Product Details

• Actors: Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson
• Directors: Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Ashley Greyson
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Mercury Records/Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Run Time: 73 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305166013
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,433 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Since bounding into the pop mainstream in 1997, Tulsa-bred Isaac, Taylor, and Zachary Hanson have proven their own abundant musical talent even as early detractors assumed (mistakenly) there were unseen strings controlling the three videogenic teens. Granted Hanson and their record label drafted some well-connected producers, writers, and session players to beef up their platinum debut, Middle of Nowhere, but the brothers themselves were already comparatively seasoned live performers. This 73-minute concert souvenir, shot during their 1998 Albertane tour, underscores that ambition--it was produced and directed by the group, with an assist from their father.

The resulting portrait is exuberant, optimistic, a little brash, and inevitably a little self-congratulatory. When the brothers kick off the concert footage with "Gimme Some Lovin'," they give props to an earlier blue-eyed soul prodigy, Steve Winwood (who sang and cowrote the original as a member of the Spencer Davis Group), while serving notice that they're capable of playing with the big boys. Backstage interviews and press conference clips reflect Hanson's obvious awareness of time-honored rock personae, with youngest brother Zac inevitably playing the wise guy while his elders knit their brows to provide more thoughtful answers.

The cameras discreetly avoid the band's sidemen to focus on the three stars, and frequent shifts from film to video stock, sudden changes in focus, and telltale vagaries in synching suggest Hanson's desire for credibility hasn't dissuaded them from allowing the sort of post-production sweetening now commonplace for concert tapings. Hanson's fans, however, will focus on the band's hearty, R&B-tinged pop, fleshed out here with performances of 15 songs including their biggest single hits. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one word... unbelievable, May 22, 1999

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krissy, [e-mail] (kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hanson - The Road to Albertane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is absolutely unbelievbale. It gives you all the behind-the-scenes actions from the '98 Albertane tour, and much more. You can see how they've grown from the first video, Tulsa, Tokeyo, and the Middle of Nowhere. It is a definant must-have for any fan. Hanson rocks forever!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Da best of da best, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hanson - The Road to Albertane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

a lil greek princess. haha. ok the vid was awesome ive had it for almost a year now and i totally love it. it is really good, and im in it!! hanson looks hot especially when they jump in the pool during river, can u say 6 pack! he looks really good u guys..be cool love hanson, and i appreciate dthat there really still are hanson fans out there!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Video for the Fans, and for Those Who Still Need Proof, June 9, 2001

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Abby (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hanson - The Road to Albertane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Any fans who attended a show on the Albertane Tour in 1998 will sit through this video, pointing out every time they recognise their show by the clothes the guys are wearing (unlike the Britneys and N Syncs, Hanson don't have costumes on stage, thank god!). For myself it was Toronto (Taylor in white shirt, black pants, same as Zac, Taylor in brown velvet shirt), and not only is this video a great souvenir, but it serves it's purpose for those of you who aren't fans or who didn't attend a concert. Hanson are great live, with only three extra musicians (a bassist, 2nd guitarist, and 2nd keyboardist), who perform songs from all stages of their career, and also the classics that they grew up with (and when I say classics I mean 50's and 60's hits like "Shake A Tailfeather", "Gimme Some Lovin'", and "Good Lovin'"!) Apart from the great songs they perform from Middle of Nowhere and 3-Car Garage, there are between segments (as a gift to the fans really) that show Hanson having fun on the road. Memorable is the water fight along the highway between the two tourbuses. Primarily, this video is a fan thing, but non-fans would still enjoy the concert footage (which, unlike some artists' videos, is the focal point of the movie!)