Some of the most glorious British guitar music of the ’80s was born under the glowering skies of Manchester. And while the Chameleons never matched the commercial heights of city brethren the Smiths and New Order, those who did discover the band’s third album, Strange Times, were forever marked by the experience.
“I’d forgotten how much this album meant to me,” posted Oasis’ Noel Gallagher on Instagram in 2018. “It came out in ’86, when I was 19. I’ve been listening to it every day since and I have to say it’s blown my mind – again. It must have influenced my early years as a songwriter because I can hear me in it everywhere.”
