Road Island

Ambrosia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B0006Q0XW8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,747 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Underrated, February 1, 2005

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Glenn O. Kirms (Anywhere, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Road Island (Audio CD)

If you're like me and owned this cd on vinyl way back when and never had the chance to get it on cd or tried to get it and then realized it was out of print and, maybe, you might be able to get one on cassette for a mere $100.00; well; here's your chance to pick it up at a bargin. Finally, after years of being out of print it's back. This would have to be Ambrosia's most underrated effort in their career. Whether or not, this spawned their break-up is anybody's guess. The reason would have to be that Ambrosia decided to follow a little bit of a different track on this release, a little more on the progressive side (just listen to the opening track) and the critics didn't like it. But who cares about the critics and what do they know anyway. Yes, they still put in their ballad for the pop 40 audience, but this album wasn't what one was expecting after their commercial success of One-Eighty. David Pack has appeared on numerous outings and some solo efforts over the years but none can match what Ambrosia accomplished here on their farewell album. Get it today before it's out of print again.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indespensible!, April 27, 2000

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Curtiss Manly (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Road Island (Audio CD)

I may be in the minority here, even the band itself doesn't like this album as much as their earlier output, but I was THRILLED when this became availeable on CD. I consider it their BEST album HANDS DOWN! They began expanding their sound, using much more personal lyrics, and showing off how masterful they were in pop songwriting, experimental musical exploration (when's the last time you heard a xylophone solo in a rock song? ), and incredibly tight musicianship. I push this album on EVERYONE I KNOW. Saleswise it bombed, but I have played it on a regular basis ever since it was first released. In short, BUY THIS ALBUM, IT IS A MASTERPIECE!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ambrosia Back To Rock and Prog, February 24, 2005

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Harry Hughes (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Road Island (Audio CD)

Ambrosia returns to their Rock and Prog roots on this album. The
song Ice Age is a classic Prog rock song. This is a great rock
album produced by James Guthrie who produced and engineered The
Wall by Pink Floyd. A must have for Ambrosia fans that felt
betrayed on the previous 2 releases!