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Reptile

by Eric Clapton

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Overall Rating: 2.5697 Reptile is ranked overall as 2.5697 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.5964 Reptile has an avg. critic score of 2.5964 out of 4 stars

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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. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Eric Clapton seems to be caught in something of a career dilemma at present. ...more

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. ...more

PopMatters

In recent weeks Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs has found its way onto the car stereo to remind me of what a glittering, if brief, moment that was for Eric Clapton, shrouded under the loose disguise of Derek and the Dominoes, an American band of huge quality in tow and a young man called Duane Allman ready to trade off every lick his senior pa ...more

Entertainment Weekly

A waggish friend recently suggested that aging rock stars -- like many of their counterparts in the jazz and classical worlds -- should consider teaching, where they might contribute to the genre's betterment rather than simply delivering yet another third-rate album. ...more

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Billboard

Reptile shows the guitar legend continuing to explore classic blues-derived sounds with palpable sincerity and conviction....read the complete review at Billboard

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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...read the complete review at Dot Music

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thenightowl.com

Anytime, Eric Clapton releases a new album, it's an event. His last effort, the collaboration with B.B. King, Riding with the King was one of the best of his career. However, I had some major reservations about this one. Clapton's last 'solo' album,...read the complete review at thenightowl.com

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