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==Overview== The lyrics were generally received as being "relevant and forceful;"<ref name="YW_XIII4"/> one reviewer commented that the band offered [[Contemporary worship music|praise and worship]] "by the pound."<ref name="CSTONE_26_112"/> The first track, "Old West", begins one of many themes that would recur on the band's subsequent releases. The track is critical of the ill treatment of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in the name of Christ,<ref name="tAAS_97-11-15">{{cite news |first=William |last=Friar |title=Christian rock music spires in popularity |publisher=[[The Austin American-Statesman]] |pages=E5 |date=November 15, 1997 }}</ref> and the liner notes implore us to learn from the [[Sand Creek Massacre|Sand Creek]] and [[Meeker massacre]]s. According to the Five Iron Frenzy MySpace blog, "Milestone" is often given the title "Nintendo" due to an incorrectly named mp3 distributed on file-sharing networks. "A Flowery Song," was nominated for a Dove Music Award in the "Short Form Music Video of the Year" category.<ref>"allmusic ((( Five Iron Frenzy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))" (Web). allmusic.com. 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2006.</ref> The video was filmed in Albuquerque, south of the band's hometown of Denver. Its content included an unusually energetic, raucous scene, in which volunteers wearing colorful costumes danced down a suburban street. These costumes were not obviously connected to the lyrical content of the video, and ranged from Disney princesses skipping to an Ace of Hearts aggressively dance-punching the air.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/or1EdRvhPOk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191208002021/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or1EdRvhPOk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or1EdRvhPOk&t=104| title = A Flowery Song - Five Iron Frenzy | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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