[DID NOT ATTEND: November 7, 2022] Travis / Ben Ottewell
When Travis first came out with their second album The Man Who, I thought they were going to be the next big thing. I loved how the opening song, “Waiting to Reach You” was snarky at Oasis: “Radio is playing all the usual and what’s a wonderwall anyway?” And “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” seemed poised for epicness.
And then an upstart Travis copycat band called Coldplay put out Parachutes, with “Yellow,” and I thought, “well, they’re good, but they’re no Travis.”
The Invisible Band seemed to solidify their status with the super catchy “Sing.” And then no one ever hear from them again. That’s not true, but I certainly never did. They’ve put out six albums with, apparently, no U.S. airplay.
When they announced this tour, playing The Invisible Band in full, plus other hits, I did consider going. I considered going up to and until this day, when I ultimately decided I didn’t need to see them.
Ben Ottewell is one of the three singer from Gomez.
I liked the first Gomez album, but I didn’t listen to much beyond it. I’m not sure I realized they had three singers. I’m assuming that Ottewell is the singer I associate with them most (his voice is gravelly and rough). His solo work is even more mellow and acoustic, so this would have probably been a fine, if interesting set.
For some reason, I kept thinking that he was opening for House of Love. But I was wrong, obviously.
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