Delayed Reaction
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{{Infobox album
| name = Delayed Reaction
| type = Album
| artist = Soul Asylum
| cover = Delayed_Reaction.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 17, 2012
| recorded = 2010–2012
| venue =
| studio = Flowers Studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 33:02
| label = 429 Records
| producer = Soul Asylum overseen by John Fields
| prev_title = Playlist: The Very Best of Soul Asylum
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Change of Fortune
| next_year = 2016
}}
Delayed Reaction is Soul Asylum's 10th full-length studio album and follow-up to their 2006 studio release The Silver Lining. It was released on July 17, 2012,{{Citation |title=Soul Asylum - Delayed Reaction Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/delayed-reaction-mw0002369741 |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en}} and debuted at #160 on Billboard. It is their first album released on 429 Records.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002369741|label=Review of Delayed Reaction|last=Deming|first=Mark}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = B{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/soul-asylum-delayed-reaction-1798173514 |title=Soul Asylum: Delayed Reaction |publisher=The A.V. Club |last=Heller |first=Jason |date=17 July 2012 |access-date=26 March 2018}}
| rev3 = Consequence of Sound
| rev3Score = C−{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2012/07/album-review-soul-asylum-delayed-reaction/ |title=Soul Asylum - Delayed Reaction |publisher=Consequence of Sound |last=Bray |first=Ryan |date=13 July 2012 |accessdate=26 March 2018}}
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Delayed Reaction received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/delayed-reaction/soul-asylum |title=Delayed Reaction by Soul Asylum Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=26 March 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Dave Pirner
|title1 = Gravity
|length1 = 4:32
|title2 = Into the Light
|length2 = 3:58
|title3 = The Streets
|length3 = 2:49
|title4 = By the Way
|length4 = 3:21
|title5 = Pipe Dream
|length5 = 2:45
|title6 = Let's All Kill Each Other
|length6 = 2:40
|title7 = Cruel Intentions
|length7 = 3:54
|title8 = The Juice
|length8 = 3:38
|title9 = Take Manhattan
|length9 = 2:55
|title10 = I Should've Stayed in Bed
|length10 = 5:10
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Exclusive Best Buy edition bonus tracks
| title11 = Leave This Town
| length11 = 3:08
| title12 = Time Will Tell
| length12 = 3:03
| title13 = Your Generation
| length13 = 3:07
| title14 = Good Morning Good Morning
| length14 = 2:41
}}
"By the Way" was originally released in demo form 20 years earlier as a B-Side to the 1992 single "Somebody to Shove"; "Let's All Kill Each Other" was originally released on Saturday, October 25, 2008, on EnterTheSoulAsylum.com as a free download until the 2008 U.S. Election Day (Tuesday, November 4, 2008), and "I Should've Stayed in Bed" was originally released in 1998 on Live at the Palais Royale and "Good Morning, Good Morning" is a cover of The Beatles song from their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Band members
- Dave Pirner – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dan Murphy – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tommy Stinson – bass
- Michael Bland – drums
References
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