''Ready to Fly'' is an album by the New Zealand band
the Verlaines. It was released in 1991 by
Slash Records. The album was recorded in Sydney, Australia.
Critical reception
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The Indianapolis Star'' noted that "it's reminiscent of the Beatles without being a Beatles ripoff, and many of the songs could be show music without losing any of their pop-rock atmosphere."
[ The '']Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'' opined that "the songs off ''Ready to Fly'' prove the Verlaines have the power trio thing down, but it's still too concerned with tasteful rather than tasty." ''The Columbus Dispatch
''The Columbus Dispatch'' is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio. Its first issue was published on July 1, 1871, and it has been the only mainstream daily newspaper in the city since ''The Columbus Citizen-Journal'' ceased publication in 19 ...
'' wrote that, "at its busiest and most dense, the album is still about guitars (electric and acoustic), melody, a killer hook."
Track listing
All songs written by Graeme Downes
The Verlaines are a New Zealand rock band from Dunedin. Formed in 1981 by Graeme Downes, Craig Easton, Anita Pillai, Phillip Higham and Greg Kerr, the band went through multiple line-ups.
History
The band was named after French poet Paul Ver ...
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#"Gloom Junky" – 3:32
#"Overdrawn" – 2:35
#"Tremble" – 2:50
#"Such As I" – 3:18
#"Hurricane" – 2:25
#"War in My Head" – 4:47
#"Inside Out" – 2:29
#"See You Tomorrow" – 3:36
#"Hole in the Ground" – 3:31
#"Ready to Fly" – 4:16
#"Moonlight on Snow" – 4:02
#"Hold On" – 3:28
References
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The Verlaines albums
1991 albums
Slash Records albums