The Chameleons

Artist Biography For The Chameleons

The Chameleons Called The Chameleons UK On Some American Releases Was A Post-Punk Band That Formed In Middleton Greater Manchester England UK In 1981. They Consisted Of Singer And Bassist Mark Burgess Guitarist Reg Smithies Guitarist Dave Fielding And Drummer John Lever. The Band Initially Released Three Studio Albums In The 1980s To Solid Critical Acclaim. After Their Third Release Strange Times In 1987 They Abruptly Disbanded Following The Sudden Death Of Band Manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons Were For All Practical Purposes Extinct For Well Over A Decade Before Releasing - To The Delight And Even Disbelief Of Its Ardently Loyal Fan Base - A Final Studio Album In 2001 Entitled Why Call It Anything. The Band Quickly Dissolved Once Again In 2003 Due To Personal Differences After A Successful Reunion Tour Which Took Them Across Europe And The United States. Though Having Never Attained The Level Of Commercial Success Or Fame Enjoyed By Their Contemporaries E.G. U2 Echo And The Bunnymen Joy Division The Chameleons' Early Impact Can Still Be Felt Throughout Much Of Popular Music Today. Dave Fielding Went On To Form The Reegs Who Released A Couple Of Ep's . Then In 2003 Formed Coconut Dogfuck A Trance Techno Dance Act With Ralph On Percussion Paul Didge On Didge And Dave Playing Guitar And Dulcimer . They Released An Ep And Played Festivals And Gigs Around The Uk . Andy Clegg Keyboards With The Chameleons Also Joind Mark And Andy Whittikar To Form Sun And The Moon. Both Andys Also Played With Manchester Band B.F.G.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Here Today

The-Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge

Burgess Wrote This Song In 1981 About The Murder Of John Lennon. Mark Burgess Says "First Lyric I Turned In For The Band Inspired By The Murder Of John Lennon The Previous Year .. .The Pipes There As Here Today Ends Is My Favourite Moment Of The Entire Record It’s A Fluke They Just Happened To Be In Tune With The Backing Track." Guitarist Reg Smithies Says "We Were Big Beatles Fans And This One’s About John Lennon’s Death. I Still Remember Now The Shock Of Finding Out He’d Been Killed."

50 Similar Tracks:

Max

Music Tags for The Chameleons:

Biography - The Chameleons

The Chameleons Called The Chameleons UK On Some American Releases Was A Post-Punk Band That Formed In Middleton Greater Manchester England UK In 1981. They Consisted Of Singer And Bassist Mark Burgess Guitarist Reg Smithies Guitarist Dave Fielding And Drummer John Lever. The Band Initially Released Three Studio Albums In The 1980s To Solid Critical Acclaim. After Their Third Release Strange Times In 1987 They Abruptly Disbanded Following The Sudden Death Of Band Manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons Were For All Practical Purposes Extinct For Well Over A Decade Before Releasing - To The Delight And Even Disbelief Of Its Ardently Loyal Fan Base - A Final Studio Album In 2001 Entitled Why Call It Anything. The Band Quickly Dissolved Once Again In 2003 Due To Personal Differences After A Successful Reunion Tour Which Took Them Across Europe And The United States. Though Having Never Attained The Level Of Commercial Success Or Fame Enjoyed By Their Contemporaries E.G. U2 Echo And The Bunnymen Joy Division The Chameleons' Early Impact Can Still Be Felt Throughout Much Of Popular Music Today. Dave Fielding Went On To Form The Reegs Who Released A Couple Of Ep's . Then In 2003 Formed Coconut Dogfuck A Trance Techno Dance Act With Ralph On Percussion Paul Didge On Didge And Dave Playing Guitar And Dulcimer . They Released An Ep And Played Festivals And Gigs Around The Uk . Andy Clegg Keyboards With The Chameleons Also Joind Mark And Andy Whittikar To Form Sun And The Moon. Both Andys Also Played With Manchester Band B.F.G. read less

16 Similar Artists To The Chameleons - Frogtoon Music

The Sound Sad Lovers And Giants Lowlife The Comsat Angels Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Echo & The Bunnymen The Church For Against Love And Rockets DRAB MAJESTY The Danse Society Modern English Tones On Tail Modern Eon Magazine The Wake

Burgess wrote this song in 1981 about the murder of John Lennon. Mark Burgess says: "First lyric I turned in for the band, inspired by the murder of John Lennon the previous year .. .The pipes there as Here Today ends is my favourite moment of the entire record, it’s a fluke they just happened to be in tune with the backing track." Guitarist Reg Smithies says: "We were big Beatles fans and this one’s about John Lennon’s death. I still remember now the shock of finding out he’d been killed." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.