Track Listing

1. Talking To Clarry - Hugh Jones, The Bluetones, Helen Woodward
2. Bluetonic - Hugh Jones, The Bluetones, Helen Woodward
3. Cut Some Rug - Hugh Jones, The Bluetones, Helen Woodward
4. Things Change - The Bluetones, Hugh Jones, Helen Woodward
5. The Fountainhead - The Bluetones, Hugh Jones, Helen Woodward
6. Carnt Be Trusted - The Bluetones, Hugh Jones, Helen Woodward
7. Slight Return - Hugh Jones, The Bluetones, Helen Woodward
8. Putting Out Fires - The Bluetones, Hugh Jones, Helen Woodward
9. Vampire - The Bluetones, Hugh Jones, Helen Woodward
10. A Parting Gesture - The Bluetones, Hugh Jones, Helen Woodward
11. Time & Again - The Bluetones, Hugh Jones, Helen Woodward

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5797 in Music
• Released on: 1996-02-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds
• Running time: 54 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
After The Stone Roses impressed few with the terminally mediocre Second Coming, The Bluetones were hailed as the successors to their jangly indie throne. Four London boys that carried themselves with the sense of lofty expectation that was so central to the Stone Roses' mystique, their debut Expecting To Fly surfed the exultant wave of nostalgia that was all too prevalent in the wake of Blur's Parklife and Oasis' Definitely Maybe. It's no surprise, then, that today Expecting To Fly sounds like a rather excellent Britpop period piece. Breakthrough single "Slight Return" kicks its heels with adolescent glee, and "Vampire" and "Things Change" are delivered with an chipper enthusiasm that neatly skirts Britpop's more pompous excesses. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Still sounding good today
I bought this album about 6 years ago and am still not tired of it, every single track is absolutely brilliant and it is without a doubt their best album. The first half of the album is more upbeat than the second half with tracks such as Slight Return and Bluetonic stealing the show. The slower tracks on the second half are more likely to grow on you over some time; Putting out Fires standa out particularly as just a beautiful piece of music. This album was a hard act to follow, and it is a shame that the other albums are not as good because this is entirely brilliant from start to finish.

Bluetones at their best
This album is truely the best work from the bluetones. From the start of the album, right to the end, you won't reach for the skip button at all. The whole album unfolds into one of the most beatiful pieces i've ever heard. The pinnacle of the album has to be Putting Out Fires, which is probably the most moving track on there. Every song on the album tells a story, and i'm sure most people will relate to them, i know i do. Well worth a buy, much better than the other two excellent albums. This is one you *won't* tire of.

Not quite take off with their debut...but no crash landing either
I have never totally agreed with The Stone Roses comparisons and the albums that followed this one only went to highlight this. Never as cool or as much swagger. One thing they did have in common was the standards of there songwriting. Not as widescreen perhaps with the anthems more on the minor side but very good all the same. A good debut that certainly improves with repeated listens.