Features an ace version of Pablo Picasso and quite a lot of ad-libbing... and a new song that's only on this recording: 'She brings out the best in me'... plus an early version of 'Rock and Roll Drummer' with different verses.

1992 Dec 13 Boston Cambridge USA The Middle East

Jerry

She's not so scary she's got all of my records! 

The term "Vampire Girl" has entered into my natural dialect because of this song

This one is a little muffled, and also very quiet for the first couple of songs too... the sound does improve part way through 'Blue Moon'... but even so, no great shakes!

1995 Jul 12 Chicago USA Lounge Axe

With Tommy Larkins on drums and Jonathan on electric guitar throughout the show.A very clean recording overall, affected only by some slight distortion to the high end vocals pretty near the end of the show, but just once or twice and only for a second or two

He plays "Sister Ray" during Velvet Underground

1995 Oct 19 Boston USA The Middle East

I love it when JR writes songs about real people. Velvet Underground,Pablo Picasso,Walter Johnson, etc.

1995 Oct 24 New York City USA Supper Club

1996 Jan 31 Orlando USA Yab Yum's

1996 May 12 Amsterdam Netherlands The Milky Way

The second version of "The Girl Stands Up to Me Now" is performed with a new arrangement

1996 Jul 24 Manchester UK Manchester University

With Tommy Larkins, Nick Augustine, and Dan Eisenberg

1996 Oct 9 Montreal Canada Club Soda

A full band recording but not a good one - with a bit of a muffled sound and far too much bass. 

1996 Oct 11 Boston USA The Paradise

The songs themselves are fine but I think that the big band sound may be a bit over the top at times. But like all JR albums there's still a lot to love here.

Half of this album (the first and last parts) are among the best of JR's work...but the other half of this album (the middle part) is my least favorite of his work

Surrender. Maybe Jonathan's best set of lyrics?

Surrender to Jonathan (1996)

Surrender to Jonathan

1997 Feb 27 Bloomington USA Second Story

1997 Mar 12 New York City USA Mercury Lounge

Just the last few seconds were recorded from "Her Way Moves Me"

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