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Arc [LIVE]

Neil Young, Crazy Horse
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  • Audio CD (November 12, 1991)
  • Original Release Date: November 12, 1991
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • ASIN: B000002LRQ
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,313 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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For those of you who didn't get quite enough feedback, arena reverb, or raw electricity from 1991's live Weld album to suit your tastes, Neil Young thoughtfully compiled this bizarre aural document. Originally included as a bonus disc on early versions of Weld, Arc is 35 minutes of stray guitar explosions, feedback screeches, stage announcements, and drum checks, all edited together to form a continuous (and actually rather compelling) listening experience. Call it Neil's delayed reaction to Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, or think of it as his personal scrapbook of the Ragged Glory tour. Either way, you probably won't play it very often, but it's still a nice oddity to have in your Neil collection. --Dan Epstein
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC, February 4, 2005
By Jeffery A. Zienty "quacka1" (chandler, az United States) - See all my reviews
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Just great. Put this on when some rock jerk tries to sell you on the next big thing. File next to Metal Machine Music. Noise is what rock and roll is all about. Neil shows it's an art form all by itself. Just wonderful!
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Who said psychedelia is dead?, April 20, 2004
By running_man (Chesterfield Twp., MI) - See all my reviews
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Let me begin by putting to rest the rumor that, despite its similarity to `Revolution #9' from the Beatles White Album, if you record the disc onto tape and listen to Neil repeating, over and over, "I wanna love ya" backwards, you will not, I repeat will NOT hear Neil, sounding like SCTV's Bob McKenzie, saying "Take off, you Hoser!".

That being said, what else can I say about this "compilation composition", as Neil calls it? I'm not sure there was any real "composition" preceding it, save snippets from `Hurricane', `Love and Only Love', and `Welfare Mothers', but it is, definitely, a pile of something. What Neil has apparently done is to take his extended song endings, inspired by his tour mates SonicYouth, and manufactured a 35 minute seamless montage of ... song endings. Since it appears that only the above mentioned 3 songs are the source songs for this `pilation', there is some repetition. To create a 35 minute pile, Neil had to glean song endings from a variety of performances of the same three songs. Lyrically we have from `Hurricane', "I wanna love ya" and "Once I thought I saw you, in a crowded hazy bar"; from `Love and Only Love' we get (predictably) "Love and only love"; and from `Welfare Mothers' Billy Talbots "No more pain..." mantra. Aside from Talbot's single take, the verses are repeated more times than you will be inspired to count.

Is it any good? Well, ask yourself, if you've seen the video `Weld' (the film produced during this same tour) whether you enjoy the extended song endings offered there, or do you find yourself wishing Neil would wind it up already and move on to the next song? If you haven't seen the video, ask yourself if you enjoyed George Harrison's experimental `Wonderwall' album, or the `Apple Jams' disc in his `All Things Must Pass' box set. If you did, and you're `into' unconventional, rather psychedelic, distorted electric guitar meanderings, then you're like me and you should get your hands on this disc, and perhaps some therapy!

The sheer fact that Neil was able to produce such an album and `get away with it' reinforces the aura surrounding his accomplishments. In a small and odd way, it helps to round out his body of music, much like `Revolution #9' revealed to us the extremes in the mindset of the Beatles. Not sure if it's good for what ails ya', but you will possess a deeper appreciation for the artist Neil Young. Three stars only because that's dead in the middle, and I have no idea what to rate this.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Tell Me Why, August 5, 1999
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Why is this still in the catalogue while On The Beach, Time Fades Away, Hawks & Doves, American Stars & Bars, etc remain unreleased on CD?
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3.0 out of 5 stars Take it on its own terms
Well, you can listen to this full blast, which is Neil's apparent preference, or you can listen to it at a barely audible volume, at which point it becomes ambient music. Read more
Published 9 months ago by John S. Gamache

5.0 out of 5 stars King of the "Armageddon" ending
Years ago (like, 25 years ago), I heard an interview w/ David Lee Roth & Eddie Van Halen. They referred to a long, drawn-out, heavy, dramatic ending to a song as an "Armageddon"... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Arc
Arc is a must have for feed back freaks- its a bit tough- I think seeing Neil Young live and watching him prowl around the stage immersed in his music is something that... Read more
Published 23 months ago by D. Jones

1.0 out of 5 stars I love all of Neil's offerings ....but....................
I saw that incredible 1990 tour and it CRANKED!!!! Also, Neil is probably one of my favorite performers and I can find something to love in just about every album he has... Read more
Published on October 3, 2007 by Reviewer Paco

1.0 out of 5 stars ARC
This was the worse CD I have ever purchased. I love Neil Young but this one was a very bad recording. The product was poor quality and the music was even worse!
Published on September 11, 2007 by Teresa Flynn

5.0 out of 5 stars "Thirty minutes I will never get back"
[Compiled, cutup, from all the other reviews.]

The sheer fact that Neil was able to produce vibrations of massive steel structures, guitar in a garbage disposal and... Read more
Published on June 29, 2007 by Calliope

3.0 out of 5 stars A little advice about genius musicians
FIRST A CAVEAT: I have not yet experienced this album. However, the following comments are still relevant to the topic of what recording artists should or should not make... Read more
Published on June 27, 2007 by CMW-Tzvi

3.0 out of 5 stars Rating depends os standard used
Musically, I'd give it a 1. But if the review is purpose driven, I'd give it a 5. Only this, Metal Machine Music, and Diamanda Gals are sure fire get the people out of you rhouse... Read more
Published on May 25, 2006 by Winchester

1.0 out of 5 stars Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9...
Sorry Neil, I'm a big fan of yours but this simply doesn't cut it. A half-hour of pure feedback, huh? Read more
Published on May 18, 2006 by finulanu

4.0 out of 5 stars If you like your Neil Young rough, and tough.
I had misgivings after reading the reviews on ARC about buying this one. I am very happy with this, having listened to it once, before writing this and now again as we go. Read more
Published on March 25, 2006 by Miguel Bandito

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