Man Who, The - Travis

...of the non-single tracks. The Man Who combines both – excellent singles, which are still listenable after all this time, but with a quality that means the non-single tracks are never just 'fillers'. I find myself making a comparison – and I apologise profusely: it seems everyone these days is compared with Radiohead, but as someone pointed out, Radiohead are so diverse and complex, that just about anything you listen to will have something ...
...to be release from The Man Who, after almost a year of silence since the band's previous album. It got them on Top of the Pops for the first time! (2) The Fear A definite favourite of mine. It's almost a surprise to find this is a love song, but a refreshingly un-saccarine one. (3) As You Are I could imagine Thom Yorke (Radiohead) singing this – there's just such a beautiful snarl as Fran sings the line 'As You Are'. One of my favourites ...

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...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 ...
...The album kicks off with what was the lead single to the album and one which stood as one of the most popular cuts from the album as it finds them laying down a smooth cut where they are able to ease listeners in and give them a chance to get into their style as they perform a rather mild song which doesn’t really do anything particularly eventful to make you feel either strongly in favour or against it. **Two Stars** 2. “The Fear” Off some rather ...

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Ok, you may have read my other cd reviews, and you can see I'm a metal fan, but I also like the softer stuff, so I guess it's fitting reviewing this fine cd, because it has some really nice relaxing songs on it. The usual song by song thing I like too do! Writing To Reach You. A really nice and relaxing song, well sung, it all sort of flows together in a really cool way. The Instruments sound strange but really suit the song down too a tee. It's ...
...Very different to the last, sounds jazzy and relaxed as hell. With soft washed out singing, and slow beat. It's a relaxing song, with a very nice chorus, well song too, but a bit bland in places. Nice lyrics 8/10 As you Are. Once again, really darn relaxing and slow, good to "cill" too. It's the normal travis stuff, good. Sounds a bit bland though. 7/10 Driftwood. The one everyone has heard, it deserved to do well, mainly becasue it's a thousand ...

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The Man Who is the second album by the band Travis. I have to admit, I really didn't like their first album, I found it dull and boring, and was reluctant to listen to their second, but wow! They sure have come a long way in my opinion. From soft ballads to upbeat tunes, this album is fantastic! Travis have been around since 1996, but only recently seem to have truly established themselves, with groovy tunes, a wonderful style, and meaningful lyrics. ...
...really touched me. Here's a breakdown of the tracks: 1. Writing to Reach You - they start the album with a musical masterpiece. The tones and chords they find in this are amazing; it has quite a simple and catchy rhythm, very light guitars and drumming, with quite a complicated and effective base line. The lyrics are quite touching, and I'd say this is a very effective start to a wonderful album. 2. The Fear - This song starts with a fairly simple ...

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...Good Feeling, and this The Man Who. This one's da bomb with some of the best sing along songs ever. Let's start at the beginning, shall we? Writing To Reach You, using the chords from Wonderwall, turned travis from a garage band into one of the best established bands in Britain. This one's amazing, especially if you've ever heard it acoustic. The Fear is the next classic with stunning vocals and great music to support Fran Healy's dominant voice. ...
...Are sets new standards for the album with a 4 or 5 second guitar solo which makes the whole song. Sublime. Driftwood is one of those songs that, love it or hate it, you've no choice but to sing along. Luckily for me, and most of the people who bought this album, we LUV it! Last Laugh Of The Laughter sees Fran change from English to French in parts on this slow, smoochy song. Basically him backed up with an acoustic. Magnificent. Turn was Travis' ...

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I have to admit that this is one of my favourite albums of all time. Fran Healy and Co. have had many hits from this including "Driftwood", "Writing To Reach You" and "Turn". It also contains the anthem "Why Does It Always Rain On Me" which, being from Glasgow myself, I can certainly understand why it was written as I find myself regularly reciting it when I get drenched on my way home from the pub! However, along with the well known hits, the ...
...personal favourite "The Last Laugh Of The Laughter". This sees Fran mixing both French and English lyrics together to produce a very haunting song which is definitely one of the best tracks on the whole album in my opinion. It has been said that you should listen to this if you are looking for some serious music (along the lines of Radiohead) but I find that it is not all doom and gloom and the tracks are as easy to listen to as most other non-poppy ...

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OK, so we all know 'Writing to Reach You', 'Driftwood' and the superb 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me' but what happened to the rest of the album? All I can say is that somebody at the record company is pcking the right tracks to use as singles. Don't get me wrong, the three songs mentioned make this a good purchase and I am not disappointed by it, but the lack of consistency of the tracks is immense, and repeated listening hasn't lead to the growing ...

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Please, i beg you, don't buy any music by that so called band, Tranvis. Unless, that is, you want to listen to some music whilst commiting suicide! I am not joking, their music might be OK, but it is sooooo depressing. It would not be so bad if all their song didn't sound exactly the same. If you're looking for some music to get the adrenalin pumping them forget Travis and any of their songs because it will just make you want to die as soon as possible. ...

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...spring instantly to mind. "The Man Who" is apparently the album which will bring them the big breakthrough, which I think perhaps doesn't give enough credit to the record-buying public there. Worse still, truly horrific comparisons have been made between Travis's occasionally dreary, stodgy pop music and Radiohead, though how you can compare the band who gave us the suicide despair of No Surprises ("I'll take the quiet life, a handshake of carbon ...
...part of the problem. "The man who" just seems to go nowhere, wallowing around in self pity without making the listener feel either sympathy or anger. The frustrating thing is that although the songs themselves are clearly emotional, and I've no doubt that they are heartfelt, something just stopped me from connecting on that level with it; possibly the feeling that this was emotion with a target audience in mind. Or maybe that's me being cynical. ...

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This is by far my favourite album of all Travis' albums. I bought it 5 years ago when I was 15 and I think it was very useful during those difficult years! You probably have to be a fan of indie rock to appreciate this album properly, however you'd have to have a heart of stone to be able to turn this album on and not be moved by the intensity and feeling in some of the songs. Track 1 (Writing To Reach You), 5 (The Last Laugh Of The Laughter) and ...
...on this album, they are very beautiful, and although 'Luv' is a very simple song, I find it intensely sad and moving. The price of the album seems to be very low now, however, this is not an record that I regret buying at full price, unlike some others in my record collection (but I won't go there). By the way the lowest price is not £7.99 as suggested on the main site. I've gone to the liberty of search for the cheapest price and I found it at £4.99 ...

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...bands around, the album ‘The man Who’ is just brilliant and if you like their previously released singles from the album, you won’t regret buying it. They are head and shoulders above ‘Westlife’ in my opinion. They are Scotland’s very own pop icons. They have had massive success with singles like ‘Driftwood and ‘Writing to Reach you’ and who could forget the excellent song ‘Why does it ...
...in Britain so much when ever you go to a live gig they always sing it, whilst being drenched by rain. It’s a brilliant album, the lead singer Fran Healy seems to be just inspiring, the album is full of excellent songs like ‘The Last Laugh of the Laughter’ and ‘As you are’. The list of the songs on the albums are: 1. Writing to You 2. The fear 3. As you are 4. Driftwood 5. The Last laugh of the Laughter 6. Turn ...

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This album was given to me as a present from a relative - what a choice! I flogged it at the local record exchange. I thought "Why does it always rain..." was pretty much a good yardstick to measure the current mainstream of British youth culture by i.e. drab, small minded and hopelessly apathetic. And the rest of the album bolsters this opnion. Not exactly the positve, keen and refreshing attitude that will move the human race towards a brighter ...
...depression. There are people who really do have metaphorical rain falling on their heads constantly; for example, every three minutes someone, somewhere, dies of starvation. Meanwhile middle class white boys, such as Travis, poor buckets of water over their heads, droan on about raining and watch as gold coins shower down upon them. A dire state of affairs - cheap glam, spiritual void, post-modern apathy - yes Travis have got it all. I might force ...

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...the charts!!!. The album, The Man Who is the 2nd album by Travis, who were discovered with the single Why Does It Always Rain On Me which stormed the charts. This isn't their first album though, they also had the undiscovered album Good Feeling. From The Man Who they also released Driftwood, Turn and Writing To Reach You as singles. When released in '99, this album won many awards and was a massive sucsess in the charts. I really like this album ...
...songs that enter the charts, and unlike other bands I like such as Slipknot and KoRn, Travis are liked and listenable to by my parents. I got the album at Chirstmas, and have almost worn it out listening ot it so much. The songs contained in this one ar quite mixed, even thought the voice tends to drone on and on in the sam miserable note. A few of the songs, such as Slide Show, are quite depressing, but others like Turn make you totally stop and ...

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Travis's The Man Who is an excellent CD. A band that came seemingly from nowhere to stardom in a short period of time relelased what must have been one of the best CD's / Albums of the 90's I must admit to being rather boring in that my three favourite tracks were all released as singles but perhaps this also means that they chose well. Writing to Reach You is excellent as is Driftwood but without doubt my favourite track on the CD was the amazing ...

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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 ...
...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 towards no. The problem is that the songs all sound the same a wistful folk rock feel with a midtempo beat, so when I'm listening to the whole album my your attention starts to wander. It isn't until the hidden bonus track that they attempt to rock out and listening to this disaster you realise why they have ...

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