Just mention The Who and it will elicit a number of responses.

Hard-rock… powerful as the rock of Gibraltar… stunning … the banner carriers of today's youth… too rambunctious.

No matter how they're described, The Who are a little bit of everything. Most of all, The Who are an impressive sight to see.

On stage in front of more than 50,000 fans at Anaheim Stadium Sunday, The Who proved, in the immortal words of Paul Simon, that they are "still crazy after all these years."

As disappointed as I've been with the group's last album, "The Who by Numbers" and their individual solo projects, I couldn't complain about their show. Their flamboyant style helped erase all those doubts of The Who weakening or succumbing to age.

It was almost a picture-perfect day for an outdoor concert. There wasn't a cloud in sight to mar the blue sky. An 80-degree heat warmed the field.

As the sun began to settle, The Who opened with the old standards of "I Can't Explain" and "Substitute" which are enough to bring the crowd to its feet early.

From the opening chords of Pete Townshend's guitar, it became obvious that The Who came to play with all its might and enthusiasm. In fact, it's the most enthusiastic performance by The Who I've come to witness.

The most energetic performer by far was Townshend who went through his patented theatrics of jumping around, romping over the entire length of the stage and taking that colorful full swing in slashing his guitar.

Bassist John Entwistle was his usual immobile self as the group progressed into his "My Wife" and into some highlights from "Who's Next."

Keith Moon was all non-stop action behind the drums while Roger Daltrey's rough vocal style came alive on the group's hard rock cuts of "Baba O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes."

As Daltrey accentuated the message of "teenage wasteland" on "Baba O'Riley," the crowd came out applauding The Who's injection of social comments into its compositions. Whether it's 1965 or 1975, The Who have come to be looked upon as the flag carriers of youth, catering to their up and down lifestyles.

Coupled with the fact The Who is a volatile, exciting, no holds barred group of rockers, it's easy to see why an audience can become united so quickly and supercharge an atmosphere.

This loose atmosphere made The Who stand out even more through an elongated "Magic Bus" and into a medley of tunes from the highly acclaimed rock opera, "Tommy."

Highlights included "The Acid Queen," "Fiddle About," "I'm Free," "Welcome," "Tommy's Holiday Camp" and the classic, "Pinball Wizard."

It wasn't until Daltrey went into "We're Not Gonna Take It," where his lines of "see me, feel me, touch me, heal me…" echoed through the masses and brought a chorus of cheers from the crowd.

It was an awesome sight to see thousands of lit matches form a solid blanket of light which covered the huge stadium from end to end. Almost just as quickly, all the lights were turned on, illuminating the entire arena.

As The Who rolled into high gear, the message board flashed its warning—"No dancing or stomping on the club levels"—bringing back memories of the Chicago-Beach Boys concert. It was at this event that thousands of foot stomping fans were causing the tiers to vibrate and alarming stadium officials.

As the evening drew to a close, The Who powered its way through "Summertime Blues," "My Generation" and "Won't Get Fooled Again." Most of these cuts were punctuated by some fancy jams from Townshend.