For example, nearly all of Weather Report's "fusion" contemporaries at the time fizzled out after just a few years because they didn't change direction either quickly enough or drastically enough, or perhaps too drastically, to remain relevant. In contrast, Weather Report is more of a lesson in how to be successful by changing with the times and adapting one's artistry to appeal to a broader audience without compromising the art, thereby lengthening the life of the group. But Weather Report appears to be a supergroup solely on the fact that nearly all of its former members went on to achieve greatness in their own right - Vitous, Johnson, Mouzon, Acuna, Erskine, Hakim, Bailey, Alias, Walden - are all household names in the jazz world, but most did not attain their star status until after their stint with Weather Report. ![]() Ever-changing styles and direction forced the natural turnover of band members. A re-listen to both the second Weather Report and Night Passage reveals some extremely creative stuff, even better than some of Heavy Weather.Īlso, I agree with one commenter's statement that Weather Report was not a "supergroup," as the original writer suggested. Yes, his influence was felt in those two songs, but one doesn't get the full force of Jaco's influence until Heavy Weather and the three subsequent albums. I would have to disagree with the original writer who said that nothing good came after 1976, and that Jaco being hired for Black Market resulted in the band's "creative high point." Recall that Jaco only played on two songs on that album ("Cannon Ball" and "Barbary Coast"), and contributed only one original composition ("Barbary Coast"). Then, King says they'll take a trip to Nashville in August and have a tour planned for early this fall.Įditor's note: This date of the album release show has been updated.If you want some very well researched background on Weather Report, including a blow-by-blow account of each album, I recommend checking out the site (It's not my site, by the way just a very excellent resource and eye-opening account of the band and each recording session.) It culls from interviews, articles and liner notes to provide one of the most comprehensive histories of any band that I've ever found on the web. The Ohio Weather band will debut the new music at its album release show Friday, July 6 at Musica in Akron. ![]() If you want to do it, you should just let it come out of naturally, and you shouldn't try to shape anything one certain way or another." "It talks about that if you have to try so hard for something to happen, then maybe you shouldn't do it. "Don't try - well, why not? Or, don't try - I'm not going to try."Īnd King says his lyrics include a reference to Bukowski's poem, So You Want To Be A Writer? You could look at it both ways," King said. King says his lyrics channel the late writer, Charles Bukowski, who has "Don't Try" etched into his gravestone: The first single on the EP is its title track, 'Don't Try." Even before we were a band, they've been there. ![]() "I've had a couple of big surgeries and I still get chemotherapy every other week. Over the years, the band has rallied around Strata, who was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma when he was eight. It was crazy getting up there and hearing how we sounded. "It was the biggest stage we've ever played. They performed for about 30 minutes in front of about 15,000 people. Last year, The Ohio Weather Band won an opening slot on Bon Jovi's show at the Q in Cleveland.įor years, Bon Jovi has held a contest for local bands to open for them in each city. The band submitted a video from a concert at Akron's Musica. The Ohio Weather Band with Bon Jovi at the Q last year
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