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Dave's Side One · September 27 · 6 min

When Does a Long Song Earn Its Length?

Dave uses Love Over Gold as a listening laboratory. The question is not whether the album deserves a higher ranking; it is whether changing where we place our attention changes what we hear. Today's test: Listen to 'Telegraph Road' without watching the clock. At each major transition ask: could the piece end here? If not, what musical or narrative question remains unresolved?

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Dave uses Love Over Gold as a listening laboratory.

The question is not whether the album deserves a higher ranking; it is whether changing where we place our attention changes what we hear.

Today's test: Listen to 'Telegraph Road' without watching the clock.

At each major transition ask: could the piece end here? If not, what musical or narrative question remains unresolved?