I have to agree with Squealy that Roger has perhaps already lost it, but I feel for the guy - one gets the sense that he would have been very happy if the Who had just kept on going through the 80s and 90s the same way that the Stones did - he clearly loves singing and performing, and he lost two decades' worth of chances to do that due to the Who's breakup. Highlights include 'After The Fire' written by Pete Townshend for The Who to do at Live Aid 'Under A Raging Moon' and 'Free Me,' from his popular prison film drama, McVicar. They include 'Substitute,' 'Behind Blue Eyes,' '5:15' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again.' Daltrey's band, which included Russ Ballard on guitar and Foreigner drummer Dennis Elliott, is good but when they're performing The Who material, they arguably sound like an above-average Who tribute band. About halfway through, he brings out The Who classics, which wakes the auditorium up right away. Daltrey is smart to keep the first half of the show loaded with his solo songs, many of which the audience is unfamiliar with. Unfortunately, only a few songs from that album had any dynamic appeal, and most are simply B-grade rock songs. Although Daltrey had many excellent solo hits such as 'Giving It All Away' (mostly written by ex-Argent guitarist, Russ Ballard), the majority of his material here is from 1985's Under a Raging Moon, which was the solo album Daltrey wrote in memory of the late Keith Moon.
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