Hanson - Underneath [CD & DVD]
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Track List: Underneath [CD & DVD]
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- Strong Enough To Break
- Dancin' In The Wind
- Penny & Me
- Underneath
- Misery
- Lost Without Each Other
- When You're Gone
- Broken Angel
- Deeper
- Get Up And Go
- Crazy Beautiful
- Hey
- Believe
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Album Details: Underneath [CD & DVD]
- Release Date:
- 04/20/2004
- Label:
- Three Car Garage
- UPC:
- 881861040127
User Reviews: Underneath [CD & DVD]
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Hanson's Underneath a predicted indie success
, April 17, 2004Reviewer: lamenta3 - See all lamenta3's reviews -
Underneath
, April 23, 2004Reviewer: Darnell S - See all Darnell S's reviews2 of 2 Yahoo! Users found this Underneath [CD & DVD] review helpfulPros: Four years in production, Hanson did not let their fans down
Cons: Still known for "MMMBOP" Hanson is much more than that
After four years in the making, splitting with their record Label Island Def Jam, Hanson has surfaced with this crossroads album. Creating their own record label, 3 Car Garage, Hanson did not bow to the pressures and demands of record label icons, but instead proved to the music industry that good music is worth fighting for.
This is a metamorphasis album for the band. With one member married with a child, the band known as Hanson has grown from boys to men since they hit the airwaves with their hit "MMMBOP."
From the soulful ballads "Broken Angel" "Crazy Beautiful" "Deeper" and "Believe" the trio known as Hanson has matured in sound, artistry and creativity. The vintage Rock and Roll songs "Lost Without Each Other" and "Get Up and Go" is reminiscent of '60's bands such as the Turtles and The Association. The harmonic sound of the brothers voices, the lyrics sung and the melodies played reverts back to the the bands roots of listening to '50's and '60s music when they were younger.
The album's single, Penny and Me debut on the indie charts at #2. Currently climbing the charts on TRL, the album was released on April 20th and the video climbed to #8 on TRL 2 days later.
Presently good music is hard to find. Hanson's music knows no age, no boundaries. It's an album everyone will enjoy. ...
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Pro Reviews: Underneath [CD & DVD]
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Growing up is hard to do, particularly if you do it in public. Hanson found this out when their second album, 2000's This Time Around, failed to gather much attention, let alone a hit the size of 1997's "MmmBop," even though it was a solid step forward. Faced with lack of success and therefore a lack of support from their label, Hanson opted for the independent route, founding 3CG and releasing their third proper album, Underneath, in the spring of 2004. If This Time Around found the group undergoing growing pains, Underneath is the maturation of Hanson, scaled down and serious, pitched halfway between the adult alternative pop audience and the power poppers who embraced their giddy early singles. Giddy is hardly a word to describe this album, however, since there's an earnest evenhanded approach even on the tunes that veer toward effervescent, hooky pop, such as the catchy "Get Up and Go." This deliberate maturity isn't a detriment, since it emphasizes the pop/rock classicism that's always been at the core of their music; after all, one of the charming things about Middle of Nowhere is how it was clear that the trio's tastes were built on Time/Life's oldies collections. Even though Underneath is a little too polished and Pro Tooled, that pop sensibility still rings loud and clear throughout the album, and track for track, it's likely their strongest album, even if it lacks glistening highlights along the lines of "MmmBop." Despite this, the brothers are strong pop songwriters there's a reason why the likes of Matthew Sweet and Gregg Alexander of the New Radicals collaborate with them on this record (on "Underneath" and "Lost Without Each Other" respectively) and what makes Underneath a better album than This Time Around is that the focus remains on the songs, with the melodies and hooks pushed toward the center. There is a bit of a dichotomy here, as the sound of the record is targeted toward adult alternative airwaves and the trio's writing is closer to power pop, but it's a pleasing dichotomy since the two aesthetics wind up complementing each other. Hanson might be a little bit better off if their production wasn't as rigorously crafted as their songs they would be a little more exciting, a little more fun if they loosened up a bit but that's a minor complaint, since Underneath is a satisfying album that finds the trio confidentially stepping into adulthood. [Underneath was a also released in a limited edition with a bonus DVD.] - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Hanson finally makes the music they want and not what a major record label thinks might sell
Cons: People still think of Hanson as the "MMMBop band" and fail to realize that they've grown far beyond that.
Following a split with their record label, Island Def Jam, a move that both parties describe as 'amicable,' Hanson has moved forward into the next epoch of their music career by starting their own record label. Called 3CG, Hanson's fledgling label has already successfully released Underneath Acoustic, a live album available only through the band's website, and the Penny and Me single which debuted at #2 on Billboard's single sales charts. The true test to the band's success as both independent artists and as businessmen will come with the release of Hanson's first studio album in four years, Underneath.
Based upon the success that the album has had already with preorders on Amazon.com and the media buzz that has been created by shows such as the recent VH1 All Access feature on the band, the outlook upon the success of Underneath is quite favorable. The promotion that this album is recieving has already exceeded the promotion that Hanson's critically-acclaimed second studio release, This Time Around, recieved while the band was still signed to IDJ.
The tracks on Underneath are pure power pop remeniscent of the days before such things as vocal modification and factory-produced pop music became the norm. Think of some of the pop-rock greats from the early and mid '70s and throw in a bit of a 21st century singer-songwriter flavor and that is what this album is all about.
From the album's first single "Penny and Me," a song that just begs you to turn up to full volume while cruising with the windows down, to the heart-wrenching ballad "Broken Angel," which seems to be a metaphor for the experience of hope, failure, and the ability to move on, the songs on Underneath take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride. The great thing about this album is that there is truly something for everyone.
Regardless of what you think of Hanson, or what you may have thought about them in the past, check out Underneath. It is unlike anything you'd ever conceive to expect. ...