• Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Mar 13, 2001
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. 80
    As a slice of rootsy blues, it works nicely.
  2. Reptile shows the guitar legend continuing to explore classic blues-derived sounds with palpable sincerity and conviction.
  3. A smooth and engaging affair, with consistently strong singing and playing from Clapton.
  4. 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.
  5. With guitars down in the mix (when they aren't unplugged altogether), Clapton's ever-evolving voice is the real centerpiece.
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. peters
    Oct 14, 2006
    8
    A bit slick, but that's Clapton since 30 years. Makes me want to play guitar myself again, which should be a plus!
  2. theresao
    May 6, 2005
    10
    best of the recent albums.
  3. terrib
    Apr 30, 2005
    10
    Very well done, as all others.