I think that going pop was inevitible. Danny was already going pop (When You Say, Although The Sun Is Shining) when Peter was in the band. Part of why Peter left the band is that he felt too limited, and it's easy to hear that. Mick and John were adequate, but were really limited in their potential as things were. Bringing Christine into the band helped them blossom into a much more dynamic rhythm section. I wonder what would have happened had Jeremy left the band, but Peter remained. It may have opened things up a bit more for Peter.
OTOH, I really enjoy what Jeremy did on the stuff that recently came to light after Christine joined the band.
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On and on it will always be, the rhythm, rhyme, and harmony.
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