(More than a few of the biggest 60s: bands have observed their tenth anniversaries in the last few months, not the least of which is the Who, one of the very few of those groups to negotiate successfully the transition into the 70s. •Amidst constant stories about solo tours for individual members, they recently released Odds & Sods, a collection of mostly-good songs stretching across their entire career that never before saw the light of day. Pete Townshend is widely recognized as the spokesman of the Who, and an articulate bloke he is. But Roger Dal trey is no slouch, either, and in this interview he takes us all the way back to the earliest days of the Who and brings us right up to yesterday — shedding much light on the band’s relationship to its audience, as well as on relationships within the band. — Ed.)

What was the relationship of the Who to the Mods?