In 1997 three Hanson brothers; Isaac, Taylor and Zac, had a hit pop single with the song Mmmbop from their album "Middle of Nowhere." They even received two Grammy nods for the song.

Now, over ten years later, Hanson is all grown up. They are even all married. The band is making new music and making
people aware of poverty in South Africa at the same time. Their latest album entitled "The Walk" is full of good music and a good message.

Hanson is "Taking the Walk" themselves, which means they walk one mile before every concert with their fans. Their goal is to walk a total of 24,902 miles, which is the distance around the world.

And there's more, they walk barefooted. As of Sept. 7 the band has walked 69 miles without shoes on. For every person who walks with them they donate a dollar of their own money to South Africa for AIDS treatment, health care and clean water.

They also have a co-sponsor with TOMS shoes. The company donates a pair of shoes to Hanson's cause every time someone buys a pair of their shoes. They have already donated around 50,000 pairs.

At TakeTheWalk.net people can start their own walks in their hometowns.

As for their music, Bono of U2 calls it genius. This Indi band created their own label after their old record company merged them into a rap label. The album was recorded as much live as possible.

Songs like Great Divide, which was partially recorded in South Africa, and The Walk are inspirations to their cause. Some other interesting songs from the album you might like include Georgia and One More. Many of the songs do have a similar tone, but they mix it up with fast and slower songs as well as changing who sings the lead vocals.

Overall the album earns seven out of ten stars, but their cause is a perfect ten.

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