And HMV's biggest selling album of the year was......

[keaton]

why are they soulless? what's your definition of soulful music?

Music that makes you care, has something to do with real life, isn't based on the teenage angst of boring people.

And by the way The Northstander Johnny Cash is a legend and shits on Keane.
And Joleene is a TUNE

 

[tinx]

Travis' first album was excellent.

Agreed, they have done loads of decent stuff and they ar eone band I would not put in the dirge depressing category at all.

 

[keaton]

Travis' first album was excellent.

Here, here
I regretted trying to fight their bassist when i heard that album

 

[Simster]

For fucks sake Travis are not dull dirge music they are upbeat and happy

Well I gave up on them for the same reason as I gave up on Keane.

Dull.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Their songs are moderately-considered melodious pop. I don't hate them, but i could never love them. I suppose i associate darkness (not The Darkness) with depth, and they've not really got that emotionally subversive layer i relish.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Travis are wet shit.

 

[Simster]

Travis are wet shit.

 

[keaton]

Travis are wet shit.

how can a band that released U16 Girls be 'wet shit'?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Joleene, Joleene, Joleene, Joooleeeeeeene...

I think the state of British music can be guaged by the sales of the Greatest Hits of the best pop band that this country has produced in the last 20 years, the Super Furry Animals. If there was any justice it would have sold millions.

Instead people go and buy Keane, Robbie Williams and other music that they can just put on and ignore.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

thats because not many adults by albums any more they download them

 

[um bongo molongo]

Travis are the Wet Wet Wet for the 2000s.

 

[caz99]

i was tempted by keanes album but heard snippets and thought it was a bit depressing so i went for snow patrol and U2 instead both excellent choices.

although i do also own robbies greatest hits and ultimate kylie.

 

[bhafc99]

Travis are the Wet Wet Wet for the 2000s.

Oh God, my girlfriend dragged me to Wembley on Monday to see Wet Wet Wet. Hordes of middle aged women clutching their Smirnoff Ices and screeching every time Marti Pellow smiled. Hideous experience. I was also mesmerised by the grown man a few rows in front of me who was punching the air to almost every song. I was embarassed to be there, but he was an embarassment to the human race.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Oh God, my girlfriend dragged me to Wembley on Monday to see Wet Wet Wet. Hordes of middle aged women clutching their Smirnoff Ices and screeching every time Marti Pellow smiled. Hideous experience. I was also mesmerised by the grown man a few rows in front of me who was punching the air to almost every song. I was embarassed to be there, but he was an embarassment to the human race.

Oh how the other half live!

 

[Trufflehound]

It shows how boring this country's music taste has become that they go and buy such safe,soulless shite.
Music's actually supposed to make care and feel something, i really can't believ anyone could feel passionately towards that band

It's a common misperception held by people as they get older that "things ain't what they used to be", and that people's tastes have become more boring. But the terrible truth is that the "silent majority" have ALWAYS gone for safe, soulless shite.

Take 1977 as a classic example - the year punk came of age. Just a few of the classic albums from that year were: The Clash's first album; the Pistol's Never Mind the B*llocks; Exodus by Bob Marley; Television's Marquee Moon; IV Rattus Norvegicus AND No More Heroes by the Stranglers; the Ramones' Rocket to Russia... The list goes on.

And yet the best selling album released that year was Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.

I rest my case.

 

[REDLAND]

Oh how the other half live!

It must be awfull not to have taste

 

[Marc]

Wet Wet Wet are f***ing GOOD!

 

[Zebedee]

Better Keane than Robbie WIlliams

In fact better Keane than a lot of bands. I think that album is excellent.

Here, here.

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

Who the hell are Keane.!!!!!!

 

[Wozza]

Music's actually supposed to make care and feel something, i really can't believ anyone could feel passionately towards that band

Well judging by the sales, a lot of people have connected with it in some way.