(Basin Street Records 2002)



  

 
When all the elements are in accord and the Monster Gents are digging a trench a mile wide in the early hours of a Sunday morning at the Maple Leaf Bar, when the mercury in the thermometers is shattering glass and you can slice the humidity out in the streets with a wave of your hand, when the spirit's in your soul and the groove takes control, and when you close your eyes and feel like you've been lifted six feet off the floor, that's the momentwhen there's not a man alive that can possibly feel greater satisfaction. Cornell, Big D and Jellybean, as well as being among my best friends, Absolute Monster musicians in their respective fields, soulful scholars and Gentleman, are bloody good fun to be around and a pleasure to share the stage with. To have the fonkiest band in a city that's renowned for having the fonkiest bands in the world is a rare privelege. Thanks Fellas!
- Jon Cleary, New Orleans, 1992