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http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18007-glenn-jones-my-garden-state/
For those of you who don't have time to read the whole review, here's the last paragraph:
Perhaps it’s strange to call any instrumentalist a master storyteller, but five albums into his solo career, that’s starting to seem like the most apt summation of Jones’ talents. The liner notes of My Garden State include the tuning systems of each of these songs, as well as technical notes about capo placement and a brief narrative about each tune’s inspiration. Aspiring guitarists might need the alternate tuning suggestions, but listeners won’t really need the anecdotes. Rather, Jones puts it all right there in the pieces, speaking volume about the challenges and triumphs of growing up and older without singing a word of the blues. My Garden State is your Garden State, too, a collection of magnetic ruminations that applies to anyone who’s ever struggled to go back home or leave it in the first place.
For those of you who don't have time to read the whole review, here's the last paragraph:
Perhaps it’s strange to call any instrumentalist a master storyteller, but five albums into his solo career, that’s starting to seem like the most apt summation of Jones’ talents. The liner notes of My Garden State include the tuning systems of each of these songs, as well as technical notes about capo placement and a brief narrative about each tune’s inspiration. Aspiring guitarists might need the alternate tuning suggestions, but listeners won’t really need the anecdotes. Rather, Jones puts it all right there in the pieces, speaking volume about the challenges and triumphs of growing up and older without singing a word of the blues. My Garden State is your Garden State, too, a collection of magnetic ruminations that applies to anyone who’s ever struggled to go back home or leave it in the first place.
