Hanson - The Best of Hanson Live and Electric (CD & DVD)
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Music CD Cover Artist: Hanson Edition: Music CD Format: Limited Edition CD Release Date: 2005-10-11 Music Label: Three Car Garage Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for The Best of Hanson Live and Electric (CD & DVD) Album
Free Music Review: An unfortunately bland live release from a great tour
Hit: 2 Stars
I am puzzled by this album on so many levels. I honestly believe that Hanson and I were on different "Underneath" tours, sometimes. The recordings of many tracks on this record are top notch, however some seem as if they were just slapped on there as a fan service, not necessarily as a show of quality (See: "Every Word I Say" - one of Hanson's best songs, but a disappointingly bad and unspirited recording/performance). Oddly, the best tracks on this CD are the covers - "Optimistic" is the best I've ever heard it, and "In a Little While" is just an enjoyable song - as played by U2, as played by Hanson, as played by a box of spoons. As for the rest of it? I have bootlegs that are better than this CD, and that really disappoints me.
I don't really know what this "Greatest Hits" / "Live Album" is really supposed to accomplish, but since it fails to cover the only two Hanson singles worth raving about ("Lost Without Each Other" and "Weird") while simultaneously abbreviating the "Underneath" tour show to songs that, surprise, are not on "Underneath," I believe it has failed on both accounts. I enjoyed it, but the replay value is fairly small, as this is exactly their third repackaging of an album we've been listening to for two years.
All in all, I was fairly disappointed with this release.