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 Another criminally ignored artist March 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A long time beneficiary of the great Amazon reviewers and the music that I would never have stumbled upon, I feel I must help the uninitiated and unfamiliar on their quest to discover the great Phil Campbell.
I first discovered Phil back in 1997 through my friend Mick (take a bow!) when as long time Q readers, he pointed me towards the track "Hope, Faith & You" which was featured on one of those Q sampler CD's which are so often binned. The track was listed under the moniker "White Buffalo". A lot of searching eventually led me to the exceptional debut album "Fresh New Life" under Phil's name. Ten years later & I still have this as a regular on ipod and CD.
Following this, Phil did release a couple of albums under the band name "White Buffalo". Both are well worth checking out if you can find them; Waiting To Go Home (2002)& Last of the V8 Interceptors (2004).
Following the release of V8, Phil broke up the band and reverted to being a solo artist. Joy was released in 2007 and is indeed a joy.
Reading this back it sounds like a PR blurb but honestly I am just a big fan who hates to see great music ignored. Check him out and you wont regret it.
Campbell delivers again. March 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It seems that Phil Campbell has been knocking around the music scene for what feels like forever. I personally dicovered his music from the self-titled six track mini album all those years ago ('96??). You could just sense that this guy had a talent to be reckoned with.....hey, "Revolution Babies"...check that tune out if you please. This new effort of his leaves no doubt in my mind that Campbell will crack the market at some point in time. This is Campbell's coming of age, more mature sounding album. Such a great voice, so much passion. Keep up the good work Phil.
one of the best and mature albums i have heard January 7, 2008
Phil Campbell writes tunes of a quality in the range of anything Ryan Adams has come up with in recent years without any of the bluster and boot.And leaves you feeling uplifted in a way that only the best albums do.Especially when few others know about them.
 Sleepy now... April 13, 2007
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
The pace drops fast after the first two songs on this album. As sunny and upbeat they are, the somber and sparse the rest of them is. Too quiet for my taste, so much that it's sleep-inducing (and not in a good way). The songs Maps and Joy are sung with a summery voice, yet the rest of the album isn't being helped by the change to a deeper, more mature voice, where, for example, he sings about being a middle-aged man (After the Garden). He sure doesn't look that old, judging from the cover, but hey, what can you sing about when you don't have any life experience yet? He too knows he already filled up the album singing about his mom and, yes, even about love. Ahwww!
just getting better April 12, 2007
Like another reviewer I read the article in the paper, however I was always going to buy this album, years ago I read a sunday review of Phil Campbells first album, Brand New Life, bought it and I am still playing it now.
This ones has a few more mellow moments than BNL, and yes touches of Josh ROuse and Ryan Adams but with an honest englishnes, this guy does not need the amercian swagger the Rouse and Ryans exude, Campbell could sing about a cabbage and make you feel for it.
In short buy this and BNL, buy them together, play them back to back !
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