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(1981 – 1987, 2001 – 2002)
The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) were a post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever.
The band initially released three studio albums in the 1980’s, to solid critical acclaim. After their third release, Strange Times, in 1987 they abruptly disbanded following the sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons were, for all practical purposes, extinct for well over a decade before releasing - to the delight and even disbelief of its ardently loyal fan base - a final studio album in 2001, entitled Why Call It Anything. The band quickly dissolved once again in 2002 due to personal differences, after a successful reunion tour which took them across Europe and the United States. Though having never attained the level of commercial success or fame enjoyed by their contemporaries (e.g. U2, Echo And The Bunnymen, Joy Division), The Chameleons’ early impact can still be felt throughout much of popular music today.
Dave Fielding went on to form The Reegs who released a couple of ep’s . Then in 2003 formed Coconut Dogfuck a trance techno dance act with Ralph on percussion, Paul Didge on didge and Dave playing guitar and dulcimer . They released an ep and played festivals and gigs around the uk .
The band initially released three studio albums in the 1980’s, to solid critical acclaim. After their third release, Strange Times, in 1987 they abruptly disbanded following the sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons were, for all practical purposes, extinct for well over a decade before releasing - to the delight and even disbelief of its ardently loyal fan base - a final studio album in 2001, entitled Why Call It Anything. The band quickly dissolved once again in 2002 due to personal differences, after a successful reunion tour which took them across Europe and the United States. Though having never attained the level of commercial success or fame enjoyed by their contemporaries (e.g. U2, Echo And The Bunnymen, Joy Division), The Chameleons’ early impact can still be felt throughout much of popular music today.
Dave Fielding went on to form The Reegs who released a couple of ep’s . Then in 2003 formed Coconut Dogfuck a trance techno dance act with Ralph on percussion, Paul Didge on didge and Dave playing guitar and dulcimer . They released an ep and played festivals and gigs around the uk .
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Script of the Bridge
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The Fan And The Bellows
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DJFutureSphere wrote:
just uploaded what I think is their best photo. unfortunately, pretty low-res: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Chameleons/+images/74032788
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saturaviolet wrote:
>200 054 слушателя>незаcлуженно недооценённая
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Opium_Uragan wrote:
Не перестаю восхищаться первым альбомом.Wondeful music!
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Rudi23Samos wrote:
Perfect post-punk [4]
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ThisMilkyway wrote:
in love with.
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huelsi2 wrote:
Perfect post-punk [3], script of the bridge is godly
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sempre_tu wrote:
The Chameleons at the Primavera Sound Festival '12 in Barcelona! yeaahh!! [http://sanmiguelprimaverasound.es/cartel?lang=en]
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zalvastardust wrote:
perfume garden its one of the most perfects songs that i ever heard, once you listen to them you cant stop, like heroin
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zeitinfarkt wrote:
I suppose Years ago Years ago I might have known I suppose Years ago
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DJFutureSphere wrote:
Intrigue in Tangiers not in Top 15 = something wrong with the world
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pedrooleander wrote:
Perfect post-punk [2] I thought that I was the only one that thinks that
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post-anonymous wrote:
really amazing band.
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ralfbroeker wrote:
Spielen heute als Chameleons Vox unglaublich gute Clubkonzerte.
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Mishaandmisha wrote:
first album is really awesome
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AloneInTheSky wrote:
Perfect post-punk
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zalvastardust wrote:
perfume garden, the perfect song
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pedrooleander wrote:
They are so great! Perfect songs to hear in a cold and rainy day
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skmelanie wrote:
The fact that they never received near the recognition they deserved is one of the greatest injustices in musical history, perhaps in all history.
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itsalexbrah wrote:
Monkeyland not #1, oh you guys. always joking.
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UglySyntaxError wrote:
if these are the sounds dreams are made of, no wonder I feel like I'm rotting in hell
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yankeetodd, Rakosh77, Thechameleons73 and 1 other person added The Chameleons to their libraries. 6 hours ago
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