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  Coach House Records Artists - Ambrosia Biography
The buzz surrounding Ambrosia isn't surprising given the heights the band scaled during the 70's and early 80's.
Ambrosia came to national prominence in 1975 with the release of their self-titled debut album on 20th Century Fox Records.
Ambrosia was produced and engineered by the legendary Alan Parsons, and featured the top ten hit "Holdin' on to Yesterday", as well as the FM classic "Nice Nice, Very Nice".
www.coachhouserecords.com /artists/ambrosia/biography.html   (668 words)

  
  ambrosia - Information from Reference.com
Extraordinarily fragrant, ambrosia was probably conceived of as a purified and idealized form of honey.
Additionally, both ambrosia and nectar are depicted as unguents (xiv.
In the Odyssey, Calypso is described as having "spread a table with ambrosia and set it by Hermes, and mixed the rosy-red nectar." It is ambiguous whether he means the nectar itself is rosy-red, or if he is describing a rosy-red nectar Hermes drinks along with the ambrosia.
www.reference.com /search?q=ambrosia   (655 words)

  
 ambrosia
Ambrosia är en kreativ, svängig och nyskapande jazzkvartett med ett unikt sound.
Ambrosia sjunger på jazzklubbar och festivaler runt om i Stockholm och övriga landet.
Ovationer och extranummer brukar det bli när Ambrosia ger konsert."
www.ambrosiajazz.se   (174 words)

  
 Ambrosia Band Bio Song Lyrics Watch Ambrosia Videos Artist Biography Ambrosia Video
Lyrics Biggest Part Of Me Throughout most of the 70's Ambrosia was a progressive rock band.
The fourth album from Ambrosia, One Eighty, was released in 1980, and changed direction from progressive rock to mainstream pop music.
Ambrosia's fifth album Road Island was released in 1982.
www.project80s.com /lyrics/artist-lyrics.php?artist=Ambrosia   (300 words)

  
 CONCERT   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Following the release of their entire catalog, in addition to a greatest hits anthology all on Warner Bros. Records, and a current live album, Ambrosia is enjoying the most success since reforming in 1990.
Ambrosia released their fifth and final album, Road Island, in 1982.
2000 marks the 30th anniversary of Ambrosia, and the band has celebrated with a very busy touring schedule that has reaped box office success, while proving to the world that Ambrosia will be a driving force in the new millennium.
www.fantasma.com /tours/bios/ambrosia.html   (636 words)

  
 The Ambrosia Page
The members of Ambrosia chose the name because it connotes their vision of their music: all shades, textures, colors and styles.
While many people are familiar with Ambrosia's radio hits of the 70's, the songs on their five albums range also to progressive and experimental.
Ambrosia is still together (or more accurately, together again), still with the original four members, and they've been doing live performances for a number of years.
www.inertron.com /ambrosia/ambrosiapage.html   (741 words)

  
 Ambrosia revealed...
Ambrosia is the hottest teenage rock band in Malaysia.
She longed for her own rock band, but back then, no one could play any instrument but her.
They had the first band practice at Serina's house and finished one song that Christiane made called," Insane (in-love is it true?)".
www.angelfire.com /band2/ambrosia4/lolita   (433 words)

  
 Shivaree: lyrics, discography, biography, pictures, reviews - Onda Rock   (Site not responding. Last check: )
That's a portrait of the band of Ambrosia Parsley
That was the birth of a harmonious trio that choose the name Shivaree from the "drunken serenade" (a country-style shouting used during the bachelor parties).
Grown up between the hippies ("my father had long hair and a wild beard, my mother was the typical freak", she remembers), Ambrosia used to listen to Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, but was also attracted by the country-music ballads.
www.ondarock.it /Shivaree_eng.html   (948 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Ambrosia: Music: Ambrosia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Only recently discovering this band's talent, I always knew this band for their radio hits, which were well-written but rather in the vein of adult contemporary.
Ambrosia was a four piece, Los Angeles-based band consisting of bassist Joe Puerta, guitarist David Pack, keyboardist Christopher North, and drummer Burliegh Drummond.
They were different from your typical LA bands of the time, such as The Eagles, because they were an art rock band, something that city wasn't exactly known for.
www.amazon.com /Ambrosia/dp/B00003TKGH   (1412 words)

  
 ambrosia web - news
The newest iteration of Ambrosia boasts the edgy, youthful shredding of Doug Jackson on lead axe, the seasoned jazz 'n' jam-tinged stylings of long-time band collaborator David Lewis (Shadowfax) on second keys and making another return with the band is 12 year vet and vocalist Shem Von Schroeck rounding out this six piece band.
At their next band practice, Ambrosia immediately went from being a typical late-‘60s pop band (who, like so many others took influences from the Beatles and the Beach Boys), to being an ensemble of musicians now dedicated to the progressive music of bands like Crimson, ELP, YES, and Gentle Giant.
Between the band's tour schedule, busy schedules of the individual band members as sought after session musicians and Burleigh and Joe's roles as studio owners/music producers, the release date will surely be delayed.
www.ambrosiaweb.com /news01.htm   (4861 words)

  
 Art Work   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Both bands were making their name in the developing genre of Progressive Rock but Kansas, with their unique driving melodies and use of violin was the band everyone was coming to see.
The second piece is an interview of the band members that occurred at the end of the concert.
Many segments of the Ambrosia tracks were also at low volume and needed adjustment to be comparable to the remainder of the show.
prrp-music.com /info018.htm   (757 words)

  
 ambrosia
Startade Ambrosia på 80-talet, och skriver de flesta av våra arrangemang.
Har varit med i Ambrosia sedan starten, och skriver ibland texter till vår repertoar.
Vårt nyaste tillskott i Ambrosia som hoppade in när Helena var mammaledig förra året.
www.ambrosiajazz.se /titta.html   (212 words)

  
 BallBusterHardMusic.com - Online Metal Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anyway, this release features Ambrosia and, while I've never been a big fan of their music, the members of the band all seem to be really cool people.
But, for the most part, this is more or less a release that allows you to get to know the men behind the music and what makes them tick.
When she's talking with the band, it seems that she brings out the best in them.
www.ballbusterhardmusic.com /hard_vision/07-2004/ambrosia.html   (276 words)

  
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David Pack: Joe and I first met at the age of 15, 16...we were in a band called The Sentry's...then at age 18 we formed a "supergroup" of musicians from the South Bay of Los Angeles.
Then another band came out with an album called Ambergris so we opened the dictionary, looked at the next word after ambergris, which was "Ambrosia"...we loved the meaning--the nectar of the Gods.
F.F.: After a long time in silence, Ambrosia is reborn, with the primary objective to bring the music on the road.
web.tiscali.it /parsons/intpackeng.html   (2235 words)

  
 Dave Matthews Band Tickets - Cheap Dave Matthews Band Concert Show Tickets At Onlineseats
Dave Matthews Band was formed in the early '90s by Dave Matthews, the South African vocalist/guitarist.
This band was very much popular among the teenagers and that's the reason the band mostly concentrated on touring the college campuses in their earlier days.
The band got tremendous support from audiences and as a result all of their upcoming concert tickets were sold beforehand.
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 Ambrosia Cigars by Drew Estate - Corona Cigar Company 1-888-70-CIGAR
Ambrosia cigars have such a complex tobacco blend, it is the most difficult cigar for Jonathan to produce.
In fact, the artwork on the box and band alone are enough to arouse the senses.
Ambrosia cigars are one of those things you just have to taste for yourself.
www.coronacigar.com /products/Ambrosia_Cigars_by_Drew_Estate_pid171_cid1.html   (654 words)

  
 090100
Formed in the early seventies, the band comprised of Danny Joe Brown on vocals, Bruce Crump on drums, Banner Thomas on bass and guitarists Steve Holland, Duane Roland and Dave Hlubek.
Fans of the band in this country were a bit in the dark as to what was going on as no new recordings surfaced between 1990 and 1995, but they returned in 1996 with the incredible "Devil's Canyon", the album that was voted the number one rock album in Europe for that year.
Smith left the band to form ASAP in the late eighties, his replacement being ex-White Spirit and Gillan guitarist Janick Gers.
www.geocities.com /dinosaurdays/090100/d090100.htm   (2063 words)

  
 Band Names Origin   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Additionally, ambrosia is the food of the Gods in Greek mythology.
The band is named after Jean Cocteau, a French artist and writer.
Formed by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in 1966, the band took name Cream because the trio reportedly considered themselves the cream of the crop of British blues players.
www.progdome.com /band_names1.htm   (256 words)

  
 PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: LIVE PERFORMANCES
But one couldn't help feeling that that was the obligatory part of the concert, the segment the band wanted to get over with as soon as possible so they could meet their obligation as a Beatles tribute tour and get back to their hotels to catch up on some sleep.
Pack's band, Ambrosia, started off in the 70s as a wonderfully quirky prog rock band, but after two albums, turned towards straight pop.
The closest this band came to the more artful side of the Beatles was their performance of the suite of songs from Abbey Road, starting with "Golden Slumbers." That suite showed these folks could do a tribute with panache and skill.
www.progressiveworld.net /abbeyroad.html   (1196 words)

  
 Ambrosia Then & Now
Ambrosia members are Class of 1974 graduates and played together in the early 70's.
The reunited for rehearsals to perform at the Saturday night 30 year reunion.
To see pictures, select a link to the left.
www.class74.com /Ambrosia.htm   (36 words)

  
 YouTube - Old-Time Barn Dance
This is video from an Old-time Barn Dance held in the O'Brien Farms beautifully refurbished barn in Brooklyn, WI.
Music provided by the Ambrosia Dance Band (Chuck Hornemann, Paul Kienitz, Peter Gorman, Dave Batson with dance caller Mike Mossman).
After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.
www.youtube.com /watch?v=vogTVCL-qhc   (271 words)

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