This weeks topic:
With the recent article saying that Shout It Out has not been selling well – we are curious – how many copies of Shout It Out have you purchased? Please include both hard copy CDs and digital copies purchased from iTunes, Amazon, etc.
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Sept. 06–Back in 1977, teen idol Shaun Cassidy wrote a song called “Teen Dream,” one of the tracks on his second album, Born Late. “Caught in a hurricane,” he sang, “now we’re getting the scene/Baby, caught in a teen dream.”
Thirty-three years later that tune could be Justin Bieber’s anthem. Bieber, 16, is the latest teen dream. The Canadian sends a new generation of female pop music fans into a screaming frenzy while his face is plastered on posters, CD covers, T-shirts, coffee mugs, bracelets, an upcoming comic book and even fingernail decals. He’s inescapable, performing to a sold-out crowd last month at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie and on Twitter as he frequently sends messages to his adoring admirers. He’s about to write his memoirs, and there’s a biopic in the works. Discovered on YouTube and endorsed by R&B superstar Usher, Bieber is an idol for today’s technologically plugged-in teenagers.
But he’s hardly the first teen dream. The pop music landscape has made room for tons of young photogenic male singers hoping their croon will make the girls swoon. So let’s take a look at some of the teen dreams through the decades, their span of fame, their sound and what made them heartthrobs.
The span: 1997-2000 as a major-label act. Now they are a cool indie band.
The sound: Pure, unadulterated pop with plenty of nods to Jackson 5-era exuberance. Then, as the Hanson brothers matured, they became a groovy indie pop-rock outfit.
The swoon: The talent was the main attraction here, as the three siblings wrote all their material. Although in 1997 a then 12-year-old Zac Hanson had plenty of pre-teen allure. But even with “MMMBop,” the huge debut hit, you could hear the musicality that was to come.
The swan song: None yet. Hanson regularly records and releases discs on their own 3CG label, including the new Shout It Out.
My dear Hanson fans:
You are a devoted group but you’re not buying CDs.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, the new Hanson album, “Shout it Out,” has sold a paltry 31,000 copies.
The most recent one before that was called “Walk.” Total sales to date from 2007: 54,000 copies.
The days of “MMMBop” are long since passed. This doesn’t mean Hanson are not talented musicians. It’s just that their day in the sun has come and gone. This can be said for plenty of acts. I wish them well in all their endeavors.
Finishing off September are two acts that completely differ, yet appeal to everyone. Hanson (Yes, the “MmmBop” Hanson) will be selecting songs from their new album, “Shout It To the Moon,” which is an “R&B-flavored pop-rock homage to what Hanson is inspired by,” to play for the crowd at the Knitting Factory. The next night, making one of his two to three regular trips to Spokane is Tech N9ne. Known for his songs “I’m a Playa” and “Caribou Lou,” Tech N9ne will be playing with seven other hip-hop/rap artists, including E-40, who is known for his 2006 single “Tell Me When To Go.”
(HansonTickets note: This one was just too funny to not post)
Check out Paper Mag’s site for the latest installment of Hanson’s tour diary! Some great photos, as always!
featuring Hanson, Dan Black, Mia Moretti & Caitlin Moe at Roseland Ballroom Sept 7
Every summer, PAPER Magazine celebrates music through their highly successful SOUNDS LIKE PAPER program. PAPER will pack New York City’s Roseland Ballroom for the final concert in its Summer Music Festival.
Through a series of “Rare Finds” music events, Ray-Ban and PAPER celebrate the Ray-Ban Rare Prints collection by transforming this iconic music hall into a high-energy live music venue accommodating over 3,200 concert goers. Featuring “Rare” performances from pop-rock fave Hanson, who’s single Thinking Bout Somethin from their new album Shout It Out is tearing up the charts, electronic/alternative British native Dan Black, and a DJ set by Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe the event is already generating buzz among music aficionados and trendsetters. The festival will bring PAPER‘s celebrated energy and devoted fans to Roseland Ballroom.
Expected to Attend: Hanson, Dan Black, Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe
When: Tuesday, Sept 7
Where: Roseland Ballroom
Time: 7pm – 10pm
REQUEST HANSON DAY!
Date: Labor Day – Monday September 6th, 2010 Assignment: Do One or all of the Following:
1) Request Hanson on Your Local Stations
2) Tweet about Hanson ( Include only one hashtag :Including two hashtags cancel each other out so it won’t start a trend it deletes the count) Use: #ShoutItOut
– About The Tour
– About The Album
– Voting TBS on Vh1top20 Countdown Include the Link to video to vote in the tweet
– Requesting them on Your Local Radio Station
3) Vote on Vh1 Top 20 Countdown http://bit.ly/9qC3V0
4) American Top 5
Watch the video at any of these places.
1) VH1
2) MTV
3) Myspace
4) Youtube
5) Yahoo
Other MessageBoards
1) Post on other Artists / Band Message boards about Hanson ( In the correct section in the messageboard)
2) TV Networks.
– see what shows they are doing if Hanson has guest please leave a comment in the correct section.
– music section please leave something about the Tour
3) Leave Comment on VH1, MTV, Myspace, and Yahoo if you have an account to able to leave a message under the video. Or if they have message boards leave comment there as well.
In an effort to try and make HansonTickets and the blog a bit more interactive, we are introducing The Tuesday Topic! During the break in tour legs every Tuesday we will be posting a topic we’d like to get your feedback on! It can be asking about a show you’ve been to, for your favorite photo, etc. Simply leave a topic with your answer and feel free to discuss others answers with them in the comments as well!
Today’s topic: What is your favorite venue that you have seen Hanson perform in? Why?
Last week, the students at Iowa State University got a midday treat — one that combined some “Bad Romance” with a bell tower. Tin-Shi Tam, ISU carillonneur, performed Lady Gaga’s hit song on the carillon (aka the bells in said tower) at noon on Friday.
An ISU student started a Facebook campaign to request the song, and Tam obliged. Apparently, Tam often takes requests for her Friday performances. Hanson’s “MMMBop” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” also grace her repertoire.
I graduated from another Big 12 school, the University of Oklahoma. There, students are often subjected to OU’s fight song “Boomer Sooner” or Rodger and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” (yes, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain) on the hour. Otherwise, it’s just the traditional dings and dongs to denote the time. BORING! Never had I heard any pop hits. So color me jealous of this ISU tradition.
My only great disappointment in this is that there aren’t any Little Monsters on the courtyard attempting to recreate Gaga’s dance from the music video! Now that would be entertaining. But it’s still pretty cool, right?
If you were an ISU student, what song would you request? My vote goes to the Saved By the Bell theme song. We’ve got the running late to class motif and the word bell in the title. Sounds like a winner to me.
The 650-person crowd in HUB-Alumni Hall erupted in chants of “We want MMMBop” before Hanson took the stage Saturday night for a free concert.
But the grown-up ’90s boy band from Tulsa, Okla. proved their sound, look and performance has matured since their teeny-bopper days 13 years ago.
“If you want to stand still, you’re at the wrong show,” lead singer and piano player Taylor Hanson said to the crowd.
Hanson opened the performance with the title song off of its new album, “Shout It Out,” which was released in June.
Ethan Cook (junior-electrical engineering) said he prepared for the show by listening to some of the new album.
“I sampled a few of the songs on Myspace. It all sounded good,” he said. “It was like fun music.”
The band’s lineup jumped from brand-new songs to older songs like “Penny and Me” (2004) and “This Time Around” (2000), during which the band encouraged the crowd to sing as loud as they could.
And though most of the audience was only familiar with a few of Hanson’s songs, the crowd fed off the energy and happiness of the band that never stopped smiling.
“They were very catchy,” John Zalesky (junior-finance) said.
By the end of the concert, Taylor, Isaac and Zac Hanson finally gave the audience what they had been waiting for and played their 1997 hit “MMMBop.”
The audience sang along to the band’s most recognized song, even if the voices of these now-adult brothers had changed since the late ’90s.
“[The concert] was much better than I thought it was going to be,” K.C. Morgans (junior-elementary education) said. “They are definitely very talented and my little crush for Taylor and Zac came back from when I was in the fourth grade.”
Staying true to his Midwestern roots, Taylor performed wearing suspenders, jeans, a blue bandanna around his neck and cowboy boots. Throughout the concert it was evident that Hanson’s music has also taken inspiration from the brothers’ Oklahoman roots, combined with what its official website calls “R&B-flavored pop-rock.”
Hanson not only has created a new sound, but also a new record label, Taylor Hanson explained to the audience on Saturday night.
“We had a little trouble with an old record label and decided to start our own,” he said. “And ever since, we’ve been OK.”
Jacqueline Nelson (sophomore-health and human development) said she wanted to go home and download music from Hanson’s new album.
“It really surprised me how well they transitioned from young pop stars to mature musicians,” Nelson said.