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| | Ink 19 :: John Linnell |
 | | To the untrained eye, this is going to seem like a waste of time, since I'm about to worship at a Giant's feet once again, but trust me, I've been listening to this record pretty closely for a while, and the praise I'm about to heap on it is well-earned. |
 | | Of the 16 songs on John Linnell's long-awaited solo debut, 15 are named for 15 states of the union, while the 16th, "The Songs of the 50 States," serves as a kind of theme song for the project. |
 | | That's not to say that the lyrics aren't relevant, either, though, as Linnell makes such observations as "Iowa is a witch," "Oregon is bad," and most interestingly, "Arkansas," about a ship the exact size and shape of Bill Clinton's home state. |
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