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Script of the Bridge is the debut studio album by the English rock band The Chameleons. It was released on 8 August 1983 by record label Statik. Three singles were released from the album: "Up the Down Escalator", "As High as You Can Go" and "A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days". Andrew Welsh of Daily Record commented that the album is "characterised by subtly psychedelic Cure-like guitars and militaristic drum patterns reminiscent of Joy Division". The album has also been described as gothic rock. However, frontman Mark Burgess said that "goth didn't even exist" when the album was released, describing the band as "definitely post-punk." He noted how guitarist Dave Fielding was a fan of Joni Mitchell and Mike Oldfield, while drummer John Lever favored Peter Gabriel and Genesis.
Though I understand this is a gothic rock classic, I do not like this album. It has a specific 80's vibe that makes all my alarm bells ring. It sounds like a band that takes itself much and much too serious and the production is overdramatic.
The first track from The Chameleons I heard was "Nostalgia" from their album "What Does Anything Mean?" which lead me to this album straight after. "Less Than Human" and "Second Skin" are bangers, remind of me The Cure. I can almost hear Robert singing them. "Monkeyland" is one of my favourites There's variety and mood changes throughout. The Cure meets The Smiths. Magnificent album.
Rating: 10/10
Dramatic and moody in all the right ways… I loved it! Goth with a beat I can dance to… I’m in!
This was really cool. Surprised I'd never heard it before. It's gloomy and the production really suits. This is going into regular rotation for sure. 5/5.
Some great post-punk on this LP, a bit longer than it needed to be but I was just happy to hear some spacey, droning guitar drenched in chorus again. For how Brit-centric the original 1001 is I was surprised at the relative lack of solid post-punk, so thank you for rectifying the issue here with a stellar add
Yes this is right up my street, gothic and moody, but also danceable. Reminds me a bit of the editors and white lies.
Repping the cult classics 💪 You can still hear a lot of this in current alt/indie bands of the internet
I didn't despise it or anything, but it felt like pretty run of the mill British alternative pop of a certain era. The vocalist was not strong.
A pretty solid 80s album that blends heavy guitar usage with a grungy vocal sound that was pretty ahead of its time. First time ever listening to this band and it was quite good. They had that same atmospheric sound as the cure but with more rock lyricism. It was a good blend overall of 80s genres and is probably a bit overlooked. 7.0/10
I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. It's an interesting combination of echoing music and early 80s oddities.
Kinda underwhelming
So...the Cure? It's fine but boy is it familiar.
Post-punk, gothic rock. Me ha aburrido. Un 2.
The not-requested return of UK post punk to the list leans into the Cure and Joy Division and eventually goes too long for this reviewer
A bit uneventful
Holy 80s, Script Of The Bridge ticks all of those sound cliches from that era, which I don't really like, but this is hugely atmospheric for what it is, and conveys a gloomy misery throughout. Second Skin was a good song, only 2/5 because it ain't for me, and sounds too much like loads of other acts, but it's fairly well put together at least.
This list has somehow made me less open to new music 1