Article: HANSON'S 2ND CD IMPRESSIVE.(TIMEOUT)

''This Time Around,'' Hanson. Island Records.

Dani says: NOT SO BAD.

Two summers ago, the first band of the modern boy band era arrived. Hanson had a handful of hits that either made you hate them or love them. I hated them and only liked one of their songs. Now they're back and they've done it again. But ''This Time Around'' (no pun intended), I enjoy their music.

When they first became famous, they exceeded all definitions of pop music. They were nothing but that, all bubble-gum pop, probably due to the fact they were all either early teen or pre-teen. This time their music has a much wider variety in style and more of an edge. It has much ...

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