This article is about the English band. For other uses, see Chameleon (disambiguation).
The Chameleons
ChameleonsVox performing in Bratislava, Slovakia, 2018
Background information
Also known as
The Chameleons UK (for North America)[1]
Origin
Middleton, England
Genres
Post-punk[2]
Discography
The Chameleons discography
Years active
1981–1987
2000–2003
2021–present
Labels
Epic
Statik
MCA
Geffen
Glass Pyramid
Paradiso
Moochin' About
Artful
Cherry Red
Metropolis
Members
Mark Burgess
Reg Smithies
Todd Demma
Stephen Rice
Danny Ashberry
Past members
Dave Fielding
Neil Dwerryhouse
Chris Oliver
Brian Schofield
John Lever
Martin Jackson
Alistair Lewthwaite
Andy Clegg
Kwasi Asante
Ray Bowles
Website
thechameleons.com
The Chameleons are an English rock band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in 1981. The band's classic line-up consisted of bassist and vocalist 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.[3][4] They did not attain the commercial success of other groups from the Manchester scene but developed a cult following.[5]
^Palmer, Robert (15 October 1986). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
^James, Lauren (4 January 2018). "Post-punk band The Chameleons' singer on their Hong Kong debut, 37 years after they started out". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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^James, Lauren (4 January 2018). "Post-punk band The Chameleons' singer on their Hong Kong debut, 37 years after they started out". South China Morning Post.
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