From a musical perspective, I guess I'd say Hansen is better than most of the bands I really hate. They write their own songs and actually play instruments, so already they're above Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, and all the "boy bands". They also don't claim to be punk, so they're better than Blink182, Sum41 and Good Charlotte.
I still don't see what the big deal was with them, though. I kinda missed the ten minute period where "Mmmmbop" was considered the catchy-est tune ever, just wasn't the kind of music I liked.
I agree on N'Sync and "Video Killed". Those were huge.
