Ambrosia (band) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The popular music group Ambrosia was formed in the early 1970s, and have ventured into a variety of styles during their history. The core members of the band are:
- David Pack Guitar and vocals
- Joe Puerta Bass and vocals
- Christopher North Keyboards (primarily Hammond organ and Chamberlin)
- Burleigh Drummond Drums and vocals
The second album, Somewhere I've Never Traveled, was released in 1976. This album was produced by Alan Parsons, and continued in the progressive rock style. It featured lush orchestration and vocal arrangements. The record sleeve folded into a large pyramid, tapping into a fad belief in mystical "pyramid power".
In 1977 the group participated in a variety of projects, including providing a song for the movie All This And WWII. The film music consisted of different groups providing their arrangements of songs written by the Beatles. Ambrosia provided an arrangement of Magical Mystery Tour that has since been very popular in their live shows. During 1977 the group also participated in the recording of the first Alan Parsons Project album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination.
The third album was released in 1978 and titled 'Life Beyond LA. It continued in a progressive rock style, without the lush arrangements and with a harder edge. This album was released on CD first in Japan, where they removed the song Kamikaze, the lyrics of which are the first-person story of a WWII Kamikaze pilot. As a result, CD copies of this album are missing this song, which was included on the original vinyl record.
The fourth album was released in 1980, and changed direction to mainstream popular music. This album added new members to the band, and earned the band three Grammy nominations, including Best Pop Vocal Group. The title of the album, One Eighty was believed by fans to signal the group's 180 degree change in direction.
The fifth album, released in 1982 and titled Road Island, was their first effort done without the assistance of Freddie Piro's production company. Even with an album cover drawn by Ralph Steadman, the popular artist who illustrated Hunter S. Thompson's books, it was poorly received by critics and fans alike. In the wake of the album's disappointing performance, the band broke up.
After Ambrosia, David Pack produced many records by top artists. Joe Puerta was a founding member of Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
Ambrosia reformed in 1997, releasing Anthology, a best-of album which included two new songs. In 2002 the band released a live album, Live At The Galaxy, and a best-of album with the tracks remastered, titled The Essentials, which includes a broad spectrum of their music. In 2004 they released yet another best-of album titled How Much I Feel And Other Hits, which contains mainly ballads. The band continues to talk about doing another album of original music.
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