Reptile
by Eric Clapton


8.6

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This new 14-track set from Eric Clapton features a mix of originals and covers (including songs by Stevie Wonder and James Taylor).

LABEL:	Reprise
RELEASE DATE:	13 March 2001
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Blues

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CDNow

As a slice of rootsy blues, it works nicely.

Billboard

Reptile shows the guitar legend continuing to explore classic blues-derived sounds with palpable sincerity and conviction.

Wall of Sound

A smooth and engaging affair, with consistently strong singing and playing from Clapton.

Rolling Stone

Over the course of fourteen tracks, Clapton blends virtually every style he's worked in during the past thirty-five years. Whether it will strike your ears as something-for-everyone generosity or a patchy jumble probably depends on how much of a purist you are.

Sonicnet

With guitars down in the mix (when they aren't unplugged altogether), Clapton's ever-evolving voice is the real centerpiece.

Q Magazine

It's that sense of doing just enough but no more that permeates this album, at times rendering it laid back to the point of disengaged.

Dot Music

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with this album - just the airbrushed production of tracks like James Taylor's 'Don't Let Me Be Lonely' robs them of any true grit and soul they might have had. And that, in a nutshell, is the problem afflicting Clapton at the moment, making for yet another average album to add to the list.

New York Magazine

At its very best, "Superman Inside" for example, Reptile is as expressive as anything he did in the nineties. The other half of Reptile is a series of oddball genre digressions and cornball balladeering.

Entertainment Weekly

But at heart, Reptile is yet another version of the tepid corporate rock records Clapton's been making ever since 1974's bestselling 461 Ocean Boulevard.

The average user rating for this album is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
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peter s gave it an8:
A bit slick, but that's Clapton since 30 years. Makes me want to play guitar myself again, which should be a plus!

theresa o gave it a10:
best of the recent albums.

terri b gave it a10:
Very well done, as all others.

Florian D. gave it a 10:
Great marvelous bravo Eric you always astonish me.

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
Opened me up a bit, it's very nice for me

Ron S. gave it a 8:
Sticking to his roots once again and choosing songs that show his intergity to the styles that have carried him through joyful and hardtimes. This album is a masterpiece! Clapton's vocals are prime here. In concert he will shine.

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Reptile by Eric Clapton

Reptile
by Eric Clapton