Hanson in Pittsburgh - August 27, 1998
Finally after wishing and hoping for months to see Hanson perform live my day had come! I will say this up front...this was the most fun I have ever had at a concert and it was everything I had hoped for and then some!
The guys looked fantastic. Isaac had on brown leather pants, a light brown metallic shirt over a black tee shirt. Zac was wearing orange pants and a navy blue or black long sleeve tee shirt. Taylor had on black pants and that great looking red velvet shirt from the 10 Spot over a white tee shirt. All three had there hair down, but Isaac pulled his back later.
Hanson did a great job on every song. They have a way of not only singing
and playing with every ounce of their talent but with heart and passion
as well. There were a few mix ups and technical difficulties, but
the most noticeable was on "Weird". Taylor started playing, then
stopped. He leaned down and glanced under the keyboard and even
ran his hand under it. My guess is to look for anything that might
have come unplugged. He tried again with the same results, there
were keys that just didn't seem to be working on the piano part of the
keyboard.
Taylor looked over at Isaac who announced they would then play "Sometimes".
I love the way they are playing this song in concert!
After the stage had been transformed into the 3 Car Garage set, the
guys came running out. Isaac and Taylor had removed their outer shirts
backstage. Taylor and Zac shook hands with the fans up front and
poured their water on them while Isaac got his guitar ready. The
acoustic set
was one of my favorite parts of the concert because I could easily
hear their beautiful voices. I love the way their voices blend in
such perfect harmony. When the guys were playing at the other set
(the towers) Isaac's mike was easy to hear but Taylor and Zac were a little
bit muffled. I thought that Hanson did an outstanding job on "Money".
"Stories" was even more wonderful with Taylor's lower voice, "Madeline"
as usual sounded great. "With You In Your Dreams" was sung with such
soul and passion that it sent chills through me, especially at the end
when Taylor sang acapella. It brought tears to my eyes. And
"More Than Anything" is such a romantic song which was beautifully performed
by Isaac.
The stage was put back to it's original towers and lights set, which
I really liked. Hanson performed more covers and originals, they
were really rocking the Civic Arena! In between they talked about
the Live album and MOE, Zac was extremely playful and was running out to
the
front of the stage several times kicking beach balls, super-soaking
the fans, handing out drumsticks, and gathering gifts this caused all the
fans to scream so loud that his brothers could not finish talking.
All three showed superior musical ability. Isaac is quite a master on the guitar. Zac is a fantastic drummer and I loved those colorful drumsticks. And Taylor is always awesome on the keyboard but I was amazed at how well he can play the drums!
Unfortunately, I had to leave before the encore because my daughter
was not feeling well so that was all that I got to see. I would never
have thought it was possible but I actually have more love, respect,
and admiration for Hanson now then I did before. I am in awe of those
three
very talented and gifted young men! All I can say is - Thank
you, Hanson!
Roseann
(Harmony, PA)