Naked Songs
6:00 AM in Miscellany 
While using iTunes 8 new “Genius” feature, which suggested songs I might like but don’t have based on the song I had chosen in my library, I came across an artist I had never heard of: Ashley Chambliss. Her 2005 album nakedsongs immediately found it’s way from the iTunes Store into my library. The style of piano playing she employs is similar to the style I used when I was an aspiring (and terribly naïve) singer/songwriter.
It’s nice to hear someone really nail that style, and also to be reminded of the hours upon hours I spent “in concert” in my parents conservatory saving the world and myself with my little music. Sometimes I envy that guy, the one in the conservatory playing late into the night. Perhaps there’s something to be said for naivety…
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About the photo: Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, fell in love with Theseus of Athens. According to the Greek myth, she accompanied Theseus when he left Crete but was later abandoned by him on the island of Naxos.
Reader Comments (2)
WELL. If you like the Genius feature, you should try Pandora.com. Though, as the name suggests, you may wish you had never heard of it in a week's time, after you have spent untold hours lost in a world of your own creation.
That, or it will change your life like it did mine! :)
There's a $5 surcharge for shameless plugs on this site. I'll invoice you... ;)