Set 2 starts with the second version of "Let Her Go Into the Darkness"

1998 Aug 6 New York City USA Knitting Factory

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

1998 Aug 7 New York City USA Knitting Factory

"The Night Is Still Young" is cut."Nineteen in Naples" has it's start missing

1998 Dec 4 Palo Alto USA Cubberley Community Center

The single version of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMmSH-628jI

This is the album that has grown the most for me over the years

On I Can't Find My Best Friend I love the way Jonathan says demanding all my POWER.

You're right it does. I just like the emphasis he puts on Power or Powahh.

Yeah, it's like he gives everything in his soul when he says that. I guess this song is about his wife because this is right after his divorce. With the dozens and dozens of songs already devoted to her it's obvious that every word of this song is from the soul. Gotta love it

I'm So Confused (1998)

I'm So Confused

Andy Kershaw Radio Session, BBC Radio 1 (1999)

Andy Kershaw Radio Session, BBC Radio 1

Five songs and some chat from a recording for Andy Kershaw's show on the BBC, aired on the 26th of February 1999.

1999 Feb 16 USA

The first few seconds of this sound a little strange but the tape soon perks up. 'Velvet Underground' is the highlight for me on this one, Jonathan throws in some great sounding snatches of 'Sister Ray' and 'What goes on...' probably the best version of 'Velvet Underground' I've yet heard.

1999 Feb 18 London UK Jazz Cafe

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

1999 Mar 5 Firenze Italy Auditorium Flog

1999 Oct 16 New York City USA Knitting Factory

JR Fan 1

Not a bad recording but with a couple of silent points on a few of songs it's rated as 'good' only. 

2000 Feb 22 Baltimore USA Fletchers

cover files available Excellent recording of a very, very good show, with a few unusual songs and a great finale. Highly recommended!

Ramon

track 9 isn't 'You Must Ask', it is a song I hadn't heard before, perhaps called 'Your Mind'

Thanks, I changed it. I had forgotten how good of a show this one is. "It's Fall Time" is special

2000 Mar 3 New York City USA Bowery Ballroom

How is JR able to point out things that rarely get pointed out in such a lucid way?

After Girlfrien' there is a "we all live in denial" talk

2000 Mar 4 New York City USA Bowery Ballroom

VinnieQ

i always wanted to hear the full version of CornerStore from the film Kingpin, but i never found it..

Radio 3 Studios (2000)

Radio 3 Studios

2000 Nov 4 London UK The Forum

We were at this one and enjoyed it loads; it's a good show but unfortunately the recording has some slight digi-noise in the background on some songs, nothing that spoils the show but it's noticeable in the quieter moments, more so towards the end than the beginning. Because of this I think I prefer the Manchester 2001 show to this one.

2000 Nov 5 Manchester UK Manchester University

"I Took a Chance On Her" has a couple of seconds cut

2000 Nov 7 Glasgow Scotland King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

Jonathan toured with Belle and Sebastian throughout their West Coast Tour as support act (surely some mistake here!). Have read some of the reports about the shows and regularly Jonathan was reported as having 'virtually stolen the show' from Belle. This is a very clear recording of both nights at the Wiltern.

The second show starts with the second "Egyptian Reggae"

2001 Sep 5 Los Angeles USA Wiltern Theatre

The very first JR song I ever heard. I heard Hospital on the radio around 1976 or so. That got me hooked for life.

This is a really good recording and definitely deserves to be classed as Excellent!   

2001 Oct 17 Manchester UK Manchester University

A super show that includes quite a few rarities.

2002 Feb 15 Atlanta USA The Variety Playhouse

2002 Feb 23 Columbus USA Little Brothers

2002 Mar 31 San Francisco USA The Make Out Room

A pretty good show but sometimes the microphone picks up too much of the near distance sounds, for example clapping, and then loses the recording level for a few seconds afterwards.

"When Harpo Played His Harp" is in spanish

2003 Mar 8 Vitoria Spain Sala Azkena

A great show this!We recorded this one ourselves from a great position, in the centre and about 15 feet out from the stage. The recording came out nicely and Jonathan plays quite a few new songs. He also has a really funny new section mid way through "Let her go into the darkness", involving four languages, great stuff!

2003 Mar 20 Liverpool UK Liverpool University

2003 Mar 24 Koln Germany Gerbaude 9

2003 Oct 16 Indianapolis USA The Patio

It's weird when JR get's political...but it happens so rarely that you know it's a subject that means a lot to him

"That Summer Feeling" is cut due to tape flip

2004 Apr 20 Madrid Spain Sala El Sol

Doesn't seem to get played much anymore, but I love this song

A pretty good show this, with quite a lively audience and a pretty long one. The sound for the first 30 seconds is a bit off but from there on the recording sharpens up and the sound is pretty good for the rest of the night. Like I said it's a pretty long one this - at about one and three quarter hours and with several encores... Jonathan has has said in the past how much he enjoys playing to Spanish audiences.. this is a good example why... the rapport's great here!

In "She Cracked", the beginning is cut due to a tape flip

2004 Apr 24 Bilbao Spain Kafe Antzokia

I received a few short extracts from this one a while back - just 3 or 4 songs in total and of pretty poor quality really; the taper wasn't happy with it either - and had been hoping that someday a better recording would  turn up? Well, it now turns out that there was someone else there taping, and he got the full show. So, here's a complete copy...

2004 May 2 Amsterdam Netherlands De Melkweg

A good show this one, Jonathan's quite talkative and speaking mainly in Spanish throughout the evening.

2004 Oct 1 Segovia Spain Centro Cultural Caja Segovia

2005 Apr 2 Munich Germany Feierwerk (Hansa 39)

Chris

2005 Jun 10 Huntsville USA The Crossroads

2006 Dec 16 Sacramento USA Marilyns on K

Post about this song: http://jojofiles.blogspot.com/2008/06/stupenda-e-misera-citt.html