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The Edge

To celebrate Jamie McDell opening for 90’s pop icons Hanson, The Nightshow sang their own version of Hanson’s “MmmBop”.

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The Quietus

Why exactly should the enjoyment of a great piece of music be marred by guilt? Following last week’s Black Sky Thinking about the problems (and positives) of the concept of the ‘guilty pleasure’, the Quietus writers declare their undying, entirely non-ironic love for their favourite uncool songs. Introduction by Jimmy Martin

Hanson – ‘MMMbop’
(1996)

It’s around 2am in the Walled Garden at the Green Man festival when those arpeggiated notes, shuffling beats and strolling basslines come tumbling out of the PA system. In seconds I’m on my feet, and dancing with an unrestrained sense of joy. By the end of the first chorus a trestle table has become my own personal stage, and I’m grinning like a loon. Some of my friends give me bemused looks, shake their heads and return to their beer, but I don’t care. I might well be in an, ahem, advanced state of refreshment, but that’s not the reason. This is pop at its very best: hooks so big they could catch a swordfish, unabashed lyrical positivity and a chorus that doesn’t so much ignite as explode. Like all the finest bubblegum pop, ‘MMMBop’ is a wonderfully jarring sugar rush designed to thrill rather than nourish. Funnily enough, if you switch the speed from 45rpm to 33rpm, it sounds remarkably like Eels. Julian Marszalek

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The trio transported the mostly female crowd back 17 years or so, to a time when life was simpler and the only way to hear their songs on repeat was to record them on a cassette tape.

Standing among the screaming crowd, 90s nostalgia was high in the air as diehard ‘MMMboppers’ were keen to revisit the days when Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson held every girl’s heart in the palm of their hands.

For this reviewer, the small venue at Metropolis Fremantle, made it felt like I was back in my old bedroom as a six-year-old with my 12-year-old sister by my side – squealing, rather than singing, the lyrics.

Even though, many years and albums have come to pass, and their trademark pop sound has changed a little, one thing remains the same – they adore their fans.

“I want you to put Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to shame tonight,” a barely audible Isaac said, over the top of hundreds of girls (and some boys) squealing with delight,

The brothers kicked off their final Australian concert of their Anthem tour with Fired Upfrom their latest album.

It was a little shaky at that start as the sound levels were slowly evened out, but once this was fixed and the tempo set, all you could do was watch in awe at the passion and energy these boys put into their performance.

Even though many in the crowd appeared to be less than familiar with the brothers more recent songs, their new sound was well received.

Despite Zac being placed on vocal rest earlier this week, he stilled mimed along with his brothers while enthusiastically pounding his drum set.

Playing from a fan-voted set list, the brothers played hits such as Year Book, Where’s The Love?, Weird and If Only.

As well as their more recent songs like Get Your Girl Back, Give a Little, Thinking ‘Bout Something and In The City.

But, as expected, it was their 1997 hit song MMMBop from their major label debut albumMiddle of Nowhere (which earned them three Grammy nominations) that really lit up the crowd.

They finished their stellar tour down under off with Aussie-rock classic It’s A Long Way To The Top by ACDC.

Before returning to the stage for an encore of Lost Without Each Other.

Despite a smaller fan base than that of 17 years ago, the brothers proved they aren’t just a one-hit-wonder with plenty of variety and talent on showcase throughout their performance.

It is little wonder they have sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had eight top 40 albums and six top 40 singles in the US, as well as eight top 40 singles in the UK.

The siblings will now travel to Auckland for one show, before heading to Mexico to play at sold-out shows.

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Considering many people either have no idea who these guys are or think the only song they ever released was MMMBop, Hanson bought the house down at HQ last night! Playing to a sold out crowd, Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson have come back to Australia to support their new record ‘Anthem’. Despite all three brothers being in different stages of illness, Zac has actually lost his voice, they pushed through and performed a wide selection of songs from their six albums. The crowd was extremely helpful, belting out all of Zac’s parts so he didn’t have to! Sickness can’t stop these talented men from rocking out, seeing Isaac’s guitar string snap was proof of that.

A solo song from each brother is something that fans really look forward to, unfortunately with Zac losing his voice he didn’t perform one but Isaac and Taylor certainly made up for his absence. ‘Hand in Hand’ is always a crowd favourite for Isaac’s solo and Taylor gave a wonderful tribute to Robin Williams before singing ‘Be My Own’, a song that was only released to fan club members. MMMBop was of course a highlight of the show for much of the crowd, taking the ladies back to their bedrooms in 1997, walls covered in Hanson posters and deciding which brother they wanted to marry. The guys new single ‘Get the Girl Back’ is just another song that had the crowd going wild! And with encore performances of “If Only’ and ‘In the City’ Taylor made sure to get the crowd jumping as high as they could.

Playing both electric and acoustic songs the crowd seemed captivated by the talent of these three brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma. 17 years after the release of MMMBop, Hanson still manage to get the ladies swooning and the crowd jumping. Ever growing as artists, I for one can’t wait to see what they come up with next.

Opening act Adam Martin is an amazing talent, performing a mix of originals and covers his voice just melts the heart. Getting the crowd singing along to ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis was just one of the highlights from his set. Changing it up a little from previous shows was an interesting twist for those fans who have been to more than one show on the Anthem tour here in Australia. The crowd being happy and fired up for Hanson was his main goal and he did a pretty great job!
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