HANSON is back

[stinger12345]

http://music.aol.com/video/thinkin-b...1?ncid=webmail

Leave your paradigms at the door, thoughts?

[tribus]

yup........america's got talent.

[Slax]

Hanson's had multiple albums since way back when they hit it big. They played here in NY recently. My girlfriend loves them.

[markjazzbassist]

Originally Posted by Slax

Hanson's had multiple albums since way back when they hit it big. They played here in NY recently. My girlfriend loves them.

+1

i've opened a tour for them, great band and musicians, and people overall. they really know the ins and outs of the industry after learning the hard way. mad respect.

[The Lurker]

The Hanson Brothers > Hanson.

[agreatheight]

They gots some talent no matter what awful things they recorded before they hit puberty you can't take that away from them.

[KeithPas]

Good tune, they just need a bass player!! Good example of a tune with a cool groove that is not as happening as it could be because of no bass.

[seventhson]

i dug that song...but agree needs bass.

[Sonicfrog]

... also, the VOX are canned in this vid. They moved away from the mics, and yet there were still full volume VOX. That said, it's a fun tune. I'm glad they've made it through the meat grinder that is the music industry and come out intact human beings.

[electracoyote]

Basic musicianship, airtight no-brainer of a song, good vocals with typical tight harmonies.

I always liked these guys. They're not going to change the music world or anything, but they make nice tunes.

And you can stone me now, but not every song requires a bass line and sometimes the absence of a bass line is a refreshing change of pace. "When Doves Cry" anyone?

[St Drogo]

Wth. This is cool.

Thanks, now I need to rethink my world.

[Yerf Dog]

Originally Posted by The Lurker

The Hanson Brothers > Hanson.

[Gerhn Blanston]

Is no one gonna mention that Pete Griffin from Zappa Plays Zappa was in Hanson? He's one of the most solid guys out there.

Pete's Bio:

Pete Griffin
Bass
Griffin grew up outside of New York and has been playing music since he was young. He began on the trumpet during elementary school, but it wasn't until he received his first bass in the seventh grade that his passion was fully ignited. Soon he was playing with his high school's jazz band, and then eventually his local All-County and All-State jazz bands.

Unfortunately, tragedy would compel Griffin to make music his life's calling. In 1996, Griffin's friend and teacher, Dan Binggeli, died at the age of nineteen. For a time, Pete's only comfort was in playing music. Soon, Griffin was asked to join Uncle Funkle, Binggeli's band, and he decided to seize the chance for a life in music Binggeli never had.

To help guide his new found sense of direction, Griffin chose to further study his craft. He was accepted to Northwestern University's well-known School of Music outside of Chicago. There he was deeply immersed in the study of jazz and classical, while also taking lessons under Steve Rodby of the influential jazz outfit The Pat Metheny Group. From him, Griffin learned to concentrate on playing less notes and making them count more.

Graduating in 2001 with a B.A. in Music, Griffin immediately moved to Los Angeles. Eventually, he began to work at the Musician's Institute as a teacher's assistant, as well as attending every audition he heard about. After playing a few shows with Save Ferris's Monique Powell, Griffin began to play bass for Hanson in 2003, touring the US and Asia in 2004 and appearing on several TV shows including The Tonight Show, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. In 2005 Pete played on Hanson's live album "Live and Electric," in addition to playing a few shows with the Edgar Winter Band. In early 2006 Pete was picked to play for the Zappa Plays Zappa tour with Dweezil Zappa, Steve Vai and others.

[WayneS]

Didnt like them before... Dont like them now. Its a good bet that I never will.

[57pbass]

I saw them in 1997 in NYC and got to meet them. They are good people I don't care what type of music they play. I wish them nothing but good.

[jerry]

I think they are way hipper than many people give them credit for.

[Big Joe]

It's got kind of a Train vibe.

Not a bad song IMO... I can hear how I'd play the bassline to the song so I'd say it could use one.

They are performing, recording, and making money from playing their own music.

I'd venture a guess that 98% of talkbass can't say the same thing.

I wish I wrote and performed mmmbop.

I'd be rich.

And famous.

I bust nickelback's balls for writing the same three songs over and over and over but they are millionaires and I wouldn't mind that either.

There's a lot to be said for a good pop song.

[jerry]

Smart enough to have Babbitt on their new album too..........

[Morning Beer]

Saw them the other morning on some talk show. Sounded great, might even buy the record. There is a lot of worse things being churned out by the music industry now a days.

[Lazylion]

Originally Posted by stinger12345

HANSON is back

"Rockin' good news!" as Nick Cage once said.