Chameleons


Live

London Dingwalls, 13/11/2002

Chameleons - London Dingwalls, 13/11/2002

Anthony Strutt catches the reformed 80's group Chameleons on "perfect" form in London, and enjoys one of the "best shows" that he has ever seen


Manchester Ritz, 18th Dec 2000

Chameleons - Manchester Ritz, 18th Dec 2000

The Chameleons are to me the greatest band ever to come out of the borders of Manchester. Much that I love the complete Smiths catalogue, and have spent nights in their company, The Chameleons always


Albums

Script of the Bridge (2008)



Chameleons - Script of the Bridge


Anthony Strutt writes about Manchester post punk group the Chameleons' 1983 debut album, 'Script of the Bridge', which has just been re-released in a 25th anniversary double CD remastered edition


Reviews


This Never Ending Now (2002)
Chameleons - This Never Ending Now

Collection of 12 re-recorded Chameleons classics, largely taken from their first 3 albums, which takes away the hardness of the originals, but that loses none of their power


Related


Interviews

Reegs
Interview Reegs - Interview

The Reegs were a 90s offshoot of the Chameleons and recorded two albums in their lifetime. With a new double compilation of their work out, we are reprising this interview from 1998 in which Anthony Strutt for his former publication Independent Underground Sound spoke to guitarist Dave Fielding


Ray
Interview Kelley Stoltz - Interview

Ray have been compared to acts such as the Waterboys, Nick Cave and the Chameleons. Helen Tipping speaks to them about their three albums to date, line-up problems and their plans and hopes for a less complicated and simpler future


Live

Chameleons Vox
Broadcast, Glasgow, 27/5/2014

Tony Gaughan watches Chameleons Vox, which features original Chameleons bassist Mark Burgess, in an excellent show play all of Burgess' former band's 1982 classic debut album, 'Script of the Bridge' at Broadcast in Glasgow