Jonathan Richman
The Crescent Ballroom
Phoenix, AZ
June 28, 2012

Innovation Specialists ISI-HMA-1 > Tascam DR-07 > Audacity > Trader's Little Helper > You

Nice show from Jo Jo. Recording came out pretty good, although Jonathan does wander around off mike some times. So I cut down the volume on a bit of the clapping and raised the overall volume to make it more comprehensible.

I only see Jonathan occasionally, so I can't say if this show was typical, but it was fun. The recording does not, of course, capture the whole Jonathan experience, but it sounds OK. As you can hear, there was an intermission break after Vermeer, so I faded it down and came back after the break.

I did my best guesses on the song titles - any help would be appreciated. Also, I divided up the songs where it seemed to make sense, although one song would flow into another (and through multiple variations and even languages), so it makes sense to just listen to the whole show.

Slideshow with some nice pics here - http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/slideshow/jonathan-richman-at-crescent-ballroom-6-28-12-37187101/

Enjoy and share!


01 - He Gave Us The Wine To Taste
02 - Springtime In New York
03 - Egyptian Reggae
04 - O Moon, Queen Of Night On Earth
05 - I Feel Like A Morning Star
06 - Let Her Go To The Darkness
07 - Spanish song about house of prostitution
08 - I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
09 - No One Was Like Vermeer
10 - Everyone Is Welcome To The Party
11 - Bar-be-que (?)
12 - It's A Bitchin' Party
13 - Old World
14 - Girlfriend
15 - The WOrld Is Showing Its Hand
16 - Trumpet (?)
17 - Her Olive Colored Voice (?)
18 - I Should Have Been Softer (?)
19 - I Love The World
20 - When We Refuse To Suffer