Quote Originally Posted by 3LB
The uber popular Heavey Weather album is anything but, and kinda boring IMO.
Well, of course you are, but you need to post a retraction post haste. Heavy Weather is one of the most finely crafted jazz-fusion records of all time and is considered by many to be the standard by which all others are measured. Along with the hugely famous song Birdland, the other tracks feature great melodies that have withstood the test of time and turned legions of music lovers into jazz fans, including me.

In fact, the band was unique in their approach to the genre, eschewing the constant soloing favored by others (Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra), sticking to the melodies while improvising throughout the songs. I actually found the other bands 'kinda boring' because they were showing off their technical abilities while delivering a mediocre song, the same reason I dislike most prog music.

Swishdaddy

P.S. I was fortunate enough to see Weather Report, with Jaco, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, and Peter Erskine, in State College PA back in 1980. It was fantastic.