Re-ac-tor
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| Studio album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse | |||||
| Released | October 28, 1981 | ||||
| Recorded | October 9, 1980 – July 21, 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 39:06 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Producer | Neil Young, Tim Mulligan, David Briggs, Jerry Napier | ||||
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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. 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 such as Trans (1982) and Landing on Water (1986).
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[edit] Track listing
All songs were written by Neil Young.
[edit] Side one
- "Opera Star" – 3:31
- "Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze" – 4:15
- "T-Bone" – 9:10
- "Get Back on It" – 2:14
[edit] Side Two
- "Southern Pacific" – 4:07
- "Motor City" – 3:11
- "Rapid Transit" – 4:35
- "Shots" – 7:42
[edit] Personnel
- Neil Young – guitar, piano, vocal
- Frank Sampedro – guitar, stringman, vocal
- Billy Talbot – bass, vocal
- Ralph Molina – drums, percussion, vocal
[edit] Miscellanea
The album features the Serenity Prayer prayer in Latin on the back cover:
"Deus, dona mihi serenitatem accipere res quae non possum mutare, fortitudinem mutare res quae possum, atque sapientiam differentiam cognoscere."
The English translation is: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
