Thursday, September 01, 2005

The Chameleons UK

I've been curious about the album that the reunited 80's band The Chameleons (The Chameleons UK, to be strictly legal) put out in 2001. Allmusic.com gives the album Why Call It Anything? 4 our of 5 stars, but based on their description of the songs, and a quick listen to samples, I only found one song that recalls the glory days of such songs as Swamp Thing, In Shreds, Don't Fall, and Second Skin. Indiana, the 3rd song on the album, is classic Chamelons - a driving melody with soaring vocals and guitar lines that don't skimp on the effects pedals. The rest of the album seems more acoustic and/or down-tempo, which may not be a bad thing, but so far I've only downloaded Indiana from eMusic.com.