Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting an 'I Will Come to You'
type ballad.
After I'd Heard the Song... What's all that creepy noise at the start???
It is so frustrating to listen to, all you want to do is listen to the song, and
you get this creepy crap first! :-) But once the song kicks in, it's a great
tune, the rock/pop style that Hanson pride themselves on. With Isaac on lead
vocal, I can handle Taylor and Zac's harmonising, it doesn't sound too bad. The
song lyrics are so cute, it's very 'A Minute Without You'. Although the boys
could never get away with singing this song anymore (despite the boys actually
being young, the song is too young for them now), it's a perfect representivive
of what they have been! Cute is the perfect word to describe it I guess!
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting something like a toned
down 'Speechless', y'know, a 'Thinking of You' sounding 'Speechless'.
After I'd Heard the Song... My friend played me this song when she taped
a small clip of it from the radio, and I thought it was cool. I hear it now, and
it's just so annoying! Like, I mean, it's cute, but it's so slow, and Isaac's
voice sounds strange. And the arrangements are all wrong. Maybe if they were to
revamp it live style, it might have some hope, but honestly, not much can save
this song. The lyrics? Cute, sweet... don'tcha' wish you could meet Hanson to
see if they were as sweet as they seem?
Before I'd Heard the Song... I knew what it sounded like. :-)
After I'd Heard the Song... It's more annoying than 'Two Tears'! :-)
Taylor's voice is far too Aaron Carter (not quite that bad, potential is there,
unlike the little Carter boy) and right when you think it might speed up, it
slows back down again. And what's that noise, it sounds like it's in a brass
band. However, when the song only has the piano backing, it's very sweet and
cute. Awww.
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was thinking of something like
'Madeline'.
After I'd Heard this Song... Although it sounds better now, it's one of
the better tracks from '3 Car Garage'. The lyrics are amazing! :-) I managed to
relate to them, and let me tell you, it's not often I can relate to a song that
drops the word "love". It could be a little faster, because it sounds
like Isaac's droning on, and running his words into each other, but overall,
it's a good song. Taylor's organ makes the song have a real pop flava, which is
strange, coz Isaac's guitar shines through on the live version. A good choice
for a radio single.
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting an 'I Will Come to You'
'do.
After I'd Heard the Song... If 'Yearbook' were a sweet love ballad, this
would be it. Yet another lengthy piano intro, but once the lyrics kick in, it's
full blown swoon time! :-) Isaac on lead again, he sounds so young! Zac and
Taylor harmonising is purely annoying, spoiling the track a little, but I can
deal with it. :-) (Don't have a choice, do I?) However, when they're just
backing, it adds a nice touch. A truely sweet and beautiful song -- a romantic's
dream. A stand out track.
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting a slow version of 'MMMBop'...
doi. :-)
After I'd Heard the Song... Man, and I thought the 'Middle of Nowhere'
version drove me batty. :-) This song just drones on and on and on... Taylor
squeaks, it's too slow, and there's just no excitement. Nothing saves this song
-- except the lyrics MAYBE, which are quite deep and real, but basically, this
song isn't all that good. Roll on track seven.
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting a revved up bedtime
story.
After I'd Heard the Song... This is more like it. Hosting a totally
different flava to it's live counterpart, 'Soldier' is great. Whoever is talking
at the start, (I have reason to believe it's another younger Hanson sibling,
before Zac) sounds too cute for words, and it really sets the mood. Then, comes
Isaac's storytelling. The harmony from Zac and Taylor seems to fit with this
song, and it has that perfect "bedtime fairytale" flava, that gets any
poor teen out of putting brats to bed. :-) A stand out track.
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting something cute.
After I'd Heard the Song... This song is another great song. Although the
fact that Taylor was only about twelve when he sung it (he mentions being
thirteen in the song -- "It all started on the 77th street/When we were
just thirteen") no one else could sing it. Somehow, the squeakiness suits
this song, and the harmonising is cool. Another stand out track. (But when you
watch it live... phew! Taylor... wow!)
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting something weird.
After I'd Heard the Song... Hehe, 'Stories', then 'Pictures' -- why not
just dub both of them 'Book'? :-) This is my favourite song from the album!
Although not a stand out track, it just has this EXCELLENT rock 'n' roll flava!
Definitely a song that all of us "obsessed" fans can relate to, it's
just so much fun! It was written for Isaac to sing, and it suits his voice oh so
fine! Isaac was born to sing this song. :-) I could probably understand why they
don't sing it live (hmmm, they might cringe everytime they hear those lyrics) I
would personally LOVE IT! It's a live song, totally. A short, upbeat, rock 'n'
roll song -- why not?
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting something with a
'Madeline' beat to it.
After I'd Heard the Song... This song is AWFUL. I hate this song. I'm so
sorry if you like it, but I don't. Hanson are such talented songwriters, yet
they wasted their time on "Sha na na na na na na na na na"-ing, and
the most boring beat and tune you could think of. Not even singing it live could
save it.
Before I'd Heard the Song... I was expecting 'With You in Your
Dreams'. :-)
After I'd Heard the Song... It's not as good as the versions on 'Middle
of Nowhere' and 'Live from Albertane', but it still deserves the credit of being
a tear-jerker of an emotional song. Although Taylor squeaks, the pure emotion in
his voice makes up for it, you can feel his tears just about to fall. Lyrically
fantastic, no matter what vocal changes happen, this song will never be a bad
song.
I remember getting this album, I bought it, then I had to walk around, doing
some shopping for that night's tea with Mum, but then I ran into Feral, so we
went over to the cafeteria of the shopping centre, and took the sleeve out, and
investigated the lyrics, predicting what the songs would sound like.
I remember Hanson, in particular Isaac, saying that it wasn't a good album -- I
couldn't agree more. The songs are usually too slow, and could be faster, Isaac
seems to be running his words into each other, Taylor just sounds like he's
trying too hard, and... where's Zac?
I never understood why Hanson never realised the actual 'Boomerang' and 'MMMBop'
albums, because half of the rave about those albums were the sleeves! :-)
'3 Car Garage' wasn't quite a "mistake" from Hanson -- minus a lot of
the singing, the lyrics are very good, and the instrument playing is great. But
it wasn't really a good choice of a realese -- maybe some new material would've
been better.
Bring on their voices breaking, is all I can say. :-)