Another good liberal band - Travis

[Pale Blue Dot]

For those of you not familiar, Travis is a British band that sort of sounds like Coldplay without the innovation. Or, to put it another way, Coldplay is what you get when you cross Travis and Radiohead.

Anyway, I just got their latest CD, "12 Memories", and it contains 2 very good anti-war songs, "Beautiful Occupation" and my favorite, "Peace the F*ck Out":

"You have a voice - don't lose it
You have a choice - so choose it
You have a brain - so use it
The time has come to
PEACE THE F*CK OUT"

You can hear smaples here: http://www.travisonline.com/

[vi5]

1. I loved their last two albums...this one?....not so much...

There's no immediate hooks or catchy songs. At least not up to the infectious melodies of the last two albums. I don't require bands to be catchy but if it's what I listen to that particular band for, then it definitely helps.

And I would say Travis is any more or less innovative than Coldplay. I like both bands, but neither one are reinventing the musical wheel.

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. It grew on me.

I put off getting this for a long time because I thought "Re-Offender" was mediocre. But that song grew on me, so I got the CD, and it's growing on me too.

I liked their last CD a lot, but it was a little too happy for me. ("Flowers in the Window"?)

[vi5]

3. I like the fact that they are occasionally happy in their tunes...

The incessant mopiness of Radiohead has turned me off. So since I miss that bands former catchiness and willingness to crack a smile and come up with a decent melody, then Travis to me is the next best thing.

[bif]

4. Excellent group!

I like all their stuff. How come they're not more popular?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. AFAIK, they're socialists. Although, being from Glasgow myself,

I can say safely that a good 80% of the population there is.

[muchacho]

6. band equations

>>For those of you not familiar, Travis is a British band that sort of sounds like Coldplay without the innovation. Or, to put it another way, Coldplay is what you get when you cross Travis and Radiohead.

Ha! This is dead on.

Or perhaps Travis is what you get when you cross Coldplay with Wilco

[Screaming Lord Byron]

7. Coldplay are what you get when you cross Echo and the Bunnymen

with U2.

[muchacho]

8. Coldplay is what you get when you have Radiohead

...and drain any originality.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. Ha! n/t

[Pale Blue Dot]

10. I like all three

...but I miss the days when Radiohead used to think melody was important, too. I kind of agree with the poster above, that Travis has the most heart of the three bands. Radiohead has the most intellect, and Coldplay is somewhere in between.

[bif]

11. I like Coldplay

I thought their last album (the one before the live one) had some catchy tunes on it. I like all three bands.

[grannylib]

12. I am just starting to listen to some Radiohead; my hubby likes them and

has been learning some of their stuff

[Red_Storm]

13. I Love "The Man Who" album but ..........

I don't think the group has progressed since that album, it's still their best work, IMO........