Script of the Bridge: 25th Anniversary Edition [IMPORT]

Chameleons

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 2008)
• Original Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Blue Apple Music UK
• ASIN: B00195BM3Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,884 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Chameleons, Script of the Bridge: 25th Anniversary Edition

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still vibrant., June 30, 2008

By	Vajra Wright (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

Twenty-five years after its original release, The Chameleons' "Script of the Bridge" album is still a testament to the timeless nature of the music the lads from Madchester penned so long ago. Bands today are still name (and riff!) dropping The Chameleons. Honestly, if you played this to the uninitiated, chances are they'd think it was released recently.

To listen to this album is to take a trip down the rabbit hole. A strange and incredible journey that leads you to lands bleak and hopeless and heights dizzying and hopeful. In this package, you're offered balm for the Big Sad and hope that "this roaring silence won't devour us all".

An album most certainly for artists, by artists.

Welcome home.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early 80's British Psychedelia, March 17, 2009

By	Coleen "frankie-machine" (Down in the alley) - See all my reviews

The Chameleons, from Manchester, England, were nearly in the same league as Echo & the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes, from nearby Liverpool.
"Script of the Bridge" is, perhaps, The Chameleons best album. If you like it, be sure to check out "Crocodiles" and "Heaven Up Here" by Echo & the Bunnymen, as those albums have a similar neo-psychedelic sound.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars timeless classic, August 26, 2008

By	hot4hypatia (29.48 N , 98.51 W) - See all my reviews

If you are a fan of 80's rock/punk then this is a must have album. Almost every song is single-quality. Beginning with the rollicking 'Don't Fall' and concluding with the understated 'View from a Hill', each song has its own character and appeal. The lyrics, instrumentation and arrangements blend together seamlessly.
These guys played with U2 and other major bands back in the early 80's. Unfortunately, just when the band was coming to tour the US in 1987, they abruptly disbanded following the sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher who died in a car accident in New York. There have been subsequent attempts to resurrect the band notably the 2002 release 'Why Call It Anything?'.