The Hanson Brothers - Live @ The Underground 13.5.2002 + some more

ATTENTION !!!

Please, DON’T mix-up these brilliant “Puck-Rock-Punk-Band” with the chartstorming boygroup from Tulsa who also called themselves “The Hanson Bros.” in their early days.
Thank You!"

Wiki says:
The Hanson Brothers were a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1984 in Victoria and later based in Vancouver. The group included John and Rob Wright and Tom Holliston, all members of the punk rock band Nomeansno. The Hanson Brothers' band name references characters in the cult ice hockey film Slap Shot.... more Wiki here


The Hanson Brothers have got to be one of, if not the, most fun and yet technically proficient pop punk bands that has ever existed. The hockey-obsessed mutant alter ego of Canadian punk veterans NoMeansNo, the Hanson Brothers take a concept as simple as Ramonescore, crank the musicianship up to 11, and let their freak flag fly with a zeal, humor and strangeness that will probably never be matched. At no point is their brand of weird "puck rock” better exemplified than on their debut 1992 album, Gross Misconduct, 14 of the zaniest yet technically shredding pop-punk songs committed to tape.

Led by Tommy and Johnny Hanson (brothers Tom and John Wright), their image is composed of one part Ramones and one part eponymous “Slapshot” hockey goons. For all their weirdo posturing and hilarious on-stage antics, including goonish tough-guy banter and a bass player sporting a hockey mask with “DUMB” written on its forehead, the music speaks for itself; drawing from a range of influences while sticking close to the spirit of Joey and Company, the Hanson Brothers take the predictability of the genre and twist it into something wholly unique....  Source 


... so, and here is the album to the “My Game”-Tour

Hanson Brothers - My Game (Mint Records 2002)

The Hanson Brothers last album (I'm assuming) is a fine album, half or more of which is superb. (So is its cover, the 3rd in 3 to show a brilliant sense of humor and tribute at the same time). While I will always point anyone interested in The Hanson Brothers towards Gross Misconduct, this has its share of great moments.
They actually make the song Get It Right Back LISTENABLE, and what's more--GREAT!!!
Other highlights are the tribute to Joey Ramone, Joey Had To Go (which, despite the first couple of tounge-in-cheek lines, IS a real heartfelt tribute to the KING of Punk; just see the Hanson Brothers' DVD for further proof.
I Know You sounds like a song I've heard before, it's strangely familiar; it's ALSO excellent! Honey, I'm Home is another great rocker, and Unsung Heroes is a beautiful instrumental, sounding both triumphant and serene at the same time. It's PERFECT, the best thing on here.
Geez, you NEED some Hanson Brothers if you like rock 'n roll-style punk, like The RAMONES, you need Something by these guys!
You could much worse than this CD. Give it a try.
And watch Slapshot!
The whole concept behind this band was more than just the Ramones sound and hockey; it was the greatness of how the hanson brothers,who in the movie Slapshot, are the scoffed-at, yet they are the most ass-kicking players there are; they take no s--t! No time to mess around! And the Ramones? They never got no respect either--But they didn't let that deter them! They showed the world they were the BEST!!   
Shlomo Sinatra

…jetzt noch eine tolle Plattenkritik für alle deutschsprachigen Leser dieses Blogs.

Eisrockey - 

"The Hanson Brothers are best known for the many best selling albums they've released under the name NoMeansNo, their long time side project." Der erste Satz des Wischzettels faßt fast die wichtigsten Informationen zusammen. Wo andere Bands hier und da mal ein Konzeptalbum absondern, sind die Hanson Brothers die Konzeptband der Menschen, die sonst NoMeansNo sind. Das Konzept heißt Eishockey, und dementsprechend gibt es hier straighten In-die-Fresse-Punkrock ohne Schnörkel. Mit dem frickeligen Hardcore der 'Nebenkapelle' hat "My game" recht wenig zu tun.

Die Kanadier sind beneidenswert, denn Eishockey ist ja als Volkssport so viel schöner als Fußball. Mehr bodenständig als prollig scheint es zuzugehen, wenn denn der Eishockeyrock der Hanson Brothers so authentisch und repräsentativ ist, wie es die Coverfotos glauben machen. Und es gibt keinen Grund, daran zu zweifeln. Wer jetzt aber bodenständig mit langweilig gleichsetzen will, sei gewarnt: Mit dieser These bewegt man sich auf verdammt dünnem Eis.

Dem verstorbenen Spielführer ihres Lieblingsteams haben die Hansons gar einen Song gewidmet: "Joey had to go" ist eine wunderbar unsentimentale Hommage an Mr. Ramone und zeigt gleichzeitig, daß Eishockey viel mehr als Sport ist. Es ist eine Lebenseinstellung. Alles sollte einfach, schlicht und doch von hoher Qualität sein. Ein einziges Mal weicht die Band kurz von dieser Maxime ab: "Unsung heroes" heißt das Stück und ist sinnigerweise ein Instrumental. Soviel Hintersinn ist doch schon fast akademisch. Punkrock ohne Text, das ist doch intellektuelle Kunstkacke.

Der Rest ist Eishockey, schnell gespielt, mit sauberen Bodychecks. Hart, aber fair. Ab und zu darf die Fankurve mitsingen, wie bei "Give me anything" oder auch beim großartigen "100 + 10%". In die Beine geht eigentlich die ganze Platte ohne Ausnahme. Zu beachten ist nur eines: "No fancy schmancy pants and / No dispy doodle dancing / It's hockey a la Hanson."    Rüdiger Hofmann

*** All the credit is due to MiTcH uSeLeSs, especially for the "Live @ The Underground". ***

The Hanson Brothers - Live @ The Underground 13.5.2002 FLAC   320

The Hanson Brothers - My Game (Mint Records 2002) @320

The Hanson Brothers ‎- Gross Misconduct (Alternative Tentacles 1992) @320

Enjoy!