Reviews (page 10 of 15)
There’s no denying that these guys were on a whole other level when making music. Some of the best musicians and songwriters of all time. That doesn’t mean all their albums are five stars. I can’t argue with this being on the list, it’s just not my favorite of theirs.
Liked it
Ενα κλασσικο αλμπουμ των Beatles. Φυσικα και αγαπω τον ηχο τους και τους πειραματισμους τους για την εποχη τους. Το συγκεκριμενο project εχει πολλα στοιχεια folk μουσικης οποτε δεν ειναι σιγουρα ενα απτα προσωπικα αγαπημενα μου. Rating: A-
I'll admit that I'm not a big Beatles fan, and as a result not particularly familiar with their discography or history, but even a great unwashed like myself know the album's name and its place in the pantheon of rock's history and trajectory. (Although I still found it hard to read through the excessive panegyric Wikipedia entry for this album; way too many superlatives and foundational statements.) This is one of the few albums in this collection where I really wish I could somehow listen to this album in the context of when and where it was released, so I could possibly better appreciate how earth-shattering it seemed to be to so many musicians as well as formative rock critics. There are only a few tracks that I haven't heard before (e.g. "What goes on" doesn't even sound like the Beatles to me, and not just because of Ringo Starr's rare vocal lead), and yet this is the first time I've heard the album in its entirety. I enjoyed it, and it was fascinating to hear a sort of transition from early- to later-Beatles taking place in this album.
Absolutely full of amazing songs, lots of which were unfamiliar to me to a greater or lesser extent. Norwegian Wood has a fairly repugnant meaning but instrumentally it's amazing, soft and gentle, beautiful. What Goes On sounds more like early Beatles, where they were trying to sound more American and hadn't developed their own style so much. Wait, really like the descending notes on this. If I Needed Someone also great, nice and simple but really clean. One reoccuring theme seems to be genuine bitterness and failed relationships - probably self-inflicted, in my opinion, at this stage in their careers and lives.
Druk druk druk deze week. Maar dit album heeft niet veel woorden nodig, anders dan dat dit een dierbaar muziekstuk is. Het belichaamt dat moment dat de 'boy band' transformeerde in een geraffineerd en wereldwijs muziek ensemble. Echt een belangrijk ijkpunt in één van de belangrijkere discografieën uit de muziekgeschiedenis. Je hoort het onschuldige en speelse van de eerste jaren nog genoeg terug op het album, maar de experimentatie met verschillende (exotische) instrumenten en onorthodoxe akkoordenschema's zorgt dat het in een heel ander pakket wordt gepresenteerd. De sound is ondanks z'n Indiase inbreng ook nog gewoon heel erg Europees, en ik vind dit misschien wel hun meest continentale album die ze gemaakt hebben. Je hoort zoveel verschillende culturen terug op dit album, die de catchy tunes na meerdere luisterbeurten toch telkens verfrissend houden. Het einde is ietwat slapjes, maar het is wel weer gewoon een plaat die een sterk argument vormt voor het statement dat we het hebben over de beste popgroep ooit. 8/10 Highlights: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) You Won't See Me Michelle In My Life
Rubber Soul is een keerpunt is het oeuvre van the Beatles. Daarna zouden ze geen shows meer geven en klinkt vooral de muziek een stuk volwassener. Geen covers meer en de introductie van veel nieuwe geluiden in instrumenten. Rubber Soul verwijst nog wel naar de invloed van zwarte soul en rock 'n roll waar the Beatles (aldus henzelf) als witte Britse ventjes niet aan konden tippen. De eerste nummers van Rubber Soul gaan er vervolgens in als zoete koek. Stuk voor stuk hits. What Goes On vind ik een omslagpunt. Het is het Ringo nummer op de plaat en valt een beetje tegen. Daarna ben ik een beetje afgehaakt. Tuurlijk blijft het goed, maar het mist net de kracht van de volgende albums. 8/10 Highlights Norwegian Wood Nowhere Man
First album where the Fab 4 start to get interesting. It is flawed (see tbe last song) but pop wise rather it's rather epic.
This is the second Beatles album I've served up, and after being pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the first one it's more of the same here. I've never got The Beatles before, but there is no denying that they created some great music. It wasn't as good as Revolver (the other album) but not far off.
Now the Beatles are starting to really get going. Some all time songs and a few songs that I find too cookie cutter sixties. Overall great stuff
Not bad for being like 60 years old.
Good tweener for the Beatles. Still fairly poppy with plenty of replay value, but they were also starting to experiment with new and more interesting sounds. Enjoyable listen, although in my opinion their best was yet to come.
Not my favorite Beatles album. Drive My Car is just…stupid. I get there’s innovation and stuff we take for granted now, but as a current listen it doesn’t hold up for me. I’ll go to four stars for In My Life, but it’s really a 3.5 for me.
this one is so cute, so sunny, so comforting
This album definitely shows The Beatles transitional phase. The first two songs alone show their early more pop sound and the sound that would define their later work. Good mix, rating it against other Beatles albums.
It’s amazing. It’s not their best. It’s hard to give this less than 5 but 4.5 I suppose.
CD
I really enjoy this album. I am not a Beatles expert, but this is now the fifth album we've had by them and my opinions are developing. I enjoy this 'middle' era a lot. Their sound changes a lot from "With The Beatles" to "Abbey Road", and this album is a lot closer to the end than the beginning. It feels like a lot of the songwriting and compositional elements of Sgt. Peppers are present here, and I like that sound a lot. It doesn't have many standout bangers like Abbey Road does, but it has a very consistent quality throughout. 8/10
Seminal album in between their boyband love song era and their fully experimental era. In my life, Norwegian wood, Drive my car, Nowhere man all classics. A bit padded as an album but gets a high grade for these highlights.
Beatles becoming Beatles
nicht schlecht
Charming collection of songs. Clearly set up for more. Am I wrong in that this is their transition?
Awesome
Maybe one of my favourite Beatles albums, so far. Quite inventive (as usual) and some great, catchy songs starting with the opener, Drive My Car. However The Beatles rarely move me emotionally, most songs are just well-made pop songs. There is not a lot of musical coherence across the album, they are mostly individual songs (the lyrics align more though). And why do they always have to include some bad songs on each album? Here it's Michelle (really?) and What Goes On. But no doubt, this album is creative and very influential. Too good for a 3, but not quite a 5. For a 5 I'd like more coherence, no bad songs, and just me enjoying it more.
Not a bad track on it and good variety. Only really exciting song though is the very problematic one
A lot of classic pop tracks I’m pretty familiar with. It doesn’t dazzle as an “album” as opposed to a collection of great songs and the insuttumental is not outstanding enough but the song writing and catchyness and classic factors don’t let it drop below a solid 4
as paul says, "it's great, it's sold, it's the bloody beatles!" Love this album always. My top favorites will always be Drive My Car and I'm Looking Through You, but I really enjoyed Think for Yourself, Wait, and If I Needed Someone more than I remembered. Like REALLY enjoyed If I Needed Someone, like whoa have I been sleeping on that one for awhile (#don’t forget about GEROGE!). I love when you have period phases being obsessed with an album, and each time you get hooked on different songs, and over time you end up having had a Moment with every song on there. I feel like this listen was the final round for me that made that true of this album. Previously, I felt like there were some gaps between the real standouts where the album lags a bit for me, but those songs were the ones that got me this time??? So I guess the cycle is complete…. Fav tracks: Drive My Car, I’m Looking Through You, If I Needed Someone, Norwegian Wood, I’m actually going to stop myself because I can feel that I’m just about to list every song. (besides What Goes On…sorry Ringo) Actually no. I am going to instead rank the songs by category for an album like this that I know too well because I can’t bear the thought of not sharing my full opinions…. TOP FAVORITES (historically): Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, I’m Looking Through You Also awesome to me right now: If I Needed Someone, Think For Yourself Also awesome to me (historically): Michelle, Nowhere Man Middle category: In My Life, You Won’t See Me, Wait, Girl Meh: Run For Your Life, The Word No: What Goes On (sorry ringo again)
My main Beatles experience comes from listening to a few compilation albums my parents have, so I knew some songs from this album, but not all. In general I can acknowledge the massive influence the Beatles have had on music, but a lot of their songs are not what I want to listen to in my regular listening. I'm not sure what it is, because I do enjoy them. Just not enough. I would give this 3.5 stars so rounded it is ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The great outweigh the meh!
better than sgt peppers
Nice
Not bad. Not bad at all, apart from that super creepy last song. Having the vocals only on one channel was a little disconcerting, like Paul or John was sitting on a little stool in the corner of the room. Ringo, what are you doing way over in the other corner? Are you sulking? Did you boys have another tiff? Random thoughts: It amuses me to refer to the album as R. Soul It's a shame that when the Beatles were dabbling in computer graphics in early 1970 Ringo was in the pub with Keith Moon when they invented the .jpg format.
Listened to many, many times previously. The continued transformation of the Beatles from a pop band to psychedelia. Excellent album.
Finally. An album I like.
What can I say about The Beatles ? Not very much. I only own one of their albums (Sgt. Pepper"s) but know most of their songs. Weakest song of this album is Michelle, never really liked that one. Rest is enjoyable happy music.
Great album.
redefining music
This is a great album. Worthy of being on this list. It's where the Beatles start to grow up and become a bit less pop. Plus it influenced Brian Wilson to write Pet Sounds.
It’s by no means their best but if you put into context what follows, revolver then sgt pepper and what predated this I.e Help, it’s a huge moment artistically for the Beatles. Gone are the pop singles about girls and in are the folky, soul, jazz, and psychedelic infused deep songs filled with some of the best lyricism and vocals to go along with it. The Beatles if for nothing else, should be known for their ability to evolve and not stick to what worked. Songs like Norwegian wood, in my life, Michelle, etc stay on the brain all day and don’t tire. They’re masters of their craft and any day it’s a Beatles album is a good day!! It’s a 4 but only cause what follows after is just so so much better in every way but they don’t get let it be without this album just as much as Pink Floyd doesn’t get dark side without meddle and atom heart mother
One of the most important documents in pop music history really doesn't sound like it after nearly 60 years. But in its context it really was earth-shattering and made it okay for rock and pop artists to explore what THEY wanted, and not the record company or the producer. Push the envelope and try to do more than your friendly rivals, and you end up with arguably the most creative period in music. Play with exotic non-western instruments. Upend a song structure. Cut some tapes up and throw them back together. Rubber Soul is the root cause of every album you love (and possibly hate as well, I don't know for sure). But for sure The Beatles started it. Whatever it is. The music itself is great - not spectacular - but again the value is in the new construction, like post-modernism in art, nothing was ever the same after it. Sadly, we have returned to the pre-Beatles era where commercialism is the driving force behind pop music, leaving virtually no place for art. There are still great musicians and singers. But their self-expression is absent, it seems. Maybe another Beatles will come along and change that. But that's as unlikely as the first Beatles were.
Its easy to forget how actually impressive the Beatles were. I was expecting this to be a lot lower.
Been listening to this album for years. Run for your life is still a creepy song
Good album. Pretty enjoyable all the way through. 4/5
I think this is a good Beatles album, but I don’t think it is consistent enough for me. The few times I’ve now listened to it, I find there to be songs I love, and songs I think are just okay. Honestly, a lot of albums of theirs are like this for me. This album was a turning point for them, and their influence over the industry. But I’m not here to rate just on only influence, I also have to rate the music. So for this one I’m giving it a 3.5, rounded up to a 4 on the challenge site.
It's still sounds fresh for 1965. But it's Beatles so... They've packed a lot of songs on a 34 minutes album and most of them somehow memorable. But it's Beatles so...
Great album. One of the Beatles' best "early" albums, I daresay, along with Help! "In My Life" is especially beautiful and bittersweet.
Norwegian wood is a classic
So many great tracks on this album; Michelle, Girl, Nowhere Man. I'd say this is the Beatles album that showcases their harmonies more than any other. 7 / 10
mis re amores 8.5/10
Ok
It's the Beatles - early-ish album with a lot of known tracks. I enjoyed it.
Underrated Beatles album
It sounds a little more dated than some of the later Beatles albums, but is still a banger.
Some gorgeous classics mixed with some meh unknowns. Might have been five stars, but the last song is SO violently misogynistic I need to deduct. I understand it was different times but it still left a bitter taste.
I don't feel I can give the Beatles anything less than a four in good conscience. But this did test that theory.
Os caras são icônicos, não tem jeito. É uma das poucas bandas que conheço que são extremamente consistentes na qualidade de todos os seus álbuns. Rubber Soul não é dos meus favoritos, mas ainda assim é um ótimo álbum. Ele é divertido e bonito ao mesmo tempo. Não ironicamente já cantei muito "Drive My Car" no carro com o meu pai e já me apaixonei por "Michelle". "Norwegian Wood" tem as características de um belo poema e dá a sensação de que é uma música criada há alguns séculos atrás e sobreviveu à passagem do tempo. Em "Girl" eles estavam cheirados (é um elogio). O final do álbum lembra um pouco a primeira fase dos Beatles, tocando aquele rock dançante marcado pela batida do pandeiro. Enfim, bom demais. Fiquei bem feliz escutando.
Primeira vez escutando um álbum dos Beatles, então nesse caso acho que contexto é importante. Nunca tive dúvida da qualidade da banda, nem sou maluco a ponto de negar sua influência, mas ao mesmo tempo, nunca tive muito interesse em me aprofundar na discografia do grupo, ainda mais considerando que esse é daqueles conjuntos onde você acaba conhecendo muitas músicas por osmose. Embora ainda não tenha certeza se ouvir Rubber Soul seja o suficiente para mudar essa opinião, dá para entender melhor a notoriedade que esses músicos ganharam ao longo das décadas e que perdura até hoje. O som é muitas vezes pop, e as músicas dançantes, mas não é algo genérico. Inclusão de influências como um instrumento indiano como Sitar em "Norwegian Wood" (descoberta que fiz pesquisando mais sobre a música no google) ou versos em francês em "Michelle" trazem personalidade pro álbum e exemplificam a versatilidade da banda. Apesar dessa característica, determinadas músicas apostam na repetição das letras para ajudar a popularizar as faixas e envolver o ouvinte (o que funciona até certo ponto, já que na segunda vez escutando já tinha vários trechos gravados na mente), mas que pessoalmente acho que perdem a mão em alguns momentos. Mesmo com a curta duração do disco, com todas as músicas tendo pouco mais de 2 minutos cada, com exceção de "You Won't See Me", algumas delas podem soar repetitivas e cansar, me fazendo desejar logo a passagem pra música seguinte. Talvez seja apenas questão de costume ou ampliar o repertório da banda, mas que me chamou a atenção com o limitado conhecimento que tenho deles. Isso dito, curti a experiência, e talvez se torne uma porta de entrada para conhecer mais, o tempo dirá... 7.5/10
Beatles are always to be ranked highly, but it’s interesting to see that in their very short and popular run, there’s an album that is fairly light on the hits.
A surprisingly quick listen! Definitely heavier on the "folksy" elements than I usually think of for Beatles songs, kind of somewhere between the more straight 60's pop of their first albums and the more experimental later albums. I'm kind of surprised I haven't really heard any of these songs before, or at least not as often as with their other discography. Several very unique songs, even different from others on the album. Favorite song: "I'm Looking Through You" or "You Won't See Me" Best representation of the album: "The Word"
it's not my fave beatles album but it's great, love the calmer vibe
Classics, strong beginning and end to the album.
Love this album.
Se puede afirmar que Rubber Soul es el disco en el que los de Liverpool alcanzan la madurez en términos creativos y en los contenidos de sus canciones. Estilísticamente este disco es un clásico del folk-rock, claramente influidos por los Byrds, pero sus experimentaciones en el estudio les llevan también a incluir nuevas texturas de cuerda y a experimentar con algo de distorsión e incluso utilizar instrumentos ajenos al rock como el sitar que aparece en "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" o el piano con sonido de clavicordio que suena en "In My Life". Me encanta "Nowhere Man", primer tema en el que los Beatles dejan totalmente a un lado el contenido romántico para hablarnos de un ser que es libre a costa de no tener opinión ni expectativas de futuro. También me gustan los temas románticos, "Michelle" y "Girl". Pero si algo adoro en este disco es la simpleza lírica de canciones como "Drive My Car" y "You Won't See Me", en las que consiguen inspirar la imaginación para crear historias de amor y desamor con muy pocas palabras.
Gefällt mir grösstenteils, wenig Beatle-unerträgliches mit vielen bekannten Lieder.
Classic
I haven't spent much time with this beatles album compared to other beatles albums. I have really loved Norwegian Wood though for a while. I don't love the hard panning on this album. It kind of hurts my ears. In My Life is an amazing song. The lyrics of Run For Your Life are terrible.
Это классика, что тут скажешь
Pretty good stuff
Oh hell yeah.
There's a bit of 'filler' -if it's not blasphemous to say so. This is the Beatles doing away with the doowop but not quite at the groundbreaking experimentation of future albums. Songwriting is of course top tier - Norwegian Wood, In My LIfe, Ticket to Ride, and Drive My Car would all be enough to launch a career for other musicians.
Enjoyable Beatles albums, beautiful harmonies and composition
Decent 9 I’m surprised it was this quick for me to get a Beatles record but anyways, this is my 2nd favorite Beatles record! It has a mixed of their early and later works and the flow of the record is perfect. Fav Tracks: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, Think For Yourself, Michelle, In My Life, Wait Least Fav Track: Run For Your Life(I like it, was never a big fan as a closer tho)
Yes, it's a great album, but it's not nearly my favorite by them, and I don't really desire to go back to it. However, the influence is obviously insanely large, and it is a fun listen. And "Nowhere Man" may be one of my favorite Beatles songs.
Am I becoming a Beatles fan in 2024??
I've listened to it several times, my father is a Beatles fan. And that I have listened to several albums of the Liverpool band many times, however never much this one.
So many great songs and one of my favorite Beatles songs in Nowhere Man. This album might be my #2 after the White Album but its pretty close to a three way tie for first between this, white alb, and Sgt Pepper's. What a killer period of music making.
Good album. Not my favourite Beatles album, but it's a great little listen.
Its the beatles innit
A mid Beatles album is still a very good album
I still think revolver is the best
In My Life is the best Beatles song imo
Unmistakably Beatles. Their harmonies stand out to me. Good background music, always great to add a little extra texture in a movie/show.
4-
It's the Beatles. Standouts are Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, In My Life, and Run For Your Life.
Good album with a few lesser known hits.
I've always been more Team Stones than Team Beatles. Shallow perhaps, but I love the swag and the energy. "Imagine" put me right off John Lennon when I was 12, and Macca has written some right old nonsense. However... I'm re-appraising the songwriting ability and influence of Lennon and Macca in the Beatles days (lol. Not like they needed me to). (I already rated George). There are a few misfires on here: songs that are too twee for me (Macca *cough* and "Girl" was pretty dreary). But it's the chord progressions that you need to appreciate, innit. I'm beginning to realise that collectively, they all did invent quite a lot of Stuff. I'm embarrassed to have to quote from Wiki: "it has been recognised by music critics as an album that opened up the possibilities of pop music in terms of lyrical and musical scope." Yeah, that. I owned this album already, and I stand by George's songs as being the best ones for my taste; I hadn't listened much to the rest, although I knew the hits. But I now concede: it's a good album, and Lennon and Macca are all right I suppose ;)
It’s pretty bloody good from start to finish. My only criticism is that John Lennon is involved…..
Having grown up taking the Beatles completely for granted it was good to listen to an album I’d never heard before. My dad had many of their albums but not this one. Enjoyed the tracks I already knew and good to discover some new ones.
Stone cold
I’d argue that Rubber Soul is THE album which led to the album itself becoming the definitive format for rock and pop releases, rather than singles/individual songs. The next 2 Beatles albums (Revolver and Sgt. Pepper’s) furthered this trend, but this is where it began. Rubber Soul is where the Beatles started becoming more poetic and deeper in their lyrics (even if they didn’t really mean anything, they’re not just standard puppy love songs anymore) and experimental in their instrumentation. And while this isn’t a perfect album, it is very very good, and its success allowed The Beatles (and many other artists) to develop perfect albums.
7.5/10
i am scared of bugs
As someone who used to be a certified Beatles HATER, I have so much love for this album because it contains some of their music that made me GET IT ( in the beginning....i misunderstood... hahahahah) I love this album so much it is so cohesive and brilliant and amazing and the vibes are so good, I don't know how to explain but it makes me feel so alive and present and awake and real That being said...the exceptionally popular tracks on this record (Drive My Car, Michelle, Norwegian Wood and In My Life) REALLY shine, which makes the rest of it a bit dull in comparison I think it is incredibly solid, but not perfect 4/5
Okay I get what all the noise is about the Beatles. They're good and overall the album is really nice. I like the smooth riffs going on and the harmonizing between the voices is nice. Some of the song lyrics hit that sweet spot between being simple enough to understand while also be nuanced enough to make the gears in your brain turn.
Still not a Beatles guy, but I did like this album more than the other one I listened to. Still difficult to get past the corniness, don’t care how much of a legacy these guys have. I was able to appreciate more of it, though. The first time I’d heard In My Life it was with that Johnny Cash album where he did a cover. I’ll give the Beatles their proper due for that one. Great song. Standouts: You Won’t See Me, Nowhere Man, Michelle, In My Life, and Wait.
Beat, 1q965 -> 4
Excellent album that I own
While it’s not my favorite Beatles album today, Rubber Soul was the first of their albums that I really enjoyed. That said, I’m still not the biggest Beatles fan – I love certain songs, and I love Abbey Road, but I’m very rarely returning to their discography. So even though I would blindly rank Rubber Soul high on my tier list of Beatles albums, it’s probably been at least a decade since I’ve given it a proper, active listen. And yeah, it holds the fuck up. Side A is maybe the tightest side of any Beatles record, in my opinion. “Drive My Car,” “Nowhere Man,” and “Think For Yourself” are all excellent and push the band to be a little less teeny-bopper and a little more timeless, but songs like “Norwegian Wood” and “Michelle” really come in for the kill. And I like “You Won’t See Me,” even though it still has a bit of early-era Beatles stink on it. This said, “The Word” is a complete dud, and one of the lamest songs in their catalog, which is saying a lot for a band who I think has some pretty lame string cheese in their back pockets. But I’ll accept one dud. The real cracks start to show on Side B. Starting off with a Ringo song is bold, and it’s not a particularly good and/or even fun Ringo song. “Girl” and “I’m Looking Through You” are both enjoyable to me, but they play into Lennon’s and McCartney’s fallback comfort-area tropes of moody downtempo and rockabilly, respectively. The momentum is saved by “In My Life” – one of my favorite songs of all time, period, no question – and some great songs that feel like there was an actual element of true collaboration. That said, it ends on one of the weirdest Beatles songs ever; “Run for Your Life” is sonically good, but the second I pay attention to the lyrics, I immediately get the ick. Closing an album with a song about spousal abuse is not a good look given your track record, John. All these complaints are pretty nit-picky, though. Again, I’m not a huge Beatles fan, but even I can’t resist Rubber Soul. It’s so good that its valleys do little to distract from its peaks. Still, it 100% has peaks and it 100% has valleys, so it’s not a truly consistent record. But also, this is the album this list should have started with. Not their height, but pretty damn good, and I should definitely own a copy on vinyl.
Nearly 60 years old and still sounds good. Early Beatles were not great but they did things properly.
8/10
Sure does beat that Tupac album I had to hear a few days ago.
classic, what more is there to say?
A Beatles album I hadn't heard before, so it was fun to listen to a new one. It's a 4/5 as far as Beatles go for me, mostly because I don't have as strong of a nostalgia factor for it compared to the White Album, Abbey Road, and Sergeant Peppers. Also not a big fan of "Run for Your Life" because it's so violent. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is similarly violent, but it's so over the top outrageous (and catchy) that it sort of gets a pass from me, where as "Run for Your Life" is about a very really problem of violence against women. Maybe it's a wet blanket opinion, but especially since it closed the album it didn't leave a nice taste in my mouth. Maybe I'd feel more similarly about Maxwell's Silver Hammer if it was the closer too, but we'll never know.
Un bon album des Beatles. Une appréciation similaire au White Album. 7.5/10
- Geiles, grooviges und eingängiges Album, dass ich so halb im Gedächtnis hatte, aber wieder überrascht war, welche ganzen Hits da drauf sind (wie bei fast jedem Beatles-Album) - Mein Lieblings-Song ist vermutlich The Word, holt mich einfach ab der Banger. Aber auch Wait, Drive my Car, Girl, im Looking Through You gefallen mir sehr gut. - Wie fast jedes Beatles-Album mit klarem Charakter aber dennoch total abwechslungsreich. 4/5
The Beatles
Really good album
Classic
Lovely
A solid 4, I could definitely buy this on vinyl.
Some classic well known songs here and some good songs I’d never heard of such as What Goes On.
I love the beatles and their discography so this was easy to listen to. I think it‘s a great one and their first step to a few more experimental sounds, 2 years before the release of Sgt. Pepper, and a more adult sound.
I find it difficult to rate "The Beatles" down because everyone is so used to their songs and sound. And all the songs are short so they don´t suck or bore. The A-side contains the best known "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man" and "Michelle". The whole B-side for me is not at that level. 3,5
In My Life - 5 Star song! Good album, quite fun and enjoyable
Not to my taste, a consistent album though, had a good feel.
Norwegian Wood and Girl remain my top two favorite Beatles songs. The rest of the album is also solid, experimenting with different genres. I like the harmonized singing you see in this album, it's a shame that trend faded not too long after.
Not my favourite Beatles album on this list, but still an essential listen
Solid album, not many of the traditional favorites but can't knock it still. 4.5
I’ll probably be familiar with all these songs. I don’t know many full albums. I should do a chronological playthru, get better context for the progression of their sound Good sound quality (remaster) but the stark stereo mix dates the album Nowhere Man good harmony Bit of a slog through the middle of the album. Run For Your Life - wtf
3-4
It’s a great listen!! Wonderful melodies. Like the folky feel of the album
Great
For me the Beatles really lifted off with Revolver. On this one you can hear it coming.
It's a classic album with some all-timers on it. Hard to rate it low
classic. one of my dad's favorites. girrrrrllllllllllllllll
Le culot de mettre sur le même album la chanson «Girl», où John se plaint de sa copine pas fine, et «Run for Your Life», où il menace sa copine de mort, haha, la jalousie c'est tellement drôle. Malgré ce texte qui a mal vieilli, il y a de beaux morceaux d'émotion sur cet album («In My Life», «Nowhere Man»), les mélodies sont accrocheuses, les voix bien orchestrées. J'aurais donné 4,5.
there’s something so silly about popular music, even when it’s so well-crafted
Love this album, not a fan of the earlier Beatles albums, this for me is the starting point of the Beatles I know and love.
This is when it starts to be really interesting. You can hear that they start to explore new ways, to experiment, and move from the nice but not so interesting (from a music point of view) sound of their first years. And it will get even more interesting than this from now on. Apart from that, WTF with the last song? Seems that Lennon regretted it afterwards, but still.
The Beatles! A bloody corker of a record, where they started getting super weird. Love it. Big vibes, go go go super great excellent yeah.
All great songs, something just feels like it’s a random collection though.
Man I even liked this album while in a bad mood. That’s how you know it’s good
Almost all the songs are good or better, but album flow is odd, not cohesive
I'm going to give this a 4. It's still brilliant, but I need to leave room for 90% of their catalogue as I think this isn't top tier.
Some great songs on it from an album I’d heard lots about. In my life was my favourite because I remember hearing loads of songs from this album as a kid and that was a song I’d completely forgotten
Fun. Lots of songs I’ve never heard.
Hard to find any fault with this album. It's more adventurous than their previous efforts and certainly a harbinger of the magical mystery tour they would end up taking us on.
Album 418 of 1001 Beatles - Rubber Soul Rating : 4 / 5 Not the best of their albums, in my opinion, but still rates high for me. 14 songs in 35-1/2 minutes. Going away from the pop sound a bit and finding themselves.
It's a classic. Seems like a transitional album from the "dumb" love song Beatles of the 50s to the "smart" era. Most songs have interesting complexity and thoughtful lyrics. Some songs are much stronger than others but still enjoyable.
Love this album. So many spectacular songs! If I'm being super critical, the quality isn't as consistent as some of their other albums.
Classic Beatles
Just whose soul were they rubbing, anyway?
What can you say about an album you've listened to so many times? Some of my favorite Beatles songs are on Rubber Soul -- "Michelle," "Nowhere Man," "In My Life." Other songs I enjoy less. I don't think I'll ever choose this album (or any Beatles album) when I'm in the mood for music, but I'll always be happy if someone else does.
I listened to this for the first time last week and really enjoyed the second listen more. My favorites were “Nowhere Man,” “The Word,” and “Michelle.”
This has way less wackiness and tweeness than previous Beatles so I enjoyed it more. These were good pop songs
The first good beatles album chronologically, I actually really like this album. I've always loved Norwegian Wood and In my life is one of my favorites. But at this point they were still holding onto a little bit of that slam on the drums and yell nonsense sound that I never liked in their earlier albums. For me, this was their grass is greener album but Ringo got caught on the fence. Favorite song: In My Life, honorable mention to Norwegian Wood
This is the first step that the boys took towards a less pop, more psychedelic sound that would end up taking over albums like Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour. This is evident from the sitar used on "Norwegian Wood", and even just looking at the album art. I think this album is what inspired Brian Wilson to make Pet Sounds too. He was amazed that the Beatles made this album a more cohesive listening experience, as opposed to just a collection of pop hits. So he decided that the Beach Boys should do the same. I learned all that in college, but have never actually listened to this all the way through, haha. Mostly just "In My Life" which is a great song. This isn't the band's best crop of tracks, but it's still very good.
Not my favorite Beatles album, but I still enjoyed it!
Definitely an album by the Beatles!
one or two forgettable songs but some really good ones. personal fav: i'm looking through you
Crafted pop by the masters of pop rock Sunday afternoon brunch for the ears.
This one is a victim of its own success. It’s good, accessible, but to me it’s not great. It’s the transition point from when the Beatles get really good. It gets bonus points for the year it came out, but it’s far from my favorite Beatles project
This is a nice assemblage of tunes, but in this vein, I prefer Revolver, and I also like Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper better, so I don't think this deserves five stars, though it has some classic songs on it.
An absolute classic record and staple of their discography. Such a beautiful, easy sequence of tracks to listen to, showcasing the band’s evolution. The songwriting, the rhythms, the melodies, it’s so damn catchy. This is one that make this band who they are. A milestone of music history.
Really fun album that showcased the versatility that the lads had to offer, will listen again at some point I’m sure.
A pretty good album, a couple of GOATs.
rub-a-dub-dub four men in a - why won't they just fuck off already
About damn time, huh? We still have Sgt. Pepper's waiting in the wings, but Rubber Soul is a great one. This one doesn't have as many immediate or big hits as many of the other Beatles albums, but it's really, really solid. The deep cuts are strong, and this album was the beginning of their shift to more pyschedelic (and more interesting) music. Some awesome melodies, "I'm Looking Through You" actually shocked me. Also, was "Michelle" sampled by Drake on "Champagne Poetry"? Crazy flip. The final track is bizarre though, should've left that one off. Otherwise, Love Rubber Soul, obviously not their best, but I'd put it in top five. Favorite tracks: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, You Won't See Me, Think for Yourself, Michelle, Girl, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life. Album art: Lightly psychedelic band photo, leaning into the hippie aesthetic. Font and forest is cool, nothing crazy. 4.5/5
Some say this is the greatest Beatles album. That I'm not sure about but does have some great tracks. The best being in my life
ah yes yes yes
Good album with some good songs. I think "Norwegian Wood" was my favorite.
This album was a good change from all the other pop records in the 60s. There's classics like "Norwegian Wood" and "In My Life". All four of the Beatles did a fantastic job. But there's a few generic songs that not a lot of people care about. Overall, "Rubber Soul" is great. I'll give a 4 star rating.
good vibes, not a lot of standout tracks but a solid album
Great album
Great!
4 this is really good
good
The point when The Beatles (mostly) left bubble gum pop behind for more heady psych rock/pop. This and the next 3 albums are peak Beatles.
I've said my piece on the Beatles every time we've had them here, and that's lots, so I won't really do it again. As far as Rubber Soul is concerned, I don't have it as good as Sgt Pepper or Abbey Road, but it's better than Revolver, Hard Day's Night and White Album for me. It's very skilled, it's got a creative and authentic sound and it's brilliantly produced. Nowhere Man, The Word, Girl and If I Needed Someone are all top songs I didn't know before this because I've never been a fan, but this is probably a low 4 if the two I had above it are high 4s.
This is a really good album - much more reflective and thoughtful than their early stuff, but a bit less weird and psychedelic than the stuff that's to come. Fades a little in the middle, but Norwegian Wood and In My Life are two of the best chilled Beatles songs, so a comfortable 4.
Rubber Soul is the sixth album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was an important release for the Beatles as they showed increasing maturity with their recording & songwriting skills and they focused more on the entire album instead of only the singles. It's a folk rock / pop album inspired by soul music that helped create the genres of psychedelia and progressive rock. John Lennon called it "the pot album" as it was the first drug-influenced Beatles record, with the favored drug being marijuana. The Beatles didn't want to cater to their young fans anymore and began writing songs about more grown-up topics like sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll. This paid off in the long run and this album has been certified gold in Brazil, Germany, & Italy; platinum in Australia & New Zealand; as well as double platinum in Argentina, Canada, & the UK; and 6x platinum in the US. Rubber Soul was a great transitional album by the Beatles. It's their first classic album as they finally proved themselves to be masters of the studio in addition to instrumentation and songwriting. The band was growing up and this was their first step to creating better albums. Every track earned its place on this album and they all fit together to make a fully fleshed out record. I really enjoyed this Beatles album. Although it may not be my favorite of theirs, this is really good and could be their earliest album that I enjoy. Give this somewhat overlooked Beatles album a listen! You won't be disappointed.
One of the four key Beatles albums. I can appreciate the importance of this record, but I don't really play The Beatles much, not really my thing.
It’s hard not to like the Beatles or st least acknowledge the depth and breadth of their impact. They set the standard for pop song writing. But once I realized “Norwegian Wood” was about burning down a girl’s home because she wouldn’t give more than pleasant conversation, it has hit a little different. And the lyrics to “Run for your Life” are more than a little cringy. I’m guessing they might like to have that one back. Those are the only things holding me back from giving this a full 5-stars, because otherwise it is a brilliant work of music.
The only reason I'm giving this 4* is Norwegian Wood. There are some decent songs aside from that, but nothing that rises to 4 for me. I get that it was very influential at the time, etc. etc. But damn, Norwegian Wood is a good song.
Great album, noticeable shift into less obvious pop songs
One of the better Beatles albums. Not much wrong with it and a cultural touchpoint.
Not the most popular of their work, but still good.
3rd Beatles album that's come up for me quite recently, 3rd legend. Was my favourite of theirs when I was a kid; it's not my favourite now but it is still remarkable
Oh, I wanted to give it five stars - it’s the Beatles arrival at the peak of their powers! And then “Run For Your Life” ended the album and John Lennon showed his abusive hand. Ick ick. A star deduction for karma.
So muss ein Album klingen
Took me like 3 listens to get past the songs I didn’t like, but once I started jamming with it I could see why people love the Beatles. Still overrated though
Veldig Beatles, men ikke Beatles på sitt aller beste. Slutten bumper det opp til en 4.
Pretty cool Beatles album that doesn't really have the same amount of singles that make the rounds as some of their other albums, but they sound great here. Loose and fun sounding. Doesn't hurt that In My Life is on this album and that's my wedding song, so it's easy to love this. Others here that I enjoyed are Drive My Car, Norweigian Wood, and Girl. Not the best Beatpes album but fun anyway.
4 feels low, 5 feels high. This is the era where the Beatles start crossing into “unbelievably good”, but I still hate the shit like “drive my car”
It’s Rubber Soul, not much I can say. Not my personal favourite, but still so many classic songs on this album.
Swag deras tidigare e bättre thou
It’s actually a 5 compared to other bands, but for a Beatles album, compared to the later phase in their career, it’s pretty uninteresting
De nuevo un álbum de los Beatles. Son leyenda por algo. Aún así no considero que sea uno de sus mejores álbumes.
Alright! Beatles album #3! This time, we have Rubber Soul to look at. This is generally considered to be the turning point for the Beatles where they finally started to make truly amazing albums. I haven't heard the albums that came before this, but that seems about right. Regardless of if this was their first great album or not, it is definitely a great album to be sure. While their sound isn't quite as experimental or polished as it is on the other albums of theirs I've heard (Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper's), it's still very strong. The writing, sound, and singing is all still great though. Not every song is as good as the rest. I thought "The Word" was just alright and the album ends with what is probably the worst one on the album, "Run For Your Life." This album does however contain some truly amazing songs though. Songs like "Norwegian Wood", "Nowhere Man", and especially "In My Life" stand out as being some of the best songs that you could listen to in 1965. Overall, while Rubber Soul isn't my favorite Beatles album, it is still a worthwhile listen that serves some importance in the career of the most iconic band to ever exist. High 4/5.
I liked it
I love how the Beatles evolved over time. This album is such a great example of them becoming more profound, with richer sound, exploring deeper lyrics. I’m ok on their early stuff, but this is where it gets really good to me. The last song is a bit psycho, but somehow they even make a song about raging jealousy catchy. This is an exceptional collection of Beatles tunes.
Lots of great songs but does have some questionable ones on there lyrics wise.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Drive my car, Think for yourself, The world, Girl, I’m looking through you, Run for your life
B+ Drive My Car 3 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 3 You Won't See Me 4 Nowhere Man 4 Think For Yourself 5 The Word 4 Michelle 5 What Goes On? 3 Girl 4 I'm Looking Through You 4 In My Life 5 Wait 4 If I Needed Someone 3 Run For Your Life 3 Michelle is one of The Beatle's greatest songs, but I wasn't sure if this would get a 4. I don't even like it that much, but it's still fantastic.
The Beatles once again show their influence on contemporary music. It was a nice, concise length and definitely demonstrates further development in their proficiency. While I did not truly enjoy the album and can’t particularly remember any of the songs, I wasn’t listening too closely but enjoyed the overall sound.
Pretty awesome. I'm not a big fan of the sitar bits across any of their music and this album has quite a bit of it. Still, lots of really cool ideas on this record that were probably fresh and new in the 60s. Not my favourite Beatles album by any means, but still a really really strong record - especially compared to the likes of some of these other 1001 albums..
Notable tracks: Drive My Car, The Word, Michelle, Run For Your Life
Very good album. Good energy and entusiasm
Old cool songs
I had a huge Beatles phase and this was right before their massive artistic turn with sgt peppers. Some of the best Beatles tracks (Norwegian wood, Michelle, in my life, nowhere man) show up on this record. Drive my car is fun. I’m looking through you is a sleeper bop. It’s interesting how it’s so acoustic focused but I remember reading a review that the cover is a good representation. Their basking in nature which is repped with the natural instrumentation but they are also a little warped looking. It’s like the final hurrah of their earlier/mid years before they really cemented their legendary status.
Not a huge Beatles fan. Some bops. Liked the album length lol
For those that like elements of both sides of the Beatles, this album is a treat. You absolutely sense the classic, love song, pop-group that we all know and love. Then, you get the sense of changes to come. Things are slower, more thoughtful. The songs about relationships and minor themes are still there, but the writing appears to be more explorative and the instruments featured begin to expand. We feel the onset of something exciting. We get the excellent joy from Paul, and then the oddity of John. I wouldn’t say this is the peak of the mix, but the middle road brings some excitement. It’s wild that the 60s can very nearly be split in 2, right to when this came out in 65 because it really feels like Help is the end of the pop era, and revolver is the start of the trip era, with the nestled square in the middle.
Der Klassiker. Yeah!
It doesn't quite reach the heights of the best Beatles albums but still close to flawless
Bara bra musik helt enkelt. Inte super cohesive dock, fast blir ändå bra.
The Beatles' self-proclaimed "weed album". They took a more mature, folk-inspired direction on this one, compared to the albums that came out before this. I prefer the original US track listing rather than the UK one, I feel like its more of a folk-rock vibe which I like.
Not their best album but a couple of their best songs on here. All round a solid album.
can definitely hear the transition into the style and experimental nature of later albums (abbey road and the white album being 5/5s for me). a great all out album offering good lyricism, some unique instruments like the sitar in 'norwegian wood'. has a nice warmth/good feeling to it. i actually prefer this to sgt peppers it feels a bit more cohesive throughout instead of having a big disparity in how much i like the songs.
Good album, very easy listen. Stand out songs for me were Norwegian Wood, Girl and In My Life.
Great Beatles album. Lots of classics and the nonradio songs were good too. Ended on a weird note with a murdery song that didnt land well but I liked the rest of the album. 4.5 stars. Im not sure I will give a beatles album 5 stars but maybe others in the future will change my mind
Some tracks are timeless hits, some are ok I guess
Pleasant album
A lot of classics. Didn't know this album yet. Good songs!
Didn’t start listening to the Beatles until I was an adult. Knew some of these songs but this whole album was great.
Mit første Beatles album fra start til slut. Det var en kort oplevelse. Fed fremdrift, og det vokser ret naturligt på mig. Glæder mig til at lytte til de store albums senere. Jeg er ihvertfald nysgerrig.
Great album. Early Beatles.
Stuck on repeat. I must have listened to the album four times. Aside from the obvious hits. I’m looking through you, and if I needed someone were surprises for me.
A solid album. Has my second favorite Beatles song with Norwegian Wood. A few other classics. Run For Your Life is a bit cringey.
The first tastes of something more but I’ll take the white album
The Beatles. Listened to all their albums al lot as a kid. Rubber Soul was a new and different approach after Help et al. More mature, playing with different styles and genres, foreshadowing what will become of The Beatles. My favorites are Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, and In My Life.
The Beatles never put out a bad album. This one is good because it marks a big change in their sound to more complexity. Favorites are Norwegian Wood and In My Life. That said, I still rank this album behind many of their later albums.
Beatles albums are hard to rate because they have so many well known songs and having not been alive during their original releases it's hard to understand the breakthroughs they were achieving in their music. This album was the beginning of a new era for them.
This is a classic. Not in my top few Beatles albums but still great.
I enjoyed it. Good representation of the Beatles versatility
Tjah. 14 nummers waarvan er een stuk of 10 niet heel indrukwekkend zijn. Het is allemaal goed aan te horen, maar op de hits na is het ook weer niet zo bijzonder. Qua cijfer tussen de 3 en 4, ik rond af naar boven.
Greatness!
AMAZING!
Ah, the Beatles’ Pot Album. They were transitioning into more musical experimentation and drugs, but the songs are more dated than Revolver and onward, with more “oooh la la la” backing vocals and maybe more simple, less mature subject matter than some later tracks. I’d say In My Life, Girl, and Norwegian Wood are my favorites; I do favor John and find him to be the most innovative of the group, while Paul wrote the most sublime heartfelt ballads. George was still honing his talents here but showed great promise. It’s an important album but not my favorite Beatles work. Also, Run For Your Life is the worst track.
This is a very notable album from the Beatles, with many hits that are easily recognizable, and some that I haven't dedicated enough time to that sound really good as well. It's a very fun album that is nowhere near a chore to listen to. It's short and to the point and many of the songs feature interesting choices in sound and production thanks to George Martin. Drive My Car starts off the album with a distinct guitar riff and Paul's harsh "hard rock" vocals creates a very catchy track. Norwegian wood is one I've listened to so much already that I lost interest in it, but it still is a really good song. You Won't See Me is a track I haven't listened to much and grew on me during this listen. Great vocals from Paul, perfect backing vocals from John and George, and a great groove from Ringo's drumming here. Think For Yourself is a great track with George taking the lead on vocals and the guitar. Overall a great sound and very notable. The other few tracks are pretty good but it would take way too long to say how I feel about them all. Girl is another hidden gem for me, since I haven't listened to it enough. John's vocals are insanely good here. The acoustic guitar in the track is great to hear, and the backing "dit-dit-dit" completes the track. The next 4 tracks are insanely notable hits with In My Life taking the spot on my most notable. Run For Your Life is an okay song to end the album. It isn't perfect but it's still something good to listen to. Most notable songs: Drive My Car, You Won't See Me, Nowhere Man, Think For Yourself, Girl, In My Life, Wait, If I Needed Someone Notable: Norwegian Wood, What Goes On, Girl, I'm Looking Through You, Not for me: The Word, Michelle, Run For Your Life
Rubber Soul is in many the Beatles' first big step into greatness. Although it is not their best album by any means, Rubber Soul showcases the early experiments of the band that would lead to incredible sounds in the future. Stands outs on the album include "I'm Looking Through You", "Nowhere Man", "In My Life" and "Girl". My least favorite songs: "Drive My Car"
drive my car norwegian wood michelle girl wait
The Beatles *love* stereo sound
Solid album, but not my favorite. Classic Beatles
Anuncio de lo que vendrá
Fyldt med bangers og ballader!
- drive my car mi piace, la conoscevo già ma non pensavo fosse loro. - nowhere man anche mi piace non so cosa bene pensare, è un album che mi colpisce meno rispetto ad abbey road. Mi piace la loro voce e anche strumentalmente ma sono canzoni che non mi colpiscono particolarmente, né in positivo né in negativo - i'm looking through you mi piace molto, si differenzia dalle altre trovo
Several classics from the other album my folks had, The Beatles Greatest Hits Vol 1.
Let's do another track-by-track review of The Beatles lamest long player: 1. Rubber Soul starts off with a typical Paul pop ditty. The rhythm section sounds great but the guitar solo is really weak. It's OK. 2. Norwegian Wood is one of John's best songs. A masterpiece. 3. I've obviously heard this song before but I have no recollection of "You Won't See Me". It's a wonder John Cena never used this one. 4. John mope. Plenty of la-la-las but it's a bit more mature than the love songs the group had been making previously. 5. George complains about the government. Like "You Won't See Me" I must have heard this song before but I've got no memory of it. The fuzzy guitar is fun. 6. Hippie stuff. Dig that organ, though! 7. Michelle is a pretty song. I bet a lot of girls named Michelle had suitors dedicate this one to them in the sixties. The backing track is terrific. The acoustic plucking sounds great. 8. The Ringo One 9. Is this the horniest Beatles song?? Like Norwegian Wood the instrumentation has a slight Eastern thing going on. 10. Great track - especially the percussion and organ. Shout out to Ringo. 11. In My Life is probably the best song the Beatles ever recorded. What a track! 12. Wait is filler. 13. The other George one. It's OK. 14. Produced like an older Beatles song and the lyrics are wack.
I think this album is the kind of Beatles album I would have heard as a kid and not really enjoyed. Now though, I can say it wasn't hard to get through, I appreciate that the album feels like a nice pocket of its own thing. I think the middle section of the album better encapsulates what I think good Beatles songs are with breaks in layering and more solo moments for vocals, and more harmonies when the layering is used. I decided to rate it the way I did because I did actually like "Michelle" enough to add it to my main playlist. Such a pretty song and I like the moments of singing in french. It's also really stripped down, less folk-y in my opinion.
Ah here we go again. The Beatles conversation is one with no end and plenty of side paths that every human being who listens to music can exist within, on, off, sidelined, parked, crashed or at a perceived destination that they found to be a wholly unique experience. Impossible to be devoid of context and impact any Beatles review is sure to be a subject of dissection, reverence or disdain. If you view it in a vacuum, this isn’t my favorite or what I consider their best. If you factor the impact it made on 1965 and the whole of global culture, it’s the shift album that shows a maturing band. I’m not going down either exhausting path. Production is solid and sounds clean and clear, remaster to applaud for that, but laid out well and balanced. Somehow ‘In My Life’ always seems to come out of the blue and ‘Wait’ just sounds like ‘You Won’t See Me’ 2.0. 4/5
Great album not my favorite Beatles album but good flow.
I prefer The Beatles in their later years, but can’t argue with the album’s place in history as one of the best albums of all time. On this listen, the harmonies of “If I Needed Someone” made me think of Crosby, Stills, & Nash. It’s a great album that gives all of the Fab4 a chance to shine… but as a listener, I’ll admit I get impatient waiting for the album to give me a bit more meat on the bone. 3.8
My second Beatles album from this generator. I listened to the first one - The White Album - with my older kid and I'm listening to this one with my younger kid. My older kid and I panned The White Album, recognizing that there were a few phenomenal songs. Something similar is happening here - a few fabulous songs, a lot of missable ones. But on balance, I'm enjoying this album much more than The White Album. Norwegian Wood is my absolute favorite Beatles song, so this album will get high marks for that alone. But Nowhere Man, Michelle, Girl, and In My Life are also really great. I'm not as familiar with If I Needed Someone but I'm really enjoying it as well. On the other hand, there's no excuse for Drive My Car, with or without the double entendre. You Won't See Me, The Word, What Goes On, and Run for Your Life are also pretty bad.
One of their best, I think. Post teenybopper, although barely.
Weird to say but I came around late on the Beatles. Now I have incredible appreciation for the type of music they were making at the time, how individually talented each member was and the density of great/creative music they put out in a short amount of time. Solid album. Not their best so we’ll leave some room on the upside.
Not much to be said here. Great album. Doesn’t get a 5 simply because I know even better albums are forthcoming (Beatles and other artists). Great tunes for driving around London knocking side mirrors off cars and failing your practical driving test. 4.25/5
duplicate
* all of them are at least mild bangers new: - norwegian wood - you won't see me
The hits (Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, In My Life) are hits. Rest is too early beatles for me.
Great early Beatles songs!
Ganz OK. Aber ich bin echt kein Beatles Fan
To me this is pretty basic Beatles and not my favorite from them. There are obviously the massive hits but I’m not a huge fan of the back half of the album.
They really did create some complex melodies here. Many if these are familiar songs from childhood, like Nowhere Man (an old favorite I can remember singing to myself as a girl). But some I have never heard before are very enjoyable--Michelle, What Goes On, and Girl are all strong songs in the middle of the album. They really did develop their style between this album and their earlier hits. I especially love the instrumentation in Michelle.
Favorite: I’m looking through you
Never been a Beatles fan(i hated them in childhood, tbh don't know why). But this is a great enjoyable album, vocals are good, instruments sound good. Favourite song(s): none, but i would rank every song on one good level, "Run For Your Life" if that song released now, Lennon would be canceled same moment, but other than that i enjoy listening to this album. Solid 4/5, i get it why most people would rate this 5/5, but personally me i can't stand folk music, would i listen that album after Generator, probably not, but i had a great time listening to "Rubber Soul".
4.5 stars Favourite songs: - Norwegian Wood - Nowhere Man - Wait
Memories of Julia and I being utterly in love with the Beatles in high school and my being jealous of her dad’s collection! Not my fav in their catalog but Norwegian Wood, In my Life and If I Needed Someone are standouts
It's easy to hear where a lot of later rock has come from. Favorite song: Michelle.
My first Beatles album! Excited to sit down and listen like a teen in the 1960's. Norwegian Wood and Michelle are both fantastic songs. In My Life is an all time great track for a reason. Overall this is a solid album but not perfect. Think For Yourself, The Word, and What Goes On are all pretty forgettable. Run For Your Life is disturbing but has the same morbid draw to me as Last Kiss, would not fault anyone for being out on that track though. You can also hear just the start of the band growing into what will become such an amazingly compelling sound on Revolver then Sgt. Pepper. As an album it's good, but it's place in music history is much more of a marker of things to come. As much as I love playing the contrarian, the Beatles practically defined rock history and I only love the band more the more I listen to them.
It's the Beatles doing what they do. I am also biased as I've always liked this album.
Great album, doesn’t compare to some of their others though - nothing particularly mind blowing on here
The Beatles maybe exist on their own pop music plane a bit. Like how if someone says “Who’s the best hockey player there ever was?” that question either comes with the assumed implication of “Well, other than Wayne Gretzky,” or it’s a pointless question. Anyways, I think middle period is kinda my least favourite Beatles period, which gives me the uncomfortable opinion of not liking Rubber Soul that much. It’s cool hearing them start to really put it together, but I like them more when they’re already totally put together, and also more when they’re right at the end of being Just A Rock Band. They’re best when they’re at the stage of having mastered something, rather than when they’re frickin around (but also White Album is my favourite, which is maximum frickin, so who knows). It’s still obviously a great album though, duh. (Also, this list has given all sorts of 60s British rock, contemporaries of the Beatles, and I’ve disliked a lot of it more than I expected to. Beatles just head and shoulders and another set of shoulders above the rest of that stuff eh?)
Wederom gewoon een goed album van de Beatles, met de karakteristieke sound, ontzettend muzikaal, en het plezier druipt er van af. Wel mis ik wederom de knaller die het 5 sterren zou maken, maar alsnog altijd 4 sterren meer dan waard.
4/5 Beatles on this one
It's good, but I don't love it as much as some other Beatles records.
Some really good songs. But I just didn't relate with most of them.
There is not a bad song on this album. You can tell it’s the first album of The Beatles changing there sound. Like it still sounds like early Beatles in some ways but it’s also developed and experimented in others
Lowkey not bad. Made me realize I might not be opposed to the beatles
This is the earliest Beatles album I've listened to yet, and yeah, they were very solid from early on. "Norwegian Woods" and "Nowhere Man" are fantastic songs.
I like this 4 piece combo, they're like a modern day Oasis, hopefully they'll have a long career.
Solid Beatles album but I didn't like every song.
Astronomy Domine Lucifer Sam Chapter 24
ah shit man
Obviously a classic. Not their best but a harbinger of things to come
placing rubber soul as squarely in the middle of the beatles' discography makes a lot of sense. it even acts as a sort of bridge. rubber soul has a lot of easy, charming pop, but with a song like "the word" proclaiming "the word is love," it's very sixties while also pointing the beatles in their new direction after their initial pure pop/rock sound. i of course have to mention george harrison. his two songs on this album aren't as well known (in typical beatles fashion), but they're still worth knowing (as all of his songs are). "think for yourself" shows harrison to be light years ahead of his bandmates and contemporaries, especially in terms of topics and songwriting. a song that changes its tempo often with the use of that fuzzy bass sound, it offers a sharp rebuke: "think for yourself/'cause i won't be there with you."
I was actually pretty surprised when I started this album and looked over the tracklist, realizing I knew virtually none of these songs, save for "In My Life", which, let me just quickly add, is a jewel of a song and probably the best on the album. First thought: what a difference a year makes! "Hard Day's Night" was a major album of theirs in 1964, and in 1965, this album rolls around, sounding much more sophisticated and less "bubblegummy". It's also psychedelic, but not overly so; there's a lot of folk here, which I dug. This album really has no skips, either. Every song is well done, flows well, and is cohesive with the rest of the album. Now that I've heard the album, I'm not sure how I went so long not specifically hearing this album. I am excited to listen to this again!
Was my fav when I was a teen. Still love most of it. Nostalgia for days.
Not as great as the following albums, but still a great album
I knew most of these songs, I didn't realize they were on this album 4 start
Never heard this full album. Loved it.
Can’t go wrong with the Beatles and this is them at their very best.
Fair play to them. Fair play.
4.75
En tiedä vaikuttaako mielentila ja hetki taas, mutta tämähän on parasta Beatlesiä mitä oon kuullut. Ja In My Life on nyt yksi parhaista Beatlesin kappaleista ja en ollut sitä aikaisemmin kuullut. Haluaisin antaa tälle levylle 4 tähteä ihan sen yllättävyyden takia, mutta oon antanut paremmillekkin levyille vaan 3 tähteä :D No vitut ei tässä oo mitään logiikkaa
Not the greatest Beatles album but a massive leap forward, even with some weak entries like "Michelle" and "What Goes on". Should this be a 3? Feels hard giving it a 4 when I know Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper exists
Not my favorite Beatles album but has some classics
I remember this being my favourite Beatles album when I FIRST started out listening to music and though it’s no longer my (top) favourite now, it still has a special spot in my heart.
Beatle-mässig so es mittelding zwüsched de eifache lieder vode früehnere Albene und de kreative production ide nögste. Nenn mich päsch, wil ich lieb Michelle. Mega schöni musig, nöd i mine top beatles Albene, aber ebe: es goht langsam i die richtig (spoti beatles besti beatles).
BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAAR gsang harmonies und piano line so geil. norwegian wood het glaub leider ihri sitar phase agfange aber d melodie und so isch krass. gsang afoch rechts. D songs sind so churz aber drum macheds au nie z viel. d sleep in the bath line ischmer nonie ufgfalle. You won't see me hani nüm gwüsst aber typischi macca turnaround chords. sie hend background gsang so druff gha mann. spezielle drumbeat ringer recht cool. und sehr geili bassline macca im refrain. nowhere man insane. giti response lines crazy. booh harmonic am schluss vom solo geil. ein vo ihrne toightiste songs ever. letste refrain wo d harmonies ufegönd geil. think for yourself fuzzy gitarre what. und gsang harmonies uiii geil. het jo huere viel songs jetz DER WORT. ok findi etz nöd de hammer. Michelle defür zertifizierte classic A+ no notes perfekte song. Paul singt chrank guet. what goes on iscz afoch en country song. ringo singt! girl riese ohrewurm im looking through you au nüm gwüsst aber d claps sind cool und d giti au. in my life chrank guete song drum und bass parts iconic perfekte song no notes. wait au richtig geil. if i needed someone wieder en normale beatles song. run for your life no cool aber chli viel "little girl". fazit: s album bestoht us coole filler songs mit es paar chrank guete meisterwerk dezwüsched.
Ich muss mich jetzt da als nöd-immer-so-megaa-beatles-fan outte, sorry Es git lieder woni mega gern han (Drive my Car isch eis vo ihrne beste Lieder, nowhere man supi, in my life und michelle unglaublich cute), aber es git halt au Lieder wo mier so ziemlich egal sind, wie If I needed someone und Run for your Life. sooo ja nöd schlecht aber au nöd meh natürlich mussmer de sitar schätze und de 6/8 vo norwegischem holz und s isch glaub allgemein es wichtigs lied was musiggschicht ahbelangt aber irgendwie ischmer das Lied scho immer uf de sack gange hahahhahah ich hass perkussion nur uf eim ohr, defür gits mengisch a cappella ufem andere allgemein hets aber doch vill gueti Lieder und halt au eifach herzigi Songs, au wenn einigi für mich (ellei will die andere so guet sind) chli undertauched. s Album fühlt sich sehr komplett ah falls das sinn macht ellei wegem chräftige chiefer vom Harrison gits es 4 /5 ok update, ich bin michelle am ufe- und abelose und die barock(?)-bridge vo in my life isch saugeil
Great Beatles album, probably their best work before Sgt peppers. It kinda built the way for what was going to come, 7/10
really good album
Too monotonous.
The first Beatles album I’ve been served. It’s pretty good; I admittedly sometimes find the Beatles a little grating (probably from overexposure), but this wasn’t really irritating. Highlights: - Norwegian Wood - In My Life
As usual, it is very difficult to talk about Beatles albums in ways that haven't been talked about before. Here's my attempt: Rubber Soul is a radical transitional piece. It's bringing the 60's out of cheesy by-the-books pop and into new sonic territory. While bands have done more forward-thinking stuff before or since, Rubber Soul broke the mold to make a much more comfortable shoe. We've been walking it ever since. But what the hell is up with Run For Your Life? Such a disturbing song!
Some songs on the album are bangers. Others are rather questionable . 4
It’s Rubber Soul. It’s The Beatles.
very solid beatles album, in my life is my favourite beatles song
I very much enjoyed this album. Although Run for Your Life is very dark and quite unsettling
Great album. This is the first album given to me on this app that I would really listen to again. But, it is The Beatles so it's not a hard decision.