Rediscovering Travis

May 11, 2007 | In Music | No Comments

I started out this post as a way to talk about what the band Travis has meant to me over the years. I began writing about the history I have with these amazing four scouts, and I realized something – I can’t sum up that history very easily in a single blog post.

My connection to Travis is unlike anything else I’ve had in my life. While I wouldn’t call it life changing, I would say the band is actually a pretty big part of my life. From penning the song that would be my favorite song of my high school graduation profile to meeting and later getting to hang out backstage with them.

I have seen Travis in concert five times, one in-store session and backstage during a sound check.

I met a lot of friends through the bands online community, while I haven’t stayed in touch with many of them, the time I spent with those friends I will hold with me forever.

I’ve had my ups and downs with this band, no doubt. I was a little conflicted over their last album “12 Memories.” While I have no problem with bands going political in their music, I just felt they took it a little farther than they should have – almost loosing their way. The album had some shining moments though, and I continued to enjoy what they did.

My passion for those crazy Scottish troubadours returned this week. They released a new album called “The Boy With No Name,” named after drummer Neil Primrose’ child who went weeks without a name.

It’s a return to form for the band. With happy go lucky and down in the dump numbers floating in the air with a hint of classic rock raining down. It’s The Band meets the Beatles meets Travis. It’s wonderful, it’s classic, it’s Travis.

I posted the video for “Closer” a little earlier and I have to say, the song is really growing on me the more I listen to it. It’s a perfect pop song. A feel good love song to the world. God bless you Fran for this one.

At some point I will finish my thoughts, exploring exactly what Travis has done to my life, but I don’t think a single blog post can really tell the tale of 10 years. It just can’t be done. So instead, enjoy the new album.