Glenn Ross Campbell (born April 28, 1946) is a

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ist, most noted for being lead guitarist of cult band

The Misunderstood The Misunderstood were an American psychedelic rock band originating from Riverside, California in the mid-1960s. The band moved to London early in their career, and although they recorded only a handful of songs before being forced to disband, ...

The Misunderstood

The Misunderstood were a

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

band that originated in

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, in the mid-1960s. The band moved to London early in their career, and although they recorded only a handful of songs before being forced to disband, they are considered highly influential in the then-emerging genre. Influenced by

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, the distinctive feature of their sound was Campbell's

. ''

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'' in a September 2, 2004, review described the Misunderstood's Campbell as "

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and

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rolled into one.".

Post Misunderstood

After the untimely break-up of the Misunderstood in London in 1967, Campbell reformed the band with Guy Evans on drums, Nic Potter on bass and former Bush front man, Steve Hoard, on lead vocals. At this point they were no longer playing

, opting for Pop and

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. They recorded two singles for

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before Hoard left and the group split. With Campbell the only original member of the Misunderstood, British backing musicians were recruited and the name was changed to Juicy Lucy, who made the charts in the UK in 1970 with a rendition of the

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song " Who Do You Love?", and released two successful albums. After the break-up of Juicy Lucy, Campbell was hired to play back up for

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, with whom he toured the US. He also played with

Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose and subsequently launched a successful solo car ...

, and with Steve Hoard, and also with

Rod Piazza Rod Piazza (born December 18, 1947, Riverside, California) is an American blues harmonica player and singer. He has been playing with his band The Mighty Flyers, which he formed with his pianist wife Honey Piazza, since 1980. Their boogie sound ...

's Dirty Blues Band. In 1982, Campbell reformed with original Misunderstood singer Rick Brown as The Influence and they recorded a single ("No Survivors/Queen of Madness") for

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(UK). In 1998,

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(UK) released a full album of their later material under the name of ''The Misunderstood: Broken Road'' (CDM RED 147). In 2004

Ugly Things ''Ugly Things'' (''UT'') is a music magazine established in 1983, based in La Mesa, California. The editor is Mike Stax (born 1962 in England). The magazine covers mainly 1960s Beat, garage rock, and psychedelic music ("Wild Sounds From Past D ...

Records (USA) released another full album of previously unreleased tracks, named ''Misunderstood: The Lost Acetates 1965-1966'', which received international media coverage. Campbell currently lives in New Zealand, where he has his own band and does session work.

References

External links

Official Misunderstood website
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The Misunderstood

Post Misunderstood

See also

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