In his autumn before the winter comes man's last mad surge of youth
Posted by: seagull on 17 April 2008
"What on earth are you talking about?"
For the uninitiated, this brief conversation taken from a film (source unknown) introduces “Don't Fall”, the opening track of Script of the Bridge, the debut album by The Chameleons.
From the chiming intertwining of the twin guitars of Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding, through Mark Burgess's forceful bass and vocals to John Lever's muscular drumming this is a true classic. This almost perfect album came fully formed, bursting with ideas and expertly executed, there is not an average song on it let alone a duff one.
This seminal album is now a quarter of a century old! There is a new 25th Anniversary re-mastered CD edition out now with a bonus disc featuring a recording of an early Chameleons concert which is a little rough around the edges but when they hit their stride is just as impressive in its way as the studio album. The lovingly packaged digipack comes with a small booklet with photos of the band and a brief story about the origins of each song).
Don't just take my word for it...
From “Margrave of The Marshes” talking about bands trying to distinguish themselves from all the others whose demo tapes had found their way into John Peel’s in-pile.
“In the case of the Chameleons, John thought he was the victim of a practical jokeafter listening to their demo;the recording was so accomplished that he suspected that he had been given a cassette of an established band like The Cure in the hope that he would fail to recognise it and look like a twit. The group landed a session despite this…”
Did I ever say I like The Chameleons?
For the uninitiated, this brief conversation taken from a film (source unknown) introduces “Don't Fall”, the opening track of Script of the Bridge, the debut album by The Chameleons.
From the chiming intertwining of the twin guitars of Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding, through Mark Burgess's forceful bass and vocals to John Lever's muscular drumming this is a true classic. This almost perfect album came fully formed, bursting with ideas and expertly executed, there is not an average song on it let alone a duff one.
This seminal album is now a quarter of a century old! There is a new 25th Anniversary re-mastered CD edition out now with a bonus disc featuring a recording of an early Chameleons concert which is a little rough around the edges but when they hit their stride is just as impressive in its way as the studio album. The lovingly packaged digipack comes with a small booklet with photos of the band and a brief story about the origins of each song).
Don't just take my word for it...
From “Margrave of The Marshes” talking about bands trying to distinguish themselves from all the others whose demo tapes had found their way into John Peel’s in-pile.
“In the case of the Chameleons, John thought he was the victim of a practical jokeafter listening to their demo;the recording was so accomplished that he suspected that he had been given a cassette of an established band like The Cure in the hope that he would fail to recognise it and look like a twit. The group landed a session despite this…”
Did I ever say I like The Chameleons?
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