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. [The deluxe edition expands the set to two discs and adds twelve tracks.] ~ Mark Morgenstein