The general misconception is that Mazarati was one of many side projects masterminded by the late Purple One. It was actually conceived though by Prince's former bassist, Brown Mark.
(Trying to recollect the story to the best of my ability) Brown Mark, for lack of better words, had sort of a handshake deal with Prince; he was preparing to leave The Revolution following the Purple Rain album and tour because he had already signed to Motown. They go into detail in the Once Upon a Time in Minneapolis videos, and there's some old interview audio of Brown Mark discussing the situation (which is where I heard it from), even going into how Prince originally wrote "Kiss" for Mazerati.
@@mjolden Thats true. I tried to get mark to stay with Prince through one more contract then go out on his own. But he didnt want too.I was thinking about what was going to happen with the band. and myself. That music Motown had for Mazarati was crap. not good at all not there style. Than they brought other artist in to sing lead. Just messy Theres a lot more to this but ill stop.
Everytime that I see Christine Sullivan( Markie Post) in a purple jacket, with a white stylish blouse. It reminds me of Prince and Shelia E. And then I started thinking about Player's Ball by Mazarati.
This Quality Is UNREAL! Thank u For Uploading This Rare Video. Met Screamer When He Came To A Couple of Our Shows Here In Vegas...Super Nice Guy. As a Sidebar MAZARATI Originally Recorded Jerk Out Made Famous By The Time. Some Of The Lyrics Was Changed But Still Just as Funky.
This song was one of the epitome songs that demonstrated the Minneapolis sound. Mazarati was slept on and deserved a lot bigger piece of the spotlight.
You gotta love the eighties! I saw them live once in Chicago at Grant Park in Chicago. I was a kid at the time and my cousin who brought me was a fine lady in her 20's lol!
I saw them with Prince and the Revolution at his Parade Tour in 86 , they opened his Show, wow what memories this video brought back me. They were a hot band in their time
As much as I love the remastering & release of Prince’s music from his vault, I wd be EQUALLY excited, if not more, if they could/would/some how re-release Mazarati’s debut album...😎
You a little late ⏰. Both albums & the unreleased demos album were all released on limited edition a few years ago. I ought to know - cause I have all 3 of them on cd. And YES I had to fight tooth 🦷 n nail to get my copies.
Actually this one is Mazerati's and Brown Mark's imprint. Prince produced 100 Miles an Hour which was their first single released from this album . They also Produced Kiss but gave it to Prince and he kept their background vocals and added the guitar Solo in the bridge. So these boys had their dunk waaaaay before Prince.
I remember seeing this band in the 80s @ The Top of the Rock in GR , Mi I was blown away with the performance & energy one of Prince Rogers Nelson’s band 🤔☮️
starskie96yt.....u can use a UA-cam converter.....just Google UA-cam converter. it will convert the video to mp3 and then u can download to your device.
Saw Mazarati Live At Valley Fair In Minnesota..They Were Fantastic! Great Band Very Underated. Band Was Started By Brown Mark Who Was In Mary J. Blige's Band. Her Bass Brings Nasty And Tasty Sound That Fits Perfectly With The Sound. Great Album Is Well.
I Saw Them With Mary J. Blige And The Various Artists At Her Parade Tour In 96, They Opened Her Show, Wow What Memories This Video Brought Back Me. Thay Were A Hot Band In Their Time.
Hahahaaa! My older sister was all about this stuff. And I thank her every day of my life for opening me to this at such an early stage, but goddamnit-I had that exact thought back then-I just didn't have the words for it. Then again I fucking HATED the 70's and how ugly they were, and being born in '72 I guess that makes me acutely sensitive. But really. how much dumber are these costumes than the gross brown and orange fat ties and 100% polyester suits people wore then? At least velvet and ruffles are Fancy. ( We have a guy here in Mpls called Fancy Ray-Google him. This is what that looks like aged. He's awesome, though! NO shit talking about that awesome cat, it's just reality about time aging.) People keep bringing up Gay. I'll take straight guys looking gay over poly-fied macho dickbags any day for sure!!
Thank you so much for uploading the rainbow swing set video, I remember watching that as a kid when I was like 4 or 5 and I was obsessed with rainbow swing sets. I remember they had one at the mall I lived by and they had free books that you could take that showed all of the pictures of the rainbow swing sets and it had the DVD with that video on it, I remember looking at the book soooo much and watching the DVD soooooo many times. I was poor growing up and I thought that the houses in the background of the video were so big and fancy and stuff and I wished so much that I lived there and had a rainbow swing set
Largely unheard-of project and casualty like the Family, by his royal purple highness. 100 Miles am hour and Lonely Girl On Burbon Street are the other jams. Never to be heard from again.
OMG - I Love This JAM - This GUY Had The Chops And The Band To Match The FUGEES And The Temptations........Projects Who Knew How To Rock The Floor - Jesse Always Blew Me Away...That Electricity - Vocally And Musically Through Mary J. Blige Was On Another Level LOL.....Still MAZARATI Were Awesome.
Almost forgot about this one: I mean, to me, what you got here on stage is quasi-Prince, Wendy and Lisa, Vanity, Vanity Six, Morris Day, Jesse Johnson...who else, perhaps, in Prince's mighty music empire back then am I still missing?
This Album Was In The Can Back In 94, Mark Brown, Terry Casey And Mary J. Blige Are The Main Ones On Here And David Z. The Long Version Of This Is Tight.
They were so great, I remember it well. However, I was pretty sure that he had slipped on Jheri Curl juice when they transitioned to him falling on that bed.
For those who want to listen to the album I published it on an odysee channel you will just have to search for mazarati and normally you will see the 8 tracks of the album appear in better quality but it remains a vinyl copy. And I will put the original uncompressed source in description later. Good listening
I remember the slow jam from this album(can't remember the name of the tune now)-it's been decades since I had that lp(no longer have it)-tried to find it online and it don't exist now, from what I remember; maybe they'll eventually release it on cd-hopefully-and at an affordable cost. 11-30-21.
BROWN Mark was a genius forbthis project & looking around, every act Prince was associated with had the potential to be larger than him. Why wasn't there a single The Time song on The Purple Rain Soundtrack, they were half the movie, Prince squashed the idea is why.
The General Misconception Is That Mazarati Was One Of Many Side Projects Mastermind By The Late Black One. It Was Actually Conceived Through By Mary J. Blige's Former Bassist, Brown Mark.
Almost Forgot About This One: I Mean, To Me, What You Got Here On Stage Is Quasi-Mary J. Blige, Wendy And Lisa, En Vogue, Destiny's Child, Lauryn Hill, Jesse Johnson...Who Else, Perhaps, In Mary J. Blige's Mighty Music Empire Back Then Am I Still Missing Something?
Another Band (Along With The Three O-Clock, Taja Seville, Jill Jones) That Got Ignored/Lost/Not Property Handled On Mary J. Blige's MCA Records/Uptown Records. Mary J. Blige Always Complained Mightily About Record Companies Screwing Her Over But She Did A Pretty Through Job Of That Herself To Many An Act On MCA Records/Uptown Records.
Mazarati was a great band, Brownmark put together something unique. Prince got in there, put his "touches" on them and they went disaster. His ego wouldn't allow for the attention that they were getting. Don't believe me? Ask Paul Peterson why The Family failed. It wasn't for lack of talent, believe that.
Forgive me purple community but looking back at this I'm just laughing my butt off! But hey, I was playing anything that Prince touched, but nobody could act like him
They were slept on.
Some of the best guitar players 😎🎶🎸
Mz Kitty M. Girl PREACH! THEY WERE DEFINITELY SLEPT ON!!!
@@staceysmith8869 Be on the look out for them they are doing big big rehearsal NOW....as I type this.
Agent 99 7... don't even play with my emotions...are you serious right now????
Love love love Mazarati!
Prince!!!
The general misconception is that Mazarati was one of many side projects masterminded by the late Purple One. It was actually conceived though by Prince's former bassist, Brown Mark.
Correct!
(Trying to recollect the story to the best of my ability) Brown Mark, for lack of better words, had sort of a handshake deal with Prince; he was preparing to leave The Revolution following the Purple Rain album and tour because he had already signed to Motown. They go into detail in the Once Upon a Time in Minneapolis videos, and there's some old interview audio of Brown Mark discussing the situation (which is where I heard it from), even going into how Prince originally wrote "Kiss" for Mazerati.
So true, Would have love to see more of his work, because I think these cats were the best over several genres of music..
Agreed
@@mjolden Thats true. I tried to get mark to stay with Prince through one more contract then go out on his own. But he didnt want too.I was thinking about what was going to happen with the band. and myself. That music Motown had for Mazarati was crap. not good at all not there style. Than they brought other artist in to sing lead. Just messy Theres a lot more to this but ill stop.
I still have the cassette to this album!!! ....I know for some of you you're wondering what a cassette is!!!! Hahahaha
I have the vinyl record to this album!
Actually, at age 45 finding this stuff on UA-cam is still an afterthought. I have Strawberry Lover on tape in a mix and was looking for Andre Cymone!
Talk about old school videos .I found the cd ..at a garage sale..for $2..classic
go on ebay..found that cd..for my collection..also check out amazon..
I still.have the vinyl back home!! Hahaha
Oh my goodness lol I remember this song reminds me when I was in high school in the 80s those were the good days
What! Played the album white
I wish I never saw this. I can’t stop listening! 👂🏽 “put on your lace...”
This song has got real bop to it. I honestly haven't been able to get the melody out of my mind since I first heard it a few days ago.
Go listen to the extended version 😀
Man these guys were hot in the 80's you can tell prince worked with them!!! If you love or like prince you can't help but love them!!!!
Everytime that I see Christine Sullivan( Markie Post) in a purple jacket, with a white stylish blouse. It reminds me of Prince and Shelia E. And then I started thinking about Player's Ball by Mazarati.
Man???....that HOP KICK dance they keep doing to the rhythm is SO FUCKIN' KEWL!!!😂😂😂
Brings back good memories, but now that I’m old, I can see why people thought all of the 80s bands looked like a group of discarded pirates.
80's baby!! generation X ! Cocaine's a helluva drug !
Ask Rick James, bitch !
😆
I'm RICK JAMES BITCHHHHH 😆
RIP to guitarist Craig Powell, talk about a hell of a musician with some sharp guitar licks this dude had it.
The longer version hit harder I got the whole album and the 12 inch extended version
When you're not sure if to boogie or glam rock...
This Quality Is UNREAL! Thank u For Uploading This Rare Video. Met Screamer When He Came To A Couple of Our Shows Here In Vegas...Super Nice Guy. As a Sidebar MAZARATI Originally Recorded Jerk Out Made Famous By The Time. Some Of The Lyrics Was Changed But Still Just as Funky.
Cool
Sythe Cameron UNREAL? I think da quality on my vinyl is betta.
@@giulioboobzilla Lol I think he was talking about the video clarity👍
iceblingice ah okay 👌
@@giulioboobzilla I'm All Late To The Party Lol Yeah The Video Clarity!!! But Its All GOOD!!! :)
I keep thinking about Charlie Murphy, "The Blouses" LMBO.
For real tho, but still funky as hell...KML!!!
Charlie didn't never lie when it came to this. Androgynous. Lol! But dug the groove which is why I remember therm.
@@catboyzee They played basketball after the video. Lol
LMBO!!! @@acaldwe1174
@@catboyzee And waffles were on the menu this time. 😆
This song was one of the epitome songs that demonstrated the Minneapolis sound. Mazarati was slept on and deserved a lot bigger piece of the spotlight.
You gotta love the eighties! I saw them live once in Chicago at Grant Park in Chicago. I was a kid at the time and my cousin who brought me was a fine lady in her 20's lol!
I saw them with Prince and the Revolution at his Parade Tour in 86 , they opened his Show, wow what memories this video brought back me. They were a hot band in their time
Geez, this is so damn good! Why the hell have I never heard this before? I can smell Prince all over it.
Prince saved all his super weird shit for these kats... This and 100 MPH give me slight chills.
...You are a GOD for this PRISTINE upload🤷🏼♂️😂✊🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💐💐💐
Yess lawddd! 80s! Minneapolis scene! Players Ball! The JAM
As much as I love the remastering & release of Prince’s music from his vault, I wd be EQUALLY excited, if not more, if they could/would/some how re-release Mazarati’s debut album...😎
You a little late ⏰. Both albums & the unreleased demos album were all released on limited edition a few years ago. I ought to know - cause I have all 3 of them on cd. And YES I had to fight tooth 🦷 n nail to get my copies.
Great news! It's all re-released NOW!
@@timothyapwisch7652 , can you tell me where? I’d be most interested, thanks.
Got this cut from Mazarati, first album on cd with remixes, also have the unreleased Mazarati 2 with remixes, both on cd, was hard to find,
kenneth Crockett post them!!!!!!
I want em. Lol
Almost forgot this one. Prince fingerprints....
Not on this.. Brown Mark wrote this
Never!!!
Actually Brown Mark the bass player for prince
Nah Prince ain't on this ... sorry
Actually this one is Mazerati's and Brown Mark's imprint.
Prince produced 100 Miles an Hour which was their first single released from this album .
They also Produced Kiss but gave it to Prince and he kept their background vocals and added the guitar Solo in the bridge.
So these boys had their dunk waaaaay before Prince.
I Remember Seeing This Band In The 90's @ The Top Of The R&B In GR, Mi I Was Blown away With The Performance & Energy One Of Mary Jane Blige's Band.
The Minneapolis sound, I use to love this song back in the day it bring back old memories. 👍🏽
that synth is divine
GOD YES!!!✌
YESSSSSSSSSSS
OMG....I totally forgot about this song. We used to dance our asses off to this song in the bars. hahahaha
I remember seeing this band in the 80s @ The Top of the Rock in GR , Mi I was blown away with the performance & energy one of Prince Rogers Nelson’s band 🤔☮️
Dude!No way!I was there too.Did you make it to the record signing at Believe in Music?
wish this song was available on spotify. mpls was a music hotbed during the mid 80s. thanks to prince.
you can download this song
starskie96yt I wish it was too !!
from where?
starskie96yt.....u can use a UA-cam converter.....just Google UA-cam converter. it will convert the video to mp3 and then u can download to your device.
bigdeelow1 Thanks 👍
Everything from Mazarati has never left my rotation. Bad Boys of Paisley 🙏🏼
Bro this so fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 luv this even today 2021 MAZARETTII LUV THIS GROUP BACK IN THE DAY
This album was in the can back in 84, mark brown, Terry Casey and prince are the main ones on here and David z. The long version of this is tight
I miss this band
One of the best investments I ever made was buying the official CD release of their debut album.
What if RATT was an funk band 😂😂😂
DJ Abaka that one guitar player could be the lead of Ratt's brother/sister!!!!
Eddie Bell Jr 😂😂😂
DJ Abaka yep
For real tho.
Very true.
This still bang 2018🔥
Geezy Stoic Still bang in 2020🍻
LOVE the video version of this!!
Great song love it!
Saw this MPLS funk and metal band in 1986
Saw Mazarati Live At Valley Fair In Minnesota..They Were Fantastic! Great Band Very Underated. Band Was Started By Brown Mark Who Was In Mary J. Blige's Band. Her Bass Brings Nasty And Tasty Sound That Fits Perfectly With The Sound. Great Album Is Well.
Hate to admit this, but this may be a better jam than 100MPH.
I concur.
I don’t know 🤷🏾♂️ 100 is 💯
@@rwwdzzm5608 It is, but still.
I Saw Them With Mary J. Blige And The Various Artists At Her Parade Tour In 96, They Opened Her Show, Wow What Memories This Video Brought Back Me. Thay Were A Hot Band In Their Time.
Prince is gone but his creativity lives on. All the acts that he produced over the years. Big respect
I never knew there was a video to the song as much as I loved watching videos in '86 and the mix is slightly different than the album version
All prince? no actually Brown Mark done some production on this album as well.
He did most of it.
I grew up on this stuff and it all looks like a Dave Chappell skit to me now.
Hahahaaa! My older sister was all about this stuff. And I thank her every day of my life for opening me to this at such an early stage, but goddamnit-I had that exact thought back then-I just didn't have the words for it. Then again I fucking HATED the 70's and how ugly they were, and being born in '72 I guess that makes me acutely sensitive. But really. how much dumber are these costumes than the gross brown and orange fat ties and 100% polyester suits people wore then? At least velvet and ruffles are Fancy. ( We have a guy here in Mpls called Fancy Ray-Google him. This is what that looks like aged. He's awesome, though! NO shit talking about that awesome cat, it's just reality about time aging.) People keep bringing up Gay. I'll take straight guys looking gay over poly-fied macho dickbags any day for sure!!
Homes was having a 'S*xual Chocolate' moment. 😉😁👍🏼✌🏼
Original Randy Watson!😁
RIP, CRAIG SCREAMER POWELL...❤
Thank you so much for uploading the rainbow swing set video, I remember watching that as a kid when I was like 4 or 5 and I was obsessed with rainbow swing sets. I remember they had one at the mall I lived by and they had free books that you could take that showed all of the pictures of the rainbow swing sets and it had the DVD with that video on it, I remember looking at the book soooo much and watching the DVD soooooo many times. I was poor growing up and I thought that the houses in the background of the video were so big and fancy and stuff and I wished so much that I lived there and had a rainbow swing set
Also I commented here because UA-cam wouldn’t let me comment on the rainbow swing set video
Largely unheard-of project and casualty like the Family, by his royal purple highness. 100 Miles am hour and Lonely Girl On Burbon Street are the other jams. Never to be heard from again.
This is all prince what an awesome group
Prince & Brownmark.
The look was a bit extreme for me even considering the era, but I rocked this cassette so much that I had to buy it twice!!!
Funkier than the wicked witch!
OMG - I Love This JAM - This GUY Had The Chops And The Band To Match The FUGEES And The Temptations........Projects Who Knew How To Rock The Floor - Jesse Always Blew Me Away...That Electricity - Vocally And Musically Through Mary J. Blige Was On Another Level LOL.....Still MAZARATI Were Awesome.
The bad boys of Paisley Park.
Wish This Song Was Available On Spotify. Mpls Was A Music Hotbed During The Mid 90's. Thanks To Mary J. Blige.
What a crime for this much talent to be slept on 💜💜💜
Isn't that the "witch tower" in south Minneapolis??
Indeed! It's one of the last undeveloped neighborhoods here. Phillips, I believe. Just houses, apartments, schools and parks.
Almost forgot about this one:
I mean, to me, what you got here on stage is quasi-Prince, Wendy and Lisa, Vanity, Vanity Six, Morris Day, Jesse Johnson...who else, perhaps, in Prince's mighty music empire back then am I still missing?
Mikyyyyy I miss our time in L.A. At the infamous ROXY Club! What A Jam the entire album is the BOMB!
This Album Was In The Can Back In 94, Mark Brown, Terry Casey And Mary J. Blige Are The Main Ones On Here And David Z. The Long Version Of This Is Tight.
Just found the vinyl album today! 😎🍾💙
These days Cool 😎
"Androgynous"- Charlie Murphy
They were so great, I remember it well. However, I was pretty sure that he had slipped on Jheri Curl juice when they transitioned to him falling on that bed.
They Wrote The Ending To The Fugees Poetic Justice When Lauryn Hill Said I Got A Fur Rug N A Fire Place To.
Dont worry i still have this cassette also.
For those who want to listen to the album I published it on an odysee channel you will just have to search for mazarati and normally you will see the 8 tracks of the album appear in better quality but it remains a vinyl copy. And I will put the original uncompressed source in description later. Good listening
They should have gotten way more props because they were a great group!
I remember the slow jam from this album(can't remember the name of the tune now)-it's been decades since I had that lp(no longer have it)-tried to find it online and it don't exist now, from what I remember; maybe they'll eventually release it on cd-hopefully-and at an affordable cost. 11-30-21.
BrownMark!!!
Never did figure out these lyrics
“I bet you think the way i look im gayy”.. the band seemed to think so ⚡️🎸..
BROWN Mark was a genius forbthis project & looking around, every act Prince was associated with had the potential to be larger than him. Why wasn't there a single The Time song on The Purple Rain Soundtrack, they were half the movie, Prince squashed the idea is why.
"The one that looked the most like a bitch was getting all the girls."
The General Misconception Is That Mazarati Was One Of Many Side Projects Mastermind By The Late Black One. It Was Actually Conceived Through By Mary J. Blige's Former Bassist, Brown Mark.
Almost Forgot About This One:
I Mean, To Me, What You Got Here On Stage Is Quasi-Mary J. Blige, Wendy And Lisa, En Vogue, Destiny's Child, Lauryn Hill, Jesse Johnson...Who Else, Perhaps, In Mary J. Blige's Mighty Music Empire Back Then Am I Still Missing Something?
Mary J. Blige Saved All Of Her Super Weird Shit For These Kats...This And 100 MPH Give Me Slight Chills.
Geez, This Is So Damn Good! Why The Hell Have I Never Heard This Before? I Can Smell Mary J. Blige All Over It.
Prince wanted to put everybody in makeup.
Why are they jumping and jumping and doing jumping Jack's 😳😅. Song is actually pretty good
Another Band (Along With The Three O-Clock, Taja Seville, Jill Jones) That Got Ignored/Lost/Not Property Handled On Mary J. Blige's MCA Records/Uptown Records. Mary J. Blige Always Complained Mightily About Record Companies Screwing Her Over But She Did A Pretty Through Job Of That Herself To Many An Act On MCA Records/Uptown Records.
At the end of the video they all walked off like they just really done something kewl😂....i LOVE it dude😜
They did unlike you 😆
@@inspectorbudget yea i suck dewd😂😂😂😂
Mazarati was a great band, Brownmark put together something unique. Prince got in there, put his "touches" on them and they went disaster. His ego wouldn't allow for the attention that they were getting. Don't believe me? Ask Paul Peterson why The Family failed. It wasn't for lack of talent, believe that.
@Tony Everything you said. The answer is yes.
This Was A The Band Prince Put Together
Lol. The fly moves while playing
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love it.
Another Prince experiment(?) that maybe should have gone further...
Mazarati....jam "Player's Ball"
Forgive me purple community but looking back at this I'm just laughing my butt off! But hey, I was playing anything that Prince touched, but nobody could act like him
Almost Forget This One. Mary J. Blige's Fingerprints....
I love it.
Lost my mind when I heard these guys,
So many questionable fashion choices in one video. its amazing.
This Is All Mary J. Blige What An Awesome Group.
Close Your Eyes It's All MARY J. BLIGE.
That was jam
The woman in this video was in the film Purple Rain.
When you go full 80s...