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by **randy** » Mon May 03, 2004 2:11 pm

Just another band that needs mentioning. "Less Than Human" is one of my all time favorites. Any other Chameleon fans out there?

by **SwampThing** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:58 pm

<--- (yes, one of my favorite bands of all time)

by **neworder** » Mon May 03, 2004 10:26 pm

The Chameleons should have been massive.

One of the many great new wave/alternative/indie bands from Manchester, England.

by **LadyLazarus** » Tue May 04, 2004 3:37 am

Yep, have their fist three LPs. Jangling, ethereal guitar atmospheres and beautiful intospective lyrics. Fantastic cover artwork by Reg as well.

by **oblivion** » Tue May 04, 2004 5:54 am

They are my favorite band of all time.
I met them at now defunct "Northern Lights" record store in 1986 for their Strange Times tour. Alas, I was too young to go to the show at 1st avenue in minneapolis that night.

Perfume Garden and Second Skin are my top 2 songs.

by **schwenko** » Tue May 04, 2004 7:00 am

[quote]Originally posted by oblivion
[br]They are my favorite band of all time.
I met them at now defunct "Northern Lights" record store in 1986 for their Strange Times tour. [/quote]

On Hennepin Avenue? Or University Ave in St Paul?

I bought so much great music from Northern lights in the last half of the 80s.
This is a real shame!

Is Let It Be (across from Loring Park still around?

by **oblivion** » Tue May 04, 2004 10:36 am

the hennipen avenue store.

Let It Be is on 10th and Nicollet (or 11th). I haven't been there in a while since I dont work downtown anymore.

by **randy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:39 am

Another of my faves--hated the UK at the end.[}:)]

by **drsevrin** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:33 pm

One of my alltime favorites as well - they win my vote hands down for the single most underrated "new wave" band. I just about wore out my vinyl copy of Script of the Bridge and finally replaced it with the CD release. Their Peel Sessions cd is one of the best "live in the studio" performances I've ever heard.

"Up the Down Escalator" and "On the Beach" got some good airplay on my local station in the mid 80's, as, of course, did "Tears". Speaking of "Tears", I absolutely love the new version on This Never Ending Now.

Anyone pick up Strip? I never got around to it and now it seems all but impossible to find.

by **WolverineSyr** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:37 pm

I really like them, and would never had heard them if not for this site. Perfume Garden is one of my favorite songs.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:17 pm

Quite coincident with this thread...

http://idealcopy.american-data.net//Mer ... E-ASCEN-01

There are many people I know who wax poetic about this final full tour. Seems not to be missed.

by **randy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:53 pm

Damn--looks like a good release!!

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:07 am

Ugh. Kinda crushing to hear this review...

http://www.music-dash.co.uk/releases/ar ... ?item=3446

But I don't know if there's any other high quality option on DVD, even if it's the 21st century version of them. I'd love to get Resurrection but past efforts at PAL VHS to NTSC DVD conversion have been dodgy. [V]

by **SwampThing** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:01 am

[quote]Ugh. Kinda crushing to hear this review...[/quote]
I already ordered a copy.

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by **Rubbeet921** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:55 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by SwampThing[/i]
<br><--- (yes, one of my favorite bands of all time)
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Ditto!

I remember when I was new here, I saw your name and immediately thought "Cool, another Chameleons fan!"[:I].

... and yeah, I hated that "UK" thingy too.[B)]

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