Disc 1

01. Belltown Ramble

02. Adventure Rocket Ship

03. Dialog (Sex, Death, & Food)

04. Ole! Tarantula

05. Balloon Man

06. Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis)

07. Tiny Montgomery

08. Lo And Behold / Life During Wartime

09. Elvis Presley Blues

10. Queen Elvis

11. Brenda's Iron Sledge

12. Flanagan's Song

13. Copper Kettle

14. Creeped Out



Disc 2

01. Dialog (Guitar Strings)

02. (A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs

03. I Wanna Destroy You

Encore

04. Miss Ohio

05. Candyman

06. Television

07. Dialog (Band Tribute)

08. Acid Bird

09. Queen Jane Approximately

Robyn Hitchcock - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals/Harmonica



Peter Buck - 12-String Electric Guitar



Gillian Welch - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals/Harmonica



David Rawlings - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals



John Paul Jones - Mandolin



Sean Nelson - Backing Vocals







When I first purchased tickets for this show it was being billed as "Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus Three." After a few weeks the event was changed to "Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Crawdads." It was advertised that Peter Buck and Nashville Friends would be playing with Robyn - but all other possible guests remained a mystery right up until show time.







Robyn started with Belltown Ramble and when he got to the line "Where the Claremont used to be CLA-'REM'- ONT" - out walked Peter Buck quickly followed by Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, John Paul Jones, and Sean Nelson. It was a pretty good bet that Gillian and David were going to be there - but, everyone was simply blown away by the fact that John Paul Jones was playing mandolin.







The performance put in by the band this night can be summed up by simply saying that it was "Fantastic!" The vibe was relaxed and there were several "huddles" to discuss what songs/chords/parts everyone would play. Robyn told a few crazy stories as is his tradition - and the night was very magical.







Enjoy the recording and continue to share the gift of music.

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Reviewer: Wichita Clem - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 10, 2017

Subject: A 2017 Christmas present. 12-09-2017

This show remains one of most amazing archive treasures extant.

Amazing players........astonishing.......hilarious

Were you to care about great tunes played by committed musicians and people who get how silly it all can be, and yet how lovely, you'll love this.

I swear this is as good a show as you could hope for here.

can't say enough. but I'll keep trying.

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Loose in the best possible ways, the players and audience are having a wonderful time.

I especially love Miss Ohio > end of show, esp. Television, and Queen Jane.



12-03-2016

Returning, because this show is that good.

There's tons of wonderful music on the archive.

I know, I've downloaded gigs+.

This is one of my favorites......(there are some shows from the 3 Kings Pub that are in the running.)

Just look at the band!

Loose, goofy and absolutely wonderful.

Great stuff. - December 10, 2017A 2017 Christmas present.

Reviewer: jessibird - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 20, 2013

Subject: fantastic! This is my top pick of Robyn's recordings here to date. What an amazing bunch of performers. - April 20, 2013fantastic!

Reviewer: weldonkees - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 23, 2008

Subject: Magical I'm not the first one to say so, but this show really is magical. Robyn remarks that "it will never be mixed"--a shame, in a way, but part of its charm: a unique meeting of musicians & a fleeting, one-of-a-kind evening. "Queen Jane Approximately" ends the show majestically & Robyn's "Life During Wartime" lyrics are a hoot. - August 23, 2008Magical

Reviewer: drawingjeremy - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 10, 2007

Subject: Taper Chuck: You are absolutely right, thank you for the quick response to my issue (which was entirely on my end) and the amazing show... for some reason "I Wanna Destroy You" did not download the first time, but I just grabbed it and am making a new disc. With regard to Briggs, etc... yeah, I know the songs well, love Robyn's music and think I have just about everything he's officially put out, but love the live shows... see him every time he comes around, which in Portland is quite often fortunately! Thanks again, sorry about any confusion. This is one of the best shows both in quality of the recording and content that I have ever had the pleasure to get my hands on. Thank you my friend!!!! - April 10, 2007Taper Chuck:

Reviewer: Taper Chuck - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 9, 2007

Subject: I Wanna Destroy You I double checked the original master MD and all tracks are represented here - and in the proper order.

d2t01 is dialog that begins with "Guitar Strings" but also goes into the topic of "Bush and Rove." Since the dialog began with "Guitar Strings" and represented almost half of the track - I simply labeled it as "Dialog (Guitar Strings)."

d2t02 is the actual song "(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs" and ends with Robyn dedicating the next song to the administration "in an unpleasant way" - which leads directly into "I Wanna Destroy You."

d2t03 is "I Wanna Destroy You" and was the final song before the encore.



Hope this helps clear everything up. - April 9, 2007I Wanna Destroy You