Yeah--and the advantage of the Madison Blues disc is that it has a good deal of live-in-studio recordings that make up for the "roughness" of the live dates.
Some of the highlights of the live-in-studio tracks:
1. The band's more assertive take on "Crazy Bout You Baby," which Christine performed in a low-key style the year previous. On Madison, the song is given an incredible lift by both Kirwan and Spencer's respective guitar solos. Christine sounds far more vital here than on the solo outing.
2. Renditions of Station Man and Tell Me, which sound clean and clear.
3. Down at the Crown and Purple Dancer--two Kirwan tunes.
And then, of course, the four Christine Perfect band songs (recorded, I think, for a radio show) and the Jeremy Spencer dvd interview make the Madison Blues disc an interesting find.
The live material is often poorly recorded. And Christine's voice is in bad form for much of it. Still, Kirwan's guitar pierces through everything.
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