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This Time Around

Hanson

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  Name Artist Time Price  
1 You Never Know Hanson 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes
2 If Only Hanson 4:30 $0.99 View In iTunes
3 This Time Around Hanson 4:17 $0.99 View In iTunes
4 Runaway Run Hanson 3:40 $0.99 View In iTunes
5 Save Me Hanson 3:40 $0.99 View In iTunes
6 Dying to Be Alive Hanson 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes
7 Can't Stop Hanson 4:24 $0.99 View In iTunes
8 Wish I Was There Hanson 3:32 $0.99 View In iTunes
9 Love Song Hanson 4:06 $0.99 View In iTunes
10 Sure About It Hanson 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes
11 Hand in Hand Hanson 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes
12 In the City Hanson 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes
13 A Song to Sing Hanson 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes

Album Review

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. Problem is, you can occasionally hear them working at it. Much of This Time Around feels like a conscious attempt at furthering their craft, defining their sound, and honing their songwriting skills. It's a stab at maturity. Not only are the performances measured and the production restrained, but the album features cameos by virtuosos like John Popper and Jonny Lang, just to prove that Hanson can hang with the big boys. They can, but so what? Jams and instrumental interludes are not the reason to listen to Hanson, records that sparkle with effervescent melodies and joyous hooks is. They haven't lost these gifts, even if the tempered production and overly earnest perf``ormances occasionally make the band's classicist instincts sound stuffy. There's something to be said for self-conscious maturity; by carefully watching over every aspect of the album's creation, Hanson and producer Stephen Lironi wind up with a record that is better paced and more consistent than the debut. It's hard not to miss the thrilling way Middle of Nowhere leapt out of the speakers upon its first spin with giddy fun, yet with its carefully considered craft and warmly ingratiating pop songs This Time Around is winning entertainment.

Recent Customer Reviews

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by jesslover

While this album has some REALLY AWESOME songs on it...the ones that aren're awesome are cringe! It's definitely my least favorite. I hate listening to Love Song, Wish I was There, Runaway Run, and OMG You Never Know is horrid. I like t blame it on whatever they were going through with the record company. But the ret of the songs are REALLLLYYYY good.

=)
     
by ihatejonasforever

They are just amazing ! I remember hearing them when I was really little. I'm glad I have found them again =)

Sophomore album, not a sophomore slump.
     
by mch1228

I have been a fan since day one. With that being said, I love this album. To me, it is brilliant. I feel that each of their albums have a different sound; however, this one gives a glimpse of their versatility. If you do not feel like buying the whole album, at least give "Save Me", "This Time Around", and "A Song to Sing" a chance. These three songs are among some of their most intimate released songs.
If you are looking for their pop sound, buy "If Only", "Sure About It", and "Runaway Run".
If you're looking for some of their old roots sound, get "Dying to Be Alive".
Seriously though, if this album was released at another time, it would have done so much better. Definitely worth your $7.99.

Biography

Formed: 1992 in Tulsa, OK

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '90s, '00s

Sounding like a revamped Jackson 5 for the '90s, Hanson came storming out of Tulsa, OK, in 1997 blessed with photogenic looks and a surprisingly infectious sense of melody. Hanson had a sunny pop sense that stood in direct contrast to the gloomy grunge that dominated the '90s, yet they also arrived with...
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