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Script Of The Bridge

The Chameleons

1983

Script Of The Bridge

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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.

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Jul 04 2025
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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.

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Jul 04 2025
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5

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.

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Jul 04 2025
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5

Dramatic and moody in all the right ways… I loved it! Goth with a beat I can dance to… I’m in!

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Jul 04 2025
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4

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

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Jul 05 2025
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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.

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