Ready to Fly (The Verlaines album) explained

Ready to Fly
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Verlaines
Cover:	V-ready_to_fly.jpg
Released:	1991
Genre:	Pop rock
Label:	Slash Records
Prev Title:	Some Disenchanted Evening
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Way Out Where
Next Year:	1993

Ready to Fly is an album by the New Zealand band the Verlaines.^[1] It was released in 1991 by Slash Records.^{[2] [3]} The album was recorded in Sydney, Australia.^[4]

Critical reception

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 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."^[5] The Columbus Dispatch wrote that, "at its busiest and most dense, the album is still about guitars (electric and acoustic), melody, a killer hook."^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Graeme Downes.

1. "Gloom Junky" – 3:32
2. "Overdrawn" – 2:35
3. "Tremble" – 2:50
4. "Such As I" – 3:18
5. "Hurricane" – 2:25
6. "War in My Head" – 4:47
7. "Inside Out" – 2:29
8. "See You Tomorrow" – 3:36
9. "Hole in the Ground" – 3:31
10. "Ready to Fly" – 4:16
11. "Moonlight on Snow" – 4:02
12. "Hold On" – 3:28

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pop Reviews : Verlaines Hit Some Roadblocks at Whisky. April 18, 1992. Los Angeles Times.
2. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Verlaines. www.trouserpress.com.
3. News: SXSW Schedule . Austin American-Statesman . 12 Mar 1992 . Onward . 16.
4. News: Darling . Cary . The Verlaines: New Zealand band turns isolation into asset . Orange County Register . April 17, 1992 . P35.
5. News: Stoute . Lenny . New Zealand prog rockers... . Toronto Star . 9 Apr 1992 . H9.
6. News: Eichenberger . Bill . Classics Constitute Backbone of Verlaines' Strong Pop Sound . The Columbus Dispatch . December 26, 1991 . Weekender . 8.