The Chameleons along with the Sound are two of the most criminally under-appreciated bands of their era.
@75Kerouac5 жыл бұрын
Right on, man. I discovered both less than a year ago. Shamely, I was 42 and never heard about them before.
@75Kerouac5 жыл бұрын
@Sideshow Bob I have to agree. Both still sound fresh after all these years but the Chams are more innovative
@roypowerboy69105 жыл бұрын
True!
@cathycallet92364 жыл бұрын
I discovered them in 1986/1987, with Script of the bridge. Great ! And I always love them ! And now, more with KZbin !... Really good !
@newpanzer83624 жыл бұрын
Oh yea, I love The sound too... even the solo career of Adrian Borland, the singer 👍
@elizabethkarger8149 Жыл бұрын
There is no possible way to express exactly what this band means to me. Script of the Bridge got me through college. The musicianship, Mark's voice, the haunting lyrics. These songs are truly the soundtracks of peoples' lives. Such an amazing band. Thank you, KEXP.
@catalamod663 жыл бұрын
Interpol and Editors should to pay royalties to this cool Manchester 80s Post-Punk band
@aryakafashi64433 жыл бұрын
What a humble guy, with the most underrated band ever. he is one of the best in Post Punk, if he is not the best.
@StevenAddison-akasteaddy5 ай бұрын
We are all Chameleons ❤
@roseanni6936 жыл бұрын
He apologized for his voice that night...problems with his throat.he is human..he is great..I love this band!!
@thesound-chameleonman35804 жыл бұрын
he is a lovely bloke.. he sent me a postcard, sweet hearted man.
@thesound-chameleonman35804 жыл бұрын
more human than the killers..
@sanjose5284 жыл бұрын
Ohhe is awesome, wonder where he us now, he was getting married, wonder if he had a kid?
@thesound-chameleonman35804 жыл бұрын
@@sanjose528 he is doing fine.. still tours under vox chameleons
@homevetslondon14494 жыл бұрын
they sound great anyway!
@JosengBugnutin3 жыл бұрын
I hope the chameleons live forever. My universe is filled with their music.
@dner75-xh9le7 ай бұрын
Most underrated band of all time.
@RomyIlano4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god mark burgess changed my life too. Glad to know other people grew up with his voice through high school
@MrHoefnix3 жыл бұрын
It's so good to see all the cool people of the internet gathered here together to praise this excellent band🤩.
@countsarcasticula42965 жыл бұрын
If life was fair Mark would be the lead singer of a world famous band that I could never afford to get tickets to see. Fortunately for me life isn't fair so I've managed to see him & his fantastic band perform live a few times 😎
@sanjose5284 жыл бұрын
I missed them when they came to SF a few years ago. Bummer, i dont know if they are ever coming back this way
@joseelupien18354 жыл бұрын
@@louisbrisson1559 It was never as good as when this bunch was at the Katacombs in 2015...sound was terrible :(
@tripzville7569 Жыл бұрын
This existence is the devils playground, Mark was not prepared to play the devils game, simple as that, he is happy, he didn't need the illusion of fame ,and the excess wealth it would have brought.
@fatheremmet2003 Жыл бұрын
That old adage....? Sometimes less = more.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
glad u got to see them, I'm jealous ❤from 🇺🇸 😊
@pamela83292 жыл бұрын
If I could go back, I would be in the UK in the early 80s & 90s, especially Manchester. So much top music; must be why these melodies & guitar riffs make me cry.🖤
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
same here!
@neilzthered2 жыл бұрын
This band changed my life. I adore this band.
@Shad0wplay Жыл бұрын
I'm still here. Love this band. Just listen the aftermath of some songs is just totally beautiful. Thank you Chameleons greets from Norway ❤
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
me tooo! perfume garden is,fantastic! Mark sounds fantastic! so damn underrated in 🇺🇸 what a pleasure to have them in my life! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🔥 🥵 😊😊
@MarqueeMoon19777 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite bands... one of the best band on the entire world
@joaneskins65106 жыл бұрын
KEXP just keeps on getting the best bands live like The Chameleons for example. Inside this studio you better have your chops down otherwise the band will sound and look foolish. I wish we had a studio or even radio station of this quality in Toronto. No such luck though and thats why I keep buying lottery tickets. If I ever won my dream would be to beam such great beautiful music all over the world from up here in the great white north.
@BorlandRIP87 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack of my life
@s1mpletop7 жыл бұрын
Which one?
@triplecraze50663 жыл бұрын
Me too. No other band has even come close. It's like it's in your soul.
@jonaht84426 жыл бұрын
Such a great band. I still don't know how they didn't make it big.
@joseelupien18354 жыл бұрын
Read Mark's book...
@thesound-chameleonman35804 жыл бұрын
@@joseelupien1835 I'm guessing he didn't agree with the management lol lovely guy.
@ziggyff6932 жыл бұрын
similar to Echo in that way
@johnn.20172 жыл бұрын
I always wondered this myself. I saw them once in Chicago and the guitarist was being a dick to security and I realized oh, maybe some of them are cunts that nobody wanted to work with?
@tripzville7569 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps Mr Mark Burgess was simply not PREPARED TO SELL HIS SOUL.
@nicknobile78565 жыл бұрын
Listening on my phone with earbuds and wow the sound quality is amazing!
@hedofoodia18528 жыл бұрын
Respect for one of the greatest band of the eighties which was for me a way of living and thinking....Mark Burgess that I have seen twice recently on stage is probably the most honest musician I may know.... 55 years old...and an unrecognized genius...
@davidleegoth2 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this 100 times. It's so good. I love it.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
me too❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
@evantracey39346 жыл бұрын
Saw these on Thursday night and were a whole level above where they're at in this video. Had the crowd in the palm of their hands all night. Top class.
@yellowstrange3 жыл бұрын
Don’t usually comment but saw this band I think 2018 one of those bands that I wanted to see before I die and worth it. Sometimes old bands don’t sound great but they are worth it. I felt I should of paid more lol this band means a lot to me just like everyone who loves them.
@ianbarbis69193 жыл бұрын
The sound of every song is beatiful, just like a dream, I never heard such a oniric band like this!
@blanchott9370 Жыл бұрын
I recommend Little Nemo, Asylum Party, Sad Lovers and Giants
@michaelgrigelevich3565 жыл бұрын
Ah, that beautiful, cascading sound! Nothing like it. Burgess is a genius in the truest sense. Also, his drummer here RULES
@sanjose5284 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, i love how the snare and tamborine are in one!!
@givemepizzaorgivemedeath39833 жыл бұрын
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Nailed it on all 4 points, brother.
@floracane2 жыл бұрын
Sacked long ago though (
@thesound-chameleonman35802 жыл бұрын
Why?
@davidleegoth2 жыл бұрын
@@floracane wonder why sacked he's so good
@sanjose5284 жыл бұрын
Its amazing how a sound can take you back to another time...
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
Very sweet soul!! Wonderful Band!! RIP John Lever!! Amazing Drummer so Wonderful! Thank you so much!!Much Love to you!!:)
@Dermawerx10 ай бұрын
Is it any wonder? Bravo! The Chameleons! Thank you KPX and thank you The Chameleons!
@MaliciousChickenAgenda2 жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome for a guy with a sore throat! I love The Chameleons. I recently got the front cover of strange times printed on a t-shirt and it looks amazing! Good quality too :)
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
The Drummer! Wonderful!!Such joy!! So Beautiful!! Such Happiness!! Thank you!!!
@davidleegoth2 жыл бұрын
Who is the drummer
@Stevenmillar018 жыл бұрын
OMG second skin what a tune !!!!!!
@givemepizzaorgivemedeath39837 жыл бұрын
second skin has always been literally my favorite chameleons tune, but i think on the beach sounds even better in this video. i'd love to hear them do intrigue in tangiers. the way that tune kicks in makes my heart skip beats.
@shellunit6 жыл бұрын
I've seen them live twice so far and it's so much better than the albums. And better than this video even.
@musicfanatic20094 жыл бұрын
A pure anthem. Hard to pick a best from script of the bridge but this is genius.
@tauncfester30224 жыл бұрын
It's a small shame their keyboardist isn't touring, as the second guitarist is attempting to keep the keyboard melody line and it kills the intricate interplay of the guitars. Yeah it's live, but the keyboard melody is better as a underscore not a oft too repeated melody phrase.
@Papun-o4s4 жыл бұрын
Dreams in celluloid sounds better in my opinion
@DJJSerpico2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely LOVE this dude.
@albafaireness71143 жыл бұрын
28:18 As soon as I heard those first few notes, I knew I was going to be transported to a higher place!!! 💖💖💖
@Gravemind20163 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest bands ever!
@tripzville7569 Жыл бұрын
Listen to the lyrics, really listen to the lyrics. Mark is probably happy enough travelling the world playing his songs , he did not need world fame ,and was perhaps not prepared to sell his soul to achieve that. He made the right decision, because he is a man of principle , a man of integrity , a man who stands by the truth of this existence. Blessings to all brothers and sisters, you know who you are.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
like Mark Hollis from Talk Talk! ❤ great musician's 👍 🔥 🥵 my fave song 🎵 is perfume garden! we r so lucky to have this great band!!!!!! ❤️ from USA❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
@michaelgrigelevich3565 жыл бұрын
Also, his style of signing and playing bass at the same time is cool as hell. Looks and sounds like no one else.
@stevencogley74086 жыл бұрын
I saw the chameleons at York racecourse in 84 with bands like the bunnymen and they were by far the best band there.fond memories.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
bunnymen seen several times & met Mac each time! 2 great very underrated bands!❤😊wish I'd seen Chameleons toooo😊
@scottlebrun67826 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated band
@rodddossantos14372 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest bands of the eighties. One of my favorite bands of all time. Top to bottom, excellence.
@stevedenny35473 жыл бұрын
Great band,mega performance...Chris one of the guitarist is a good mate and lives around the corner from me.
@allensalyer70126 жыл бұрын
0:00 Intro 0:52 Swamp Thing 7:25 Perfume Garden 11:50 On The Beach 15:55 Thursday's Child 19:40 Second Skin 28:15 View From A Hill 34:50 Outro
@lolilolmdrxd3 жыл бұрын
thanks bro i just discovered this band
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
tyx for song 🎵 list! ❤❤
@electrikm382 жыл бұрын
The Chameleons are a phenominal band and loved they’re music which I find to be timeless .I’m glad in 2021 we can still hear them and they still sound really good live.The guitar work is spot on I’m enjoying listening to this..
@micmac11212 жыл бұрын
They are playing here in the States with the Mission Uk. I’m so excited to see them
@ericm.99113 жыл бұрын
Injustement méconnu, The Chameleons ont créé un son unique et extraordinaire. Mark Burgess est touchant avec sa voix erraillée; question instruments, tous les quatre jouent à un haut niveau. Je suis amoureux.
@ericlebrun16402 жыл бұрын
Avec le batteur francais yves altana!!!
@ericm.99113 ай бұрын
@@ericlebrun1640 Merci pour cette précision ! Connaissez-vous les deux autres musiciens ?
@railpressureflip5 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant performance, seriously. Also you can see Mark at 1:13 telling the guitarist to slow down, he started it off so fast. I don't know why, it happens at every live show (Not just Chameleons, but bands in general)
@lightdestiny74 жыл бұрын
The most humble and wonderful musician on the planet, even with his temporary raspy vox. Until we meet again...Godspeed to my greatest musician.
@jdribbler5 жыл бұрын
Took me forever to get around to watching this - so glad I did. Great music still today. Unique voices, wonderful arrangement.
@jimmybonifacio67343 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest! Wish "Tears" was included which is a big part of my life..."one of the songs that plays in demand inside your brain, heart & soul" but Thank You KEXP for archiving.
@bottwaandcalover4 жыл бұрын
I wish i could meet everyone in this comment section and give them a hug.
@thesound-chameleonman35804 жыл бұрын
including me? massive fan of his got his autograph...
@sanjose5284 жыл бұрын
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@CURTISYORKE5 жыл бұрын
Toujours des frissons 35 ans après...Leur son est incomparable!
@deejaaywalker23145 жыл бұрын
So amazing that their music live is so faithful to the decades old recordings we've all come to cherish so completely.
@pmc_music Жыл бұрын
I go back to this live session time and time again. And I've seen them live many times - a wonderful band.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
damn u r so lucky! wish I had too ❤from 🇺🇸 😊
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
You look at them !! Such Happiness!! Such Joy!! You feel that energy! so Wonderful!! Thank you!! Such Kindness!Much Love!!!
@pamela83292 жыл бұрын
Sounds so fecking good! Thank you KEXP & Chameleons!🖤🎸
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
Such Joy!! Wonderful ! Much Love Mr. Drummer!! God Bless!!:) Love you!!!
@newpanzer83624 жыл бұрын
Long life to Mark & cia. Such a good performance, despite the bad voice.... perfumed garden is such an incredible song.... and what a rendition to View from a Hill. legends
@mariawells1874 Жыл бұрын
I cannot help but to feel a strong connection to nature whenever I play the Chameleons. Their music makes me think of all the adventures I've taken. Definitely among one of my top favourites. A very beautiful band indeed.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
same here❤❤❤❤❤😊timeless memories
@laszlomarkus25294 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated bands of all time.
@frankbaaske34495 жыл бұрын
Einfach wunderbarer Gitarren-Rock !!Einzigartig!!Super Schön!!The Chameleons die Gitarren-Götter aus Manchester!!!
@spectician2 жыл бұрын
Amazing performance! These guys had me spellbound years ago, beautiful music. Thank you for your music. And as others have said, so underrated.
@AmandaLaggan5 жыл бұрын
Marvellous performance. Gracious human beings.
@thesound-chameleonman35804 жыл бұрын
Mark is.
@johnn.20172 жыл бұрын
Thank you KEXP! Sound was perfect for one legendary band. Much love and respect for bringing this show.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
Definitely ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
@jarcoamezcua6981 Жыл бұрын
I love Chameleons!!!
@The_drowning_man8 жыл бұрын
un groupe unique, un son unique, toujours la même magie 30 ans après.....
@sanjose5284 жыл бұрын
Wow. I really love these songs they are so beautiful♥️
@oscargallegos46813 жыл бұрын
I think The Chameleons and Big Country are two of the most underrated bands ever!!
@nhdenver78834 жыл бұрын
Spent my college years at Michigan State listening to the Chameleons on 88.9FM!!!
@dbsound8827 жыл бұрын
Wow way to go Mark still great sound as the Chameleons always did too..VOX.
@SetagayaObserver8 жыл бұрын
WoW, Time-shift! Still great, maybe even better than ever before. There was no other Band in the Eighties and early Nineties who could create this Sound, Domo KEXP and Domo to the Chameleons!
@SuperYvesT3 жыл бұрын
Bought the Script album in 1984 and still like it as much as day one !
@ianmurdock61548 жыл бұрын
My first Chameleons gig was September 86 at Manchester International. The band have been a part of my life since; I'll literally take them to my grave. Manchester December 2014 was class, as was Oxford 2016. Love you long time, Perfume Garden.
@BorlandRIP87 жыл бұрын
I was 18 in 1986 ...what an era...I only saw them in 2001 in Paris , one of their last live with all the original members
@angelosbaffo59213 жыл бұрын
Merci de faire revivre mes anciens vinyle 😎 👍👍👍
@johnnlebelge15262 жыл бұрын
Quel formidable groupe qui m'a fait planer il y'a 30 ans et encore aujourd'hui. Très bon son et tous super
@Marckee21 Жыл бұрын
Putain!!! 30 ans déjà...
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
So Wonderful!!Masterful! Beautiful!! Much Love!!! Thank you so much!!!
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
The Heart beat of the Chameleons! Wonderful!!!
@RodrigoAlgorta5 жыл бұрын
Wow they really still sound pretty good. His voice is changed but I still love it. Of course it will never be the same but they still rock.
@craigormerod39997 жыл бұрын
Been listening since day one...this will be played at my funeral.... Oh yes x
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
So Wonderful!!!!! Thank you so much!!!
@gel69887 жыл бұрын
What a great sound, even after the passing of all of the years! Thank you for posting! Cheers!
@EugeneSalvatoreJr3 жыл бұрын
You bet!!!
@zacgordon32577 жыл бұрын
Beautiful band. So unique, I just love em!
@urbexbytotor4 жыл бұрын
Thx a lot for this fantastic gig. À bientôt.
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
groovy 🔥 🔥! ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 from first time I heard them! awesome! tyx for sharing! ❤❤ from 🇺🇸 fan still into this great band ! 😊❤
@frankbaaske34495 жыл бұрын
Ich liebe diese Musik!!Großartig the Chameleons !!!!!!
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
Such Joy!! So Wonderfull!! Thank you so much!!
@frankbaaske34497 жыл бұрын
The Chameleons ist eine der besten Rockbands aus Manchester auf unseren Planeten!!
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
So beautiful!! You are so wonderful!! Thank you so much!!!
@zeeamer98054 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOU listening to you with my headphone it reminds me when i saw you live in Paris that was the best time of my life and you were and still have an effect on me, your music and words gave me strength when i feel lonley .YOU ROCK, i see me through your songs, thank you. BTW: my one of my favorite is Soul in isolation
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
Love you guys!! So Wonderfulll!!!!Thank you so much!!!!!
@Bonne685 жыл бұрын
Still in love with this band. Last week in FFM was a great pleasure
@rafaelestuardo8686 ай бұрын
La calidad es esto !!! por Dios !!! música maravillosa !
@stevengrant32918 жыл бұрын
Hearing you loud and clear ! Thanks for your input it's been a blast . You go fly the flag me and the rest of fans at the sold out gigs around the world will sleep. Happy tonight . Chameleons vox
@nickscott91298 жыл бұрын
+Steven Grant Used to love going to Chameleons Vox gigs back in the day, before things turned sour......glad to hear you still enjoy, others of us feel differently.
@ricardokool16 жыл бұрын
GREAT The Chameleons Vox
@monkeyrc75413 жыл бұрын
The Chameleons sound better as they age...one of the best bands in my opinion...
@henryyork5 жыл бұрын
this is a MOOD.
@CaterpillarZoo5 жыл бұрын
You're such a marvelous band. Love you since my early twenties. Still in love. Hope to see you on stage soon.
@Stevenmillar018 жыл бұрын
Soooooooo hope they finish on view from a hill ...... First tune of theirs I listened to and the Playout just blew me away ..... I could listen to the Playout on repeat for hours. Tomorrow remember yesterday x
@matleuner9975 жыл бұрын
Can`t wait to listen in Berlin ! One of my big loves in music...
@pinksunami3 жыл бұрын
Much Love!!!!!
@cazzellyriveracruz97192 жыл бұрын
Gracias por ser parte de mi vida, amo los 80 's
@kathleensalazar5222 Жыл бұрын
me too❤😊
@godzillaDT8 жыл бұрын
ooh thank you so much KEXP for posting this, you're keeping the music culture at its best!!! The Chameleons is also a huge part of my young age!! I was just listening to them last week...... What a sound and what a band!!! Please come back to play in Geneva/Switzerland, you guys are loved here!
@mikethompson55497 жыл бұрын
Tight unit. Quality musicians. Need to catch them.live...