10 Overrated Hard Rock Albums Of The '90s
4. Travis - The Man Who (1999)
The successes of the post-Britpop era are hella wild: late bloomers Coldplay would go on to become one of the best-selling artists of all time, Stereophonics were the edgy pseudo-alternative but would fade into obscurity, Feeder found success with metalheads, winning Metal Hammer's Album of the Year in 1997 and gracing their cover in January 2003, and Travis bounced from ballad to ballad, becoming one of the first acts of the era to breakthrough in the US.
Following the warmly-received debut 'Good Feeling', reviews for their 1999 sophomore were initially, fair to middling, with critics holding the subdued tempo and lack of innovation accountable.
In response, and armed with the tamest indie rock you've ever heard, and the naffest mohawk you'll ever see, Travis conjured up a "you had to be there" moment at Glastonbury 1999, and suddenly, everybody changed their minds and heralded 'The Man Who' as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Album of the Year for Mojo, NME and Q, Brit Award winner, Ivor Novello Award winner, and Travis were made festival headliners for Glastonbury, T in the Park and V Festivals, all because they sang a song about rain and it rained? I sang "Singing in the Rain" when it was raining once and I got told to f**k off.