Emerging as the phenomenon known as Britpop reached its height, Reef's own brand of blues-rock sat out of kilter with the predilection for Madchester and all things Beatles at the time. Owing more to Led Zeppelin and all things bluesy, the West Country quartet's first album, Replenish, crashed into the musical landscape like a runaway truck. Built around an intense guitar-driven sound and the forty-a-day howl of front man Gary Stringer, the album is as raw as it is … mehranachronistic. The sheer, untamed blare of riff-based tracks like "Naked" and "Choose To Live" is hard to ignore and even in quieter moments, as on the consummate "Mellow" the metal fanfare is in evidence. Although subsequent albums have seen the band evolve into a tighter and more original outfit, it is here that the adrenaline rush of their roots really lies. --George Lees weniger
CD 1
01 - Feed Me
02 - Naked
03 - Good Feeling
04 - Repulsive… mehr
05 - Mellow
06 - Together
07 - Replenish
08 - Choose To Live
09 - Comfort
10 - Loose
11 - End weniger