Ode To J. Smith
by Travis
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23

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  1. irham
    May 15, 2016
    10
    Great Travis album,the rockiest album since Good Feeling,I love this album very much,travis down in the chart,doesn't matter,i think fans will satisfied with this album
  2. alejandro970
    Jul 22, 2018
    9
    For this item, the band bet less for the melancholic tone except for final tracks Before you were young and Sarah. An album that deserves the full attention of the followers
  3. TobyMHJ
    Oct 25, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The immediacy of the opening track surprised me initially, suggesting a harder rocking album, which was a welcome change from their previous album. The melodic quality of the album is readily accessible and characteristically Travis, but the sonic territory is wider and edgier. From the brooding Broken Mirror to the headbanger-esque Something Anything, Travis showcases a bolder side to them that is more impressive and respectable than it is alienating. This mid-career rocker is a definite high in Travis' catalog in my view.… Expand

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Dot Music
    70
    Travis have always been Quite Good, sometimes a little more, rarely less. This album heads a perceived slide into insignificance off at the pass and ensures the status quo.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    80
    Apparently the band's sixth studio album is their first to be written from electric guitar since their debut Good Feeling, and this shows strongly in the end result.
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  3. The Guardian
    60
    Where that Travis pointed a way out of Britpop, this one seeks the comfort of how guitar bands sounded before then, the bristling energy recalling early REM, the Chills and even occasionally Nirvana.
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