Expecting to Fly [CD-single] [EP]

Track Listings

1. Expecting to Fly

2. Silver Dagger

3. Just Good Music

4. Middle of Somewhere [Live][#]

5. Maybe the Heart [#]

Tracks:

Talking To Clarry
Bluetonic
Cut Some Rug
Things Change
The Fountainhead
Carnt Be Trusted
Slight Return
Putting Out Fires
Vampire
A Parting Gesture
Time & Again

Album Description

1996 debut album for Brit-pop band compared to the Stone Roses.

Customer Reviews:

Genuine, Melodic.......2005-06-20

This band sounds like... something you haven't heard in a long time. Like early Rush or BadFinger. Maybe a bit like early Bowie too.

I can't jump out there with a fat 5 star rating like the fans have done... but I think I can be fair.

The slower, leisurely songs work well. I especially like track #10. It has nice timing of breaks, with smoother vocals, and tasteful instrumental mixes. I'd say the musicianship is quite good. Most of the album is uptempo, with enough variety among the tracks to keep your attention on it.

Nitpick time. The vocals are kinda thin and wavery, which could be an acquired taste for some people. I'm surprised how much I have to turn up the volume on some songs, to hear what's being said. (Maybe it was a problem with the mixing.) And the band tries to power chord their way out of the end of too many songs, I think.

But I don't feel like there are songs to avoid. It's a good CD, overall, and I'll be keeping it.

AWESOME!.......2005-06-05

The debut album from the Housnlow band is just a wonderful specimen of British guitar rock in the vein of the late, great Stone Roses. The opening track, Talking to Clarry, is 6 minutes of psychedelic beauty. Slight Return and Carnt Be Trusted are other examples of this stellar band taking off into the realms of dreamy-jangle pop. Other great songs like Vampire and Time and Again, give the album a dreamy yet scarily-undercurrent feeling. Just wonderful.

Best debut I have ever heard - period.......2003-06-18

After hearing my radio buzzing to the sound of 'Slight Return', the debut single by the Bluetones,I began to feel my heart start to palpitate with excitement.You could hear the Rickenbacker guitar jangling loudly, the voice was reminiscent of a power-pop god of yesterday and the song itself was so catchy, that I went out and bought the album straight away on the strength of this song.
That was all of 7 years ago around the height of the Britpop phenomenon.The album debuted at No.1 in the British charts that year, and it was no fluke.
It is rare to find a debut album by such a young band (at the time) where the guitar work is as faultless as this and the songs so melodic and adrenalin-fuelled.The Bluetones should have been declared the young pretenders to the power-pop throne.
From the opening bars of 'Talking To Clary' to the final song of 'Time And Again',you are taken on an energetic journey through 11 unique songs that are equal part Byrds, Big Star and forgotten British greats like The Records.
Yes folks, it's that good !
Alas, the Bluetones never reached these dizzy heights again despite some very good follow-up albums.
If you are unfamiliar with their work, I urge you to seek them out.
Adam Devlin will one day be considered one of the best British guitarists of his era - as good as a Johnny Marr or a John Squire.Mark Morriss is an excellent vocalist with a lovely high tenor voice ideally suited to his material.The bass player and drummer are no less excellent.
For young boys to write and record to such a high level on their debut album is remarkable.
Do yourself a huge favour and get this album.

TOP CLASS BRITISH INDIE.......2001-10-12

One of the great things about the Bluetones is that they are very distinctive like eg- the Smiths, not just because of the lead singers voice but also the melodic tunes and gituar riffs.

I have worked through the Bluetones collection the opposite way, starting with 'Science and Nature', then 'Return to the last chance Saloon' and finishing off with 'Expecting to Fly'. This album isn't to dissimilar to their other albums but thats not a bad thing. One feature that carries through the trio of albums is that each contains a 3 or 4 amazing songs, and the rest sound a little more boring and 'same-ish'. Hence 4 stars and not 5.

On this album the stand out track has to be 'Bluetonic'. It is amazing, its a highly charged melodic indie song and it shows what the bluetones are like at their best. Other top tunes include 'Things Change' and 'Putting out Fires'.

bostin.......1999-07-17

This album is great, it combines medolic and "nice" songs with real rockers. A must for all inde fans. Cut some rug is really good but my favourite is can't be trusted. the best on the album.

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Emily Dickinson Songs

Manufacturer: Capstone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000UJLVO
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Average customer rating:

Expecting to Fly
Sonya Hunter
Manufacturer: Innerstate
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

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General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000JC8Z
Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

Expecting to Fly
Silver Dagger
Just Good Music
Middle of Somewhere [Live][#]
Maybe the Heart [#]

Average customer rating:

Expecting to Fly [Japan Import] +2 Bonus Tracks
The Bluetones
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000LKC386

Product Description

1996, Japan import edition, loaded with two bonus tracks, for a total of 13. Out of print.

Music Album:

Music Album

1. Expecting to Fly
2. Silver Dagger
3. Just Good Music
4. Middle of Somewhere [Live][#]
5. Maybe the Heart [#]