The Man Who - Travis

One of the best albums of 1999, if not the 90’s as a whole was the second album from Scottish band Travis. They followed up Good Feeling with one of the best albums I’d heard in a long time. It took a very mellow vibe but certainly made it work for Fran and Co. As a result The Man Who has become one of those albums that most people own. If you like Indie then I’d say it’s almost a certainty that there is a copy of this album in your CD collection. This was back in the times where NME didn’t pick up on every new band proclaiming them the new this or that. In fact the first album from the Scottish 4 piece was released in 1997 and slipped through virtually ...  Read the complete review

The Indie Pop band Travis came with "The Man Who" in 1999 as their second release. It found the Scottish band refining the sound of their music from more of a Rock sound to a much more mellow, mainstream-friendly Pop material (in comparison to their 1997 debut "Good Feeling" record). It features the same line-up who have gone on to produce a further four albums together with Francis Healey on lead vocals, Andrew Dunlop on the guitar, Douglas pain on bass and Neil Primrose on the drums. 1. "Writing To Reach You" The album kicks off with what was the lead single to the album and one which stood as one of the most popular ...  Read the complete review

Released: 1999 Label: Independiente Play Time: 47.30 (2.00 dead time) Number Of Tracks: 10 (plus hidden) Genre: Alt Rock/Indie/Brit Pop Produced By: Nigel Godrich The Band Fran Healy Vocals/guitar Neil Primrose: Drums Dougie Payne Guitars Andy Dunlop: Guitar 'The Man Who' shot Travis to instant stardom; it brought about a change from the all out rock, which was present on their debut album 'Good Feeling', which was released in 97. 'The Man Who' has a very mellow and softer sound that is superbly crafted and so emotional. The four Scots have come up with an absolute gem of an ...  Read the complete review

Travis are a scotty band who had already come to my attention before this album with their previous release 'Good Feeling' but went from second division to premier league with this album,not just in my mind but many! Released in 1999 it was the best selling album of that year and was in the album charts for months and months,from playing the likes of Leicester University this album made sure that would be a thing of the past as they went onto stadiums from then onwards. Always a good crowd pleasing live band i had my reservations about the band becoming mainstream and their latest release backs my theory up as its way below standard however back ...  Read the complete review

It seems that every year the music industry throws up one melodic indie rock act who hit the big time, which means that Travis are last years Coldplay or should that be Coldplay are this years Travis. The appeal of these bands is obvious in a market dominated by soulless R'n'B and dull boy bands they provide a bit of integrity in writing and playing on their own songs which means that the music press, radio & MTV promote them heavily and they are officially the best thing since sliced bread - but the question remains as to whether they are actually any good. After listening to this album I'm still not sure which means the answer must lean ...  Read the complete review