▁man ▁Will ie ▁We eks , ▁later ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Michael ▁Jackson ▁and ▁other ▁Qu in cy ▁Jones ▁prot ég és . ▁After ▁guest ing ▁on stage ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁band m ates ▁briefly ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁fare well ▁tour , ▁he ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Do ob ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Por ter ▁played ▁on ▁Cy cles ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁whose ▁title ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁an ▁un used ▁song ▁he ▁wrote , ▁and ▁Bro ther hood ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁Ne ither ▁album ▁featured ▁a ▁Por ter ▁composition ▁or ▁lead ▁vocal , ▁and ▁his ▁bass ▁is ▁often ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁mix . ▁After ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁tour ing ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Cy cles ▁and ▁Bro ther hood , ▁Por ter ▁finally ▁quit ▁the ▁Do ob ies ▁for ▁good ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁reported ly ▁still ▁fr ustr ated ▁with ▁constant ▁tour ing ▁and ▁the ▁band ' s ▁preference ▁for ▁recording ▁familiar ▁sound ing ▁material ▁instead ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁more ▁diverse ▁compos itions . ▁ ▁Por ter ▁released ▁a ▁self - produ ced ▁solo ▁album , ▁Play ing ▁to ▁an ▁Em pty ▁House , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁rock , ▁progress ive , ▁and ▁jazz ▁spot light ing ▁Por ter ▁on ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁instruments ▁and ▁vocals . ▁The ▁album ▁features ▁surprising ▁jazz ▁sol os ▁sculpt ed ▁on ▁ex otic ▁ch ord ▁progress ions .