Jeff Dahl’s long and storied career is nothing if not prolific. From his first single, “Rock and Roll Critic,” in 1977 (on which he played all the instruments) to legendary and historic stints with LA punk bands Vox Pop (1979), the Angry Samoans (1980-82) and Powertrip (1982-84), to Street Fighting Reptile (his 21st solo album) he's played on and released a wide variety of records that remain true to his “three chords and a bad attitude” philosophy. Dahl left LA for the Arizona desert in 1990, at which point he started releasing a string of solo albums at the astounding rate of one or two a year - a schedule he kept for close to a full decade. 2003 finds Dahl sticking by his original modus operandi, playing pretty much all of the instuments on this record himself, save utilizing the services of a few carefully chosen “special guest” musicians from the AZ region, and the result is an all-out trash 'n' glam rock and roll party that is possibly his most solid album from top to bottom.

King of the punks, Jeff Dahl, returns with his most hard rockin' album to date in the form of Street Fighting Reptile. Though every bit as rugged and raw as its numerous predecessors, Street Fighting Reptile is a leaner, meaner album that finds Dahl wallowing thick in the Mott/Faces/Lou Reed sound he so often experiments with. Less punk and more rock is the motto here, yet the album loses none of its edge as a result. On tracks like "Trans-Sister" and "Destination Blackout," Dahl retains every bit of the axe-slinger glory he brought to bands like the Angry Samoans and Powertrip. Yet he branches out here too and on cuts like "Road To Madrid," gets downright sentimental. Mainly though, it's sleazy, riff-driven guitar rock and Dahl knows this genre like the back of his hand. "Deathrattle Shake," "Better Days," and "Transvestites, Transsexuals and Chicks with Dicks," are classic Dahl gutter anthems, yet feature a bit more groove and strut than his usual in your face approach. Growing older, wiser and more mature, possibly? Yeah, maybe. But likely, after making like 25 albums over the last two decades, he's just flexing his muscles and stretching a bit. Nothing wrong with that, right, as long as it still rocks. And it does… rest assured…
—Frank Meyer, KNAC.com

Ultra-prolific, ultra-eclectic, alternately pissed-off and sentimental, Jeff Dahl has been hurning out his brand of fired-up rock and roll for over two decades. He has left in his wake a punk rock legacy that includes time served in bands Vox Pop and Powertrip as well as two years as front man for punk-rock legends Angry Samoans. On Street Fighting Reptile, Dahl drops a hydrogen bomb of pure rock riffs mixed with snotty vocals and buckets full of dirty glam and attitude through 8 balls-out numbers and 2 tender ballads. Handling all the production himself, Dahl went so far as to play almost all the instruments on the record with the occasional help of a few close friends from the ranks of The 440s, Slash City Daggers, Tempe Tramps and Monstar. Dahl shows that his strength lies in the straight-up rockers, blasting out tracks like the title track, “Trans-Sister” and “Destination: Blackout” with all the energy and fervor of a teenager, while slowing things down for “Road to Madrid,” and “Halo Moon.” “The Ballad of Mott – Pt. 2” laments the lost nights of Glam-rock, namedropping icons and promising “somewhere down in the pit of my soul, I swear those days live on.” Street Fighting Reptile’s highlight is “Transvestites, Transsexuals and Chicks with Dicks” a bawdy sing-along boasting a never-ending chorus (and a sly Randy Newman reference) that is perhaps one of the most memorable songs Dahl has produced in years. Fans of the new wave of young bands suddenly embracing rock and roll would do well to let Jeff Dahl show them how it’s really done.
—Phillip Price, ZiaRecords.com