Travis were probably pretty wet to many ears too. It was apparently what the world had been waiting for. Just one year later, an extremely wet Chris Martin would walk down an extremely wet looking beach, singing the extremely wet Yellow. This left some space, and the unlikely likes of Stereophonics and Travis hovered as possible contenders for a while before the equally unlikely Coldplay walked off with the prize as the next big thing as far as British guitar based bands were concerned. It was a space between Oasis and Blur, then Radiohead and The Verve, who all had their big moments in the sun successively in the previous few years, (though Radiohead have remained both huge and hugely credible ever since and rightly so), then wandered off to do something else. They were somewhat symptomatic of the times. Travis were and are a pretty unremarkable Scottish band in many ways, (it seems they realised it themselves, their next album was called The Invisible Band), but they were huge in 1999. Possibly my least favourite Albums of the Year since I've started these lists in 1965, but definitely my favourite of 1999. That was the record I loved most from that year and still love most now. THE MAN WHAT?!! BY WHO?!? Do you want any credibility? Do you deserve any credibility? To be honest I don't really care much about either. As for my own favourite record of this year it was The Man Who by Travis. The Number One album on the Best Ever Albums chart, an odd, floaty, ambient record from an Icelandic combo, perhaps it could only happen on the cusp of a new millenium. Built To Spill - Keep It Like a SecretĪ very strange list. The Disemenberment Plan - Emergency & Iĩ. Red Hot Chili Peppers - CalifornicationĦ. Here's the Best Ever Albums Top Ten for 1999.ģ.
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