You thought mocking yacht rock elevated you above your hipster-elitist peers; then Ambrosia’s “How Much I Feel” invaded your Soft ’70s playlist and you realized exactly how soothing blue-eyed soul featuring layered vocal harmonies was. You wanted more, and dialed “Biggest Part of Me” and “You’re the Only Woman (You & I)” into your streaming rotation.
Then you found out Ambrosia was touring as a sextet with three original members, covered the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” and occasionally invited soft-rock legends such as Player’s Peter Beckett to come onstage to perform his band’s chart-topper “Baby Come Back.”
Your takeaway should be that Ambrosia has embraced yacht rock and taken it to the next level. The band’s sets may be the only place to hear England Dan & John Ford Coley’s “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” performed. It wouldn’t be surprising if they covered the Doobie Brothers’ “Minute by Minute” or Hall & Oates’ “Sara Smile.”
Diehard fans who own copies of Ambrosia’s self-titled debut album or 1978’s Life Beyond L.A. will not be disappointed by the setlist, or a lineup including original members Joe Puerta on bass, drummer Burleigh Drummond and keyboardist Christopher North. The three Southern California musicians formed Ambrosia with singer-guitaist David Pack as a progressive rock outfit in 1970. By the latter half of the decade they were creating pop hits that provided the soundtrack to tequila sunrises.
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