Since Hanson is taking their sweet time posting the official lyrics, we decided to throw our attempt in the ring. Please leave a comment if you hear anything differently! Everyday is already posted on the site as it was previously unreleased but had been played live.
EDIT: Now that we have the lyrics booklet from CBIB lyrics have been updated and moved to the Lyrics database as well!
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The Jackson 5 have topped a new poll to find the greatest boy band song of all time.
Michael and Jermaine Jackson and their brothers beat out NSYNC and New Edition to take the top spot on the Rolling Stone countdown.
The outlet studied 75 of the greatest boy band anthems and experts declared The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” was the best of the best.
‘NSYNC came in second with “Bye, Bye, Bye”, ahead of “Candy Girl” by New Edition while Backstreet Boys‘ “I Want It That Way” and “Moon” by BTS completed the top five.
Tracks by One Direction (“What Makes You Beautiful”), Aventura (“Obsession”), Hanson (“MMMBop”), New Kids on the Block (“You Got It (The Right Stuff)”), and LFO (“Summer Girls”) also made the top 10.
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Last week we finally shared this year’s Hanson.net EP, and that got us reflecting on all the music we have created for the community. Here’s a snap from 2018’s EP, Animal Instincts. Don’t forget all members can listen to membership EPs on our new media player. Thanks for listening.
The new Hanson.net Members EP, “Continental Breakfast (in bed)” was released on Thursday. If you are a current Hanson.net member you can listen to the guys talk about it on a very special “Hanson Time Podcast” and go a little bit more in depth about some of the songs and when they were written. If your membership is current for 2020 (ie your expiration date is in 2021) you should be able to head to the orders page when you joined/renewed for 2020 and have a nice “DOWNLOAD” link to get your digital copy. If you joined/renewed before the end of June and site revamp you are automatically getting a digital AND physical copy. Physical copies are scheduled to begin shipping August 15. [The download is a zip and will work best from the device you purchased your membership with. Some phones are equipped to unzip files]
If you are not yet a Hanson.net member you can choose if you want the Digital + Physical membership or the Digital Only membership – and as soon as you join you’ll be able to download the EP with either option! This year’s EP has 7 tracks – 3 Taylor leads, 2 Isaac leads and 2 Zac leads!
Lyrics: We know many of you look to our lyrics site for song lyrics. Currently we are waiting for “official” lyrics to be posted. If they aren’t by next weekend we will probably get antsy and start crowd sourcing.
Reviews are already coming in for the EP – a duo of Holly’s have posted theirs – Scream and Be Frees and If You Give a (Fan) a (Ticket)
If you also plan to write about the EP, be sure to send us a link!
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This week, we are sharing the music from this year’s Hnet EP, Continental Breakfast In Bed. We hope you enjoy all seven brand new tunes.
Coming this summer, the 2020 Hanson.net Members Only EP! While Hanson usually does a 5-track Members Only EP recorded during March and released in May at Hanson Day, this year COVID-19 wreaked havoc on their plans, just like it has to so many of us around the world. After completing recording on “Against the World” the forthcoming full length album in early March, the world went into lock down. In early April, the band announced that this EP would “count the continents” and contain 7 tracks as opposed to the usual 5. In May, they were able to get back into the studio with their crew and work on the 7 tracks:
The 7th track is thought to be “Begin Again”, as seen on the white board in the background in several of the Hanson.net CBIB video clips that were posted during The Making Of. The EP is currently off being mixed, mastered, produced and all that other good stuff that goes into making a CD. But the good news is – fliers included in “Hanson Day” merch orders that have been arriving at fan’s doorsteps say it is “Coming Summer 2020” so – SOON! And all members who were paid before the new site launch will be getting a DIGITAL version of the EP in addition to a physical one. Anyone just signing up for hanson.net membership now can choose which type of membership they wish to have. I think we are all looking forward to having some new music to digest.
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Isaac, Taylor, and Zac performing Great Divide while promoting the release of their fourth album, The Walk, in 2007.
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We’re all looking forward to a great weekend of celebration here in the US for the 4th of July. We pulled a little something from the archive for the SIO anniversary, so Shout It Out – Happy Independence Day!
Hansonstage began because I wanted to keep track of how many times I had heard each song live and figured if it was something I was looking for, other fans might be too. One thing I had been keeping track of as well, but lost track of once the music catalog got larger and larger, was the first time I had heard a song live. Due to a “happy little accident” (thanks, Bob Ross!) when coding, in addition to listing the first time you heard a song live the site also shows the last time you heard it live (as long as you have heard it more than once.)
I also did some general layout cleanup to try and get things a big more organized and orderly. (See screenshots below.) Keep in mind, this information can only be pulled from the setlists we have in the database so if we are missing some of your first concerts setlists (especially the case if your first shows were in ’98 or ’00) your list will be pulled from what shows we do have.
If you think your list is incorrect, please cross reference it with the setlists first. Just because you don’t remember hearing a song, doesn’t mean the site is wrong 😉 If after double checking you do still notice any issues, email tickets@hansonstage.com. Issues will be worked through on a first come, first serve basis from this email account only.
There will be a “loading” bar/pause if your show list takes longer to load. These changes can be seen through the ‘what songs have you heard live’ part of the site as well as individual username links.
