r/thechameleons 5d ago

Weekly Song Discussion #42: String Quartet 1

5 Upvotes

This is the first track from The Chameleons' compilation, Here Today... Gone Tomorrow. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. String Quartet 1:

r/thechameleons 11d ago

Weekly Song Discussion #41: I'll Remember

11 Upvotes

This is the tenth and final track from The Chameleons' third album, Strange Times. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. Mad Jack: 8.06/10
  2. Caution: 9.65/10
  3. Tears: 9.01/10
  4. Soul In Isolation: 9.38/10
  5. Swamp Thing: 9.9/10
  6. Time / The End of Time: 9.34/10
  7. Seriocity: 7.28/10
  8. In Answer: 9.72/10
  9. Childhood: 9.2/10
  10. I'll Remember: 8/10

Overall Album Rating: 8.95/10


r/thechameleons 13d ago

My Package finally arrived!!!

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50 Upvotes

This took about 2 weeks to arrive! Bought both from the same seller, both came sealed though I opened them as I buy CDs to play not keep sealed and I am so so happy. The Chameleons are my favorite band


r/thechameleons 19d ago

Weekly Song Discussion #40: Childhood

10 Upvotes

This is the ninth track from The Chameleons' third album, Strange Times. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. Mad Jack: 8.06/10
  2. Caution: 9.65/10
  3. Tears: 9.01/10
  4. Soul In Isolation: 9.38/10
  5. Swamp Thing: 9.9/10
  6. Time / The End of Time: 9.34/10
  7. Seriocity: 7.28/10
  8. In Answer: 9.72/10
  9. Childhood: 9.2/10

r/thechameleons 23d ago

I now can listen to The Chameleons at work

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56 Upvotes

I bought a Sony Portable and as long as I am not using it in front of customers I have explicit permission to use it, so I keep listening to The Chameleons at work which has made getting through my shifts way more manageable and I just think its cool and thought you'd all find it cool too.

I have also convinced multiple coworkers to check them out because I let them see how my walkman works so thats a win too


r/thechameleons 25d ago

Good video of original Strange Times tour from the 80s?

3 Upvotes

Is there any good multi-camera video footage of The Chameleons on their Strange Times tour before they broke up? Or any good single camera video at all? Searching YouTube hasn't brought anything up so far but semi-recent tour footage.


r/thechameleons 26d ago

What do you all think of Invincible - Venus

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11 Upvotes

not quite The Chameleons but semi-related due to Vox being the singer/a member of it.

Curious what people think, I own it on CD, it’s definitely not my favorite thing from the wider world of projects or music related to The Chameleons through some member, but I also find it a pleasant listen overall, I really like the song “Only You Could Save Me” especially too because I think it’s pretty.

I will also say I’ve never listened to the 2002 live album, but I think Venus is pretty fun overall, I like his voice as always, he’s such an amazing singer.


r/thechameleons 26d ago

Weekly Song Discussion #39: In Answer

10 Upvotes

This is the eighth track from The Chameleons' third album, Strange Times. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. Mad Jack: 8.06/10
  2. Caution: 9.65/10
  3. Tears: 9.01/10
  4. Soul In Isolation: 9.38/10
  5. Swamp Thing: 9.9/10
  6. Time / The End of Time: 9.34/10
  7. Seriocity: 7.28/10
  8. In Answer: 9.72/10

r/thechameleons Jun 20 '26

Weekly Song Discussion #38: Seriocity

10 Upvotes

This is the seventh track from The Chameleons' third album, Strange Times. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. Mad Jack: 8.06/10
  2. Caution: 9.65/10
  3. Tears: 9.01/10
  4. Soul In Isolation: 9.38/10
  5. Swamp Thing: 9.9/10
  6. Time / The End of Time: 9.34/10
  7. Seriocity: 7.28/10

r/thechameleons Jun 15 '26

Fanart of Vox my friend drew for me

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18 Upvotes

I did not draw this!! My friend who goes by the online name Milkii did on my request, thought you would all enjoy it, the color palette was based on the color palette for the Here Today... Gone Tomorrow release (second picture) and the general photoshoot with the cat (though his hair is different in the drawing vs what he had in those pictures)

I got permission from her to post this, just thought it was really pretty and my friend made it for me so thank you to my friend : )


r/thechameleons Jun 15 '26

The best chameleons song

3 Upvotes

in my opinion, The best chameleons song isnt actually anything from their studio albums or eps. Its a song called "sally" from the live album here today gone tomorrow. I wish they put it on tony fletcher ep


r/thechameleons Jun 13 '26

Weekly Song Discussion #37: Time / The End of Time

13 Upvotes

This is the sixth track from The Chameleons' third album, Strange Times. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. Mad Jack: 8.06/10
  2. Caution: 9.65/10
  3. Tears: 9.01/10
  4. Soul In Isolation: 9.38/10
  5. Swamp Thing: 9.9/10
  6. Time / The End of Time: 9.34/10

r/thechameleons Jun 12 '26

My Vinyl + CD and DVD Collection

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48 Upvotes

I don’t come across a lot of their stuff where I live but with that being said I’m impressed with what I have gotten including The Sun & The Moon debut and the Ascension DVD


r/thechameleons Jun 11 '26

My Chameleons and related bands collection

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38 Upvotes

r/thechameleons Jun 08 '26

Rocking out in my car while I drive to work

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106 Upvotes

I love this album. This is one of my favorite albums ever. Thank you to the user here who sold me this + a bunch of other Chameleons stuff :) Getting a ton of use out of it!!!

my CD collection is much less impressive than my vinyl record collection but I love how portable it all is.


r/thechameleons Jun 03 '26

live videos of the fan and the bellows early 80s?

5 Upvotes

Never have been able to find anything but the peel session. Wondering if there’s any audio or videos out there of them playing it during the early days.


r/thechameleons Jun 01 '26

Chameleons-themed tattoos, anyone?

8 Upvotes

I did a quick search here and it didn’t return any results so I figured I might start the discussion myself :-)

Do share if you have album art, lyrics or anything else related to the band inked!


r/thechameleons May 30 '26

Weekly Song Discussion #36: Swamp Thing

20 Upvotes

This is the fifth track from The Chameleons' third album, Strange Times. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. Mad Jack: 8.06/10
  2. Caution: 9.65/10
  3. Tears: 9.01/10
  4. Soul In Isolation: 9.38/10
  5. Swamp Thing: 9.9/10

r/thechameleons May 26 '26

Questions around merchandise released during the original run of The Chameleons.

8 Upvotes

Hello this question is more aimed at fans older than I, but if anyone knows that would be helpful and I appreciate all answers.

Hi, so I am interested in old merchandise from bands, but with this, comes a lot of bootlegs, later releases and not a lot of sources on information. I wanted to ask what the band would of been selling back in the day. I know they had some badges and of course the music, but does anyone know what kind of badges and would they of been selling anything else?

I am more asking out of pure curiosities sake, I really like looking at older merchandise of bands I love (as well as own a small collection of some, not any Chameleons though) and thought I'd ask here! Thank you to anyone who can answer my question.


r/thechameleons May 25 '26

Question for ppl who bought a sticker from the US tour this year

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29 Upvotes

Did anyone happen to ask or happen to know if these stickers are vinyl or not? I recently ruined a cute sticker I lazily assumed was vinyl by putting it on my car. Id love to add this one in its place but I dont want to ruin it and let it curl up like the last one


r/thechameleons May 23 '26

Weekly Song Discussion #35: Soul In Isolation

25 Upvotes

This is the fourth track from The Chameleons' third album, Strange Times. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio Version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

  1. Mad Jack: 8.06/10
  2. Caution: 9.65/10
  3. Tears: 9.01/10
  4. Soul In Isolation: 9.38/10

r/thechameleons May 20 '26

Dave fieldings vocal cover

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9 Upvotes

r/thechameleons May 19 '26

The bottle

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25 Upvotes

I'm gonna take home this baby. Nice wine, nice music, new friends, unforgettable night at Madame Club - São Paulo, Brasil.


r/thechameleons May 18 '26

Last night in São Paulo was awesome!

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43 Upvotes

We got to meet and hang with Vox for a bit before the concert bc we found him outside the venue having a smoke all by himself?? He’s such a nice guy, we talked about Bowie, art, imposter’s syndrome, and touring Latam.

Some pieces of trivia I learned last night which I found interesting: he never got to see Bowie live. He was going to with Reg but couldn’t, so Reg took his sister instead. He’s not familiar at all with the movie “Two Sisters from Boston” (1946) where the sample in “Don’t Fall” is from. He said they recorded random pieces of dialogue from the tv and figured they liked this particular one. Also, he said that art is about not overthinking but rather seeing connections and things that work on the way.

In the end we saw him again, he recognized and greeted us! We also met Todd and Danny and they were super nice. I hadn’t known Todd actually played in some other Brazilian cities before. Danny gave us picks and when we took some for Vox to sign, he gave some more. Really kind and lovely folks.

I had a blast. Still feeling like I’m floating on air 🥰


r/thechameleons May 18 '26

Just now at São Paulo - Brasil

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17 Upvotes