The Doors, The Beatles

Put The Doors’ first album on tonight, and even though it was released in 1967 – two or three years before The Beatles broke up (depends on how you date the breakup) – it sounds like a modern record, like something Jack White might do, very basic and accessible, very contemporary. As much as I love The Beatles, I think The Doors’ first album works more as a modern album than The Beatles albums from 1967, Sgt. Pepper’s and Magical Mystery Tour. Because there’s no dated sound or style to the music, it’s a basic four-piece rock band doing what rock bands still do… rock out. Great debut, great album.

Am I saying The Doors are better than The Beatles? No, I’m not. But I’m thinking they might be near equals.