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Hello,and welcome to the Hanson Fan Site.
My name is Jennifer and I have been a fan for about 9 years now.
Ive never meet them,or seen them,but that is soon to change.
I kinda stoped listening to them for a while than found a cd in my room and realized how AMAZING they are.
You can say im obsessed with them.
They are my favorite band along with Mayday Parade and American Diary.
Anyways most of you probably know of Hanson from back in the 90's with their hit single mmmbop.
But if youve never heard of them,you deff need to check them out!
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BIOGRAPHY!
Bono called their music 'genius'.Hip producers like the Dust Brothers and Stephen Lironi worked with them early on,even before millions of fans screamed their names and critics applauded them.But for Isaac,Taylor and Zac Hanson,it's always been about the music,and there's always been a message in the music for those who were really listening.
On Hanson's fourth studio album,The Walk,the messages are more direct."It's the first record in a decade that we made completely from scratch as an indie",Taylor says."We've stepped it up a notch creatively,writing songs that connect to really personal experiences.New York's 'Village Voice' proclaimed Hanson as simply "the best straight-up rock band in America,now sowing sonic oats as independents".
Recorded at their Tulsa studio and released on their own 3CG Records,The Walk builds on the success of Hanson's last album,"Underneath",which debuted on the Billboard Independent Chart at #1 and on Billboard's Top 200 at #25, making it one of the most successful self-released albums in history.
To kick off the series,the band released their documentary "Strong Enough To Break" on iTunes for free. The critically acclaimed film chronicles their departure from a major label and the founding of 3CG."We wanted to give everyone a chance to watch the documentary and see where we've been, before we show them where we're going with 'Taking The Walk,'" Taylor says.
For a band that's always written,sung and played nearly everything themselves,the freedom of having no major label ties was a tremendous creative boon, particularly for Zac,the youngest Hanson brother.For the first time,Zac takes the lead vocals on two of the album's lead singles,"Go" and "Running Man". "I've hit more of my stride as a writer and have been able to bring more to the table because of that",he says."I pushed myself beyond the plateau.You have to do that as an instrumentalist to find progressions that are going to be unique,and to dig deeper into your emotions as a lyricist".
The Walk expands upon the more introspective songwriting that the band began to delve into on Underneath."The Walk is The Walk of life",Zac says."People make decisions to go for dreams,to do something difficult,or they decide to be part of the crowd that watches.You have to make those decisions by yourself."
"Great Divide," is a song in honor of World AIDS Day,released in November.It was recorded during a trip the band took to Mozambique and South Africa. "The watershed moment that sparked our journey to Africa came when friends of ours from a Tulsa medical firm were donating technology to a South African hospital to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS",Isaac says."We were so moved by their example that we were compelled to take action."All proceeds from downloading "Great Divide" will go to the Perinatal HIV Research Unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto,South Africa."We felt like we left Africa with a message we could relate to others the understanding that you already possess something that can help in the fight against AIDS",Taylor says."It can be as simple as spending .99¢ on a song,or buying formula for an infant so she won't contract AIDS from her mother.It doesn't mean we must all go to Africa.It means we all have a role to play.We should be asking 'Are we doing all we can?'."
The Walk,is more than just the story of three brothers whose interest and compassion led them halfway around the world.It's one more step in a journey that began when Hanson extricated itself from a major label."Our last album was a three and a half year process of writing, recording and moving labels",Taylor says."It was half major,half indie.On the new album,we took a different approach everything was done from the ground up."
"The first music you really fall in love with is more than just music",Taylor says."It's something that clicks in you beyond the song,it's a message or image that causes you to jump in and not let go.For us it was Elvis, The Beach Boys,Stax/Volt records." "It's rare for us to directly reference our influences like that",Isaac says."Ultimately, the whole world sings their songs."
Starting out nearly 15 years ago in 1992 by releasing their first self-made albums,Hanson could not have predicted that one day the whole world would sing their song.Yet that's exactly what happened in 1997,when their sunny single "MmmBop",a song about the ephemeral nature of most relationships,became a worldwide number one hit.Middle Of Nowhere,earned the band three Grammy nominations.Their song "Penny and Me" from the 2004 album Underneath made it to #2 on the Billboard Singles Chart and notched the band a top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
The Walk with each member of the band bringing a distinct sensibility to the fold.Zac,understated and poetic,is the master of the sweeping and structured melody,audible on songs he initiated like the anthemic "Fire On The Mountain".Taylor,forever in search of the perfect hook,adds the soulful pop punch of "Georgia" and the relentless drive of "Blue Sky".Isaac,technically-minded and truthful,brings the groove,which you can hear on the album's opener,"Great Divide",and the straight-to-the heart emotion of "Watch Over Me",a song he co-wrote during one of Hanson's annual songwriter retreats. Each brother brings his own artistic inclinations into the studio,but their collective vision and extraordinary talent result in a band that's in it for the long haul.
A message from Zac Hanson.
The song "Great Divide" was one of the first songs written for the new album."Great Divide" is all about hope.I remember the night we started writing "Great Divide,"because we just kept playing and playing all night. We didn't stop to write down lyrics, it was too much fun to simply play.Eventually we recorded a demo,and as we all walked into the control room to listen.This was one of the songs that would define the new album.
Months after "Great Divide" was written we found ourselves sitting in the conference room of a small technology company in Tulsa,Oklahoma with a few friends.They were going to South Africa to give away their software to the largest hospital in the southern hemisphere Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto,South Africa.The primary use for the technology was to enable better treatment and research for AIDS and HIV.We didn't know what role we could play,but there was something fortuitous about the whole experience.We would go to Africa, and we would bring our music with us.
The things we saw in Africa were both joyful and sobering. The trip was about learning. We saw as much as we could in a short time trying not to blink,so that the pictures would be ingrained in our minds,but the biggest impact come from what Africa did to our music. We were able to record two children's choirs while we were there;one in South Africa,the other in Mozambique.Watching them sing reminded me why we make music in the first place.They sing with such joy it made me stop and wonder how children with so little could possibly sing about hope.It was chilling.It was changing.
Through the song "Great Divide" we hope that some of the conviction we have will translate to whoever hears it.All the proceeds we receive from the iTunes downloads will go to the Perinatal HIV Research Unit of the hospital;people who are creating REAL HOPE.We know that a song and a T-Shirt will only do so much,but we are doing what we can with what we have.
Awareness must become a resolve to make a difference.
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