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

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, who was the bassist for

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. In 1995, Entwistle put together a backing band with producer

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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

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fame) and Julia Downes and is included on

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

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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. 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, 8-string bass guitar, bass guitar *Godfrey Townsend – guitar, backing vocals *

– drums, backing vocals *Gordon Cotten – keyboards, backing vocals

References

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