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Re·ac·tor
Rock · 1981 · 8 tracks

Re·ac·tor

Neil Young

Heavy, repetitive, and intentionally abrasive. A transition into the eighties marked by distorted riffs, Synclavier experiments, and a stubborn refusal to be pretty.

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It's the record where Neil Young decided to see how long he could play one riff before you got annoyed.

A stubborn, mechanical defiance that trades melody for a hypnotic, distorted grind.

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Noise Textured+2.9σ

The production is built around noise textured than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Opera Star
3:36
02
Surfer Joe & Moe the Sleaze
4:21
03
T‐Bone
9:21
04
Get Back on It
2:19
05
Southern Pacific
4:14
06
Motor City
3:14
07
Rapid Transit
4:41
08
Shots
7:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
the relentless nine-minute repetition of a single riff on track 3 that tests the listener's patience and sanity
the jarring sound of simulated gunfire and heavy distortion that closes out the final track
the dry, deadpan delivery of the car-obsessed lyrics on track 6 over a chugging blues-rock rhythm
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