''Left for Live'' is a live album by

John Entwistle John Alec Entwistle (9 October 194427 June 2002) was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band ...

, who was the bassist for

The Who The Who are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of th ...

. In 1995, Entwistle put together a backing band with producer Steve Luongo that he christened as simply 'The John Entwistle Band'. The outfit also featured guitarist Godfrey Townsend and keyboardist Gordon Cotten with harmony vocals performed by all the members. The group documented their 1998 tour, during which they performed a mix of new, solo and classic songs from The Who. The song " Under a Raging Moon" is written by

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(from St Elmo's Fire fame) and Julia Downes and is included on

Roger Daltrey Sir Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band the Who, known for his powerful voice and charismatic stage presence. His stage persona ear ...

's 1985 solo album of the same name, the track is a tribute to The Who's drummer

Keith Moon Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and ...

who died in 1978. It was said that Entwistle wanted to play this song instead of

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with The Who but

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disagreed so Entwistle wanted to record his own version instead as a tribute to Moon.

Critical reception

When

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rated the album they said, "John Entwistle may be the most esteemed bass guitarist in rock & roll – and he's a proven songwriter, too. But while Entwistle's thundering basslines and seminal synthesizer work helped make the Who the godfathers of arena rock, Left for Live is a sorry imitation. Most of the album is just generic bluster."

Track listing

All songs written by John Entwistle except those noted

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals,

eight-string bass guitar An eight-string bass guitar is a type of bass guitar with double course strings normally tuned in octaves, with both strings in a course usually played simultaneously. As on a 12-string guitar, this produces a natural chorus effect due to the sub ...

, bass guitar *Godfrey Townsend – guitar, backing vocals * Steve Luongo – drums, backing vocals *Gordon Cotten – keyboards, backing vocals

References

External links

* {{Authority control John Entwistle live albums 1999 albums 1999 live albums Albums produced by Jon Astley Albums produced by John Entwistle