The Chameleons - Intrigue in Tangiers (live)

Live,San Francisco ,October 16-18 2002
The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) were a dream pop/post- Live,San Francisco ,October 16-18 2002
The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) were a dream pop/post-punk band that formed in Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England in 1981 (see 1981 in music). They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever. Their body of work is still critically acclaimed within the music press and influenced bands as diverse as The Smiths, Protokoll, The Comsat Angels, Puressence, Interpol, Editors and Oasis.[1]

The band initially released three studio albums in the 1980s. 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 a final studio album in 2001, entitled Why Call It Anything. The band quickly dissolved once again in 2002 due to personal differences, after a successful reunion tour which took them across Europe and the United States. The band never attained the level of commercial success or fame enjoyed by their contemporaries (e.g. U2, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division) (more)

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[gradualhate]

maravilloso

[Konner]

Chameleons you'll always have a place in the hearts of eclectic music fans.

[Rozzite1334]

One of the best songs EVER!

[phyuckyeu]

I saw them at this venue in 2000. Unreal. I had tickets to the warfield this evening and it almost made my heart drop when I drove by the great american, I was tempted to start a huge fight and ditch our plans for the evening. Dammit I really should have done that. I figured they would come back in a year. Cry. Thanks for the multi cam and all the effort. More songs from this night plz.

[LTmumph]

Fantabulosa

[EdwoodCA]

These songs will hold up 'til the end of time.

May as well just disable the dislike button, no one's gonna hit it. And ignorant people should be helped in avoiding mistakes.

[coptersoisoi]

I know the band would have wanted a bigger crowed and probably the extra money generated would have been helpful for whatever other projects and creature comforts they needed (Though I'm sure they make a decent living still). but for the slightly fewer fans who discovered them and loved them may have preserved their original style. Anytime big labels gets involved and pay out big money they want a more polished sound.

[partridgezombie71]

@karziflora

Agreed mate - the chiming and shimmering sound of Dave's guitar was the hook that reeled me in, in 1991, when I first heard of them.

[coptersoisoi]

Where can I buy the DVD. Amazon?

[GreenTubesPuppets]

no matter how many ways they arrange their songs, they always sound fantastic.

[josueamericanistarv]

Le falto más presencia vocal, pero sin duda una de su mejores canciones. The chameleons es una gran banda, toda una joya (muy oculta) del rock.

[noiseadicted]

does anyone has the tabs for this song, is one of those where i can't here the guitars