Re-Ac-Tor

Neil Young has always relied on the spontaneity of the moment to create his magic. *Re-Ac-Tor* may not be one of Young\'s major accomplishments, but it does contain several essential moments, including the defiant opening cut, \"Opera Star,\" as underrated a tune as Young has written. \"Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze\" is one of Young\'s shaggy dog tales, complete with cowbell and a few tortured screams. \"T-Bone\" is nearly perverse industrial, grinding for nine minutes on the bizarre couplet \"Got mashed potato / Ain\'t got no T-Bone.\" \"Shots,\" \"Southern Pacific,\" and \"Motor City\" have their obvious charms. This raw-in-the-studio is quirky and entrancing.

Neil Young employs Crazy Horse to help him bash out a guitar-drenched hard rock set made up of thrown-together material.