"Sonic Imagination" CD - Steve Adelson Sticktet

Review by Gene Perry Steve Adelson's Sonic Imagination is an auditory romp through the many styles and genres of which he is master. It's an Easter egg hunt of an album, with each chocolaty find meticulously painted up in its own unique blend of sound and color. In speaking with Steve, he was quick to point out that "it's not a Stick album". Not a Stick album?! How can that be when you've got a cat like Steve who's so methodically hitting every delicious nuance of the instrument imaginable? It was with great anticipation upon receiving the advance copy that I ripped the CD from the jiffy like pulling mussels from a shell.Maybe you've never been to a baseball game where the first batter up punches it out of the park on the first pitch, I know I haven't, but you can just imagine the excitement, the awe and energy in the stadium when some guy pulls it out. This was how I felt upon hearing the opening track "Metal Swing". Complete with dream sequences and hot jazz, Steve, along with washbo