Reviews (page 7 of 9)
It’s boring songs that kind of sound like they want to be Radiohead? Ended up ignoring as it played in the background. The hidden track at the end was the best song on the record, maybe they should have hidden the rest and made it a single.
It sounded like Coldplay. I guess if that's your thing maybe this is for you.
Boring "sad bastard music." I'm not sure who this is for? I guess there are people out there who don't really like music who like to have this on in the background? Boring and uninspired. But I never felt the need to turn it off, I just sort of forgot I was listening to it at times.
No longer content to mimic Oasis, Britpop bands of the late 90’s turned their eye to aping Bends and OK Computer-era Radiohead. I’m applying The Rule (TM) here: If you haven’t heard anyone talking about an album in 20 years, you don’t need to hear it before you die.
It's very rare for music of any kind to render no reaction in me at all. Congrats, Travis.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, has the classics tracks everybody’s heard at some point in their life, it’s very textbook easy listening Favourite song: Track 4 - Driftwood
From my current perspective, I can see that this is a very mediocre, run-of-the-mill album. However, it'll always give me a warm and nostalgic feeling. My first big stadium concert was seeing Travis open for Dido in 2001 in what was then known as Key Arena in Seattle. Such a special memory with my mom and sister and it was a really important experience that opened my eyes to the world of music and concerts. 22 years later and I'm nerding out on an album a day, constantly searching for new music and still going to concerts regularly. *insert happy tear emoji here*
Honnêtement très medium comme album. Pas nécessairement mauvais, car c'est bien produit et les compositions sont solides. Mais personnellement j'ai de la difficulté avec comment les influences sont beaucoup trop évidentes (Radiohead, Oasis). Je n'ai pas détesté, mais nécessairement pas nécessaire de l'avoir écouté avant de mourir, un autre exemple du biais UK. 5/10
As a Britpop scholar I found this so derivative of everything else. I know this one has its fans but it’s just lifting wholesale riffs from Oasis and Blur songs that were like 3-5 years old. Why Does it Always Rain on Me is great though
Not a huge fan of this album. It really just felt like the band are less interesting Radiohead wannabes that came around a few years too late but are still trying to copy the sound after Radiohead had already moved on to more creative places. The rest of the album just felt boring to me aside from a few well-written standouts (that honestly are a little boring as well). I remember liking a Travis song from when I was younger and kept waiting for it to come up but it didn't, so I guess that's from some other album. Standout Tracks: Writing to Reach You, Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
Soft British suicide rock. It says a lot when ‘Why Does It Always Rain On Me’ is your most upbeat song. Great song though
3/5. A nice and simple soft-pop album, with some meaningful lyrics but nothing too crazy. Not bad and might listen to again, just not awesome. There are definitely some personal emotions you can feel through the lyrics which makes it a peaceful listen.
Very good album with some good songs
I sure hope the music is less cold and grim than the cover photo! And ... it's pretty and inoffensive, but woe is me in the most boring way. Who is this kind of music even for? I don't hate it but I certainly didn't need to hear it.
3.4 - With help from the preeminent producer-du-jour Nigel Godrich, Travis briefly cultivated a convincing Radiohead-lite sound that was able to give them a couple breakthrough sadboi hits (e.g. "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?"). But overall this post-breakup record is about as edgy and interesting as a lukewarm bowl of instant mashed potatoes.
2.5/5 not bad just bland and not memorable
This is a great collection of songs.
Boring
Pretty boring. Not my thing
9/10 crazy good, holy shit
Iha jees
3,5! Ihana levy. Karvaana muistona se, kuinka pääsin läpi Radiomafiassa Travis-aiheiseen kilpailuun, mutta toinen osallistuja voitti sen VÄÄRÄLLÄ vastauksella. Siinä jäi meet & greet saamatta.
Okay
Why is this here?
Wouldn’t have expected to see Travis on this list. This album is nice, a little too clean and cutesy for my taste but it is elevated for a pop/soft rock album. Like a watered down bubblegummy Radiohead. The instrumentation is quite intricate and gorgeous at times but the lyrics can be a little cringe and the vocals a little dull. Cool nuanced use of country instruments (banjo, slide, harmonica). It’s alright, wish I could give it 2.5 but I’ll bump it 3.
Meh
It was nice but not great. Poor Travis.
2.5
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" kind of epitomizes this album. A bit of a downer and didn't really do much for me musically.
If an overhead projector made an album, it would probably sound like this.
Nearly fell asleep listening to this.
Travis are a facsimile of loads of other bands - chiefly Bends era Radiohead on this album Which is fine as far as it goes - they do it better than lots of others did in that era. But it’s all just a bit flat - nothing hits the highs of a great record. A lot of that has to do with Fran Healy’s voice not being Thom Yorke’s so he just sounds weak by comparison. But driftwood is a genuinely wonderful song (have always loved the way the lyrics overlap) and the hidden track hints at a direction you wish they’d explored more on the record
Dit was echt een fijne verrassing. Ik had weer middelmatige Britse jaren 90 rock verwacht, maar dit was echt super goed. Beetje combi tussen Keane en een rustige Oasis ofzo. Ik twijfel tussen 4 en 5 sterren, en dan doen we vaak toch maar het voordeel van de twijfel.
I was not a fan of this at all. It was just beigeness to me. Sorry.
God this was dull. Sounds like the inside of a live laugh love mum's head when she's dropped her only child off at uni.
I thought that we'd consigned Travis to annals of dreary-pop history when the new millennium rolled around. Why on Earth this deserves a place on the list is beyond me. Even something like Elbow would've been acceptable, but not this dross.
I remember liking Why Does It Always Rain On Me and have heard this band didn’t deserve to be a one-hit wonder. Curious to see how good the whole album is. So far seems like a pretty chill Radiohead. I’m sure they hate that but it’s really the sound they have. Really do enjoy this though. As You Are has a tinge of Across the Universe but in a nice way. Nice solo. Radiohead with some Beatles. Not a bad mix. Not sure it’s held up super well. It’s good but just sounds like late 90’s Brit pop. Nothing super special. Great hit but kind of passable.
Lekker gezappige muziek, throwback naar mijn tienertijd
Couldn't finish it. Bland, uninspired shit
Half great
Basic pop - enjoyed. 3/5
Oh irony of ironies! Travis is EXACTLY what I was listening to instead of Oasis. Middle school Josh was also listening to Keane, the Shins and Radiohead at this time and they all sit together in my brain as points on an axis. Oddly my point of entry for them was Glenn Campbell's Sing cover. Outside of the Boy With No Name I generally listen to their hits instead of albums. They are like Elton John and Chicago in that respect for me - good for at least one big hit on each album but the rest tend to be a mixed bag. Directly comparing it to yesterday's record and the metal albums before it, I do miss Oasis's unrelenting energy; The Man Who isn't as cohesive of an effort - higher highs and lower lows. You have be down with a more melancholy and wistful mindset and have a higher twee tolerance. Definitely a winter feeling band for me, where Oasis is summer. There's a reason Writing to Reach You, Driftwood, Turn and Why Does it Always Rain on Me? have 20x the plays on Spotify haha. When they find a catchy hook, it REALLY clicks. When they don't, I find myself wondering where the song is headed and sometimes I don't get an answer. It's a shame the hidden track concept doesn't really translate to the streaming era. You either watch the bar move across your screen or just skip to 6:50 min into Slide Show when Blue Flashing Light begins, which I think is a worthwhile, really different addition. 3.5 is what I want to give it, but to balance out yesterday's 3 for a 3.5 I'll go 4 here for personal bias.
It’s UK week I guess. This was fine, but Slide Show was the only track that really caught my attention.
I really liked this when it first came out. Driftwood and Why does it Always Rain on Me seemed to be on the radio all the time. However, I don't think Travis ever really broke through commercially. Unfortunate because the songs here are really good. Strong melodies with good vocals in a smooth rock package.
Hearing this right after Oasis does not do this band any favors but it was not bad! It was a little mopier than I’d like, and some uptempo songs would have been a welcome change, but I thought this had some relatively funky moments with rock solid drumming. I liked the first track and the secret song at the end the most. I would hardly call this essential listening though.
Good!
Muy bueno Travis.
Els de canvi de mil.leni van ser dos anys màgics per Travis. Ni el disc anterior ni res de tot el que van fer després va estar ni de lluny a l'alçada, pero aquest 'The Man Who' i el posterior 'The Invisible Band' els van assegurar un lloc al podium etern del pop britànic. Aquí, cançons com 'Turn', 'Writing to Reach You', 'Driftwood' o 'Why Does It Always Rain on Me' els van permetre liderar, per poc temps això sí, la generació de bandes angleses que naixien amb el nou mil.leni (Coldplay, Muse, Feeder, etc)
I was working at Sam goody when this came out. I fell in love with it. I remember liking how the sound didn’t match the lyrics. Like, the songs about happy stuff sounded sad and vice versa. I also had recently made friends with the new kid at my high school who had lived here from England. I asked him if he had ever heard of Travis and was subjected to a lecture about dumb Americans and how much oasis sucked. That made me like it even more.
I had never heard of this band before. Wasn't my favorite, but I probably wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio.
A little bit Radiohead, thankfully not too much. Listenable but not very compelling to me.
It was fine, a little too soft for my tastes. Definitely sounded like something I'd listen to on the radio and then promptly forget. Nothing felt super special about it
So I had never heard of this band, and they are whatever. I am not super familiar with Radiohead but they just sound like Radiohead to me, particularly the vocals. I suppose the arrangements and instrumentation is less interesting. I don't know, I am reading and understand that there were a few post Brit-pop bands that had this sound and garnered that comparison, Coldplay among them. I think all of it is pretty pedestrian.
I think the huge success of Why Does It Always Rain On Me turned me a bit off this album. Song was okay, but not that interesting. The rest of the record is really good tho.
I'd written this band off based on their singles, there's some depth here
Boring drivel. Wouldnt listen again
ok
It’s nice, melodic and I do like Travis, but I don’t think it’s all that memorable.
I’m not a fan of wimp-rock.
I liked the first song, and I liked “Why Does it Always Rain” in high school But the rest of it was a little less exciting than I hoped it would be. Enjoyable enough though
It's odd that a number of people on here give this a crap score due it reminding them of a bad period in their lives at the turn of the century. It reveals their age. Well this reminds me of happy days so there. However listening objectively there are a number of fairly moody anthemic ballads that have a similar structure and were fairly popular at the time. They are well played and sung and are quite enjoyable despite the current trend to slag off anything from this era. It's good, easy listening.
Yeah, this was pretty nothing. Jangly 90s pop that's part folk influence, part Radiohead-lite. I wouldn't judge anyone for liking this or anything, but it's hard to get into something so lethargic and simple. I could get why people would like this, but I wonder what it did to get here. Best track is the hidden track at the end that of course is tied to another song and you have to sit three minutes in silence to hear it. Love that, totally.
Not a bad listen despite them trying to sound like a cross between Radiohead and John Lennon on "Across the Universe". 10 identical tracks; none of which stood out at all.
31st May 2023 Listened during a quiet day while sunbathing and rain dodging reading Nick cave. Very inoffensive stuff, CBBC does Radiohead
Fine moody, didn‘t pay that much attention, tho.
I have a soft spot for Travis. I consider them a guilty pleasure because they were part of that soft rock/singer-songwriter scene that was omnipresent at the turn of the century, and consequently received a lot of backlash for being a bit... bland. But there's definitely a place for a band that writes such consistently pretty and/or anthemic songs. I saw them a few years back and Driftwood still got everyone singing along as loud as any end-of-the-night staple. Hidden track Blue Flashing Light shows they've also got a more than decent rockier side to them that for some reason they mostly chose to suppress at this point in their career (their album 12 Memories, incidentally, is darker and legitimately excellent; I will defend that one without guilt).
Pretty good. Nothing memorable.
The Man Who… sounds like Thom Yorke. 3/5
Trite garbage, with every song designed to reach as many episodes of Grey’s Anatomy as possible. Torture.
Utterly forgettable
Oasis-lite. I say that with as much positivity as I can muster, though. It's nothing groundbreaking, but I'm a sucker for pleasant vocals and jangly guitars. Didn't pay much attention to lyrics but they seemed a little basic. One thing I learned about myself during this listening project is that I actually do love Britpop. Huh.
I initially said "Meh" and gave it three stars, but after listening to this album all the way through to the end, I can now say that it's actually bad and give it 1 star. It's got nothing redeemable in lyrics or melody throughout. It's essentially late-90s UK elevator music, just pointless and bad. 1/5
Discazo. Lo tenía un poco olvidado así que ha sido un buen momento para volver a 1999. "Writing to Reach You", "The Fear", "Driftwood", "The Last Laugh of the Laughter", "Turn", "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" y para terminar oculta a partir del 6.48 de "Slide Show" está una de las que más me gusta del disco "Blue Flashing Light" se supone que se llama.
Some easy listening indie rock from the band that always nearly was massive. The songs have catchy enough melodies, they just couldn't compete the the bland behemoths Coldplay coming up from behind. Great for a love lorn teen. Best Tracks: Writing To Reach You; Driftwood; Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
The genre 'post-britpop' sounded a little worrying, but thankfully this was a very pleasant listen. A well-written collection of songs
I gave Kanye a 3 so I gotta give these guys a 5, and then reconsider my rating system later. No, really, Travis was good listening.
Decent solid album
Just what is that magic quality of British bands that make them both not very good and not too bad all at the same time? I take that back. The longer this album goes on the more it becomes bad. No mystery.
This is a brilliant album from start to finish. The first time I listened to it, it was immediately on my top list. Blue Flashing Lights is one of the best hidden tracks in the history of hidden tracks. The entire album is gold from start to finish.
Finstämd pop. Bästa låt, Why does it always rain on me.
3.75
Prachtige album, past niet bij elke stemming overigens.
Dat was nog eens een fijne plaat!
Best goed te doen, al heeft het ook iets een beetje lijzigs.
In 1906 ging ik met een groepje mensen naar Torhout-Werchter. Deze mensen kwamen uit het hele land. Ik weet niet meer precies wat er gebeurd is, maar ik was te laat én had de toegangskaarten bij me. Door mij hebben mensen die erg van Travis houden, er maar een stukje van gezien. Dat is me nog jaren nagedragen. Enfin; mooie stem, mooie liedjes en mooie herinneringen.
I just like this kind of tunes. The last track was pleasant surprise.
Sucesión de buenas canciones en forma de pop/rock. Voz suave y, en ocasiones, sonido eléctrico, distorsionado y con algo de fuerza
Mid
I liked this album. never heard it before. some pretty classic early 2000s (1999) rock
wasn't sure what to expect here but i was pleasantly surprised. Good album. Sounded like radiohead to me on a few tracks.
Not my kind of emo music. Although I do remember having "Why Does it Always Rain on Me" on my mp3 player in middle school.
Take a pinch of Radiohead, add a bit of Coldplay, mix with Oasis. Then why, oh why am I SO BORED?
4/5 for the album, 6/5 for Why Does It Always Rain On Me. Nothing is quite as mesemrising as this one song, but I'm still happy to get to know the band a little.
I’m fairly certain I gave this a few listens back in The day. It seemed to me that it hit the same time as Coldplay, but this predates a bit. Seems like Martin and Co. may have found their formula in Driftwood as it seems to inform the beast that became their machine. This is interesting though, more playful. A band not afraid to explore. It sounds an awful lot like the child of Radiohead (which makes sense given Godrich’s involvement) and Oasis.
Music for people who don't really like music. There are some decent bits, but it all amounts to a more dull radiohead.
OKish rock/pop album. Best track is Why Does It Always Rain On Me?. Don't need to listen again, but wouldn't be annoyed if I stumbled over it it playing anywhere. 3/5
I feel like I've heard this album a dozen times already and I don't mean this in a good way. Very run-of-the-mill, nothing really stood out to me. Boring.
4 songs in and this album feels incredibly generic. Singer reminds me of the guy from Keane, at times.
Only listened to the first portion of it. Wasn't really in the mood for this type of music.
It was a good listen
nice variety or songs, but not my thing
No one’s saying that this album is better than Born in the USA, right? Just that I like it a lot more. I had to rate today based on how much I loved relistening to this album that I had on almost constant rotation for a few months in 1999. I know every word and can still sing along. I still love some of the moments that happen throughout; a moment in Luv when Fran Healy’s voice seems to crack a little with emotion. Or maybe not. Maybe I’m just being 16 again and hopelessly romantic. Either way, I enjoyed this too, too much.
So boring it makes Coldplay sound exciting.
Important but not essential.
One of the most boring albums I've heard for a long time.
This album really confused me. I listened to it twice and I liked it but it’s different from most stuff I have heard.
So British it hurts 😁
Lo-fi lullabyes
Basic soul and jazz. Nothing incredible
Kinda generic but very calming
My biggest take away from this album is that the fake ending on albums is an annoying gimmick. I'm sure it means a ton to the people in Glasgow. Again with the synths Jesus.
It was like knockoff coldplay
Good example of late 90s acoustic indie rock. Writing just to reach you, and why does it always rain on me were the twonhitboff this album. Melodic, soulful lyrics, with acoustic guitar, overall a good album
This is almost the equivalent of elevator music. It's there, you here it but it's just background music that you don't pay attention to.
Definitely belongs on any list of music that defined the 90s. Was everywhere. And it's exquisite on headphones. Very slick.
Poor Travis, they got caught up in the horror that is the Coldplay world, the image and plaintive tone of Fran Healy being lost amidst the bizarre popularity of that music. Coldplay's greatest claim to fame being that they made Ed Sheeran possible, there go and chew on that. There are some good moments here, Fran's got one way of writing, and it's all here, very personal lyrics, floating verses with a slight half step shift for the chorus. The opener sets the template, ditto As You Are. Driftwood is quite a song, the imagery and symbolism nicely sustained to the key refrain, drifting, likes to drift does Fran. Which leads to being rained on. If you do that thing and imagine you've never heard it before, c'mon it works. My brother in law was at Glastonbury when they played it in their pomp and he said it was just the perfect Pommy singalong, as only they can, he said the entire audience was just swept up with it, the chorus is perfect. Good record.
First few songs were OK, then became pretty bland and boring.
Don’t know Travis from a bar of soap. This album sounds a lot like Coldplay at their most boring. Didn’t mind Why Does It Always Rain On Me? but I had to wonder if the answer was obvious. I noticed that some bonus cd had a bunch of cover versions, so I gave them a listen. They included ordinary versions of The Ronettes’ Be My Baby, The Band’s The Weight, and Joni Mitchell’s River, but a really good version of Joni’s Urge For Going, & a cracking live version of Britney’s Baby One More Time.
Tasteful, gentle, soporific. I was expecting proto-landfill-indie, with completely forgettable tunes, and it was marginally better than that. But I never need to hear this album again in my life. The production is a little bit edgier and interesting than I expected (thanks, Nigel Goodrich), but at best, at its most hard-rockin', this comes across as OK Computer Lite. Actually, I'm just listening to the coda of As You Are, and this is the worst case of Thom Yorke wannabe-ism I have ever heard. I don't hate this, as it is custom made to be un-hateable, but it has no grit at all.
I actually really enjoyed this even though it feels like they’re chasing Radiohead
It sounds nice but it does go on a bit and I'm just not that sad.
beautiful sounding rainy day Sad basterd brit- POP. It rains alot. Especially on me. So this is perfect today. Is it cliche to say this Radiohead if they took the blue pill and fired their weird noisy guitar player? Or Coldplay minus the pop insufferability? "Turn" is anthemic and britpopguitary "Why Does It Always Rain On me?": Gorgeous song, and the only one I know. A KD CMJ comp classic. It's that chord progression. D-AM that was an unassuming and pleasant experience....oh wait...a secret track! Feedback and dark acoustic tune...turned slow rocker.. Nothing goofy.
"The radio is playing all the usual And what's a wonder wall anyway?" Hey fuckface, that's YOU, you're as 'usual' as it gets. "Just driftwood, hollow and of no use Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you." Yep, this describes your music pretty well. "Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?" No, it's because you get back what you put out into the universe, you miserable, self-pitying cream puff. "So what's so wrong Why the face so long, are you changing" She heard your latest song. "There is not a wonderwall to climb To climb or step around" What is your obsession with that song, you sorry, sad sack of soiled serviettes? "So you'd better hold on Cos it's Saturday night And your friends are all out And you feel like shit Cos they never call you No they never call you" Oh for fucks sake...
mid, I liked why does it always rain on me
Fran is not Chris Martin lets be honest. Wishy washy indie with a couple of hits and a fortunate Glastonbury appearance. Now parked in the Where are They Now pile ?
I really needed some “kind” music today. And I got it. Nothing that was too discordant or going to tax my brain or make me feel overwrought. This is music that allows you to just drift along on the tunes, like flotsam. I knew every one of these songs without ever having played a Travis album. I’ve never felt the need to buy one or put it on a playlist, but every time I hear one of their tracks, it feels reassuring. Even when there’s a maudlin undercurrent as in ‘Why does it always rain on me?’ That’s just what happens in Britain - rain. They famously played that song at Glasto in driving rain. Cemented their reputation and legacy. Just lovely!
This was a favorite when it came out. Still is.
From the opening notes, I was telling myself I was not going to invoke the obvious similarities between the vocalist and Thom Yorke. I mean, you've got the voice you've got, it's not your fault you bear a striking resemblance to another — massively recognizable — artist. But as the album played, I was struck by the fact that, as adept as the band is, and as impressive a singer the singer is, the material never really rose to the occasion. And the reliance on a lyric that, in the end, isn't that strong, on repeat, began to wear. It happened more than once. The "what's a wonderwall anyway?" line would have been more alluring if they progressed it and didn't keep returning to it. Another was "Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?" Had he taken that somewhere else on subsequent visits to the chorus, that might have been interesting. OK, so now I'm thinking I'm the better songwriter. I guess my point is, these guys seem like they were too easily satisfied. This could have been way more entertaining. Instead, yeah, it's a lot like Radiohead light. Sorry.
Pretty, but a little too safe for my tastes.
I sort of recall hearing this band in the 90s. Then Why Does it Always Rain on Me came on and I was like, yeah, I've heard this but I always thought it was Rufus Wainwright. I found this band much like their album cover---nothing really memorable.
Better than expected!
I feel this singer could have won Australian idol... or any of the singing competitions. He just has that sound to him that so many of them do. Not my thing, but not the worst album we've heard.
Love it, reminds me of why I got this album the first time. Like pulling a warm blanket over yourself on a cold morning.
Catchy and melodic, if stylistically a little mopey and one note. A pleasant listen, but ultimately fairly forgettable. Fave Songs: As You Are, Luv, She's So Strange, Writing to Reach You, Why Does It Always Rain on Me?, Slide Show/Blue Flashing Light
Memories of my teenage years but great album. Loved listening again
This stands up a lot better than I expected it would. As per my memory of it, this album is full of melody, huge choruses, an emotive vocal performance and four massive singles. However, it is more intricate and interesting than I remember it being. You can definitely hear the Radiohead influence and it isn't surprising to read that both bands use the same producer, Nigel Godrich. Radiohead-lite with sing-along choruses = an excellent album. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Writing to Reach You Date listened: 31/01/23
I've never heard of Travis before. Apparently they are a soft rock/alt rock band from Scotland. Basically, these guys sound like Scotland's answer to Coldplay or Oasis. Their sound consists of jangly guitars with piano accompaniment. Their music has a tendency to be quite bland, as is the norm with this era of alt rock. Nothing wrong with it, it just blends in with the thousands of other bands that were doing the same thing at the same time. Overall, this was a good album. Perfectly average. The best song on the album was the hidden track at the end of the album called Blue Flashing Light. They really turned up the energy on this one (maybe they had to, given the fact they were singing about domestic violence). Nonetheless, it stood out ahead of the rest for sure! The rest kind of blended together. I enjoyed today's listen, but don't know if I will actively seek it out again. Favourite songs: Blue Flashing Light (*hidden track*), Driftwood, Why Does it Always Rain on Me?, Turn Least favourite songs: The Last of the Laughter 3/5
Música sin riesgos, de sonidos previsibles, a niveles y ritmos seguros y estables. Es como Coldplay si no tuvieran ninguna buena canción, o Radiohead si no despertaran ninguna emoción.
Por lo general me gusta bastante la onda media emo/britpop/edgy, y claramente es el caso de este disco. Ni los junaba a estos Travis pero vibie mucho. Siento como que tiene cosas de Elliott Smith y Blur. 6/10
no me disgusto me costo un huevo terminarlo igualmente cada dos o trees temas terminaba poniendo el mixtape de ice spice
Boring. It bores me in the morning. It bores me in the afternoon. It bores me at suppertime. But it’s inoffensive.
A very accomplished album, I'm just not sure I believe the emotion in it.
es literalmente la definición de un álbum aburrido y monótono
Listened on a train in Ireland. Pretty decent. Nothing remarkable but also nothing abhorrent.
This is one of those albums that is good, but not exciting. There are a couple of songs that really stand out the rest are fine. Why Does it Always Rain on Me is the best song on the album...if the rest were like this one we'd have a winner! 2.5/5
Very solid listen. A bit of a mellow, "autumn" vibe. Enjoyable!
Sounds like a poor man’s Radiohead
Gives me unplugged radiohead vibes. Quite nice. Pretty chill music. To me it's calming. But after a while you "get it"
What we were all thinking? At the time this was huge, a sort of calmer BritPop palate cleanser but my god this struggles to get any heat under it and has not held up at all well. Good for adverts and trailers now.
Pretty typical sad boy alternative stuff. Easy on the ears, but nothing spectacular.
Remembered this as dull, soulless beigery. Listened without prejudice in case it’s aged well. It hasn’t. I’d remembered it correctly. (IMHO)
Fantastic. Need to listen to this more, but it sounds a bit like a slightly folkier version of Radiohead.
This album calms my anxieties faster than I thought possible. I don't know about anything technically incredible this album does, but the vibe is just incredible and that has to be worth something. Enjoyed the whole thing very much, except that the last track was split in two. 4/5
Quite surprising how well this has held up. Having loved the record upon its release, which coincided with a time of emotional turublence in one's life, one was waiting for an oversentimental sort of cringefest. But the sad songs ("As You Are," "Luv") are lovely and balanced, neither cloying nor treacly, but rather show a quite affecting and authentic vulnerabilty. "She's So Strange" is compelling, too. The winsomely catchy "Rain on Me?" and "Driftwood" are not as quite as strong but show a band capable of producing in multiple registers (in this case the most basically tuneful pop). "Turn" is quality, too. Callouts to contemporaries (Beck, Oasis, et al) in "Slide Show" add to the fun of the return to one's musical late-early adulthood.
Have to say I thoroughly enjoyed. Radiohead-esqe with elements of James and Oasis with less pretentiousness. None of which seemed like ripping off. Good lyrics and production too.
Yeah cool
There's too much of a Zach Braff in Garden State vibe working here. That's not the band's fault as much as it is Zach Braff's, but sometimes you get hit with friendly fire. There are a handful of gems here. But too much sounds like watered down Coldplay.
Britpop suave. Ni fu ni fa.
Some songs slap but mostly slower and repetitive (Taylor) - 3.6/5
Bland bland bland
Nice and chill
скучновато. я тот самый популярный их хорошо знаю и он мне тоже в итоге надоел)
Blast from the past. But I can’t get over the fact that someone I knew from school was so obsessed with Travis that they wrote the lyrics all round their room. Bad memories.
Really great album. Just well above average songs from start to finish. Highlights are Writing to Reach You, Why does it always rain..., She's So Strange...could go on. 4.5/5
one of the best albums of the 90s
it’s like radiohead but not the irritating bleep blurp radiohead but also not the good radiohead it’s like the maudlin radiohead that turned into coldplay
What’s their bleeping obsession with Oasis’s Wonderwall?!?
If I had heard this in high school, probably would’ve liked it way more.
Gotta be a pretty special singer-songwriter album to keep my attention. If the rest of the album was like the ending to Slide Show, this rating would have been higher
Was unsure why I hadn't heard of Travis before. After listening I understood why.
Juz powoli zapominalem, ze jest to generator brytyjskiego grania, ale szkocikowa grupa Travis przypomina co to znaczy britpopowanie, czy moze raczej postpopowanie, biorac pod uwage ile tutaj odniesien do mainstreamowego brzmienia lat 90, krazek z 97 jest drugim albumem w dyskografii tej czteroosobowej bandy, ktora brzmi dokladnie tak samo jak polowa muzyki wyspiarskiej z tamtego okresu, calkiem dlugi longplej, bo az 47 minut na 10 trakow, ale ostatni utwor ponad 10 minutowy, a grania bedzie maksymalnie z 5, reszta to ciszowe jajco wielkanocne, wiec album zacza sie jakosciowo od writing to reach you, ktory jest mocno inspirowany tworczoscia oasisowa, ale im dalej tym bardziej nijako, czyli tak jak to ma byc w graniu popowo brytyjskim, wedlug wiki tylko dwa traki maja miec smyczkowe elementy, ale jestem prawie pewny, ze bambozluje wiki, bo sporo tutaj instrumentow niezlistowanych, jak jakies harmonijkowanie czy synthowe klawisze, chyba ze o czym nie wiem, ale tak czy inaczej im dalej w krazek tym mniej tego sie slucha jak zespolu skladajacego sie z czterech ludzi grajacych instrumenty, a przechodzi w instrumenty grane przez czterech ludziow, wiec na plejke dodam openingowego writing to reach you, ale czy cos wiecej poza referencjami oasisowymi mi zostanie po tym krazku ciezko stwierdzic, bo wyspiarskie popowanie to jednak niedoscigniona nijakosc i brak miejsca na odrobine prawdziwosci
For the first time I am typing my review on my computer and not my phone! Thank you, Luke. Back to this album. Felt it was close to being reasonable, but couldn't quite get there. There was no major substance to it, no music or lyric that really stood out to me. Almost too depressing. Won't say it was terrible, but can't say it was very good either. A big "meh" for me. I'll give a 2. but closer to 1.5.... I want some Blackberry Smoke, damnit
2.5 This is more my style of indie pop alternative. Catchy melodies and clear vocals. Sadly it doesn’t last. It gets too samey and for me by the end. The vibe is very Radiohead and the vocals remind of Civil Twilight but with little punch behind the music. I feel like I’m missing something with this kind of genre. I can’t seem to engage.
2 Travis as a band name has always bothered me... like, come on guys, it's a pretty common first name. Imagine the confusion that would ensue if a hot, new band broke out known only as "John". Good luck Googling that. Anyway, segueing here, the music is about on the same level of creativity. This album seems to hit all the same notes that every other early 2000s pop rock band was putting out, but compared to groups like Coldplay and The Fray, I feel like Travis is all-around less remarkable. The singer also sounds incredibly similar to Thom Yorke vocally, to the point where a few of the songs sound probably like what Radiohead would have sounded like had they decided to play it safe after The Bends. Regardless, no matter how you slice it, there's nothing here I feel like I haven't heard before. Not bad, but meh. Favorites songs: As You Are, Turn, Blue Flashing Light
Slideshow 지겨워 죽을 뻔 했다.
Good but not memorable
"The Man Who" made a bummer album
Almost considered a 5 star, but that was based just because it's been awhile since we had one. Still solid
I thought this wasn't bad. I liked a good amount of songs. I would probably listen to a number of them again.
Boring ass indie rock
Enjoyed the singing, the lyrics and the chords. Solid 4, can’t believe I’ve never heard of them
great
Kaunis, miellyttävää kuultavaa. Huippu saavutettiin kuitenkin jo alussa. Mutta mukava yllätys!
I could only make it two songs into this shoegaze drudgery.
This was better than I expected. Some good songs, not too much filler. Enjoyed it.
Wild how clearly influenced by Ok Computer this record is. I feel like Travis owes Radiohead a billion dollars just based on the song "As You Are" alone. This isn't bad but it's like that meme where mom tells you we have Radiohead at home. This is the Radiohead at home. Update: Holy shit, even "The Last Laugh of the Laughter" (dumbass title) is literally just ripping off "Paranoid Android." This is egregious!
It felt like they were trying too hard to be "The Bends"-era Radiohead. I mean... pick a lane, man. I like that they kept the whole hidden track thing on Spotify and did not break it up. Hearing the slide projector on "Slide Show" took me back to my childhood a bit. I guess copying Radiohead... there are worse bands to mimic, right? So yeah, I just... didn't feel anything from these guys. Didn't hate them, but... forgettable. Next.
My wife's uncle, who is from Glasgow and now lives in Manchester, seems to love all Scottish bands including Travis. I can see the appeal - all their singles (Writing to Reach You, Driftwood, Turn, Why Does it Always Rain on Me?) came flooding back to memory and got me toe-tapping. It's not a masterpiece or anything and like the rest of the bands and sound that was brewing overseas at the time (e.g., Keane, Snow Patrol, Coldplay) it's a bit watery. But they did a good job with sad rock/pop on this one. A solid 3.5 but after just listening to the Joshua Tree and rating it a 4, I can't rate this album as highly.
Yet another Britpop album. It is ok. I really like Why Does It Always Rain on Me? and Turn.
Just ok, but likely won't ever listen again to be honest.
Weird album. I was taken aback that it wasn't pop punk, which is what my brain thought Travis was... It was good, but not great. I think I wouldn't enjoy it on return listens, but it was fine background music. 3/5
I didn’t even know that post-Britpop was a thing lol But this isn’t bad, I like the musicianship and there’s solid songwriting abound. I don’t know if it’s a GOAT album, but I think it deserved to do a little better in the states. Man, I feel like I enjoy every Britpop act I’ve heard better than Oasis and Blur. Too bad those were the only ones to really catch on here. C+
A wet paper bag of an album. Pointlessly joyless.
radiohead x coldplay x everyone else
Okay this is like valid
Radiohead if they were really annoying
Sometimes they think they are Radiohead But this is a mixup They are also imitating oasis a lot understandably
Very melodic. Cool band that I had never heard of.
A few really nice melodies, but overall the album didn't stick in my mind as very original or interesting. In my opinion, the best part of the album was the three-song sequence – As You Are, Driftwood and The Last Laugh Of The Laughter – which, on the other hand, reminded me so much of Radiohead that it probably explained my preference for those songs. I couldn't get too excited about the lyrics either.
whoa good stuff
Wow, this is a bland album...like the definition of bland
Mlako
Never listened to these guys before. Cool album.
A few of the tracks stood out but in general too slow for me
So boring. Every song sounds this same. They seem like they tried sounding similar to Radiohead, but failed miserably.
Nice mellow album. Why does it always rain on me is a highlight but nothing else stands out too much
Aika masiskamaa. Toi hitti nyt on ihan sellanen päähänjäävä. Ei ihan napannu
Muutamissa biiseissä hyviä Kent-fiboja, mutta keskimäärin aika meh.
Vähän tylsempää ysäri-indietä. 2/5.
When I was a teenager I had Travis on my MP3 player and my aunty took the piss out of me, she was right to. I mean - it's basically a fine album. Not offensive. Has a lot of songs that refer to other, better, songs which is a pet peeve of mine. I've almost completely forgotten the album since listening and I had almost completely forgotten about Travis too u til they popped up on here - that symbolises how I feel about them I think.
Not a big fan of Brit pop
OK, 3
Good, but not great record. Some major standouts but the rest feels just kind of under-developed in a way. Quick tangent: there's something about the recording on this that dates it as 1998-2000. Sounds just like the recording and mix of Muse's Showbiz, VAST's debut album, Days of the New, etc. Something about the compression ratio of the vocals, the drum mix, or something.
It's hard to have a strong opinion about this one. There are a lot of really pretty songs on this one and its hard to get mad about that but some tunes do lack a little bit of substance. They can't all be singles but you also don't expect filler on a record with ten tracks.
Exactly what you would expect from an album cover like this, by a band named Travis, released in '99. Sounds like they 'took influence' (completely ripped off) Radiohead, though butchered it in the making. Difficult to listen to and quite cringey.
What if The Bends had no teeth?
Favourite Song: Driftwood One for the Karaoke: Why Does It Always Rain On Me? One for the Car: Why Does It Always Rain On Me? Why Does It Alway Rain On Me love looks like a really good time.
Favourite Song - Turn One for Karaoke - Turn One for a run - the last 3 minutes of Slide Show I was close to giving it a 3 due to the big hits still sounding decent. Turn is great but the songs around the hits sound like he wants to be Thom Yorke and there’s only one Thom Yorke babaayyyyy
Why is this non-album on the list. How does this compare with the average 1001 album? It seems randomly picked and moreover: the list already contains White Ladder.
zzzzz...
Good
Another band I've known of for ages, but never listened to any of their work. This album was OK, even if it strayed into Coldplay and then Radiohead territory at times.
Nothing really drew me to this album. I've heard plenty of sad alt radio rock. 3/10
Some mid sadboi music
Mellow chilled
Pretty decent Scottish fare
Pretty nice at times, pretty boring at others. Nice voice that goes with the music, and i like the mood of the whole album.
Ottimo per piangere, però in allegria
Actually kind of pleasant. Loses a bit of steam, but eventually won me back with the bonus track.
kinda white lol was scared to play it without headphones
Zoetig. Voldoenend.
His vocals make me want to fall asleep. Have to say it's quite boring. It's no surprise this record is produced by Nigel Godrich, the legend behind Radiohead's catalogue - it sounds really similar instrumentally to that of Radiohead's work, minus the interest, intrigue and impeccable songwriting. Favourite Tracks: - Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Blue Flashing Light - Writing to Reach You Overall Grade: 2/5
Good shit to get moving
Dank , dreary and depressing. A solo exploration of what it was like to be of an age where the crushing realisation of responsibility was approaching. Not my thing but appreciated the fragile beauty of the melodies.
Not exactly a unique sound, because it sounds like Radioheard and other bands, but I did really like it. 3/5
Si je compare à l'album de Coldplay que j'ai écouté récemment, je préfère celui-ci. Je réécouterais avec plaisir.
Brilliant
Some of my favorite hidden tracks on a CD, too bad digital doesn't exactly capture the "magic" of hidden tracks.
Unforgivably boring elevator rock. Nothing noteworthy about anything on this album besides Travis’ clear admiration for lumbering Radiohead tracks, and I continue to be mystified by the success of its single. A really sub-par representation of Scotland’s contribution to popular music.
3/5 it was alright, some catchy songs but nothin crazy
Travis is one of those "sold millions of albums but you don't know anyone who owns one" band. This album is like if you mixed Radiohead, Keane, Elton John, Harry Styles and Coldplay and took everything that makes all of these musicians work. It could easily have been a nice but forgettable cheesy soft rock album and we would all be alright. But nooo, instead they tried SO hard to make it "unique" and, "different" and "experimental", a "not like the other boys" album (ironically, this exact phrase is mentioned in one of the songs). They tried to write excessively poetic and quirky lyrics, but instead the lyrics came out as cringy and edgy, like the ramblings of a teenager. Their attempts to experiment with other genres are laughable (like the "psychedelic" second half of the album, or the failed 10 min final song "Slide Show"). The instrumentals and rythm are extremely boring. The only reasons why I'm not giving this album 1 star are: a) The singer's voice is really good and he clearly seems talentend b) There are still some pretty decent songs, like "Driftwood" and "The Fear"
A Scottish introverted Oasis - I remember this album from when it was out and I used to like it a lot - it actually still holds up as a pretty collection of songs - however if I had to find it a fault it’s that it suffers from the same 90s album ailment - it could have done with fewer songs and it would have been a classic.
Good chill album
I should call her
What the hell is a wonderwall anyway? I assumed this was a high school English project and was disappointed to learn that it was actually written by fully grown adults I love songs in multiple languages Chill vibes - they'd be great on the little stage at Piqniq
I was surprised how good this album was. This was a really fanatastic modern rock album. As you are was a great song. I would definitely like to listen to this one again 7/10
Super chill album
It’s just a lovely album of lovely songs. I didn’t give them enough love back in the day, but have grown into them!
Surprisingly good almost-post-rock songs.
Alright background music
Whiny the Album Do I hate music?
Got real bored.
Weak radiohead
A basis review being Scottish this is an album everyone I know owned. Personally I love this album but isn’t one I’d tell people they need to listen to before they die.
Alles gleich
A relatively boring collection of soft rock/pop songs. I found this very whelming as none of the songs get that upbeat and they style is similar to a modern folk. It felt like for trying to understand Brit rock of the 90s this just made me appreciate Brit rock more. This was nothing too special. 4.4/10
Ik moet nog goed luisteren, wat ik heb gehoord vind ik heel goed.
travel
easy listening. turned into back round noise. not horrible but didn't really grab my attention.
sounds like late 90s nonsense.
Nothing stood out while listening to this album at all. I always respect the addition of bonus tracks though. Not a bad album, but I don’t see myself listening to anything from it again. Favourite song: Driftwood??
It’s ok. A bit samey.
Never heard of this band bed but really enjoyed the music
first listen great singer, i feel like there's U2 and Thom Yorke influence here, but ultimately songs not terribly interesting
Not annoying at the slightest and was very pleasant. Wasn't a bad song on here either. Just felt a bit cliche musically as there were a few instances where I've heard others do better. I also don't feel a favourite from two listens.
Look, it's softcock stuff but it's great.
This was a new album to me, and although there wasn't much about it that stood out for me, it was quite enjoyable for an afternoon listen.
This was fine, but I was just whelmed. Nothing much for me to take away from this one as I heard it today.
This is fine. Pleasant enough. But every song kind of sounds the same. It's fine.
I love the song“Why Does It Always Rain On Me” but never listened to the rest of this album. There was a little surprised in “As You Are” as it sounded almost early Radiohead to me. Very good album!
Rock. Suave, melódico.
kinda pretty
i haven't explored the possibilities of what sources call "post-britpop", but this was a very solid introduction. highlights i liked were the fear, driftwood, turn, she's so strange, and the hidden track. this guy's vocals are amazing, i think that these guys definitely have a 5 star potential, but this sticks at 4 for now.
After listening to this I can confirm that Travis are pretty much the beige, mid-tempo, pop rock band I thought they were. However, what they lack in fun and excitement they make up for with craft - these songs contain really solid melodies and progressions, the format is just a little bit dull for 2022.
Foi o mais agradável de ouvir dos britpop, por ser praticamente todo acústico.
I get poor man Radiohead vibes more than Coldplay vibes to be honest. Decent enough in parts and ok as background music, but I find it beige and mostly forgettable overall.
Wasn’t bad at all. Nothing truly stood out to me tho but I heard the sadness in all the tracks and it felt very unique.
Better than expected turn of the millennium soft rock. 3.5
Surprisingly good. Voice sounds like Radiohead
Feels like it would be a good backing track to a coming of age film you enjoy and then forget about.
This started pretty strongly, and As You Are in particular was great. However it was a bit derivative and after a while it just lost momentum
Love this one. Laid back melodic indie pop/rock. Vocals are great
How does this even make the list?
No, please remove this album from the list.
Initially it sounds like a litany of bands that came out at the time. Keane, Train even newer Radiohead etc. I've heard why does it always rain on me but that's it. Maybe the Buzz played it. It was a fine listen but I don't seek out this genre.
Turn and Why Does it always rain on me are both still great songs. The rest isn't close to as good as I remembered it. Generous 3 star.
Absolute charmer of an album. The singles, in particular, are excellent 👍🏾
Another great memory from the 90’s. I first heard Travis while watching MTV’s with the “Why does it always rain on me? "video. I loved that kind of music and also loved Driftwood. I don’t think I heard the full album until a few years later but still it has a good place in my youth memories. I knew a girl who was the #1 fan of this guys, and for many years I would only see her at their gigs lol. We got together later but it wasn’t in the cards I guess, we never got to see them live while together neither. I recently learn she saw me with my girlfriend at their last gig here and it broke her hart (her words). I won’t be risking going to their next show (which is next month) because they’re hers. Hope she does go, this band is great and she deserves to be happy. I have my vinyl and my memories nevertheless. This album deserves its place on this list as it is a great time stamp and because it has great timeless songs like Slideshow, that song will always get me.
3.9⭐
It's Oasis without the bite, Blur without the cleverness. All of the weaknesses of Thom Yorke's vocals with none of the strengths of his songwriting or instrumentation. It's a nice album. But it's nothing to write home about.
Travis- the overt shaman with the pipes. Pretty enjoyable for a slow day
2.5
A nice and soft album
As dull as i remember
Most songs sound the same.
Melancholy. Let me feeling meh.
Much like The xx, I hadn't heard of these guys before. Or at least, not that I'm aware of. A song or three felt vaguely familiar, but that might be because they sound like Radiohead and Oasis got together and spawned a less talented baby. There wasn't much here for me to latch onto. "As You Are" had a brief guitar solo that caught my ear, but that relative bright spot was quickly dispelled by the saccharine "Driftwood" and cheesy harmonizing of "The Last of the Laughter." "Turn" seems to represent Travis in microcosm. They're competent musicians, but are lacking when it comes to lyrical prowess (singing "turn" over and over again isn't much of a chorus). This feels like the kind of music that seems profound when you're young and just had your heart stomped on for the first time, but which loses its luster once you grow up a little and find far more talented musicians to listen to. My favorite part of the album was when it ended. I immediately listened to "Hand of Doom" as a palate cleanser.
How in the heck have I never heard of this band? Dude's soothing vocals are calming, and it reminds me of the early 2000s indie rock/folk era that became super popular at the time. This album sounds timeless, though, and I ended up listening to hours of Travis. What a great find. 5/5.
Started this one and went about my work day. This album was so unmemorable that I don't even recall much of it having listened to it. It didn't hold my attention at all. More whispery whiny vocals that bored me more than anything. Not terrible. But also not memorable. If I had to pick a track I'd listen to again, it would probably be "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" It was kinda catchy.
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