Sleeve: Jail-cell mugshots of music's nicest men looking moody.
Sleevenotes: Discography, more arty pictures but no lyrics.
Content: Eighteen mostly underrated tracks feature, from All I Wanna Do Is Rock through to newie Walking In The Sun, which, even in mid-December, makes you feel like doing just that. All are timeless slices of Prozac pop, so chronology doesn't matter.
High point: Coming Around. Probably the best Help-era gem John and Paul never penned.
Low point: Politics and Travis don't mix, as the messy Beautiful Occupation proves.
Glaring omissions: No
Anything new? Walking In The Sun and The Distance
Justified or feeble excuse for release?: Justified. Fran Healy's melodies are as contagious as scabies, but far more socially acceptable.
Where might this end up at Christmas?: Ten years and 15 Top 40 hits down the line, anything less than top of the tree would be a travis-ty.
Updated: 09:21 Thursday, December 09, 2004
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