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Ambrosia: David Pack, Joe Puerto.
On their final album, Ambrosia forsakes the airbrushed AOR sounds that defined Life Beyond L.A. and One Eighty in favor of a strong, rock-oriented sound. They are aided in this aim by a gutsy production from James Guthrie (a producer better known for his work with groups like Judas Priest and Pink Floyd) that takes the group to a new level of sonic firepower. Songs like "For Openers" and "Still Not Satisfied" reverberate with a newfound sense of rock & roll muscle: The drums kick, the basslines throb, and the guitars and Hammond organ wail with abandon. Even Ambrosia's trademark ballads benefit from their newly beefed-up sound: "Feelin' Alive Again" features the airy harmonies and delicate keyboard shadings expected from this style of song, but it also gains an added sense of dramatic weight from Burleigh Drummond's thick drumming and piercing, emotional guitar solos from David Pack. The group also revives their early progressive sound on "Ice Age," an impressive epic tune built on a militaristic drum pattern, heavy power chords, and Pink Floyd-styled sound effects. The end result is an album that harkens back to the blend of slick musicianship and prog rock imagination that characterized Ambrosia's early work. Despite receiving many good reviews, Road Island never achieved a notable level of success because, much like Somewhere I've Never Travelled, it lacks a standout single that could have helped it cross over to mainstream pop fans. Just the same, it is an above-average album that is worthy of reappraisal by progressive rock fans and lovers of hard rock in general. ~ Donald Guarisco Ambrosia Road Island Songs Road Island Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  How can you not see?
How can you love me is probably the most underated soft rock song ever. Great lyrics, great hooks and I can't stop playing it. Buy this cd for this song alone and you wont be dissapointed!!!
Submitted by jsonoqui (Sunny so cal)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No GREAT PROG-ROCK
probably more of a concept album than their previous releases.the album has what i consider their best single with HOW CAN YOU LOVE ME and rocks out for the rest of the album.JAMES GUTHRIE produces , he had help engineer THE WALL for pink floyd. commercially the album flopped but as is the case it has become a fan favorite.
Submitted by cobrafunk (EDMOND, OK)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No a masterpiece
Je suis un fan d'Ambrosia, vraiment ce groupe unique mérite un énorme succés;
leur musique est bien meilleur que celle des groupes de rock connus (U2, OASIS...);
Tous les albums sont très bons mais Road Island est mon favori; le mélange est original : melodic heavy metal dans le style Led Zeppelin ("for openers", "still not satisfied", Ice Age)ou très doux et sublime ("Endings")
Road island est à la fois Prog et rock,
un indispensable que tout amoureux de belle musique se doit d'acheter.
Submitted by collin.manu.chris (FRANCE)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Ambrosia Rockin Out
In this Ambrosia's last release they
ROCK much harder than in any previous
album. They also throw in a prog rock gem in Ice Age. The drums in Ice Age
are amazing. There's no way Tommy Lee
could have come close to Burleigh
Drummond's drumming in this song.
This is a must have album for all
Ambrosia fans.
Submitted by Peter Martin (Portland, OR)
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Back To Their Rock Roots
Ambrosia's Road Island is a great rock
album. They return to their Rock and Prog
roots on this one. It was produced by
James Guthrie from Pink Floyd's The Wall.
I agree, Ice Age is an awesome prog rock
song. If you are looking for some great
rock get this cd.
Submitted by John (San Diego, CA)
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What would you get if you merged Bob Dylan with Hank Williams? Odds on, you'd come up with a quirky approach and insightful lyrics that might sound a whole lot like Mark Brine. Mark Brine may not be a well-known name in the Nashville circuits, and it's pretty unlikely anyone will ever hear his music on corporate "country" radio stations. That's okay, though. People who are looking for the over-produced commercial country aren't going to be drawn to the highly eccentric sound of Mark Brine. His music is pure and rootsy and brimming with an emotion that would have made him seem right at home with the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers; yet his modern approach to that old sound tells us only how well it ages. In fact, the homely quality of Brine's voice is as timeless as the rough-edged voices of other impossible-to-categorize artists such as John Prine or John Hiatt. It touches the soul through the impact of the thought which went into the lyrics, direct and to-the-point. Brine was making folk music in New England in the 60s, a music which itself had fragmented from old-time mountain music. These days they call it all Americana. In the 70s, he moved to Nashville to take in some traditional country of the sort he already loved, but unfortunately, he got there too late. By that time the commercialization of "Golden Age Nashville" Countrypolitan was demanding a different sound, and Brine was already "too country" in a time when that phrase hadn't even been thought of. He wasn't out to be an "outlaw," so he wasn't one of the outlaws; nor was he a California honky-tonker, so Bakersfield wasn't his destination, and neither of those neo-traditionalist movements attracted him. Instead, he continued forward with his own unique yet thoroughly traditional sound, and probably single-handedly shaped the Americana genre by releasing "Return to Americana" in 1985, a time when today's current Americana artists were still being called "country" or "blues" artists (if, indeed, they were recording yet!). It was that keeping true to his sound which brought Brine to the attention of Hank Snow, who was so impressed with the 1992 single, "New Blue Yodel," he invited Mark to appear on the Grand Old Opry. That old-time ...
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