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I was over at Brody's place and he asked if I had heard the new Travis album. I told him that I wasn't that big of a fan, but I own all of their albums going back to Feeling Good (1997).
Of course, by 1997, Britpop was already fast fading out, and Britpop fans were looking for something else to hold onto. I think that's where Travis came in
I found Travis on a few compilation CDs, including the famous Volume series [W♥M], and started to like them. By this time, I wasn't all that impressed with Feeling Good, but I thought The Man Who (1999) was pretty good.
They had a major hit single, "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?", followed by another hit single, "Sing" off of The Invisible Band (2001). It also help that these singles were produced by Nigel Godrich (who helped crafted Radiohead's sound with OK Computer).
In 2002, Travis's drummer, Neil Primrose, broke his neck in a diving accident and the band took a break from public performances. They regrouped when Primrose made a full recovery and released the barely-noticed 12 Memories album.
Which brings us to The Boy With no Name, released on May 2007. I actually had no idea they released a fifth studio album. Their big single release this time is "Shelfish Jean". It's very good, I was really impressed with it.
As it turns out, this "new" song is actually recycled from their 1997 song "Standing on My Own". The music is different, but the theme and some lyrics are re-used for "Shelfish Jean".
August 17, 2007 8:22 PM vu my♥posts [email protected] www.travisonline.com
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