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The Chameleons

The Chameleons is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Alternative TV, U2 and Echo & the Bunnymen. Those roots explain a lot about how The Chameleons arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lowlife, For Against, Bauhaus, The Cure and Wire, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into High Vis, Interpol, The Curtain Society, The Smashing Pumpkins and Under the Radar Over the Top, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around The Chameleons, reaching back through Alternative TV and forward to High Vis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

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 Reginald Smithies and Dave Fielding and drummer John Lever.

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The ChameleonsAlternative TVU2Echo & the BunnymenHigh VisInterpolThe Curtain SocietyThe Smashing PumpkinsUnder the Radar Over…MagazineKitchens of Distinct…She Wants RevengeLowlifeFor AgainstBauhausThe CureWirePublic Image Ltd.Talk Talk

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The Chameleons connections

The Chameleons grew out of Alternative TV, U2 and Echo & the Bunnymen, shares an orbit with Lowlife, For Against, Bauhaus and The Cure, went on to shape High Vis, Interpol, The Curtain Society and The Smashing Pumpkins. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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