Jon Cleary - Moonburn

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Music Review: A missed opportunity
Rating: 3 Stars

Moonburn is a good album, but it's also a huge disappointment for anybody that's heard the same songs live. In person, Cleary's arrangements of these songs drive ahead with incredible force, determination, and good ol' fonk, filling the house with a full sound completely showcasing his and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen's considerable talents. However, on "Moonburn," he fails to capture this energy because of bad production choices and thin arrangements. Cleary forgoes using the Gentlemen on most of the tracks in favor of electronic percussion, his own stagnant bass playing, and session musicians that lack the fire and understanding of his music that the Gentlemen have. It's what makes the difference between good songs and great, even classic songs. This album would have benefitted from taking the tunes on the road first, allowing their personality to flourish like they do in concert now. If you like Jon Cleary, or even modern New Orleans music, you'll want this album. However, understand that these songs serve as mere blueprints for the live versions, then go see him and get ready to be blown away. Hopefully, a live album with definitive versions of the numbers on "Moonburn" will be recorded. The title track especially stands-out, which, played live, could be the song of the year in New Orleans, if not the decade, but you wouldn't know it from the recorded version.

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