CHINA, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC: Hanson, After Seven Years, They Came
By Teru
In early December, Hanson, a pop music band from the USA, gave their fans in Beijing an unplugged show in the Beijing Exhibition Theater after their visit to Shanghai. It was the band's first tour in China, seven years after they debuted.
Hanson consists of three brothers: Isaac (Guitar), Taylor (Keyboard, Vocals) and Zac (Drums) Hanson. They come from Tulsa, a city in northeast Oklahoma. When they began their music career, Isaac, the eldest, was only 16. Their debut album, Middle Of Nowhere, brought audiences a musical shock and sold more than 8 million records worldwide. It also earned Hanson three Grammy Awards nominations.
Hanson's music style is between pop and rock, which was quite new to music lovers. We can feel their musical ideas in their hit songs such as "Mmmbop." After their initial success, they spent three years working on their second album, This Time Around, which did not disappoint their fans and was a truly wonderful album. Besides music production, they also tried their hand in video and graphic artworks. For them, releasing albums is not just to make money but also to let people know their music and their style. So they always take a longer time recording and producing their music than other pop bands. They spent 4 years on their new album, Underneath.
The main purpose of Hanson's world tour was to promote Underneath, their first album after establishing their own recording company, 3CG. They took the extra time to record this album because they wanted to bring their fans a whole new understanding of their musical style. During this world tour, they gave their fans, especially those in Asia, picture perfect performances.
The day before the concert in Beijing, Hanson held a mini press conference in the Kerry Center Hotel that was attended by a wide range of Chinese media. During the press conference, they talked about the years they spent developing their music career, which they explained was a long, difficult process. They also responded to media questions about the widely held point of view that they are a "boy band." They clarified that Hanson is not a band only to play pop music; they play Hanson's music in Hanson's style, which is totally different form a "boy band." They regard their music career as a career for life, and said they were very happy to perform in China.
The vocalist Taylor Hanson expressed his yearnings towards China and said that to climb the Great Wall had been a dream of he and his brothers since they were little, and that they were looking forward to doing it during their visit in Beijing. They said that since this was their first time performing in China they were surprised that their fans were so passionate. They promised to give the audience a wonderful night.
On the night of the concert, many fans arrived at the theater two hours early just to see Hanson's sound check. The passion of the audience, which included many fans from the provinces, inspired the band throughout the one-hour and fifteen-minute concert; they played 19 songs including "Where is the love," "Strong Enough to Break," "I Will Come to You," and "Run Away Run," besides the new songs from Underneath. The theater rocked with screaming and singing fans. The Hansons were visibly moved when fans sang both their old and new songs along with them. After the show, they promised to come back.
In early December, Hanson, a pop music band from the USA, gave their fans in Beijing an unplugged show in the Beijing Exhibition Theater after their visit to Shanghai. It was the band's first tour in China, seven years after they debuted.
Hanson consists of three brothers: Isaac (Guitar), Taylor (Keyboard, Vocals) and Zac (Drums) Hanson. They come from Tulsa, a city in northeast Oklahoma. When they began their music career, Isaac, the eldest, was only 16. Their debut album, Middle Of Nowhere, brought audiences a musical shock and sold more than 8 million records worldwide. It also earned Hanson three Grammy Awards nominations.
Hanson's music style is between pop and rock, which was quite new to music lovers. We can feel their musical ideas in their hit songs such as "Mmmbop." After their initial success, they spent three years working on their second album, This Time Around, which did not disappoint their fans and was a truly wonderful album. Besides music production, they also tried their hand in video and graphic artworks. For them, releasing albums is not just to make money but also to let people know their music and their style. So they always take a longer time recording and producing their music than other pop bands. They spent 4 years on their new album, Underneath.
The main purpose of Hanson's world tour was to promote Underneath, their first album after establishing their own recording company, 3CG. They took the extra time to record this album because they wanted to bring their fans a whole new understanding of their musical style. During this world tour, they gave their fans, especially those in Asia, picture perfect performances.
The day before the concert in Beijing, Hanson held a mini press conference in the Kerry Center Hotel that was attended by a wide range of Chinese media. During the press conference, they talked about the years they spent developing their music career, which they explained was a long, difficult process. They also responded to media questions about the widely held point of view that they are a "boy band." They clarified that Hanson is not a band only to play pop music; they play Hanson's music in Hanson's style, which is totally different form a "boy band." They regard their music career as a career for life, and said they were very happy to perform in China.
The vocalist Taylor Hanson expressed his yearnings towards China and said that to climb the Great Wall had been a dream of he and his brothers since they were little, and that they were looking forward to doing it during their visit in Beijing. They said that since this was their first time performing in China they were surprised that their fans were so passionate. They promised to give the audience a wonderful night.
On the night of the concert, many fans arrived at the theater two hours early just to see Hanson's sound check. The passion of the audience, which included many fans from the provinces, inspired the band throughout the one-hour and fifteen-minute concert; they played 19 songs including "Where is the love," "Strong Enough to Break," "I Will Come to You," and "Run Away Run," besides the new songs from Underneath. The theater rocked with screaming and singing fans. The Hansons were visibly moved when fans sang both their old and new songs along with them. After the show, they promised to come back.
2 Comments:
At 3:04 AM , Lexi said...
I LOVE THE HANSONS & I ONLY HAVE THEIR 1ST CD!THEY ARE AWSOME. MY FAVORITE SONG IN THE WORLD IS MMBOP! IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF ME & MY SISTER SINGING ALONG TO IT IN THE CAR.
At 4:23 PM , Tawny said...
This was a great article on Hanson. I am a huge fan of Hanson (11 years!!!) and I must say it's great to read people who have the same amount of passion as I do.
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