Ambrosia (1975)Ambrosia (1975)
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Ambrosia's debut album is simply brilliant. I don't know how much
influence Alan Parsons actually had on the production, but I can
certainly hear a similarity in "feel" (albeit a loose one) between
this album and Tales of Mystery and Imagination, the debut album from the Alan Parsons Project which was recorded
in August of the same year. Indeed, all four members of Ambrosia
played on that album.
This is "pop" music, to be sure, but it's good pop. The music is not bland or ordinary; there are not only wonderful harmonies in the vocals, but some nice guitar and keyboard work as well. There are fun songs and poignant songs, but the former don't get silly and the latter don't get sappy. And only two could be considered on the traditional pop theme of love. Not only is it musically interesting, but the lyrics are will worth listening to, definitely a cut above the typical pop love song. Where else would you find Kurt Vonnegut given co-writer status (The lyrics for "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" are from the 53rd Calypso of Bokonon from his novel Cat's Cradle), and another song containing a reading of Jabberwock (from Alice in Wonderland)? The first three songs on the album got some radio play; "Holdin' on to Yesterday" reached number 13 on the charts. |
(60K jpeg image)Joe Puerta: Bass Guitar & Lead Vocals
David Pack: Guitars, Lead Vocals & Keyboards on "Lover Arrive"
Christopher North: Keyboards & Vocals
Burleigh Drummond: Percussion, Bassoon & Vocals
Produced by Freddie Piro
Mixdown engineer & co-production of mixdown: Alan Parsons
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