Strange Times (1986)

About this title: If there was a should-have-been year in the Chameleons' history, 1986 would clearly be it, and Strange Times demonstrates that on every track, practically in every note. Signed to a huge label, with production help from the Dave Allen/Mark Saunders team who worked on the Cure's brilliant series of late-'80s records (here providing a more balanced sound between guitar effects and direct punch than appeared on What), the Chameleons delivered an album that should have been the step to a more above-board existence on radio and beyond. Right from the start, a stunning upward spiral of a guitar ... read more

Tracks:

1. Mad Jack [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
2. Caution [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
3. Tears [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
4. Soul in Isolation [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
5. Swamp Thing [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
6. Time the End of Time [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
7. Seriocity [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
8. In Answer [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
9. Childhood [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
10. I'll Remember [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
11. Tears [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
12. Paradiso [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
13. Inside Out [Burgess/Fielding/Le]
14. John, I'm Only Dancing [Bowie]
15. Tomorrow Never Knows [Lennon/McCartney]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.