The Chameleons - Edge Sessions (Live From The Edge) (LP, Limited Edition)
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Description
The Chameleons are an English rock band, formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1981. The band's classic line-up consisted of lead vocalist and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarists Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever. The band released their debut studio album, Script of the Bridge, in 1983. They followed it with What Does Anything Mean? Basically and Strange Times in 1985 and 1986, respectively, before abruptly breaking-up in 1987 due to the sudden death of the band's manager. After the break-up, Burgess and Lever formed the Sun and the Moon, while Fielding and Smithies formed the Reegs. Burgess also had a short solo career with backing band the Sons of God. The Chameleons reformed in 2000, releasing their fourth studio album Why Call It Anything (2001) as well as the acoustic albums Strip (2000) and This Never Ending Now (2002). Renewed tensions caused the group to break-up again in 2003. Burgess and Lever continued to play Chameleons songs live with their new project ChameleonsVox, although Lever later left that group and died in 2017. Burgess and Smithies reformed the Chameleons in 2021 with two members of Burgess' ChameleonsVox group. Known for their atmospheric, guitar-based sound, the Chameleons are regarded as one of the most underrated Manchester bands of the 1980s. They did not attain the commercial success of other groups from the Manchester scene but developed a cult following.
Release Info
Artist: The Chameleons
Label: Metropolis
Format: LP, Limited Edition
Country: US
Label: Metropolis
Released: 2022-06-17
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk
Tracklist
A1 A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days
A2 Return Of The Roughnecks
A3 Up The Down Escalator
B1 Anyone Alive
B2 Soul In Isolation
C1 Singing Rule Britannia (As The Walls Close In)
C2 Second Skin
Bonus Tracks
D1 Sycophants
D2 Heaven
D3 Ever After
