The Middle Of Nowhere - Hanson

This is Hanson's first commercial album (they previously recorded two indie albums: Boomerang, 1995 and Mmmbop, 1996) and I don't think anyone could be disappointed by this album. Of course it is very poppy, but at the same time strangly uplifting, launching into 'Thinking of You' which was a track the boys wrote in 20 minutes while jamming. Then we launched into 'Mmmbop' (Taylor's voice broke slightly between Thinking Of You and Mmmbop) and with its light poppy vibes you can't help but smile. 'Weird' is an excellent track, musically eerie and lyrically profound about todays world. 'Speechless' has a funky edge to ...  Read the complete review

The debut album from brotherly threepiece Hanson arrived in the summer of 1997 and was a breath of fresh air for the music industry. With their catchy melodies, innocent vocals and sheer air of excitement, thye captured the nations hearts and made a name for themselves overnight. Who: Brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Taylor did the lead vocals, Zac drummed and Issac played guitar and provided backing vocals. On this album: The monster number one 'MmmBop' surprised many people. You could be forgiven for thinking this was the Jackson 5 on a comeback. The vocals are pretty decent, youthful and delivered with a carefree abandon, yet ...  Read the complete review

I'll be the first to admit this isn't the sort of thing which would usually appeal to me, however Middle of Nowhere is a tremendously catchy, addictive and well constructed album with more than its fair share of top notch tracks. The likes of (the number one single) Mmmbop might have the lyrical depth of a nursery rhyme, but in an odd sort of way its perfectly intentional, and the catchy melodic pop feel more than creates the atmosphere. By far the best and deepest track on the album is the stunning Yearbook, which is a sanding tail of a disappeared friend, and is one of the handful of ballads on the album, all of which differ considerably and ...  Read the complete review

Where have they gone. Rememer the young sound of these three boys a few years ago with their releasing single "MMM Bop". They seemed to have vanished. I thought that they were pretty cheesy in their day, however I brought their album. I was looking through my music collection not long ago, and saw it. I put it on and haven't stop listening since. It's youthfull sound is enough to make anyone smile. The young trio however have now grown up, Isaac now being 22, Taylor being 20 and remember the little anyoying drummer Zac he is now 17. To be fair they are still around but seem to be only touring America. They don't really need to keep in working now ...  Read the complete review