I remember hating mmmbop, but I like some of their new songs. I saw them play an acoustic set on tv, and they're pretty impressive.

and I just heard the song this time around and love it.

what are your guys opinions?

Well, they actually play instruments and write songs and show artistic progression so I give them big props.

i think they're trying really hard to come out of the shadows of being known as a perky little grunge-era bubblegum pop band, and it's gonna take a lot of work for them to transcend it.

unless of course you're talking about BECK hanson, who i think is a genius and dreamy, to boot.

I think mmmbop could have been a mistake, since no one will take them seriously now

they're a bit of a joke and they know it, so i give them props for trying to break free of that.

i don't think of Hanson

GrayKing said:

I think of them as a boyband who happens to play instruments and write music.

And being a boyband isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Plant a seed
Plant a flower
Plant a rose
Plant any one of
Can u tell me can u find out which one grows
Its a secret no one knoooows
Its a secret no one knows oooh oh
No one knows



In an MMbop they're gone
In an MMbop they not there
In an Mmbop they're gone
In an MMbop they're not theeere
And instead u lose ya hair
MMm but ya dont care
And yeah yeah

They funking suck.

As a Hanson fan, I will say they are one of the most talented and most underrated bands out there!

Their second album "This time around" was dynamic, poignant and amazingly wise to come from such young musicians. There was an ongoing theme about life and death on the album and where your life is taking you. The last song on that album "a song to sing" is sad and leaves you thinking

It took them 4 years to release their latest album "underneath" because of fights with their label rejecting every song they submitted. They decided to release it independently on their on label, 3CG, which stands for "3 car garage" which was the name of their first album

"Underneath" is much more uplifting and there is a love theme that was non-existant on "This time around" You can hear the growth in their musicianship and it's a bit mellow. Keeping with the somber last song trend from "This time around" the last song on this album is also sad and leaves you thinking

They do not suck and only someone who hasn't given one of their albums a full listen would say that. You can't deny talent even if you don't like the music. I can't wait to see these talented musicians live.

Janfriend said:

I don't really care for Hanson, but they are talented. Personally, I see them as a boyband -but I'd never use "boyband" as a way to insult any band or group.

I really think boybands get a lot of shit they don't deserve. Especially the groups that are unarguably boybands. (BSB, *N SYNC, etc.) They're criticized for not playing instruments or writing their own music -but they never claimed to. So why the fuss?

Like them or not; singing and dancing for a tour is fucking hard work. I couldn't do it, and neither could most people that criticize boybands -especially not those that think boybands don't work hard at what they do, ironically enough.

They are talented, however, their talent has not produced the kind of songs I would like to listen to. Ever.

Much props to them for bein kids that wrote this catchy, often used on tv, and sung the world over song - mmmmmbop. They were talented and i personaly wouldnt mind hearing more of them, for curiosities sake.

Janfriend said:

I feel you and it's good to see another Hanson fan somewhere in this world. People diss MMMBop but that song is a modern classic. And it's deep too. And catchy. What more could you ask for?

I know people who wet their pants for NSYNC. NSYNC aren't even half the band Hanson is. They'll probably never be popular again, but it isn't for lack of good material. The radio wouldn't know a good song if it was sent from God.

CynicKill said:

I thought *N SYNC broke up? Ah, what do I know?

mrdespues said:

yep they were in Sydney last week and performed live on the channel 9 morning show (can't remember the name )

they were actually really good and were talented with the guitars! I was impressed

For those of you who have only heard mmmbop, go to launch.com and listen to This Time Around. THis is the song that has made me a fan.

waw2002 said:

I think that's the song I heard them perform last week...if it is yes it's a great song! they're awesome performing acoustic, actually!

They're old-ish songs, but I liked "Weird" and "I Will Come To You"

Anxiety said:

grunge era band? i think grunge was wayyy over by 97.but yes there debut is what they'll prolly always be known for.