LaL Generation Gaffe

[George A Coelho <George_A_Coelho@ccm.sc.intel.com>]

Firstly, let me say how much I enjoy the new LaL overall, which makes me 
wonder why the crude surgery on Entwistle's brilliant bass break in My 
Generation was necessary, in the reissued work.

To put in perspective, in 1965, when the bloody bass could barely be 
heard on most recordings (except for Tamla/Motown) and the bassist in 
most bands was assumed to be asleep, Entwistle's work was considered to 
be a revolutionary breakthrough in rock & roll (see also Bass Player 
article, April 1995).

Some of you must have noticed the very nasty repetition of the two first 
bars of the 16 bar break, which appear again in bars 8-10 of the break! 
Not only is the repetition boring but the whole construction of the 
break is lost with the elimination of the original two most unique and 
difficult to play bars (try it). Also for those who have the old 
recording, you can hear Roger trying to come back in too early just 
after the break. Fixing this latter mistake, of course, did not hurt 
anything. Slicing Entwistle's break, however, is sacrilege.

Is anyone else disappointed in this? John's contributions deserve a 
better fate. Can anyone shed light on why this chop-job was necessary?

Regards, George