Visions of Plenty

Visions of Plenty Artist: Kate Campbell
Label: Demon
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 740155094324
EAN: 0740155094324
ASIN: B000024TAC


Release Date: 1998-05-01

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Tracks:

  1. Visions of Plenty
  2. Bowl-A-Rama
  3. Jesus and Tomatoes
  4. Crazy in Alabama
  5. This Side of Heaven
  6. Suit Yourself
  7. Bus 109
  8. Deep Tang
  9. Funeral Food
  10. Perfect World
  11. Sing Me Out

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars With Highest Praise.......2002-11-12

Kate Campbell has been a major music influence in my life since I was a little girl. She would sing in the church my family had attended, and all ears and eyes would be on her. She has a mystical presence about her in person, and it does come across through her music even on her CD's. I, too, am a songwriter, and like other songwriters, I have my favorite of whom I look up to.... I have all my life! KATE "Kitty" CAMPBELL, thanks for being a good friend to my family!

4 out of 5 stars Repays repeated playing.......2001-08-10

Kate Campbell doesn't have a particularly rich or mellow voice, but it's an interesting one, and I liked her turn of phrase. She writes about odd things too: witness "Bowl-O-Rama", and "Jesus and Tomatoes". Not the only song about food, this reminded me momentarily of Guy Clark and his Homegrown Tomatoes. But, oddball as these subjects are, and humorous in their own way, they're not out and out humorous songs. This is, on the whole, a more serious album. We see it in the political comment she makes in the powerful "Crazy in Alabama" and the sharp memories of "Bus 109". I find I play this CD when I'm in a "serious listening" mood, because it does demand your atention somewhat. It isn't background music. I was a little surprised at that. I think I expected something more laid back, but much of the album is uptempo and demands to be played loud. It's saying "listen to me properly." If you do, I think you'll grow to like it. And if you're a fan of Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, you're almost certain to like it.

4 out of 5 stars Repays repeated playing.......2001-08-10

Kate Campbell doesn't have a particularly rich or mellow voice, but it's an interesting one, and I liked her turn of phrase. She writes about odd things too: witness "Bowl-O-Rama", and "Jesus and Tomatoes". Not the only song about food, this reminded me momentarily of Guy Clark and his Homegrown Tomatoes. But, oddball as these subjects are, and humorous in their own way, they're not out and out humorous songs. This is, on the whole, a more serious album. We see it in the political comment she makes in the powerful "Crazy in Alabama" and the sharp memories of "Bus 109". I find I play this CD when I'm in a "serious listening" mood, because it does demand your atention somewhat. It isn't background music. I was a little surprised at that. I think I expected something more laid back, but much of the album is uptempo and demands to be played loud. It's saying "listen to me properly." If you do, I think you'll grow to like it. And if you're a fan of Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, you're almost certain to like it.

5 out of 5 stars Visions of Intelligent Country.......1999-09-26

English III Honors: Junior Year. In an attempt to improve our interpretation skills, my teacher brings out a CD: VISIONS OF PLENTY by Kate Campbell. He turns it to track 8, and a groan goes up from the class as we hear the twang of country.

But, what the class missed with the first impression is that Kate Campbell is not Dolly Parton. Both have beautiful voices -- though not necessarily entirely similar voices.

Track 8 is "Deep Tang", which is not only hauntingly beautiful (reminds me of Judy Collins) but it speaks of the destruction of the environment around Birmingham, AL. Mostly because of her voice, I bought VISIONS OF PLENTY, and found the greatest set of song lyrics I have ever come across. She sings about the South as it is -- with a constant clash between the Old South and the "New South." No glory: just the way it is. I'm too young to remember the Civil Rights Movement but see Campbell's rich description in "Crazy in Alabama".

I have, however, been around long enough to appreciate "Jesus and Tomatoes"...

5 out of 5 stars Kate continues to impress.......1999-02-14

I have been listening to Kate Campbell since she was first played on NY/NJ radio. She has consistantly produced beautiful music; evocative and entertaining. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

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