Michael Arden. "Staring at the Universe with Nietzsche, Twain, and DR. SUESS". With a VOICE, that is, what a soul sounds like when it sings. Michael Arden's classically trained voice is refreshingly sincere, and playfully serious. This is original songwriting, but you're not nervous, because it's fun. Produced and Mastered by David Fridmann: Rolling Stone's 1999 "HOT LIST"-Producer of the Year, this CD is an array of aural tidbits. Michael Arden is melting the mind of the listener like cheese, to pour into his own genre fondue, but you're not nervous, because fondue is fun. The material selected for release on this, the artist's first CD, represents a proliferous period of songwriting for the artist. From The American Heritage Dictionary, the word proliferous means...(in botanical terms)..."freely producing buds or offshoots, sometimes from unusual places". This debut CD has 12 songs that bring the listener to unusual and delightful places. Michael Arden's songwriting style has been compared to Paul Simon, with a voice like Sam Cooke-meets-Sting, and the quirky sense of humor of Lyle Lovett. Michael Arden is singing what you've been trying to say... and it's fun! Listen. by MAX