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Fleetwood Mac — Station Man
Album: Kiln House
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7.1

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Total ratings: 923









Released: 1970
Length: 5:35
Plays (last 30 days): 1
Station Man
I've been waiting
Can you tell me
When we're leaving

Midnight train
Now is leaving

Engine screaming

ah, ah
ah, ah
ah, ah
ah, ah

Where I'm going I don't know
But you tell me I must go
When we're leaving I don't know
But you tell me now

I see it's coming
And bringing something
This train of lovin'
I see it's comin'
I feel it's runnin'
This train of lovin'
From ages past

Station Man
I've been waiting
Can you tell me
When we're leaving
Comments (77)add comment
 dflee wrote:

Love this iteration of Mac.
Best album of them for me.
Just doesn't get old.


Mystery to Me is also killah.  Got that brand new, with two of three other  new albums in college in a barter arrangement.   Dexter Dingo, if you're out there, I still appreciate those albums!
Danny Kirwan had it going on, didn't he?
 Pjesnik wrote:


It is great to here some old Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green.


This is called continuos education. :-)


Or even continuous...
Love this era of FM but can't think of another band that had 3 great guitarists completely lose their shit.
When Lindsey left, I did too! Capitol D in dysfunctional band!
 andy.ormsby955 wrote:

I struggle to understand how someone can be a fan of RP's eclectic mix and at the same time rate this as a 1 or a 2. 



not me its a classic 8 or 9
 homepixie wrote:
Sounds a little Stonsey 


hahaha pot has that effect
I struggle to understand how someone can be a fan of RP's eclectic mix and at the same time rate this as a 1 or a 2. 


shuffle BLUES  love it :-)


 WonderLizard wrote:

radly wrote:It is great to here some old Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green.

Green had left the band. The two guitarists are Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan.


This is called continuos education. :-)
β€œ A DJ that scored lots of great new stuff from the UK and played it between midnight and 5am. The likes of The Fall. Magazine. Gang of four. Killing joke. Mekons. Psychedelic furs and others. Saved my bloody life. A few years ago β€œ A nice selection there! Could be some tasty β€œnew” grist for the mill, Bill....
 murr69st335 wrote:
Yes sir I like it . The stuff before they went off. In the late 70s I did nightshifts alone in a boilerhouse with only an old valve radio for company which had only 1 non classical music station and I remember desperate nights of being subjected to the likes of Leo sayer billy Joel the "new"Fleetwood Mac etc etc. Then a couple of years later a miracle. A DJ that scored lots of great new stuff from the UK and played it between midnight and 5am. The likes of The Fall. Magazine. Gang of four. Killing joke. Mekons. Psychedelic furs and others. Saved my bloody life. A few years ago I managed to contact that maverick and very popular DJ Barry Jenkin. He had been out of the industry a long time but I was stunned when he told me he didn't listen to music at all anymore !!! I told him about RP and to listen in. He told me someone else had suggested it too. So let's hope RP got him listening again eh.
 
Strange you would mention working in a boilerhouse. Danny Kirwan, the fellow who wrote, sang on and played most of the guitar on this incredible tune, played in a band called Boilerhouse before Peter Green took notice and invited him to join Fleetwood Mac.
I cannot even imagine 'not listening to music' anymore.  I would undoubtedly fall into great despair.  Music is the ultimate gift to my senses.  It nourishes my mind and connects me with my spirit   murr69st335 wrote:
Yes sir I like it . The stuff before they went off. In the late 70s I did nightshifts alone in a boilerhouse with only an old valve radio for company which had only 1 non classical music station and I remember desperate nights of being subjected to the likes of Leo sayer billy Joel the "new"Fleetwood Mac etc etc. Then a couple of years later a miracle. A DJ that scored lots of great new stuff from the UK and played it between midnight and 5am. The likes of The Fall. Magazine. Gang of four. Killing joke. Mekons. Psychedelic furs and others. Saved my bloody life. A few years ago I managed to contact that maverick and very popular DJ Barry Jenkin. He had been out of the industry a long time but I was stunned when he told me he didn't listen to music at all anymore !!! I told him about RP and to listen in. He told me someone else had suggested it too. So let's hope RP got him listening again eh.
 
Yes sir I like it . The stuff before they went off. In the late 70s I did nightshifts alone in a boilerhouse with only an old valve radio for company which had only 1 non classical music station and I remember desperate nights of being subjected to the likes of Leo sayer billy Joel the "new"Fleetwood Mac etc etc. Then a couple of years later a miracle. A DJ that scored lots of great new stuff from the UK and played it between midnight and 5am. The likes of The Fall. Magazine. Gang of four. Killing joke. Mekons. Psychedelic furs and others. Saved my bloody life. A few years ago I managed to contact that maverick and very popular DJ Barry Jenkin. He had been out of the industry a long time but I was stunned when he told me he didn't listen to music at all anymore !!! I told him about RP and to listen in. He told me someone else had suggested it too. So let's hope RP got him listening again eh.
Still a great band!! But, quite a different sound from their early stuff! Still give them mad props, for hanging in there for so long!
Love Fleetwood's bass.
Reminds me of some early Joe Walsh.
 homepixie wrote:
Sounds a little Stonsey 
 

In a good way.
 homepixie wrote:
Sounds a little Stonsey 
 with a splash of Wishbone Ash

Danny Kirwan brought both crunch and sweetness to FMac with his lead guitar work and his songs. Check out his work on Future Games especially. A highlight. Underappreciated and due to his personal problems, not around as a contributor long enough.
Love this iteration of Mac.
Best album of them for me.
Just doesn't get old.
 primm wrote:
{#Devil_pimp}so zesty ! kirwan and spencer at their best ! rip fella's
 
Ahem. As of this date, I do believe Jeremy is still with us. 
Sounds a little Stonsey 
 sirdroseph wrote:
I like this, sounds more like Crazy Horse and The Band mixed together and I saw below, yea, Joe Walsh.

 
Has a Wishbone Ash feel to it too
Super Duper Good
rockin
{#Devil_pimp}so zesty ! kirwan and spencer at their best ! rip fella's
Dang, I never heard this one before. Thought it was Little Feat. Good stuff!
I knew a lot of the old FM stuff was good, but now i know i need to go back and dig a little deeper!
One of my favorite FM albums.  
Wow is this fantastic song
 kurt_from_kanada wrote:
Why is this album not available on itunes? Kinda hard to support RP when material is beyond reach.
 
Kurt - check out Amazon
Why is this album not available on itunes? Kinda hard to support RP when material is beyond reach.
'Round the last time FM was worth a damn...
Thought this was Tragically Hip until I looked on the RP playlist.  Didn't realize Fleetwood Mac could have been such a good jam band.
Hmmmnnn, don't really care for this one — sounds too much like the Rolling Stones to me.
This was fantastic and turned my head in 1970 and it is fantastic now - thanks Bill.
 radly wrote:
It is great to here some old Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green.
 
Green had left the band. The two guitarists are Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan.
 horseplayer wrote:
Wonderful, love it, just great.  The whole album.

Does anyone know if this is available for (legal) download anywhere? i couldn't find it on napster, rhapsody, itunes, or even spotify.  Lost my vinyl; now the only place I'll ever hear it is Radio Paradise!

 
Try the Amazon CD button on the song page. It´s only seven and a half bucks, and Radio Paradise gets a bit of that as a kickback for putting up the link. I picked up the CD like that. It's great music, especially for the road.
Wonderful, love it, just great.  The whole album.

Does anyone know if this is available for (legal) download anywhere? i couldn't find it on napster, rhapsody, itunes, or even spotify.  Lost my vinyl; now the only place I'll ever hear it is Radio Paradise!

 bachbeet wrote:
Another great song from a vastly underrated album.
 
I totally agree

Another great song from a vastly underrated album.

Syncopated!


I like this, sounds more like Crazy Horse and The Band mixed together and I saw below, yea, Joe Walsh.

Loved it then and now. Perfect!
 1wolfy wrote:
walk away.. vandal wrote:
mute
 
 
noted
walk away.. vandal wrote:
mute
 


{#Drummer} Yeah, Mick.
Never liked it then because it wasn't PG. Love it now, tho...great movement here.
It's been forever since I heard this tune and brings back soooo many memories.  I love it!{#Bananajam}
Reminds me a bit of Joe Walsh
I forgot about this song!  Love it.
 Johray63 wrote:
Very recognizable rhythm section, I suddenly realize. It's been with Fleedwood Mac from the start and played with some of the greatest musicians, I think. Everything around them changed but they, pretty much, remained the same.Edited By Johray63 at 2:27 am on 3/30/2002
 
Mick FLEETWOOD & John M(A)Cvie, a great rhythm section, indeed!

awesome...
 Johray63 wrote:
Very recognizable rhythm section, I suddenly realize. It's been with Fleedwood Mac from the start and played with some of the greatest musicians, I think. Everything around them changed but they, pretty much, remained the same.Edited By Johray63 at 2:27 am on 3/30/2002
 

Could it be because Mick Fleetwood is the drummer?
 radly wrote:
It is great to here some old Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green.


 
I think Peter Green was gone by the time this album was being recorded.

  The  MAC  !     {#Guitarist}
MAJOR flashback.  only on RP!
Wow these guys were good - back then
Great song from a Great Album.
A listenable tune, though, \"Mystery to Me\" is my fave. Any Fleetwood Mac before the invasion of the bottle snatcher (Stevie Nicks) is just fine. \"Rumors\" is the most over-played, over-hyped album of its time.
Hey, don\'t feel too bad. This is the first time I heard this song and I also thought it was the Stones.
Oh my, I just realized that my whole life (which is becoming more considerable amount each year) I thought this was a Rolling Stones song. That\'s another thing about middle age. You realize how very wrong you can be. And, it cracks you up. Amazing.
I appreciate Mick Fleetwood more all the time - this is cool.
Very recognizable rhythm section, I suddenly realize. It's been with Fleedwood Mac from the start and played with some of the greatest musicians, I think. Everything around them changed but they, pretty much, remained the same.
Never heard this before. Excellent music.
keep on playing FMs less well known songs.
this album started, what i think, is the most interesting period of fleetwood mac. most assurdly, the most under- played and underrated era of their music. starting with \"kiln house\" in \'70, \"future games in \'71, \"bare trees\" in \'72, \"penguin\"& \"mystery to me\" in \'73 and heroes are hard to find in \'74, there is alot of really great music that never gets heard. thanks bill for chipping away at that big piece of music that never gets played.
I gotta say... this is the first Fleetwood Mac tune I\'ve heard in years that didn\'t have me reaching for the dial to flee to another station (or the mouse to flee to another web broadcast in this case ;) ) not entirely unlikeable.