The Chameleons

Script of the Bridge, one of the classic 80's albums. deserves a bit more credit, yeah?

It's just a trick of the light!

Check out Xiu Xiu cover of Less Than Human

Blown away by Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing!

The concert in Oslo was amazing. Music is medicine

I give you my time to kill But you'll never never break my will Or I could sink a sleeping pill And in the morning could be sleeping still But most of you are much to ill Oh, way beyond a surgeons skill In bondage to a dollar bill What more can you buy, buy, buy

lowlife, red lorry yellow lorry and the chameleons are all the same band in my head

Well we were younger then and the days were long and slow.....

As a huge fan I recently discovered Louse from Ohio USA and they scratch this itch perfectly

When I die, I hope everyone knows The Chameleons were a part of my life

For me it's Script of the Bridge, Deceit and Jeopardy the best early 1980s post-punk

Boosting my number of scrobbles of these guys, because they deserve it

someone should start a band named "Brian Eno and..."

Cada dia mais viciado nessa banda....

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i love rango

их настолько сильно недооценили, поражаюсь этому

The best band recording in my opinion, and quite underrated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p7bq4dyoRY

Mad Jack please leave me alone PLEASE GO AWAY

seriously good

Easily up there with Joy Division. Plus, Mark is a sweetheart. Got a bracelet made out of his old bass string that is cherished.

seen them in paris, incredible live show. they've still got it

Got to say, I was very much blown away at how good they were when I went to see them last week. Usually a 'legacy' band can be hit or miss, but they were so tight and delivered such an experience close to hearing the records. I think Mark seemed quite agitated due to some issues with the venue, but started to feel the crowd once as they were all singing along.

So where's the part where they start changing colors.

Что уж тут скажешь... Услышал их ещё учась в старшей школе, в годах 2014-2015. С того момента - самая любимая пост-панк группа, а может и в целом самая любимая группа... Отлично слушается в сумерки любого времени года, но слушать их весной и осенью - это что-то непередаваемое.

I can't believe I got to see this band live, it was too fucking cool.

Growing up is realizing that the chameleons are better than the smiths

YES....., a new studio album is coming out this year ==> Arctic Moon....

Cover artwork is horrendous, though. What was Mark thinking?!

New Chameleons!? ♥

Was worried new ep would be naff but it's actually pretty good after a few listens.will look forward to hearing it live!

sooooo goood

Heard a lot of people talking about how good Script of the Bridge was and listened to it for the first time. I gotta say this is easily in the top 3 best post punk albums I've heard, it might actually be the best post punk album.

You know what do Mark Burgess and Michael Gira have in common? The obsession with the word "child".

Script of the Bridge hits so hard,flawless

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Script of the Bridge is the best post-punk album, one of the best albums overall. It has so many great ideas in every song, the atmosphere and emotion on the record is just unmatched and there are so many powerful, larger than life moments in the album like the chorus in 'Monkeyland' and the bridge part on 'Thursday's Child'.

when in the shreds he says "ignored by you all"

I didn't "get " them until I listened to Time the End of Time. Now I can't stop. What a beautiful band.

The Chameleons are the 2nd best ever band, from Great Britain , behind Iron Maiden !! After them, the 3rd best , is Pink Floyd, and the 4th best is 'And Also the Trees.' The 5th best is Queen, 6th - Marillion, 7th - The Beatles, 8th - Anathema, 9th - 'Sad Lovers and Giants' and 10th is YES, 11th is Genesis, 12th is The Cure , 13th is Paradise Lost, 14th is Deep Purple, 15th is Led Zeppelin, 16th is King Crimson, 17th is Siouxsie and the Banshees, 18th is The Smiths, 19th is My Dying Bride, and 20th is Fields of the Nephilim.

so good

the postmen of post punk

got a chameleons tat on sunday. I owe so much to them. <3

Dream pop, gothic rock-inflected post-punk. No wonder they’re my (underrated) favorites in the genre!!

Back in the day, some 10-15 years ago, I used to listen to all those indie bands from 00s and 10s. Well, shame for me, but now I clearly see where they found their inspiration. This music is ahead of its time.

Oh my god I love post punk

To all the people asking why they are not more well-known The Chameleons were the victims of a particular mistake for bands (UK bands at least) in the 80s: from about 1982, if you are an 'alternative' band, do not sign to a major label. You lose cred, could not appear in the Independent charts, and Indie labels - through Rough Trade - had solved the biggest drawback to being on an Indie label before the early mid 80s (distribution). You 'rose without trace' by signing to a major. So, Perfume Garden, for instance would be (even) more of an 'indie classic' if it had been *actually* indie.