Chameleon King
1990 - 1992
Chameleon King formed in 1990. Originally they were named
Lunar Eclipse, but switched to Chameleon King. The original
lineup was: Matthew Crane (vocals), Rich Brown (guitar)
John Heeter (bass) and Justin Berger (drums).
Rob Bartleson played bass for CK in 1990-1991, and then Scott Wedel
took over bass from 1991-1992. They rehearsed in Rich's
bedroom until they found a space behind Ellensburg Video with
another local band, the Divining Rods.
In early 1991, Rich recorded Logical Disorder - their 1st release -
on his 4-track with the help of some of the Divining Rods' gear.
In late 1991, the band went to Seattle and recorded their 2nd
release, The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile, at
Avast! Recording co. with Stuart Hallerman.
They were influenced by Black Sabbath, Metallica, the Cure,
Rush, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden,
the Beatles & Mr Bungle.
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I Am Yours
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5 m 1 s - 4.6 megabytes
vocals - Matthew Crane
guitars, lyrics - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Why Do People Wanna
Beat Me Up?
(1st version)
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2 m 44 s - 2.5 megabytes
vocals, lyrics - Matthew Crane
guitars, backing vocals - Rich Brown
bass - Rob Bartleson
drums - Justin Berger
recorded in 1990 - from the album
Logical Disorder
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Rampage
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5 m 35 s - 5.1 megabytes
vocals - Matthew Crane
acoustic & electric guitars - Rich Brown
bass, soprano saxophone - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
lyrics - Stuart Whitmore
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Little Demon
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4 m 2 s - 3.7 megabytes
vocals, lyrics - Matthew Crane
guitars - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
percussion - James Brown
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Love is No Punk
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6 m 2 s - 5.5 megabytes
*Parental Advisory!
The lyrics to this song
may offend certain listeners
vocals, lyrics - Matthew Crane
guitars - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
percussion - James Brown
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Turnpike
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3 m 49 s - 3.5 megabytes
guitar - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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The Room of Blue Light
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6 m 12 s - 5.9 megabytes
vocals - Matthew Crane
guitar, backing vox, lyrics - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
keyboards - Scott Robinson
drums - Justin Berger
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Hopeless Understanding
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4 m 35 s - 4.4 megabytes
vocals, lyrics - Matthew Crane
guitar - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
keyboards - Scott Robinson
drums - Justin Berger
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Scratching at the Glass
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6 m 30 s - 6.2 megabytes
backing vocals - Matthew Crane
lead vocals, lyrics, guitar - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Snowdrift
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6 m 42 s - 6.14 megabytes
vocals - Matthew Crane
guitars, backing vox, lyrics - Rich Brown
bass - Rob Bartleson
drums - Justin Berger
recorded in 1990 - from the album
Logical Disorder
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Too Cool
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6 m 2 s - 5.5 megabytes
*Parental Advisory!
The lyrics to this song
may offend certain listeners
vocals, lyrics - Matthew Crane
guitars - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Tie It Off
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m 42 s - 6.14 megabytes
vocals, lyrics - Matthew Crane
guitars - Rich Brown
bass - Rob Bartleson
drums - Justin Berger
trombone & horn arrangement
- Monte Whitbeck
trumpets - Dema Progrebniak,
Jason White
saxophone - Scott Wedel
recorded in 1990 - from the album
Logical Disorder
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Why Do People Wanna
Beat Me Up?
(2nd version)
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3 m 5 s - 2.8 megabytes
vocals, lyrics - Matthew Crane
guitar - Rich Brown
bass - Scott Wedel
drums - Justin Berger
recorded at Avast! in 1991
- from the album
The Trials & Tribulations of a Royal Reptile
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Chameleon King 1990
photo by Mark Bryant
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Matthew Crane 1991
photo by Mark Bryant
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Chameleon King 1991
photo by Mark Bryant
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Rich Brown 1991
photo by Mark Bryant
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Chameleon King 1991
photo by Diane Curtis
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Justin Berger 1991
photo by Mark Bryant
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Rich Brown 1989
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Rob Bartleson 1991
photo by Mark Bryant
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Matthew Crane 1993
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Justin Berger 1994
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