Jeremy Spencer guest appearance

dansven · #1 01-21-2009, 09:20 PM

Hi folks,
Has anybody heard of a rock band from Brazil called "O Peso"??
It was a heavy rock from the 70s, Led Zeppelin style .. probably one of the most popular rock bands in Brazil at the time.

They released an album in 1975 called "Em Busca Do Tempo Perdido" (don't know what any of this means...), and from what I've read Jeremy Spencer is singing background vocals on one song: "Me Chama De Amor". I have a copy of the album. The song is a powerballad which ends with a choir of angelic voices, and I think ... I THINK I can pick out Jeremy's voice. Sadly though, no slide guitar on this one. There is a bit of slide guitar on a couple of other songs on the album, but I don't think it sounds like Jeremy.

Most of the album is a bit too much Zeppelin style for my taste, but it's an interesting piece of history. I didn't know Jeremy had done this kind of guest appearance.

Is anybody familiar with this album? Or any other Spencer guest appearances?
Perhaps Jeremy himself could shed some light?

Daniel

Wouter Vuijk · #2 01-22-2009, 07:58 AM

Hi Daniel,

I just downloaded the album (with 4 bonus tracks) and listened to the track Me Chama De Amor (don't know what it means either). I couldn't discover Jeremy's voice, but that doesn't mean he wasn't in there.
This is information I found on WIKIpedia:

After Fleetwood Mac
Spencer and his then-wife Fiona moved to the USA to settle in with the Children of God, and he soon formed a new band within the organisation and played free concerts around the country. An album was recorded, Jeremy Spencer and the Children, although without any commercial success. Relatively little is known about this period of his life, but he travelled the world recording a considerable amount of music for the purposes of the organisation, and spent time living in Brazil and Italy.

There is also a lot of other information, some of which he shouldn't be proud of

Wouter Vuijk · #3 01-22-2009, 08:25 AM

A little more research led me to:
http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/busca
where I found:
feminine noun
1. search

* (ir) en busca de -> (to go) in search of
* orden de busca y captura -> arrest warrant
* en busca y captura -> on the run (from the police)

So I guess it means: In Search Of Lost Times

Wouter Vuijk · #4 01-22-2009, 08:33 AM

And from the same site:
Chama: Chama is a term used in Venezuela for a young girl.

Meaning:
The girl of my love. In other words perhaps The Girl I Love (?)

dansven · #5 01-22-2009, 08:39 AM

Hahaha.. you've done a great job with the translations, Wouter!

I didn't know about the 4 bonus track. My copy is just the original album.

The loudest voice in the choir is a woman, but just "behind" her there is a male voice, that somethimes is descending at the end of the lines ... I don't know if that made sense at all, but it could be Spencer.

wetcamelfood · #6 01-22-2009, 06:31 PM

Interesting, I've never heard of this either, hopefully Jeremy or someone here can confirm this somehow soon.

John

jeremy spencer · #7 01-29-2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetcamelfood

Interesting, I've never heard of this either, hopefully Jeremy or someone here can confirm this somehow soon.

John

(Or maybe he was the bass player?) Met him in Rio in early 75. He was into heavy rock, but he liked the blues too and had Leadbitter's book on Chicago blues. Never recorded with him or the band, though.

dansven · #8 01-30-2009, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremy spencer

(Or maybe he was the bass player?) Met him in Rio in early 75. He was into heavy rock, but he liked the blues too and had Leadbitter's book on Chicago blues. Never recorded with him or the band, though.

Hmm, a lot of sources claim that you (Jeremy) was in that choir.
So you did not participate in the choir of that song then, Jeremy.
Thanks for clearing this up!