Hanson - This Time Around

Give Hanson credit for making a second album (not counting live affairs, demo collections, and holiday records) that virtually ignores the teen-pop boom they kick-started in 1997 with their debut album, Middle Of Nowhere. This Time Around doesn't ditch the musical principles laid out on Middle Of Nowhere -- it expands them. Hanson winds up synthesizing its influences -- still primarily classic pop tunes from the late '60s and early '70s, staples of oldies radio -- into a bright, melodic sound of its own. Read More