Fleetwood Mac Album: “Madison Blues”

I could not disagree more with the reviewer who said that "The Purple Dancer" is the worst song Danny Kirwan wrote. In point of fact, I think it is the stand-out track of the entire boxed set. The lyrics are dream-like and sort of trippy with striking imagery, and Danny's guitar work throughout is stellar and breathtaking. Both versions are fantastic, but the longer one with the jam is truly amazing. I'd give anything to have been at that concert! In addition, there is "Open the Door," another of Danny's very poignant songs, beautifully rendered, and "Down at the Crown," a great rocker of Danny's that can only be found here. On top of all that, there are really great extended, live versions of his "Station Man" and "Tell Me All the Things You Do," which must have been fantastic to watch in concert.

I definitely could do without Jeremy Spencer's derivative '50s stuff, and Christine McVie is in irritatingly bad voice on some of the tracks, which is why I was astounded to see that the liner notes portray this set as a sort of "Christine McVie show." These CDs are really at heart all about Danny Kirwan and his remarkable talent, and just as important, his tremendous influence on the direction the Mac took at a critical period in their musical evolution, extending many years into the future of the band.

This import sounds like a poor bootleg tape. Even if you enjoy the blues sound of early Fleetwood Mac, this one is pure misery. Stick with the legitimate labels

I have no idea what most of these reviewers are talking about but Fleetwood Mac "Madison Blues Live" is a single CD with six songs: "Black Magic Women", "Like it this Way", "Oh Well", "Only You", "Sandy Mary", and "World in Harmony". It is from a 1970 concert, with Peter Green, has EXCELLENT sound quality, it IS a little bit rough (just like a real concert), but is an excellent, excellent recording. It is pre-Nicks & Buckingham, something of a Rock/Blues sound and well worth owning if you are interested in this genre. Several of these reviews are describing who-knows-what but it is not this CD. I hope this is helpful....