Absolute throwback to leaving school, haven't heard this song in years until greatest hits radio played it. The sax player is just awesome, jazz funk at its best
Absolutely LOVE this!! These guys are bad ass musicians!!! Mezzoforte tore it up big time!!! It takes excellent musicians to do a cut like this...WELL DONE Mezzoforte!! One of my favourites!!! *dancing*
heard it on radio before but not much and on you tube but not seen it like this played live like this one of the best instrumental songs of the 20 centenary
..a ton of memories stick to that tune. it had us jumping all summer 1983 when this tune was released in 1983. and those guys have not lost a bit of their funkyness. EPIC!!
I had Mezzo Forte records when I was 15/16. I am 50 now and have just found them among all my other vinyl in my Sisters garage. Happy days. I just need to buy a record deck.
I have commented on this vid before but everytime I watch it I marvel at the genius of these guys. What brilliant musicians and they obviously love what they are doing. Just brilliant
I watched them yesterday evening playing in Jaén (Andalusia, southern Spain). They're lovely because you notice they enjoy their work. They're very very very good!!!
OMG! This was how music used to be played! By musicians who KNOW their stuff! I have often wondered what happened to Mezzoforte? Now I KNOW! Phew!! Thanks for this upload, Andrewboy!!
Just got to appreciate thiz All these musicians on one platform playing together with all there divers backgrounds and schooling and hardships they went through just be on that stage together 1 word: AWESOME! Thanks. and Thank You. not even a CD and still sounds amazing if not better cause it live. :)
Para mim é a melhor banda de fusão de todos os tempos!!! devo ser o Português fan nº1...e já lá vão muitos anos que acompanho a evolução destes senhores...
Just come across this. Fantastic stuff from a great band and brought back some memories. I ordered 2 vinyl albums from Steinar records which was Mezzoforte record company. I had both albums shipped to the U.K one was Sprellifandi (live) and the other was Rising both Icelandic copies. I must hook these out and play them again
Wow-yeah! These were the guys that got me into jazz funk and playing the bass. They sound better now then they did in the 80's!! How laid back does Johann Asmundsson look playing his bass? Steve Wright (DJ on Radio 1 then) used ‘Surprise’ as the background music for his program links in the early 80’s which is where I first heard it and got hooked on the music style.
my first ever 12 inch by them fantastic band . so many flavours this band brings , listen from sama to africa latin just one wholesome tribe . credit , to them all funk on , sorry miss spell samba
Not bad for a group of session musicians from Iceland, the Album Surprise Surprise is a fantastic collection of songs, well worth getting, if you still can.
From all the late 70s, early 80s european "pop" jazz-fusion bands, such as Average White Band, Level 42 or Shakatak, which I all admire as well, this definitely is the tightest band with the most memorable melodies. Just musicianship at its finest!!!!
We need this in 2015 and forward :-)"There are no exact guidelines. There are probably no guidelines at all. The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world. In other words, I can only recommend perspective and distance. Awareness of all the most dangerous kinds of vanity, both in others and in ourselves. A good mind. A modest certainty about the meaning of things. Gratitude for the gift of life and the courage to take responsibility for it. Vigilance of spirit." (Havel upon receiving the Open Society Prize awarded by the Central European University in 1999, tr. Paul Wilson)
@Lupi78 Joi is in my opinion the best bass player of all time here in Iceland, I've had the pleasure of meeting him and even playing with him.... a true musician.
this is pretty much same version of original recording, correct? there is a part that was not recorded though.. I know piano solo on surprise surprise is perfectly same! I cried ! Thanks for upload this!!!
it is live :) the album sounds diffrent from this it also doesnt have the Drum solo part like they play on stage and on the album the Saxophone and Trumpet ends in a duét like ending taking turns to play :)
There are a number of very good musicians who have to try to capture a very idiosyncratic saxophone a tempo musician. The man on the sax is not bad, but his tempi are very idiosyncratic. The sax is sometimes too early, sometimes too late. Otherwise an absolute listening pleasure.
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After 40 years ago...its still awesome...my childhood song..👍👍
Absolute throwback to leaving school, haven't heard this song in years until greatest hits radio played it. The sax player is just awesome, jazz funk at its best
Absolutely LOVE this!! These guys are bad ass musicians!!! Mezzoforte tore it up big time!!! It takes excellent musicians to do a cut like this...WELL DONE Mezzoforte!! One of my favourites!!! *dancing*
いつ聞いても、軽やかで、楽しい気分にさせてくれます(*^^*) Arigato!
heard it on radio before but not much and on you tube but not seen it like this played live like this one of the best instrumental songs of the 20 centenary
this music is genius no boundaries and no barriers broken just brilliant musicality!xxxx
What a freakin' tight group. Absolutely every guy at the top of his game! Perfection.
..a ton of memories stick to that tune. it had us jumping all summer 1983 when this tune was released in 1983. and those guys have not lost a bit of their funkyness. EPIC!!
I had Mezzo Forte records when I was 15/16. I am 50 now and have just found them among all my other vinyl in my Sisters garage. Happy days. I just need to buy a record deck.
One of the greatest feel-good songs ever written.
I have commented on this vid before but everytime I watch it I marvel at the genius of these guys. What brilliant musicians and they obviously love what they are doing. Just brilliant
I watched them yesterday evening playing in Jaén (Andalusia, southern Spain). They're lovely because you notice they enjoy their work. They're very very very good!!!
Oh ja... Ich heule gerade wieder ein bisschen, ne Menge Emotionen.....
Forever in my ears - since 1983 !
A fantastic tune just gets better 😊
My band used to play this song in the late 80's and it never failed to get people on the dance floor, everytime. And this was a Jazz club.
Just brilliant, all so tight together, never tire of listening to this
OMG! this is awesome. brings back so many memories of how great music back in the 80s was!
"This is a brilliant, happy jazz funk Chhooonn!!!! It use to and still does put a smile on my face whilst dancing to this melancholy melody!!!!"
This is sooooo great! Know this song from my youth, one of my favorites, but never saw the group. First time now, really impressed!
Words couldn't do this justice !!!
just one word "fantastic!" he playss the sax as a God
LIVEで何でこんなに上手いのかよ？！！ 整音されてるとはいえRhythm＆Toneが完璧過ぎるッ！！
this music is total joy and good times had by all, i just cant get enough of listening to this its truly outstanding!!!!!!!!
Absolutely love this group, makes jazz funk an epic sound also they sound as good jamming as they do on cd 💿
one of my all time favourite bands.. was fortunate enough to catch them live twice in the 90's.
Brilliant ! this is an absolute masterpiece. LOve the chemistry & how tight they play together. THanks for posting/sharing. //Calvin
I heard this music first back in 1982 and very few people knew that these guys were from Iceland...the are stili awesome musicians.
OMG! This was how music used to be played! By musicians who KNOW their stuff! I have often wondered what happened to Mezzoforte? Now I KNOW! Phew!! Thanks for this upload, Andrewboy!!
Just got to appreciate thiz
All these musicians on
one platform playing together
with all there divers backgrounds
and schooling and hardships
they went through just be on that stage together
1 word:
AWESOME!
Thanks.
and
Thank You.
not even a CD and still sounds amazing if not better cause it live.
:)
Para mim é a melhor banda de fusão de todos os tempos!!! devo ser o Português fan nº1...e já lá vão muitos anos que acompanho a evolução destes senhores...
Pop & Funky！！
カッコいい！！
My gosh, these guys are tight, smooth fusion! Epic work. Thank u Andrewtboy!
Man that bass player is amazing :P
He is a monster best sound in the world
Just come across this. Fantastic stuff from a great band and brought back some memories. I ordered 2 vinyl albums from Steinar records which was Mezzoforte record company. I had both albums shipped to the U.K one was Sprellifandi (live) and the other was Rising both Icelandic copies. I must hook these out and play them again
Ja acompanho esta banda há 30, sou um fã incondicional, adoro, isto são profissionais de alto nível, 23, 03,2021,
First band I saw live in the early 80's. Lovin' this!!!
outstanding band !!!
I fuckin love fusion jazz from the 80's, mezzoforte is one of the greatest at it...... 😁
Not many play as good as this! This is extreme! Wonderful! A joy to watch!
A superb live performance by a really top class act.
Great musicians! Especially the bassplayer.
now that is what I call music, simply brilliant!
This was the theme tune to a TV programme in the UK in the 80's, but for the life of me can I think what it was!!!
these guys are the bees knees, ok fly baby fly, every time i hear this song my heart soars????????
Talent is not a big enough word to describe this. Talentissimo ! Hope I have nor just sworn at anyone....lol
The title is the one that shot Mezzoforte through the Stratosphere! An amazing number, can only be played by Mezzorte and no one else
Wow-yeah! These were the guys that got me into jazz funk and playing the bass. They sound better now then they did in the 80's!! How laid back does Johann Asmundsson look playing his bass? Steve Wright (DJ on Radio 1 then) used ‘Surprise’ as the background music for his program links in the early 80’s which is where I first heard it and got hooked on the music style.
my first ever 12 inch by them fantastic band . so many flavours this band brings , listen from sama to africa latin just one wholesome tribe . credit , to them all funk on , sorry miss spell samba
Still damn good after nearly 30 years! Unbelievable! Nobody does that any more! 😉
nearly 40 !
Yesterday I saw them at Jazz Mecc Maastricht (Holland). One of the best things I've seen!! Awesome
cool..great...awesome...fantastic..just don't know how else to describe these great guys...great music
Very good music and performance!
Wow!!! Happy music. These guys can jam.
Just watched them on Nov 25 in KL...truly amazing
I LOVE THIS BAND!!!!
You need to come to Bermuda to perform at our Music Fest in October!!!
Wir haben uns immer in der Disco dieses Lied gewünscht, man konnte so super Fox tanzen, deswegen hör ich`s so gern
Had never heard of them, what amazing skill and great sound
+Karl Fest Garden Party was a huge chart hit back in the 80's
v UK od 5. marca 1984 v rebríčku deväť týždňov skončil na 17.m.
LOVE THE SONG, LOVE THE SOUND, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT
Not bad for a group of session musicians from Iceland, the Album Surprise Surprise is a fantastic collection of songs, well worth getting, if you still can.
Simply Great! Thank you very much!!!
🙋🏼♂️
Sypyro Gyra, Mezzoforte, jarreau my favorites.
They did a cool track called Rockall which Radio 1 used for the UK Top 40.
Sensacional tema ¡Que nostalgia me trae de mi juventud!
From all the late 70s, early 80s european "pop" jazz-fusion bands, such as Average White Band, Level 42 or Shakatak, which I all admire as well, this definitely is the tightest band with the most memorable melodies. Just musicianship at its finest!!!!
Fabulous Jazz band...!!!!
you guys...so absolutely amazing.
it is something for my health thank you very much i like you and your music :))
Is Kevin Bacon the drummer? Super cool! 😎
😂
We need this in 2015 and forward :-)"There are no exact guidelines. There are probably no guidelines at all. The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world. In other words, I can only recommend perspective and distance. Awareness of all the most dangerous kinds of vanity, both in others and in ourselves. A good mind. A modest certainty about the meaning of things. Gratitude for the gift of life and the courage to take responsibility for it. Vigilance of spirit." (Havel upon receiving the Open Society Prize awarded by the Central European University in 1999, tr. Paul Wilson)
+Rói Eliasen nice comment well said my intelligent brother beautiful theres nothing harmful in music blessed!xxxx
yes still ;-)
Easy lover
Easy lover
Rói Eliasen I'm still loving Mezzoforte to this day. Make sure you watch and listen to drum and bass. Pure quality
Always loved Garden Party!
Absolutamente Maravillosos, sobre todo el sazo.
never be the same as they !! ;) This is amazing !!
Itt kezdődik a MŰVÉSZET !! Profik !!!!
I feel like I should be watching the Weather Channel haha. But all joking aside great music!!
Not bad? This is absolutely amazing!
i really like it. it has the classic pc "midi" vibe :)
@IAmTheSecretOfMana
Yes the coolest sound of the early 80's
"So guys, how many orgasm moments can we possible get in a single composition?" And Garden party was made.
Muy buena banda !!!! felicidades !!!
Fantastic!!!
@Lupi78 Joi is in my opinion the best bass player of all time here in Iceland, I've had the pleasure of meeting him and even playing with him.... a true musician.
Extremely tight stuff. I love the keyboards.
how do you guys keep all these tunes in your mind
this is pretty much same version of original recording, correct? there is a part that was not recorded though.. I know piano solo on surprise surprise is perfectly same! I cried ! Thanks for upload this!!!
These guys like they're come from the same mom... what a good group...
GREAT WORK!!!
Love this so good
i almost forgot to play this tune today
it is live :) the album sounds diffrent from this it also doesnt have the Drum solo part like they play on stage and on the album the Saxophone and Trumpet ends in a duét like ending taking turns to play :)
@Mariobrothers1995 AWSOME... DO YOU HAVE ANY VID OF YOU PLAYING THAT SOLO? you should man
Excellent, thank you.
one of the best, still
the drummer likes Kevin Bacon x'D
There are a number of very good musicians who have to try to capture a very idiosyncratic saxophone a tempo musician.
The man on the sax is not bad, but his tempi are very idiosyncratic. The sax is sometimes too early, sometimes too late.
Otherwise an absolute listening pleasure.
where can i find this in HD ? buy, download, cd etc?
Im not even gay, but I think I falls more and more in love with the bassist!!!
hope you will visit philippines
luving this!!!
pure class!!!