Hanna-Mceuen

Hanna-McEuen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dreamworks Nashville
• ASIN: B0009NCQIM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,960 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Plenty of rock influence informs this sparking debut by cousins Jaime Hanna and Jonathan McEuen, whose fathers were founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and married the twin sisters who mothered this duo. With the twang of dual guitars and the blood ties of tight harmonies, Hanna-McEuen put their artistic imprint on consistently solid material that evokes the bittersweet balladry of the Eagles ("Read Between the Lines"), the romantic ache of Bruce Springsteen ("Something Like a Broken Heart"), the sing-song purity of Buddy Holly ("End of Me"), and the bittersweet buoyancy of the Everly Brothers ("Rock and a Heartache"). Though the rootsier, banjo-driven "Wild Eyes of Love" sounds closer in spirit to their dads' band, Hanna-McEuen suggests that the gap between classic rock and contemporary country has never been narrower. --Don McLeese

Performing Songwriters

If you don't think you like today's country music, Hanna-McEuen will change your mind.

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Retro-country gets up-graded!, August 16, 2005

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DanD - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hanna-Mceuen (Audio CD)

It's nice to hear some retro-country again...music that wouldn't sound too out of place on the streets of Bakersfield. Yet don't let that isolate you--Hanna McEuen, a talented "new" duo to the country music scene, has such a broad range of musical tastes that just about everything comes together in this cohesive, entertaining debut. The operatic "Ocean" fits snuggly beside the honky-tonk "Rock and a Heartache." And "Something Like a Broken Heart" is so melancholy and inviting that you just can't help but sing along ("Just like an old sad song/It kills you but you sing along").

Seeing as how both guys are talented singer/songwriter/musicians, and sons of two founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, AND have been playing together for years and years, it seems like only a matter of time before these two become stars. Number one hits? Maybe not. But their certainly destined to become alternative favorites, because they're just that talented and unique.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Album, August 22, 2005

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Amber "Music Lover" (Florence, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hanna-Mceuen (Audio CD)

You know how sometimes you buy an album based on one song, and it's awful? Well, this is definitely NOT that album! I heard these guys on the Grand Ole Opry a few months back, and I have been addicted to "Something Like a Broken Heart" since then. I fell in love with "Ocean" when I heard it on the show and have been impatiently waiting to hear it again. I got my CD today and have been listening non-stop, and there is not a bad song to be found. I love the darker mood on "Blue Sunrise." And, there's an old country feel on "Is It Only Me" that brings to mind the days of Marty Robbins. I have to say I'm glad that Hanna-McEuen has stepped up to fill the void of artists with musical talent. So much of the stuff out there today is overrated, but these guys do not disappoint!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart, Pure Heart, January 28, 2006

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J. Alarcon (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hanna-Mceuen (Audio CD)

I was lucky enough to see these musicians when they warmed up the crowd for Dwight Yoakam at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. I had never heard of them and didn't expect much. They blew everyone away and humbly thanked Mr. Yoakam for allowing them to open for him. Dwight ended up looking and sounding very anemic after listening to Hanna McCuen. They are the real thing...consumate song writers and musicians. The CD we bought at the concert has been played straight through, over and over again. This is music with a big, beating heart.