Why Call It Anything?

Why Call It Anything? Artist: The Chameleons
Label: Rtd
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 684340000564
EAN: 0684340000564
ASIN: B00005MGAA


Release Date: 2001-08-23

Why Call It Anything?


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Tracks:

  1. Shades
  2. Anyone Alive?
  3. Indiana
  4. Lufthansa
  5. Truth Isn't Truth Anymore
  6. All Around
  7. Dangerous Land
  8. Music In The Womb
  9. Miracles And Wonders
  10. Are You Still There?

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Album Description

Fittingly enough, these Mancunian icons once sang "It's been a long time Jack, welcome back". Indeed. The Chameleons, the 80s' greatest unacknowledged geniuses, broke up in 1987 just when their future looked brightest & they should havetaken their rightful place alongside bands like U2 and Echo & The Bunnymen. Now they're back again with a new 10 trackalbum, each an original & delectable work of art that sound as good individually as they do collectively. Each proves why these four sons of Manchester, England are as strong as ever: they continue to hone their unique talent for combining brilliant songwriting with enticing melodies and atmospheric backdrops that grow more addictive with each additional listening like every lethal drug. Those amazed by the upbeat version of "Indian" heard during their recent concerts will find their drool hitting the floor again with the version found here. Not to be missed.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars why call it a comeback?.......2002-02-02

They sound like they never went away. If you were lucky enough to see them live in 2001, you know what I'm talking about. This is a band that seems to effortlessly ride a ferocious wave of musical power. In any case, Why Call It Anything is a fine continuation of the Chameleon's journey through musical history. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars The Return Of The Roughnecks.......2001-11-03

The Chameleons in the year 2001 have changed their sound leaving in a secondary role the bass and drum lines and giving priority to crystal and acoustic guitars, vocal harmonies and chorus line.

The album opens with Shades, the strongest and catchiest song. The following songs grow in lyric depth which dive us in quiet and intimate ambients where the vocal harmonies are the main instrument.

As it was being a general rule in the solo works of the bassist of The Chameleons after their splitup, Mark Burgess gives more importance to the vocal line than to the bass line, and new sounds are added to the songs like a hammond organ or the reggae voice of Kwasi Asante. On this, the fourth studio album, we have the delicate harmony beauty of Music In The Womb with its sad organ or Lufthansa, the long ambiental evolution of Miracle and Wonders with reggae rythms and chorus fusion, the harmony experimentation of Truth Isn't Truth Anymore nearer to a progressive rock style and the last chorus line of Dangerous Land by the rest of the members of The Chameleons.

The album includes a revision of Indian, originally included on Strip and now called Indiana which includes more rythmical and melodic arrangements.

In short, a great change in the evolution of this band who doesn't want to look back at the past, opening their musical style to sounds that didn't belong to the band years ago.

4 out of 5 stars A Miracle and Wonder.......2001-09-04

WCIA is a confident, balanced, comeback album by one of the most dependably excellent bands I've ever heard. Lyrically and melodically it's not quite as strong as its three full-length predecessors. But there are no weak tracks, the production is wisely more reserved, and the band explores new styles and genres ambitiously and successfully without losing their trademark "coldwave" sound. This disc not only stands up to repeated play but grows stronger with each listen. Be careful though... The Chameleons (UK) are one of those groups where once you listen to one album you suddenly NEED to own absolutely everything else they've ever done. Ten purchases from now don't say I didn't warn you.

5 out of 5 stars Why Call It Anything? (When it's such a great new album...).......2001-08-29

After almost 15 years since the group originally disbanded, I was happy to finally purchase their new release. This album, although a bit different from their earlier material, you will not be disappointed by the sounds of their great new work. The album ranges with various moods from the highly energetic "shades" to the surreal "dangerous lands" to the romantic "Luftansa" and to the reflective song "Miracles and Wonders" featuring reggae singer Kwasi. Hopefully, this is just the begining of many more great albums to come by the Chameleons. A must for your collection.

4 out of 5 stars Why Call It Anything Indeed..........2001-08-22

Well, The Chameleons have lived up to their name once again. If you are a fan of atmospheric music, "Why Call It Anything" will surely put your mind into ethereal divagation. But, will it put you to sleep? Not really. This is the fourth album from those four guys from Manchester that have enchanted a loyal bunch of fans for the last 24 years. The one "pop" song they had in 1983 was the booming "Up the Down Escalator". This latest offering is just under an hour long spread out over ten cuts with the band still sounding very tight. The opening song "Shades" immediately will cause fans of Live to take note of Dave Fielding's keyboards. It's not a riff ripoff, more like a tip of the hat from a band of veterans who also enjoy the sound. The same applies for Mark Burgess' vocals in "Anyone Alive?" which bear an uncanny resemblance to Marc Almond of Soft Cell fame. "Indiana" ties together another great mix of driving guitar, bass, and rhythmic drumming. "Truth Isn't Truth Anymore" sees The Chameleons penetrate the troposphere and enter deep into the rarified air of keyboard atmospherics. This largely continues for the rest of the `B-side' of the album to good effect. Rasta master Kwasi Asante makes his backing vocals and percussion appearance on "Miracles and Wonders". Much of this nine minute cut orbits via the keyboards around the gravitational field of Pink Floyd's "Meddle" album of the 1970s.

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