Customer Reviews
A perfect album - By: T. Clarke, 16 Oct 2006 
Music from the heart - somehting we hear little of these days. I guess thats why I love this album so much - each song is very meaningful, with excellent lyrics, & a good variety of sounds too, so it doesn't become bland & boring.
I've listened to alot of Travis, & is their is most mature album yet. Writing to reach you is an excellent way to start the album, & other brilliant songs include As you are, the feel good Driftwood (nice video too!) Why does it always rain on me, & Shes so strange.
A classic album not to be missed!
The Man Who - By: Rich Milligan, 08 Mar 2005 
Although it could probably be fairly argued as of now that Travis's timein the limelight is all but over you can't argue that this recording is anything but a superb album.
Containing their most well known hits this is also a great musical memory trip to the late 90's & the guitar driven rock that was so prevalent at that time. Although obviously compared to their peers like Coldplay, Oasis, Radiohead & the like, Travis had,in my opinion anyway, a more "poppy" sound & were able to mix the harder rock sound with light ballads easily as well.
There's several examples of this acoustic strumming slow song on the album, songs like "Luv", "She's so Strange" & "Side Show", interestingly the final three tracks, give the album a mellow, chilled-out ending (that's of course if you end the album playing before the "hidden track" which is of a much harder style!). This isin comparison with the rhythmic sing-along style of songs like "Driftwood" & "The last laugh of the laughter" & the splendid opener "Writing to reach you" which go before.
Final mention for the two most well known songs, "Why does it always rain....." which popularity was probably its own downfall insomuch as it was overplayed to death, & "Turn" the hardest heaviest sounding track on the album & probably the best.
A masterpiece. - By: Mail-order Christ, 10 Feb 2005 This is easily the pinnacle of Travis albums. Their first album,Good Feeling, was good, their third album, The Invisible Band, was excellent, & their fourth album, 12 Memories, was awful. None of those albums, not even The Invisible Band, come close to the brilliance displayedin The Man Who. With the tracks 'Writing To Reach You', 'Driftwood', 'Turn', & 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?', The Man Who clearly demonstrates, once & for all, that quantity always loses out over quality (the album only has 10 tracks).
Make sure you don't miss out on a genuine classic.
Writing to reach you - By: Erica Anderson, 14 Sep 2004 There are few albums that I have ever regretted selling, one is Portishead's "Dummy" & the other is Travis' "The Man Who". I own both cds again & this time I have no intentions of ever selling. When "The Man Who" was released herein the US, I immediately fellin love with the highly addictive "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?". Who didn't love the sing-along chorus? It was & still is a fun catchy song to sing along to. The rest of the album is just as good. I am especially fond of the lilting ballad "Turn". Of course Travis was immediately compared to Radiohead but to be honest Travis has morein common with Coldplay than Radiohead with its sincerely earnest lyrics. I also love the stirring "Driftwood". Fran Healy's voice may be a little high for most male singers but his voice is perfect with the music that Travis plays. "The Man Who" is flawless. I love the hidden bonus tracks which are a real treat to listen to. Unfortunately the band's follow up albums never matched the gorgeous melodies & melancholic lyrics on "The Man Who".
The best album i have ever heard - By: , 10 May 2004 I am a big fan Travis & this album is the reason why. This is an inspiring album. Fran & the rest of this superb line up have written a god albumin the indie market. This album was the only good album to come out that year, the main reason whhy it dominated the album chart for seem like forever. Thank god for this album.
There are so many superb song on this album, 'Writing to Reach You' 'Turn' 'Driftwood' & of the, 'Why does it always Rain on Me?' The other songs are also awesome as well. I would not be surprise if this album was the greatest acoustics guitar album of all time. I cannot find a fault with it.
If you can find a fault with it, email me, & never liten to indie music again because if you find a fault you are obviously a picky little ool whop doesn't appreciate the art of this album.
This album is necessity for everyone who is serious about their music & is looking for an inspiration.
