Behind blue eyeglasses: Roger Daltrey at Target Center/ Star Tribune photo by Carlos Gonzalez
Which was worse: The Who's 2006 concert at the X or Roger Daltrey's performance Tuesday at Target Center?
As I was writing my review last night at Target Center, I kept asking myself that question. In 2006, the Who frontman was fighting "terrible bronchitis" (his words) and he was vaguely apologetic, saying, "I'm going to make this night up to you." On Tuesday, he made no excuses but just sounded ragged during his performance of "Tommy."
Let's do a comparison, sort of the Who by numbers:
2006: 12,000 people paying as much as $200 for a 95-minute performance (which was 25 minutes shorter than gigs at other cities on that tour and free of "Tommy" songs)
2011: maybe 3,000 people paying as much as $125 for a 140-minute performance, with the first half ("Tommy") unsatisfying and second half rewarding.
Final verdict: 2006 was worse.
Here is what Daltrey performed Tuesday:
