Weather Report Heavy Weather 501 " a sequencer-fueled dance classic

" a sequencer-fueled dance classic which boasts what is undoubtedly pop music's only frog sample solo

which keeps the music centered as the band pulls from a myriad of musical styles

the rawness was striking

and therefore more expressive here than it was on the debut

Increasingly ignored amidst the exploding trip-hop scene

Weather Report Heavy Weather 501 " a sequencer-fueled dance classicWeather Report: Joe Zawinul (vocals, piano, synthesizer, melodica); Jaco Pastorius (vocals, fretless bass, mando cello, drums, steel drums); Manolo Bandrena (vocals, percussion); Wayne Shorter (soprano & tenor saxophones); Alex Acuna (drums, percussion). Recorded at Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by John Ephland. Weather Report: Joe Zawinul (vocals, acoustic & Fender Rhodes pianos, synthesizer); Jaco