Jeremy was the leader, I was wrong!

[becca]

Having absorbed as much as I could of the Madison Blues discs I have to admit it does seem that for awhile on the Kiln House tour Jeremy was the point man for FM, the main attraction, however brief that time was. I had seen him only as a side act and mainly a mimic up until hearing some of these live recordings. It makes more sense now the pressure he had said he was feeling that lead him to leaving suddenly. It's too bad also how the kind of people a rock group draws the strongest are the emptiest ones looking for something more than the music.

In the DVD interview Jeremy mentioned some '70s tracks as being disco garbage. I must not have heard those tracks but I did like something of his I heard after Fleetwood Mac.

If for some reason you don't have it yet the Madison Blues set is very much worthwhile.

[dino]

Originally Posted by becca

Having absorbed as much as I could of the Madison Blues discs I have to admit it does seem that for awhile on the Kiln House tour Jeremy was the point man for FM, the main attraction, however brief that time was. I had seen him only as a side act and mainly a mimic up until hearing some of these live recordings. It makes more sense now the pressure he had said he was feeling that lead him to leaving suddenly. It's too bad also how the kind of people a rock group draws the strongest are the emptiest ones looking for something more than the music.

In the DVD interview Jeremy mentioned some '70s tracks as being disco garbage. I must not have heard those tracks but I did like something of his I heard after Fleetwood Mac.

If for some reason you don't have it yet the Madison Blues set is very much worthwhile.

I'd say he was the main attraction BECAUSE he was the mimic. Neither Danny or Chris had much material and Jeremy knew how to put on a good rock 'n roll show, like he does towards the end of these shows. The pressure was probably on him to get the crowds going.

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by dino

I'd say he was the main attraction BECAUSE he was the mimic. Neither Danny or Chris had much material and Jeremy knew how to put on a good rock 'n roll show, like he does towards the end of these shows. The pressure was probably on him to get the crowds going.

Jeremy was certainly the main focal point onstage at that time, because neither Danny nor Chris at that time had great stage presence. Arguably he had been a big presence onstage all along, even when Peter was in the band, because once Peter and Danny had done their tunes, Jeremy's act was a huge contrast and extremely popular.

I would disagree that Danny didn't have much material around that time. He had more than Jeremy for a start. Apart from what ended up on Kiln House, he had Dragonfly and the other extra tracks on Madison Blues, plus he had several unreleased songs from Peter Green days still knocking around. Jeremy's songs were nearly all covers or very close to being covers. I think that when it came to composing, Danny was the driving force of the band, even when Bob Welch joined - I think that's partly where Danny felt the pressure. It was only after Danny left that Bob and Chris wrote more songs.

[P90pup]

He was the focal point...the showman, but Danny and Christine were the
writers.
Pretty much, it was then, is now, and ever shall be...the best train wreck
Rock and Roll ever begat
I could repeat that in Latin.
But I won't