Where's the Love?

I don't get it. Why does Hanson seem to have such a bad reputation. I mean... sure they looked like teenage girls when they first appeared on the scene, and they had a radio hit that ended up on repeat... and my sister liked them... Okay so I didn't like Hanson at first either. I guess I didn't really start to appreciate them until a few years ago at easter when I went for a Tim Horton's run with a car full of guys, and one girl, and she was the only one who wasn't having an incredible time singing Hanson at the top of her lungs while driving down the street. That song is still one of my favourites for nostalgia, but my appreciation didn't end there. My friend Michelle listened to Hanson. Their new stuff. Then I met Sam and she listened to them also. Then I was at Silas's house and he had one of their newer cd's...
Regardless of how they started out, I really enjoy listening to Hanson these days. There's something incredibly catchy and, in some cases, moving about their music. It also doesn't hurt that they support one of my favourite companies, TOMS Shoes. You may have seen the at&t commercial, the guy who gives away shoes? Hanson went with TOMS to South Africa to give shoes away.
It's been a while since the mmmbop days. They have grown up, gotten haircuts, gotten married, and had children, and their music has done the same.
That may sound like a ridiculous thing to say, yet I can't help but feel like it's accurate. You can check out Taylor Hanson's new side project with members of Cheap Trick, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Fountains of Wayne here.
So in conclusion... I love Hanson. Whether this qualifies as loving them again, still, or for the first time, I can't decide, but give them a chance, listen to Tinted Windows also, and then you can decide as well.