Re-ac-tor

Re-ac-tor
Studio album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Released	October 28, 1981 (1981-10-28)
Recorded	October 9, 1980 – July 21, 1981 at Modern Recorders, Redwood City, CA
Genre	Rock
Length	39:06
Label	Reprise
Producer	Neil Young, Tim Mulligan, David Briggs, Jerry Napier
Professional reviews
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Neil Young chronology
Hawks & Doves (1980) Re-ac-tor (1981) Trans (1982)

Re-ac-tor is an album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, released in 1981. The album married the electric guitar crunch of the late 70s Crazy Horse sound with early 80s New Wave rhythms. The simplistic, overdriven sound of the songs can be seen as a continuation of the punk-influenced numbers of Rust Never Sleeps such as "Sedan Delivery". Critical reception to the album was generally poor except for the accolades accorded to the album closer "Shots." The album marked the first use by Neil Young of the Synclavier which would be featured heavily on several of his later albums: Trans (1982) and Landing on Water (1986).

It was unavailable on compact disc until it was released as a HDCD-encoded remastered version on August 19, 2003 as part of the Neil Young Archives Digital Masterpiece Series.

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Young.

Side one

1. "Opera Star" – 3:31
2. "Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze" – 4:15
3. "T-Bone" – 9:10
4. "Get Back on It" – 2:14

Side two

1. "Southern Pacific" – 4:07
2. "Motor City" – 3:11
3. "Rapid Transit" – 4:35
4. "Shots" – 7:42

Personnel

• Neil Young – guitar, piano, vocal
• Frank Sampedro – guitar, stringman, vocal
• Billy Talbot – bass, vocal
• Ralph Molina – drums, percussion, vocal

External links

• Lyrics at HyperRust.org