POP MUSIC REVIEW

Rockin’ (and not in a chair)

The Who sounds fit and feisty in a rousing Anaheim concert that is studded with hits.

By Randy Lewis

The Who was forced to postpone a big chunk of the band’s 2015 tour, but the culprit wasn’t one of the stereotypical rock ’n’ roll reasons such as rehab, run-ins with the law or internal drama.

Instead, a very real-world case of viral meningitis took lead singer Roger Daltrey out of action for a while.

As time goes by, it’s more health issues than lifestyle excesses that can sideline touring rock musicians, but in the case of the band that once sang to the world “Hope I die before I get old,” advancing years may be limiting physical activity on stage, but it isn’t putting a damper on their passion for what they do.

Daltrey, 72, is now fully recovered, and the band has resumed its 50th anniversary tour, fittingly titled The Who Hits 50! The good news is that these kids are still all right, albeit older and grayer.

Daltrey proved himself in fine form Sunday at the Honda Center in Anaheim en route to the L.A. tour stop Wednesday at Staples Center. That’s saying a lot, given that the demands that the Who’s body of work on Daltrey’s vocal cords probably surpasses that of Mick Jagger, one of rock’s other prototype lead singers.

[See The Who, E5]