{"id":2054,"date":"2013-06-18T15:21:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T14:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2013-06-18T15:21:51","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T14:21:51","slug":"lithium-magazine-hanson-anthem-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/06\/18\/lithium-magazine-hanson-anthem-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium Magazine: Hanson \u2013 Anthem &#8211; Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 18th, 2013<\/p>\n<p>by Pete Crigler<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/06\/18\/anthem-released-today\/anthem_cover_final\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?fit=2400%2C2400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Anthem_Cover_Final&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Anthem_Cover_Final\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?fit=750%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2025\" alt=\"Anthem_Cover_Final\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?resize=210%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/anthem_large.jpg?w=2250&amp;ssl=1 2250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/>On their ninth, yes their ninth album, Hanson is trying hard to reestablish the band in the ever-changing pop world. In essence, if you are still thinking about them as the little teenyboppers that made your sister happy in 1997 with \u201cMMMBop,\u201d then you\u2019re thinking about them the wrong way entirely. Over the last few years, they have been working steadily to rebuild their name, and on this album they have managed to make a pretty decent pop album for the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I will say that I haven\u2019t paid much attention to Hanson over the last few years so I was taken aback by the opening track, \u201cFired Up,\u201d which has a great rocking feel and was something I didn\u2019t expect from the trio of brothers from Oklahoma. Nonetheless, I was more than pleasantly surprised by it &#8211; in this day and age, it\u2019s a refreshing change of pace from the other pop sap on the radio. The full-on sixties party throwback that is \u201cI\u2019ve Got Soul\u201d keeps more in line with what they\u2019ve been doing over the last few records and is also a great celebratory song for the summer. It\u2019s a strong one that will please the longtime fans and maybe rope in a few new ones as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou Can\u2019t Stop Us Now\u201d is one of those tunes that makes the listener completely forget about \u201cMMMBop\u201d. The first single \u201cGet the Girl Back\u201d sounds a lot like Taylor\u2019s old band Tinted Windows and it should be on the radio, but perhaps isn\u2019t quite as strong as some others on the record.<\/p>\n<p>The ballad \u201cJuliet\u201d is one of the most sluggish of the band\u2019s new material, starting slow out of the gate and never really catching up to itself. \u201cAlready Home\u201d sounds like something from around 2000 or so, which could either be a good or bad thing depending on how big a Hanson fan you are and how much you liked their This Time Around album. \u201cFor Your Love\u201d is damn near perfect and would sound great on FM pop radio if they played anything like this anymore &#8211; an all-around great song that works on its own merit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLost Without You\u201d sounds like the tried, true and tested formula of Hanson and is sure to appease old and new fans alike, and should be able to bring in some new converts to a good old pop sound. \u201cCut Right Through Me\u201d; however, ranks as weak in comparison. To be forthright, it would probably sound much better coming out of the speakers at the local amphitheater. \u201cScream and Be Free\u201d is sure to be an instant classic amongst the Hanson faithful and will probably become a treasured song for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTragic Symphony\u201d has a lot of grit and spunk to it that allows it to keep its head above water. \u201cTonight\u201d would work well as the closing track; it\u2019s got all the feel and euphoria of a finale. The actual closing track, \u201cSave Me From Myself\u201d is decent enough, but doesn\u2019t have the oomph to close the record.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, the album is very good. The only thing that could be recommended to make it better would be to revise the sequencing. Aside from that, it\u2019s a damn good pop offering and one that anyone other group looking to begin a new chapter should check out in order to hear how it done right.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lithiummagazine.com\/hanson-%E2%80%93-anthem-album-review\" target=\"_blank\">Lithium Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CEMH31Q\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00CEMH31Q&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mmmboptastic-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"buy_amazon_us\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/gigglesnort.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/buy_amazon_us.gif?resize=176%2C28\" width=\"176\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00CEMH31Q\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B00CEMH31Q&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mmmboptasticc-21\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"buy_amazon_uk\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gigglesnort.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/buy_amazon_uk.gif?resize=170%2C28\" width=\"176\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 18th, 2013 by Pete Crigler &nbsp; On their ninth, yes their ninth album, Hanson is trying hard to reestablish the band in the ever-changing pop world. 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