The Reactions

Cleveland's Reactions weren't the biggest contenders in the Homestead Records stable. Not by a longshot in fact, but that didn't stop them from creating one wholly admirable EP ('Cracked Marbles'), exuding a fevered, guitar-centric palette falling somewhere between The Feelies and The Smithereens. The trio's bio humorously opines: "In an era where dogshit R.E.M.-alike tunes are flooding our turntables, The Reactions have already clocked in with two of the ‘80s coolest indie singles, in “Tomorrows Time Today” and “I Want You”. The Reactions indeed were not R.E.M. sound-alikes, but not completely removed from those sonic environs either. [SOUECE: WILFULLY OBSCURE]