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"18
sides, Live recording with a simple production which doesn't get in the
way of the great story songs.
4 1/2
Stars"
- radiocountry.org
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The album
features the songs:
The Ballad of Ruby C.
Susie Queen of E-Mail
The Wild Blue Beyond Her
Hard Box of Time
Annabel Lee
Fat Naked Angels
Querencia
The Price
Between the States
That's What Friends Do
Electric Candles
Get Your Dog Off My Leg
Long Lost Friend
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To The Point also contains an
unlisted studio track, " I WILL NOT FEAR", which was inspired by the
emotional response of 40,000 people at Veteran's Stadium to John's
rendition of God Bless America at the Phillies/Braves game the
week that major league baseball resumed play following September
11th. The song that Kris Kristofferson calls " an
anthem" was literally inspired in Pennsylvania, recorded in New
York City and mastered in Washington, DC in the anxious days that
followed the terrorist attacks on our country.
This recording of "I WILL NOT FEAR" is also being
offered for free through this web site. Simply click on the
Special Download link below.
I Will
Not Fear
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"John Flynn isn't the only
artist I admire that my kids discovered on their own. But there are
similarities between him and the others. Two of the best writers I ever knew -
Roger Miller and Shel Silverstein - had, in common with John, fertile
imaginations, a Shakespearean love of words, and the ability to see funny
things with a child's eyes. Their art, like John Prine's, is a wonderful
combination of humor and heart that can move kids and grownups to laughter,
tears, or both.
"To the Point" is
evidence of the artist's continued growth. This inspired original work, from
the strong stories like Hard Box of Time and Electric Candles to perfect
expressions of love like That's What Friends Do and Long Lost Friend. The
truth is in the details; the gifts are an ear for accurate dialogue, an eye
for powerful imagery and anything funny, and a heart open to surprises and the
possibilities of moving the emotions.
John Flynn is one of a special breed of good-hearted artists
whose reaction to the Human Condition finds kind, humorous expression. God
bless them."
- Kris Kristofferson
Songwriter's
Monthly January 2002
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