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California, United States (1974 – present)

Ambrosia has been the name of at least four artists :

1) Ambrosia was a California group formed by David Pack (guitars, vocals), Christopher North (keyboards), Burleigh Drummond (drums) and Joe Puerta (bass, vocals). On their self-titled LP in 1974, they blended quirky prog rock with lush harmonies and scored hits with the offbeat song “Nice, Nice, Very Nice” (with lyrics by Kurt Vonnegut) and the ballad “Holdin’ on to Yesterday”. Their subsequent albums focussed more and more on the pop ballads and less and less on the progressive elements, and while they had some success with singles, they called it quits after 1982’s Road Island. Ambrosia re-formed (minus Pack) in the late 90s and continue to tour and enterain their fans. A live CD “Live At The Galaxy” was released in 2002, and they are currently recording a new studio album that long time fans are hoping will be released in 2009.

2) Ambrosia was a band from Valmiera, Latvia formed in 2005.

Ambrosia has performed many shows around Latvia and Estonia area and became one of the best-known newcomers to the Latvian hardcore scene that year. Their music is also included on music compilation Latvian Hardcore / Punk Vol.5.

Band split up in September 2011.

The last lineup :

Andrejs Makarēvičs - vocals;
Jānis Osis - vocals, guitar (currently GhettoZloba);
Rūdolfs Rūtenbergs - guitar;
Uldis Andersons - bass guitar;
Miks Riekstiņš - drums (currently GhettoZloba, Marmöri).

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3) Ambrosia is an / band from Prague, Czech.

www.dobrynapad.cz/ambrosia
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  • MusicMagic77

    Little rock history: The first album, Ambrosia, produced by Freddie Piro, was released in 1975. It spawned the Top 20 chart single "Holdin' On To Yesterday" as well as the minor hit "Nice, Nice, Very Nice." The latter sets to music the lyrics to a song in Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. The album was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Engineered Recording (other than Classical). Alan Parsons was the engineer for Ambrosia's first album and the producer for their second. All four members of Ambrosia played on the first The Alan Parsons Project album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, which was recorded soon after Ambrosia's first album. David Pack later appeared on the Alan Parsons album Try Anything Once (1993), co-writing, playing and providing vocals on three songs. :D

    24 days ago
  • MusicMagic77

    Wonderful memories of the mid 70s. Their first album ' Ambrosia ' came out in '75. >> Ambrosia album review at Allmusic

    March 2012
  • LyricsRme1

    MriekZ - glad you got to hear it; I've always loved this song, I could o.d. on 80s music - here's to big hair and awesome music!

    September 2011
  • MriekZ

    never heard this ever before last.fm put it on my playlist. To me it sounds like the best aspects of the Little River Band, Doobie Brothers and Earth, Wind and Fire, all combined in one. Amazing!

    May 2011
  • JNez

    wonderful memories of the early 80s...a trifecta of soft rock classics: you're the biggest part of me, how much i feel & you're the only woman.

    January 2011
  • SimplySha83

    “Nice, Nice, Very Nice” was written by Kurt Vonnegut? wow, i would have never none this. that's insane.

    December 2010
  • thebigredspark

    A recent discovery for me and what a find!

    August 2010
  • MadMaddy1200

    Such a great group...their music gets me emotional

    April 2010
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