CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com Singer Roger Daltrey was a major disappointment at the Who’s concert Sunday night at Target Center. For more photos go to startribune.com

The Who have been better, you bet REVIEW: Singer Roger Daltrey was not in top voice but guitar hero Pete Townshend didn’t disappoint during the Target Center show.

By JON BREAM

jon.bream@startribune.com

Ever since I was a young boy, I’ve listened to the Who. From St. Paul to “Live at Leeds,” they sure played a mean rock ’n’ roll.

The Who rank as one of the most forceful, galvanizing live bands in rock history. I remember when Roger Daltrey was one of the most powerful, charismatic frontmen in the field, right up there with the other British kingpins Mick Jagger and Robert Plant.

Not anymore, not on The Who Hits 50 Tour, now in its second year. On Sunday night at Target Center in what could be the Who’s last Twin Cities appearance, Daltrey seemed to be laboring. Sure, the 72-year-old appeared fit, but he also seemed stiff. He didn’t attempt a microphone chord twirl — one of his signature moves — until two-thirds of the way through the concert. Moreover, it was pretty halfhearted.

More importantly, Daltrey just doesn’t have his voice. It was apparent in 2006 when he had “terrible bronchitis” (his words) in St. Paul, and it was obvious in 2012 at Target Center and again Sunday.

On “My Generation,” at the end of nearly every line, he would either

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