​Ed Alstrom (from the album This Idea of Humanity

​Ed Alstrom (from the album This Idea of Humanity

​Ed Alstrom (from the album This Idea of Humanity… available as a self-release) (by Danny McCloskey)
 
Stomping Rock’n’Soul fuel the soundtrack for This Idea of Humanity…, the recent release from NYC-based Bluesman Ed Alstrom. He claims his heritage when Ed Alstrom strides into “All I’m Gonna Do” with a plan of ‘all I gonna do is play The Blues’. A mighty rhythm creates the full-force current that courses through “Party Planner” when Jimmy Vivino steps up to join Ed Alstrom at the microphone. A stuttering groove supports the advice of “Nothing Good to Say” and a caffeinated beat percolates underneath the confessions, and the frenetic piano playing. of “Got to Stop”. 
 
In addition to his role as head honcho for This Idea of Humanity… Ed Alstrom is piano master, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and songwriter for the album. He spends summers at Yankee Stadium in his role as organist for the games. Scratchy guitar notes peal back the door the opens into the late-night groove of “The Way Back” while “Worry” cruises on a skittering rhythm and “So Hard” hammers out an ode to minimum wage heroes. Ed Alstrom immerses himself in vintage Blues for the modern era with This Idea of Humanity… slowly wrapping the rhythms around the observations on “Humans”; striding down the aisle with a shimmy and a sway to sing a song for the “Bridesmaid”. Piano boogie opens up the album when Ed Alstrom vows to “Put You First” while the beat smooths out to a Jazz patter for the tale in “Blues Keeps Coming Back” and slows to a steady marching rhythm to offer some “Understanding”. (by Danny McCloskey)
 
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