Jeffs Playlist: ‘Reactor’

Neil Young and Crazy Horse — Reactor

This is a favorite of mine. It’s hard to say why, but it is. If you give it a lis­ten, you’ll see what I mean.

All tracks are writ­ten by Neil Young, except “Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze,” writ­ten by Neil Young and Frank Sampedro.

Music/video from YouTube; Album info from Wikipedia.

Side one
No.      Title    Length
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
No.      Title    Length
5.         “Southern Pacific”    4:07
6.         “Motor City”   3:11
7.         “Rapid Transit”         4:35
8.         “Shots”           7:42

Personnel

Neil Young – vocals, gui­tar, Synclavier, piano, hand­claps
Crazy Horse
Frank Sampedro – gui­tar, syn­the­siz­er, vocals, hand­clap
Billy Talbot – bass, vocals, hand­claps
Ralph Molina – drums, per­cus­sion, vocals, handclaps

Released       November 2, 1981
Recorded       October 9, 1980 – July 21, 1981
Studio             Modern Recorders, Redwood City, California
Length            38:45
Label              Reprise
Producer        David Briggs, Tim Mulligan & Neil Young with Jerry Napier