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Middle of Nowhere
from: Island / Mercury
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731453461529
Label: Island / Mercury
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
MPN: 534615
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Island / Mercury
Release Date: May 06, 1997
Studio: Island / Mercury
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Editorial Review:
After buying into Bush and Alanis Morissette, Hanson is just what we deserve--Silverchair by way of the Partridge Family, the first pretty-boy fake alt rock group that doesn't pretend to be anything but. If only for truth in advertising, Hanson deserves our admiration. But as it happens, Middle of Nowhere, the debut album from Tulsa brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zachary Hanson, warrants attention for other reasons as well. At their best, as on "MMMBop" or "Thinking of You," Hanson makes perfect '90s bubblegum, Jackson Five vocal interplay offset by slick power pop guitars and sharp hip-hop production care of the Dust Brothers. Even the more questionable material, such as the cheesy ballads "Weird" and "I Will Come to You," is--at worst--music for, about, and by kids sixteen and under. Such songs are not only more palatable coming from a 13-year-old than from a post-grad, given the age of the writers, the lyrics are actually pretty darn sharp. Granted, these lads had help with both the songwriting (including veterans Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil on the weakest track) and instrumentation (a full cast of session men) on Middle of Nowhere. Still, as young writers and musicians with an indisputably authentic three-part harmony, Hanson is as real a band as it needs to be. Real enough, at least, to be a perfect antidote to MTV's other poster boys, Marilyn Manson. --Roni Sarig
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - One of the best pop records of all time...
Before Hanson grew up and had children, before they left the corporate record indursty and went indies, and before they hit puberty, they recorded "Middle of Nowhere", one of the most relentlessly catchy pop records ever produces.
1997 was a year that was the comback for pop. 1997 brought us the Spice Girls, The Backstreet Boys, and of course Hanson! For some, the mention of Hanson will conjure up images of pre-pubescent boys that looked and sounded like girls and will ... Read More
Rating: - A blast from the past.
I was in junior high when MMMbop came out and like everyone else I thought these three brothers were girls. That damn catchy tune was stuck in my brain for a good six months in 1997. Even though I haven't kept up with their music since, Hanson's debut album Middle of Nowhere was a fun and decent pop album for its time. Songs like Where's The Love?, I Will Come To You, Lucy, With You In Your Dreams, Weird, and Madeline are standouts. Taylor Hanson's vocals are good and even Zac sings on the puppy ... Read More
Rating: - must have
a must have for any hanson fan, old or young they haven't made a bad cd... well except for the christmas one, i'm just not a fan of christmas music tho
Rating: - Middle of.....
This CD is Hanson debut. Good music, good CD. Anyone would like it. Especially "Man From Milwaukee". "MMBop" is just a classic.
Rating: - Hanson
Wow!!! I can't believe it! I remember having the casset tape to this. When I first heard them on the radio I fell in love with them. I was in love with the youngest one, Zack. My favorite song was MMMMBob. I remember when I was having daydreams about me and him being married. I know that sounds stupid! But, we all had those days.
Hanson was very awesome back in the day. Those were the good old 90's.
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