"Script of the Bridge" is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Chameleons. It was released on 8 August 1983 by the 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."
A sample of dialogue from the 1946 film "Two Sisters from Boston" was used as the introduction to the album's first track, "Don't Fall." According to the Chameleons' official website, the band had a microphone set up to a television and recorded random bits, presumably for use in some songs.
The introduction to the album's first track, Don't Fall, features a sample of dialogue from the 1946 film Two Sisters from Boston. According to the Chameleons' official website, the band recorded random bits of dialogue from television using a microphone, presumably for use in their songs.
Andrew Welsh of the Daily Record noted that the album is characterized by subtly psychedelic Cure-like guitars and militaristic drum patterns reminiscent of Joy Division.
- The album has been described as gothic rock, though Mark Burgess, the band's frontman, stated that goth didn't even exist when the album was released, and described the band as definitely post-punk.
- Burgess mentioned that guitarist Dave Fielding was influenced by artists like Joni Mitchell and Mike Oldfield, while drummer John Lever was a fan of Peter Gabriel and Genesis.
