Reef were an English rock band from Glastonbury. The band members included Gary Stringer on vocals, Kenwyn House on guitar, Jack Bessant on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Their second album, Glow, is ranked at number 26 in Kerrang!'s "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die " list.
Although most members of REEF have west country connections, it wasn't until the four members met in London that the band was formed.
In 1993 while Bessant and ...
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Reef were an English rock band from Glastonbury. The band members included Gary Stringer on vocals, Kenwyn House on guitar, Jack Bessant on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Their second album, Glow, is ranked at number 26 in Kerrang!'s "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die " list.
Although most members of REEF have west country connections, it wasn't until the four members met in London that the band was formed.
In 1993 while Bessant and Stringer were looking for band members, House had met up with Dominic Greensmith (from Ilfracombe, Devon) in London, and discussed forming a band. The foursome finally got together, and started to jam, producing the extremely rare "Purple Tape" demo. The Purple Tape was recorded under the name Naked, later to become Reef, due to other bands having the same name.
After recording a couple of tracks, the band spent much of 1994 touring and building up a fan base. They signed to S2, an off-shoot of Sony. Their first single "Good Feeling" was...
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