A Great Album Doesn't Have to Be Consistent
If a new band released this album today, would we call them brilliant—or tell them to pick a lane? On this episode of Dave’s Side One, Dave takes a physical copy of The Doors — The Doors off the shelf and challenges a familiar assumption about music. The argument: A record can have a coherent identity without keeping one sound from start to finish. Today’s Listening Test: Play “Alabama Song” and “The End” back to back. Find one quality that connects them despite the obvious differences. Side One Spin: What wildly varied album do you love precisely because it refuses to pick one style?
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