Glow

Reef | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 3, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BUW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,550 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Place Your Hands

2. I Would Have Left You

3. Summer's in Bloom

4. Lately Stomping

5. Consideration

6. Don't You Like It?

7. Come Back Brighter

8. Higher Vibration

9. I'm Not Scared

10. Robot Riff

11. Yer Old

12. Lullaby

Editorial Reviews

1997 debut album for Sony. Out-of-print domestically. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glowing with excellence, January 16, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Glow (Audio CD)

Glow in one word is "best". Every track is so good that you will never skip one. It includes some of Reef's best including the singles Place Your Hands, Consideration, Come Back Brighter and Yer Old. Gary Stringer's brilliant voice is so catchy that it goes perfectly with the guitars and drums. Glow has a lot of variety with slow, fast and classic songs.

Glow opens with the single "Place Your Hands, one of Reef's most memorable songs. As "I Would Have Left You" starts, you can recognise the demanding verses follows by a straight guitar beat that you will want to know how to play. Next is "Summer's In Bloom", with a great starting beat and strong chorus to go with the mighty verses. "Lately Stomping" has the tropical kind of feeling to it to match it's sugary rush, at only 2:44 you might think this would sound cheap,it may not be long but it holds up with a chorus that uses Gary Stringer's voice in a unique way. The next single from Glow is "Consideration", a slow but clever song using soft drums combined with strong vocals that continues until the end where it shows its strong point. The slow drone of the band singing "It's gonna be alright" is a memorable tune that Reef fans cannot forget. The pace picks up with the constant riffs of "Don't You Like It?". The verses go well with the guitar. The fast chorus go perfectly with the drums and guitar constantly to keep the song strong. The next single is "Come Back Brighter" starts with what you might think is the chorus but instead is a short verse that works well with the deep guitar and bleeping noises that continue throughout the song. "Higher Vibration" lives up to its name with a ground braeking beat that will defintely vibrate the floor higher than any other song with its constant stop and start habit. The powerful chorus will leave other bands in the dust, crying for mercy. "I'm Not Scared" opens with a simple drum loop which is closely followed by Gary's voice. The chorus is long and perfect for the rest of the beat that follows, "I'm Not Scared" is a song that you can't skip, it is so catchy that you will constantly sing it. It is given an echo effect in the chorus which gives it a boost to go along with the crowd of people that can be heard later on in the song singing the chorus which gives it a brilliant mood for the album. "Robot Riff" hence it's name, is a long 7:12 track full of faint lyrics and robotic bleeps and other noises. The lyrics do well to match the robotic sounds. The last single from the album is "Yer Old". The fast drums and various guitar beats match the vocals excellently to give it the angry feeling. A fast paced and demanding song gives "Yer Old" to be a classic. The closing track "Lullaby" infact as the name suggests, a soft slow beat with catchy drums to keep you interested.
Glow is a definate hit with 12 brilliant, high quality tracks and various catchy beats to keep you listening. I would suggest this to Reef fans. Rock lovers can't go wrong with this.

Order of songs from best to not as good
1 I'm Not Scared
2 Place Your Hands
3 Don't You Like It?
4 I Would Have Left You
5 Yer Old
6 Higher Vibration
7 Come Back Brighter
8 Summer's In Bloom
9 Consideration
10 Lately Stomping
11 Robot Riff
12 Lullaby

Overall 10/10 Can't miss it, a brilliant Reef album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Play it to your mother, November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Glow (Audio CD)

Buy it and play it when your mother is around. This is the real thing. The songs deliver rock and roll as it should be immediate, powerful and angry. Think Rage Against the Machine crossed with Led Zep. Not a bad song on the album. Also check out the first CD by reef (Replenish).

5.0 out of 5 stars I rate the cd 100 stars there should be more like it., June 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Glow (Audio CD)

I got this cd at home and on tape for my walkman and it's the best thing since eating crisps in bed. I have listened to it none stop every day since xmas great stuff. I must get one of the other tracks. Bye till later