hanson - The Walk Audio CD

A fair review of the Hanson "The Walk" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Hanson reviews here, or go back to the Hanson tabs.

Hanson Band: Hanson
Title: The Walk
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Release Date: 2007-07-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ngi Ne Themba (I Have Hope) 2: Great Divide 3: Been There Before 4: Georgia 5: Watch Over Me 6: Running Man 7: Go 8: Fire On The Mountain 9: One More 10: Blue Sky 11: Tearing It Down 12: Something Going Round 13: Your Illusion 14: Walk, The 15: Got A Hold On Me - (live acoustic bonus track) 16: I've Been Down - (live acoustic bonus track) 17: Something Going Round - (live acoustic bonus track)

Something to Love
The music these guys put together in this cd is awesome and their message is even better. It's been a long time since I have been able to listen to an album all of the way through and then want to listen to it again. Who knew that the band I MMMboped to in the late 90's would eventually become such an amazingly artistic group of compassionate individuals?

If you sit down and listen to the lyrics, it's obvious that these guys are more than a bunch of musicians trying to sell an album. They present so much passion and truth between the catchy rock chords that advertise their message of goodwill. Before each concert, they invite their fans to walk a mile with them to raise money for shoes (with Tom's Shoes) for children in various countries who would otherwise have to walk around barefoot. Not only is this a great way to raise money for a charity but they take more time out of their lives to spend it with their fans. How many other bands do things like this?

The first song, "Great Divide" has a great guitar part throughout the verses that leads into the chorus. The guys harmonize in the chorus and their vocals are right on. The overall message of hope and peace seems appropriate for the time we find ourselves in. Taken as a whole, it is a great, uplifting song that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

"Running Man" is one of my favorites of the album. The music in this song is fun to listen to. And as a couple of reviewers have already mentioned, the lyrics/vocals are really great. The chorus is also very catchy and I'm not surprised when I find myself humming it.

"Fire on the Mountain" is also another one of my favorites. This song is a little slower than the ones I've already mentioned but the lyrics are beautiful. It's hard to imagine how young these guys actually are with the amount of wisdom that pours out of this song. And as always, the music fits the lyrics making the song uniformed in style and in structure.

"Something Going Round" has a great mixture of electric guitar, interesting snare beats and rhythmic piano. I feel as if this song is declaring that Hanson is ready for the world to take them on whether we, as listeners, are ready to accept them or not; and in the long run, they don't care as long as they get to play their music. Rather than begging their listeners to like them, they are asking everyone to just truthfully listen. Of course, this is just my opinion but the power of choice seems like a major part of this song.

Each song on this album has something to offer the listener and I really think that as a whole, the cd could attract many different types of music lovers. Buy it.
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Outstanding musicians!
Too bad these guys made that mmmbop song. Wow! very few bands ever surprise me these days.


Still Amazing
But the new hanson is my exact taste in music. I Will have to admit I still love Underneatha bit more than this. I love Been there Before, Fire on the Mountain, Watch Over Me the most but its still pretty good.


Watered-Down Rock.
" On their latest release, The Walk, Hanson has created quite a compilation of sappy piano-laden rock ballads, power pop, and watered down blue-eyed soul numbers. It's hard to believe that Hanson is still making music after a mid-90s explosion on the pop scene with their hit-single "MMMBop. That makes is easy to that this album will be in the CD players of many soccer moms all across the country. And for those of you clamoring to get your paws on the Hanson's latest release you can rest assured that Walmart has it in stock.

This time around its seems the Hanson brothers have tried to deviate from their bubblegum pop past. However they've only to succumb to creating a brand of non-threatening soft-rock that unfortunately breaks no new ground. Their middlebrow adult contemporary streak can be best heard in the trudging wannabe anthem "Watch Over Me" and the Coldplay-esque "Fire on the Mountain. " On another track, "Running Man" the group tries to channel their best Maroon 5 impression with a shimmying rhythm that sounds like something straight out an 70s soft rock compilation CD.

Sadly, It's not too much of a stretch to say that among the artists that emerged from the teen-pop boom that Hanson has not strayed far from their roots. And if the slick pop production isn't nauseating enough the group has managed to make an album with enough mounting piano chords and tortured soul vocals to make James Blunt look like Barry White --seriously.
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Not bad, but not great.
It seems all artists record great music that sells well, but they're not happy with it so they want to do something else, even if it doesn't sell anything, at least they are happy with it. This album is not too bad, I prefer Hanson from the early MMMbop years when they were young and rocked.
Hanson has now done their thing, and if they don't want to go back to songs like MMMbop, then at least find a middle ground! Something the label, the band, and the fans can all agree on. Not just art for art sake but art that can be enjoyed and make a little money!
I say that the Hanson brothers include some of their other family. They are not the only siblings, there are others. Let's see what the whole family can do!
Love, Ashley
P. S. Try reading the Adventures With Boys book series if U want something that truely rocks!.


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