Career
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 The Yardbirds, the distinctive feature of their sound was Campbell"s steel guitar. Rolling Stone Magazine (Issue 956) in a September 2, 2004 review describe the Misunderstood"s Campbell as "Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page rolled into one.".
After the untimely break-up of The Misunderstood in London in 1967, Campbell reformed the band with all new members including former Bush front man, Steve Hoard, on lead vocals.
At this point they were no longer playing psychedelic rock, opting for People’s and blues rock. They recorded two singles for Fontana Records before Hoard left and the group split.
After the break-up of Juicy Lucy, Campbell was hired to play back up for Joe Cocker, with whom he toured the United States. He also played with Sammy Hagar, and with Steve Hoard, and also with Rod Piazza"s Dirty Blues Band. In 1982, Campbell reformed with original Misunderstood singer Rick Brown as The Influence and they recorded a single (Number Survivors/Queen of Madness) for Rough Trade Records (United Kingdom).
In 1998, Cherry Red Records (United Kingdom) released a full album of their later material under the name of The Misunderstood: Broken Road (CDM RED 147).
Recently, in 2004, Ugly Things Records (United States of America) released another full album of previously unreleased tracks named, Misunderstood: The Lost Acetates 1965-1966, that received International media coverage. Campbell currently lives in New Zealand where he has his own band and does session work.