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AMBROSIA – Life Beyond L.A. [2xCD Deluxe Friday Music remastered] *0dayrox Exclusive*

After featuring here the two AMBROSIA albums remastered by Rock Candy, many of you asked for the band’s third LP ”Life Beyond L.A.”. Well, Rock Candy didn’t remastered this album, but we have the limited, 2xCD Deluxe Edition done by Friday Music specialists.
The 1978 ”Life Beyond L.A.” proved to be the breakthrough release for the quartet whose affinity for hooks, humor and imaginative arrangements which become the trademark elements that have defined them over the years. They started as a progressive rock act in their two first LP’s, but the genre was about to enter a new era, and Ambrosia carefully trod between pop and progression, a transition that is captured in this unique album, for many, Ambrosia’s best.
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AMBROSIA – Road Island [Rock Candy remastered]

The other AMBROSIA album remastered by Rock Candy Records is “Road Island“, their fifth and final studio album until they reunited again several years after.
With the previous record, Ambrosia morphed into a hugely successful AOR unit, enjoying hit singles and mainstream media exposure very much in the breezy but precise style of Toto, Player and Steely Dan.
Of course, the icing on the cake was vocalist David Pack, a man whose voice has been compared to such masters of the art as Bobby Kimball, Michael McDonald and Steve Perry. “Road Island” saw them continuing with the commercial and catchy flavor of its predecessor, but tighten up a hard rocking approach and adding a touch of melodic progressive elements on some songs, blessed with ambitious arrangements.

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AMBROSIA – One Eighty [Rock Candy remastered]

This one has been repeatedly requested, a proper copy of AMBROSIA‘s “One Eighty” – Remastered & Reloaded by Rock Candy Records. Fronted by talented David Pack this is one of that early ’80s AOR albums that defined the genre’s sound in the USA.
Based on America’s West Coast, Ambrosia began their recording career in the mid ’70s as a full blown progressive rock band, brandishing a sound that was clearly influenced by British groups like Procol Harum, Genesis and Caravan.
However, with the passing of time, their style was to radically shift towards a more accessible, song based, approach, resulting in brace of melodically inclined albums that elevated the band’s profile considerably…