That nod came in the form the catchy "Days of Light," about Daltrey's brief stint as a working stiff, from "Rocks in The Head." With that, the chatty, personable showman played "Behind Blue Eyes" and continued focusing on songs by his band during the 52-minute set, with only a glancing nod at his eight solo records. Of The Who songs, Daltrey said, "Sure, they're Who songs they're my songs and I enjoy playing them." Shedding the six-string, Daltrey kicked into another high-octane Who favorite, "The Real Me," which the singer spiced up with his trademark microphone twirling. "The point of what I'm doing is to have fun," Daltrey said before the band launched into "I Can See For Miles," with Daltrey donning an acoustic guitar. Daltrey - who arrived on stage in full daylight to little fanfare - knows what his fans want and he's eager to give it to them. His eighth and most recent solo outing was 1992's "Rocks in the Head."įew, however, could name a solo Daltrey tune, except perhaps "Free Me," from the 1980 "McVicar" soundtrack (on which all members of The Who performed).īut that's OK, because Daltrey favored songs by The Who in his set, doing only a one tune from his solo records. The band languishes for a while but then pops back up again, like it did earlier this year for the much-discussed Super Bowl halftime show.ĭaltrey, who warmed up the crowd for fellow legendary rocker Eric Clapton at the Marcus Amphitheater at Summerfest on Monday night, has long had a solo career, which he launched with "Daltrey," in 1973. While lots of groups with roots in the '60s break-up and reform, the duo has never split The Who. Perhaps Roger Daltrey and his cohort Pete Townshend are smarter than most everyone else of, ahem, their generation.
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