Calling Interpol a rip-off of the Chameleons is like calling the White
Stripes a rip-off of The Who.

Puhhhleeease!
Jeff

P.S. But Miles...glad you took the time to find out for yourself. The
Chameleons
were *indeed* a jewel of the 80s...criminally over-lookd by the mainstream.


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> Several people on Loud-Fans and Idealcopy have argued for
Interpol-as-Chameleons-UK ripoff, but >after having done my own thorough
investigation of this matter by buying the initial run of Chameleons >albums
(the Chameleons were one of the few '80s bands I totally missed out on at
the time), they're >hearing something that I'm sure as heck not hearing.
But they're still a better comparison than Joy >Division.