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Highlights are 'Drive My Car' and 'In My Life' but I'm always more struck by the middle road-ness of the other songs. Nice harmonies and occasionally interesting guitar parts (I'm looking through you). Inoffensive, nice but just alright. My issue with listening to The Beatles is that having a modern reference point removes the original context that made them so groundbreaking. So now, I just hear twee pop songs. That said, the attitude that everything they produced was an instant classic is hyperbole at best. Even The Beatles had filler tracks and Rubber Soul is no exception. It's a nice listen (apart from Run For Your Life, WTF?) but nothing more, to me.
Duh
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.
01) Drive My Car - 10,0 02) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - 10,0 03) You Won't See Me - 8,5 04) Nowhere Man - 10,0 05) Think for Yourself - 8,0 06) The Word - 8,0 07) Michelle - 10,0 08) What Goes On - 8,0 09) Girl - 9,5 10) I'm Looking Through You - 8,5 11) In My Life - 10,0 12) Wait - 8,5 13) If I Needed Someone - 8,5 14) Run for Your Life - 8,5 TOTAL: 9,00 (90/100) Current ranking: 34/370
Not my favorite Beatles album but it does have some of my favorite Beatles songs.
Beatles becoming Beatles
nicht schlecht
Charming collection of songs. Clearly set up for more. Am I wrong in that this is their transition?
Exquisite
pretty standard beatles imo
Awesome
One of my favorite Beatles albums. Is always a great listen.
This album is one of the most pivotal in the history of music. It paved the way not only for revolver, but showed big bands that they could experiment with music that is not conventional for the masses. It is the Beatles "Cannabis" album and the vibe is so money. In My Life and Norwegian Wood are 10/10 tracks and the supporting cast from the rest of the list is great too. The first Bealtes album in the Chronology that is a 'must listen,' and easily falls in my top 3 beatles albums ever. A couple tracks make this not a 10/10, but it is a very very high 9
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.
# Album Name: Rubber Soul # Artist: The Beatles # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: I've heard a lot of the tracks off this album but ive never listened to it all the way through. Honestly, what a banger. 37 mins of quality tunes. Fantastic album imo. # Top Tunes: Drive my Car / Norwegian wood / You cant see me / Nowhere man / Think for yourself / The word / Michelle / Im looking through you / in my life / if i needed someone Mayswell just list the whole lot tbh. # Would I listen to it again? Fuck yeah!
Was good! I love the Beetles but I rarely listen to a full album and this was a fun opportunity to do so
One of my all time favorite albums. Completely full of great songs.
Fantastic album from start to finish. Nowhere Man, Think For Yourself Michelle, Girl and In My Life are real stand outs for me. But I could say that about almost every song on the album, really.
This is up there with my favorite Beatles albums. Just fantastic.
Their bad tracks are other bands' wet dream.
I'm not even a month in and this is my third Beatles album what the shitting hell is this about About as shit as it gets for the Beatles. Too boring, too samey, vocals hurt my ears. There's still so many Beatles albums to get through too fuck sake. I've gone through 3/7 I don't want to see another one for at least a year
terrible last song
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
Sublime
While being familiar with some of the songs, today is the first time I listened to Rubber Soul and it is a delight. A truly excellent album. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-rubber-soul-by-the-beatles?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
one of the best album openers evahhhh. they were so good at that (”taxman” off *revolver* is another good example). i really think “drive my car” is one of the greatest pop songs of all time. it’s so well-constructed: terrific, instantly recognizable opening riff, a coherent story and a genuinely funny punchline, the imminently singalongable “beep beep yeah!” bit. paul at the absolute top of his game. this album will always remind me of driving to the cape in the summer with sophia next to me in the backseat and us and my mom all singing along as loud as we could. i have such a fondness for this record but especially for that memory that it conjures in my mind every time i hear a song off of it… fav tracks: all of them frankly except for “what goes on”…but i can still get into that one depending on my mood….i do like “run for your life” and think it’s really fun in spite of the lyrics 🫢 SIDE NOTE: obviously i love this album to death and i love listening to it but it is also kind of mind-blowing to me that the velvet underground were starting to perform “heroin” the same year that the beatles cut this record. like, “heroin” makes all the songs on this album seem like kiddie nursery rhyme bullshit. I KNOW IT’S DIFFERENT THINGS. but it’s kind of hilarious to compare that song to all the coy allusions to sex and drugs and ‘naughtiness’ that the beatles managed to sneak past the censors (see: “girl”).
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 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graded against most albums this would be a 4 probably But graded against the rest of the Beatles’ work it’s a bit lacking In My Life is a classic The rest a collection of lesser Beatles songs (which means they’re still better than most)
Primera vez que escucho un album entero de los beatles. Mejor de lo que me esperaba. Nowhere man rocks. 3.5/5
Clasd
A very nicely done album, my favorite songs there are Nowhere Man, In My Life and Norwegian Wood. No, wait. I can’t forget how wonderfully written and played Michelle is. Great album.
This is one of the greatest albums ever?? It's okay, but it's nothing to rave about. It doesn't display much depth or variance, and I didn't hear anything above average, save for 'In My Life'. Everything else sounded like a repeat of the other, which is typical Beatles soft rock song. I liked the sadder sounding songs, but I think there were maybe 2 of them, and I only liked them for being different. I feel like the Beatles had much better works of art.
Although The Beatles and George Martin pretty early on were always pushing the boundaries of studio recording, this is their first really "experimental" album. Experimenting with new techniques and new genres. Very "Folk-Rock" with "Psychedelic" elements. George is really coming along in his songwriting here. All the songs are great. Very ahead of it's time (although all beatles albums are). The first album on this list that I was already familiar with. Going from memory alone I was going to give it a 4. But after another listen it gets a 5. I always forget how great this album is for some reason. I enjoyed every song on it.
Seminal work. One of my favourite Beatles albums.
The great outweigh the meh!
one of the best
Classic
Good but will not buy on vinyl. Four out of five.
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Once again, true perfection from the boys. Only my fourth favorite album of theirs, and still likely a top 25-30 all-time album for me. 5+/5
Excelente album, lo escuchare varias veces
10/10 Need I say more, its The Beatles. Just so unbelievably good Favourite Song=In My Life Least Favourite Song=None
It's the 6th best Beatles album and it's still better than most music.
Für mich ein Wendepunkt der Beatles, hin zu einer "ernsthaften" Band, die eigene Songs zu einem Album verbindet. Fantastisch.
Didn't really appeal to me much but i can respect it for what it is
Excellent album
better than sgt peppers
Simply one of the greatest albums of all time
My favourite album of the fab four, and the greatest pop masterpiece ever made
Very happy and upbeat
well, it was nice! i liked if i needed someone
Nice
It has a certain appeal as like a background beach rock album, but it just doesn't feel like it has any great individual songs, though the overall theme of the album felt very synergistic.
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.
Some rock-solid songwriting from the Beatles, showcasing the finest harmonising in their discography and a bright, colourful genre-blend of rock, pop, and folk. Every track is great in its own right, but I'll shout out a few specific ones. Rubber Soul sees possibly the band's best integration of Indian instruments into their own style of music in the form of Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), a powerhouse track that has since become one of the most covered songs in modern history. Norwegian Wood is truly one of their masterpieces and easily a top-10 (or even top-5) Beatles track, despite its instrumental and harmonic simplicity. The riff and melody (the two are pretty much identical) are just fantastic. There's a fun synergy between the acoustic guitar and sitar, as well as tambourines backing it up – along with the gorgeous harmonising vocals. But that's pretty much it. Simple and effective. Michelle is one of the Beatles' most harmonically intriguing songs, and again has been heavily covered since its inception. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the French choruses – they've always felt a bit gimmicky – but then, this was before everyone was messing around with similar ideas, leading to the likes of Billy Joel's dud track C’était toi (You Were the One) on his otherwise stellar 1980 album Glass Houses. Other than the Frenchness, Michelle is a mellow, mysterious, quietly empassioned interlude between some of the rockier tracks. In My Life is another incredible tracks, showcasing not only some of the Beatles' best lyrics, but also possibly some of the best lyrics of all time. And apparently they get better as you get older. Gives me something to look forward to, I guess. The baroque-style keyboard/harpsichord solo is also a wacky standout here, using the same gorgeous chord progression as the rest of the song but otherwise sounding completely different. Was this a stroke of genius by the Fab Four? Probably. People seem to think it was, anyway. I see it as the "good old days" flashing before the narrator's eyes, but maybe that's reading too much into it. Regardless, In My Life is another easy top-10/top-5 Beatles track. Then there's a plethora of great pop-rock tracks here with a sprinkle of country-folk that was developed in 1964/5, likely inspired by Dylan's records. These tracks include Drive My Car, You Won't See Me, Think For Yourself, Nowhere Man, I'm Looking Through You, Wait, and If I Needed Someone. (And just like that, we've talked about almost every track on the album!) Plus there's Girl, an acoustic-guitar-heavy ballad that's hard to describe but radiates a feeling of "wow this song is utter genius". I like the part in the chorus where John inhales weirdly. I can see why some listeners would find the album closer Run For Your Life questionable. To me it comes across as a peppy Elvis imitation, and I don't have a problem with it other than its lyrics (which haven't exactly aged well). Ah, well. Even the big Beebles were fallible. 5/5 Key tracks: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man, Michelle, Girl, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life, If I Needed Someone
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.
Does someone really need to read what I think about this album? Do I need to write something about this album? Does anyone need to write more about this album?
What's not to love about this album? It's near perfect that's what it is. The last song is a bit rapy, even John Lennon didn't like it. Otherwise a favourite!
Enjoyable, but impossible for me to rate objectively given that I know the songs so well.
Absolute game changing album. Changed the world of music. One of my favorites.
Easy 5! I unfortunately own one of the first US vinyl copies where a few songs were switched out so I went with the Spotify version because those are some essential songs. Fantastic album! Every single song is a classic.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Still good, really enjoyed the second half this time. Run For Your Life is kinda funny tbh.
Fine album, pretty fun, could see it being great for its time but music has evolved so much past this point. Hard to give it it’s proper due, could see myself slipping into this down the road
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.
Widely thought of as the most underrated and understated Beatles album.
Great album.
Classic
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.
Yeah it's the Beatles obviously it's fine. Rotational ig
With Rubber Soul The Beatles, to quote Obi-Wan Kenobi, “took their first step into a larger world.” Brilliant stuff, a top 5 Beatles album for me.
This is a great album - the beginning as they branch away from covers and really get into finding the Beatles sound. I think Revolver is there nest tightest creative album, but this is right there.
I listened to both the US version that I have on vinyl and whatever version is on Spotify and my iPod and have to say that I prefer the US track listing with the inclusion of I've Just Seen A Face and It's Only Love. The other version has Nowhere Man, What Goes On and If I Needed Someone and those songs are the weakest on the whole album. Anyways, Girl, In My Life and Wait are three of the best Beatles songs ever and the rest of the album is great if you go by the US track listing, which is what my rating is for. If you are listening to the other track listing then this is only a 4.
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
Run for Your Life is a disturbing note to close out on, but dang, the album is so good. I'm tempted to dock a point for it, but in 30 years of listening to the album it's the first time the lyrics have sunk in.
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.
One of the finest Beatles albums, but not their best. That's yet to come. Still, a big step up in their body of work. Bob Dylan was right to call it their first "grown up" album. There are some all-timers on here. Highlights: Norwegian Wood, Girl, Think For Yourself, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life
Not the best they got
This is a great album despite the last song being about as despicable as a song can be. The recent remaster sound wonderful too
Its easy to forget how actually impressive the Beatles were. I was expecting this to be a lot lower.
3 - hot take (maybe) one of my least favorite beetles projects. Lots of the songs seems filler or blend together, in my life stands out
Been listening to this album for years. Run for your life is still a creepy song
Beatles are goated, not even my fave album of theirs but I could listen to this over and over again
Good album. Pretty enjoyable all the way through. 4/5
Definitely in my top 10 albums of all time.
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.
Love this album, maybe the best pre-funny outfits era Beatles
Beatles are coming in hot and fast now, I still think they are average though
Great bass! I love the drums, I will always fixate on that in any song tbh.. upbeat, fast, neat, and soft when needed. I love the vibes of the album, some songs are more upbit, some are more relaxed, some are more mindless... yup I like it
The first album by the Beatles with front to back cohesion and no misses. Used to be my favorite Beatles album, but still holds up after all these years
Run For Your Life was nice. Didn't care about the rest and honestly forgot why I hated them
Beatleshaterbros.... they can't keep getting away with these 3s.... MICHELLE, MA BELLE
I really don't like it.
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...
4,5/5 as there are better Beatles albums than this one, Revolver being a good example. This one really shows their musicianship as they're incorporating instruments like sitar and breaking away from a "traditional" rock sound.
Far from their best work, but still with a couple of classics, and still better than most other bands can manage. In my life and Norwegian Wood were highlights, some of John's songs would probably not get cleared by the legal department nowadays, Michelle is naïve to the point af saccharine sweetness.
Nothing crazy. It's pretty much what I thought the Beatles sounded like before I knew them. I thought some of the songs were ordinary, but overall it was alright
Great album. One of the Beatles' best "early" albums, I daresay, along with Help! "In My Life" is especially beautiful and bittersweet.
It's okay. Not an album everyone needs to listen to though.
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
Obviously an important album, just not too much of a beatles fan
mis re amores 8.5/10
I always enjoy listening to this album, with the early experiments with different sounds, refusal to be categorised as a single genre, and poetic and evocative lyrics. I hear something new to me each time. I somehow also like the creepy jolly jangliness of the closing song 😳
That scratchy early Beatles is something that sits in my mind as something to scorn. It's not proper rock, it's not proper roll, and it is not the music that connects me with events or occasions with meaning. It's just music from before my time and an early version of their greatness. It's still great, but not an album to return to. 3 stars.
Ok
Meh. Don't like the haircuts either.
It's the Beatles - early-ish album with a lot of known tracks. I enjoyed it.
Top tier album
Nice chill. Setting: in car
not my favorite beatles album
It's a good album but not a great album! Several outstanding tracks (Girl, Run for your life, Michelle) but a lot of ho hum and MUCH too much Ringo. John Lennon's misogynistic streak really shows through on this album too.
This album has slowly, over time, become one of my favorite Beatles albums. It’s fun to listen to, and every song just has that it factor. “You Won’t See Me” is one of my favorite songs in their entire catalog. 5/5 Will definitely listen again
Wow, it's been almost 300 albums since I've had anything by The Beatles. My last album of theirs to review was Sgt. Pepper's at number 298, and here I am on the cusp of 600. I don't think I've ever listened to this album from start to finish before, but I'm familiar with a few songs on here. I remember my professor for history of rock and roll spending a lot of time talking about this album and its influences, so I'm excited to jump into this. I went into this album with really high hopes. Rubber Soul is regarded as a turning point in The Beatles’ career; a moment when they really began to push the boundaries of what pop music and mainstream rock and roll could be. I can see how this album earned that reputation, but to me, it’s just a good pop and rock record. Rubber Soul still has plenty of the building blocks that The Beatles are known for: great guitar playing, tight drumming, excellent vocal harmonies, and George Martin’s fantastic production work. For a splash of new, there’s sitar playing on several songs, an excellent harpsichord part on the fantastic “In My Life,” and fuzzy bass lines. There’s nothing on this album that really stands out as a single, and while that shows how the band put the same attention and dedication into every song, the end result is something that can be a tad bland sometimes. I wasn’t wowed by the songwriting on this album, and it feels that the band took themselves too seriously on this effort. The French singing on Michelle came across as pretentious, and other than the goofy “Drive My Car”, Rubber Soul just wasn’t that fun. I appreciate what Rubber Soul means to The Beatles’ career and popular music, but I wasn’t wowed by it.
Appreciate it but don't know if it will be in my regular rotation. Lot of the songs sound similar and arrangements/lyrics within are repetitive. Michelle might get an add to liked songs.
Good to listen
Didn’t love. Was okay
Underrated Beatles album
It sounds a little more dated than some of the later Beatles albums, but is still a banger.
One of the best ever.
Another good beetles album, I really liked Drive My Car and In My Life.
Solid album
It’s Rubber Soul!
My favorite Beatles album. The perfect blend of their early pop tunes and their later experimentation. Ringo proves here he's the best drummer in the business. Don't think so? Try "What Goes On?". Unless you drum a LOT of shuffles, you will be dead tired and off time by the 30 second mark. Then remember Ringo SINGS on it as well. This album is just banger after banger after banger. Every song could have been released as a hit single. This is a greatest hits album for 99% of other bands. So incredibly strong all the way through. This is them at their absolute music making peak
Songwriting at its finest!
I don't care for the bubblegum Brit pop portion of the album but the acoustic songs give it some depth. Norwegian Wood is fantastic.
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.
This is one of their best. Musically it is so complex but blends so well. Great songs throughout and showcases them at their best. Not a lot I can think of writing, just listen to it.
The most cohesive sounding Beatles album we have listened to yet. Might also be my favorite Beatles album, but Revolver is still to come. Well written lyrics, solid instrumentation. A slight stumble when Ringo sings on What Goes On. I'm not sure what to say it's a 5.
Considering the wealth of dreck and mediocrity served up here, giving Rubber Soul five stars was a no-brainer and justifiably so. It belongs on this list and it's among the Beatles best.
Based as always
Another mid Beatles album, at least it's not as cloying as their very early stuff.
I was impressed! And for the Beatles, that says something! Beyond the ones I knew, they are ALL great songs! Why do I like the last song despite it being so terrifying lmao I am still yet to figure out why that keyboard break exists in In My Life, though... not even in a bad way, just baffled - any insights welcome :)
5/5 amazing instrumentation, storytelling, lyrics, and overall performances. Extremely influential and introduced a lot of things into rock music that wasn't very well known or just didn't exist in the genre to the mainstream and led the way for Revolver. Run For Your Life isn't amazing though.
This is probably one of my favourite Beatles albums - I feel like this represents their real sound to me. I just wish they didn't do Run For Your Life
Yep
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.
It's hard to not give the Beatles a 5. What they did to rock music in 7 albums is unbelievable. This album has one of my favorite Beatles songs on it "In My Life." They do have "better" albums than Rubber Soul, but it's still a fantastic record.
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.
It’s fine
mid
Drug free Beatles??? I hate the chorus of this song so dearly. Starting off weak, but the verses are alright. Interesting to get so many eras of the Beatles. Let’s see how this progresses Hmm maybe there is some mild drug shenanigans afoot. Sitars??? This song is far nicer and has a lovely sound/melody. I’m noticing it hard to write about the Beatles two days in a row. Meh. This song was fine. It’s interesting to see that the songwriting has progressed far beyond this in the subsequent albums. This song is schmaltzy and mid. Oooh la la las unnecessary and hackneyed even for the time. Nowhere man is a hit that somehow appeals. The listless (in a cool way) vocal line is great, but NO. Not back to the doo woo backup vocals. There is a pedestrian-ness to this album. No abbey road pun intended. The songs chug along and hit the ear as fine. They’re serviceable if not a little boring. Hard listen after more experimental work from the same artist. What can I say??? Man, it’s fine. Nothing on the comical edge. Kinda funky and fun but ultimately forgettable and basic. Nothing particularly groundbreaking. I seem to prefer the slower moments here as they are more interesting but again this kind of falls from an eerie piano sequence into fairly basic song tropes. Lyrics are bunk. He loves you. And I’m here also listening to this for some reason👍🏻. Hopefully the emoji doesn’t crash the site. Bluegrass???? Country??? Man. Influences on the sleeve. Not the best country I’ve heard but the lyrics and tone is better. This song was whiny and infuriating. Big pass. Looking through you is SICK. The bursts of energy with the distorted guitar. The lyrics are interesting, the vocal hook is sweet and not annoying. This is probably the best song so far. In my life eh? Another huge hit that I’ve heard a million times. If “cottagecore” hadn’t already been a term, this song feels like a song that would be blaring out to inebriated cottagers near the end of a sun baked day. Harpsichord solo DOES go hard. But overall, meh. Wait is pretty nice. I don’t know if they’re getting more interesting or I’m just getting worn down. Seemingly better songwriters as it gets near the end. And back to basics. Not in a great way. I’ll tell ya, if I needed someone, I’d call the beach boys. I kid. This is fine. Murdering little girl anthem to end it off. Although it sounds like he is in some sort of relationship with said little girl. Cringe lyrics aside, the guitar is nice, the vocal line is cool as all hell. This is a nice end for the most part. The “little girl” stuff is a sign of the times and overall painful to hear. Experimentation lacking here in general but that’s to be expected. Still some nice pop/rock songs on here. Decent album and experience. HOGHLIGHTS: Norwegian Wood (This Bird has Flown), Nowhere Man, I’m Looking Through You.
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.
One of the Beatles milestones.
Best track: In my life
zuerst einmal: beatles :-/ .. not my favourite. aber einige tracks sind musikalisch gesehen schon vielschichtig und weniger der typische einfache 60er-song.
Gefällt mir grösstenteils, wenig Beatle-unerträgliches mit vielen bekannten Lieder.
One of, if not the, favourite Beatles record of mine. Gorgeous harmonies, all the parts are tight. Ringo’s drums are a joy to listen to, I could almost sing them. Some folky influences moving away from the Merseybeat rock and roll sound of their earlier work. This is the start of The Beatles really branching out and experimenting.
Call Beatles albums are perfect and rated 5/5
This was my firts expirience with The Beatles album, and it left a lasting positive impression
Classic
I'm not much of a Beatles fan, I like a few of their songs here and there. This album just doesn't do it for me. Didn't hate though. Solid 3.
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.
This is a great record. This is that transition point for The Beatles, where they really start experimenting with what they can do with pop music and mixing in some psychedelic elements. The winners on this record are the bookends. It comes in hot, lulls in the middle and then picks up at the end. Drive My Car feels like early Beatles. Whimsical, upbeat, conventional. But then they shift gears with Norwegian Wood and gets really weird and wonderful with that Citar. And it really hums along and rolls all the way through Nowhere Man. After that, I kind of loose interest. Its fun, but nothing really draws me in. Until we get to I'm Looking Through You. That one starts, and I'm right back in it. I love the folk and bluesy elements of this song. In My Life comes up next, which is probably the real reason this is on this list. That's one the best songs ever written. ALLLLL the feelings with that song. And after its all great. It draws me back in and I remember how much I love this record.
Это классика, что тут скажешь
The first Beatles album I ever listened to at 7 years old. I was like “they can drive my WHAT???”
Pretty good stuff
Up to the point of its release there hadn’t been anything as pop forward and having folk sensibility. What a treasure
It surprised me how much this didn’t do it for me. I like the individual songs more than I like it as an album. It just doesn’t work well together for me. And I’m not a fan of the production either. A surprising 3
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)
It's alright. I'm just not a huge Beatles fan. 3.5/5
I love this album so much it's so cohesive and there's not a bad track on it
Classic Beatles album. Great but not HoF.
Some great songs, some forgettable songs. Overall, a decent album but not one I’d probably listen to all the way through again.
I'm fucking retarded.
Personally, is one of the weak Beatles album, like 2 or 3 songs stand out for me.
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.
As far as Beatles records go, this one is pretty good. Some classic songs that I love are included: Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Nowhere Man, Michelle, and Drive my Car. That is 1/3 of the songs. The rest of the songs are just Ok. Not their best and not their worst. The Beatles were a hit machine.
I know this is considered a pivotal moment in Beatles history, and therefore rock history, but I just can't get into anything but their hits. A reluctant but honest three stars.
Good but not great. Is every Beatles album on this list?
I really enjoyed revolver and sgt pepper, this seems incredibly average however.
20240822 The Beatles – Rubber Soul 3.5/5 Again, an album I have revealed on my last project. As I'm still kind of busy I'm going to copy the review I did then (although it is not very good). "I’m a fan of the late era of The Beatles, and Rubber Soul starts to develop their change into a more experimental and rich sound. Their past as an early 60’s pop boyband is still present, and that makes this album worse in my taste. I think that it also flawed for having too many songs, many of them quite similar to each other. On the final songs the listening become tiring. But it’s still a Beatles album, and it’s very good. Drive My Car --> 4/5 One of the iconic Beatle songs when I think of them and their more catchy early music. Great pop/commercial song in general. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) --> 5/5 The Beatles + a sitar = Love. One of the first songs where The Beatles are able to experiment and include different sounds in their music. You Won’t See Me --> 2.5/5 First sign of the first era of the band. It’s okey, but nothing I like too much. Nowhere Man --> 2/5 Again, a song that could perfectly fit into their previous era. Even less remarkable than You Won’t See Me. Think For Yourself -->2/5 The same as Nowhere Man. The World --> 1.5/5 The same, but I like this song even less. I’m not a big fan of the vocals here. Michelle --> 4.5/5 Very sappy song, but very well executed and catchy. What Goes On --> 3/5 Again, first Beatles era sound. This time, the rhythm of the song and its guitar make it more likeable for me. Girl --> 5/5 The music from the movie “Across the Universe” makes me love this song for some reason. I think the film made me discover some Beatle songs I had never listened before and created a special link. I’m Looking Through You --> 4/5 early era Beatles song, but I like this one. In My Life --> 5/5 One of the best Beatles songs of all their carer, maybe not one of my most favourites. There is something they transmit with this song that is very special, both musically and in the lyrics. And I love the piano-harpsichord solo. Wait --> 3/5 This is the point of the album where I want it to end. Nothing special in my opinion. If I needed Someone --> 3.5/5 Again, nothing special. But I like this song a little bit more. Run For Your Life --> 2.5/5 Here I’m just a bit tired. Again, an old-sounding Beatles song, doesn’t add too much."
Am I becoming a Beatles fan in 2024??
Classic
Definitely one of their worse albums.
This one brings me back to my childhood when my mom was teaching my brother and I about the ins and outs of a record player. A definite no-skipper filled with harmonies, guitars and short tracks that feel so full. Could listen to this from beginning to end every single day. High 5 stars!
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.
Not many hits but overall is fine
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.
If I was able to pick a favorite Beatles album, it would probably be Rubber Soul. Which I think is odd since it was a transition record from their bubble gum pop era to the artsy era.
The Beatles were already the best known band in the world but their critical acclaim at that point came from similar reasons that Taylor Swift today is getting decent ratings from the music critcs. But as they worked on "Rubber Soul" they added more "experimental" ideas and played with their music more which then resulted in an album that was so cohesive that the Beach Boys created Pet Sound just to not fall behind the futuristic way that this album sounded. 'Drive My Car' opens the album already with a great one. The song really gets you into the typical Beatles Rock n' Roll and Pop Rock sound that we and the people back then knew and loved. The song has a driving piano and cowbell that both add to a sound that feels very Blues Rock similar to the Stones. It's really solid track but nothing that would've completely f-ed your mind back when it released. The weird stuff already gets present with the next song 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' that not only isn't really Rock but more Folk Pop and it also features an instrument that back then, no one heard of but now is really connected to the Bealtes. This is the first Beatles song to feature a Sitar and Raga Rock, both being mainly inspired by Indian Classical Music. The song therefore has a certain "drone" to it. It's a great song but I personally don't love it as much as many others do although it is really well written both in a lyrical, songwriting and overall structure way. The again more Rock sounding 'You Won't See Me' has some nice influences from Soul and R&B with their typical Pop Rock style. It's a pretty nice track but I am not crazy for it as there isn't much crazy things happening except the harmonies and a few moments in the chorus. The Folk Pop returns on 'Nowhere Man' and in the same breath some great things return. This feels really reminiscent of the Byrds with the way it's structured and song and it pretty much has similar influences as it also has some moments you might already call "Jangle Pop". 'Think for Yourself' gets into more of the earlier terretory the Beatles worked in with a lot of Merseybeat and Pop influence. It's a pretty solid track but mainly shines with the chorus. Same story with 'The Word': pretty good song with a great chorus and nice Mod and Beat influence but without anything that would make it REALLY special. With the Folk Pop, the great songs return as 'Michelle' not only has a great chorus with cure French added but the whole song is beautifully written and cohesive with how its structured. The first song that I would call "incredible" as it aged very, very good. The albums second half starts with a RINGO SUNG SONG!!! 'What Goes On' wan't written by him but his voice fits the song so well. I know not many will agree but this is another incredible song and one of the best ones on the album. It's just so cute and the way Ringo keeps the shuffle steady while singing is really crazy. Lennon returns with lead vocals on 'Girl' which is another pretty solid song and the songwriting is really great as are the vocal harmonies in the chorus. It's a really well put together song that has some really nice moments all the way through but I'm not crazy about it. 'I'm Looking Through You' is a really underrated track. It is a great mix between most sounds and influences that were present thus far and the chorus is incredibly catchy and energetic which complements the rest of song very well. There isn't much to say about 'In My Life' except that it's without a doubt the best song on the album. Everything about it is perfect: the verses, the lyrics, the songwriting, the chorus, the instruments, build-up, and everything else in there. It's also the best Beatles song before Revolver. With 'Wait', I feel like they try to recreate something they already did over and over. It's a kind of annoying song although some parts are quite alright but that doesn't change the fact that it's the worst song on the album. While 'If I Needed Someone' is significantly better, I still think that it's a pretty weak song in comparison. It's written in a very solid way but lacks any kind of interesting part that might hook me apart from it being somewhat pleasant to listen to. The closing track 'Run for Your Life' gets a lot of hate and I get it. It is pretty... controversial in lyrical matter when looked at with todays standards but still, it is groovy as f*ck and it is detached enough from reality that I can enjoy the song regardless of what is sung about. And I have to say that I really like the song. It's really good. favourites: In My Life, What Goes On, I'm Looking Through You, Michelle least favourites: Wait, If I Needed Someone Rating: strong 7 to light 8
Good album. Not my favourite Beatles album, but it's a great little listen.
Not my favorite but very good though
It always takes me a second to get over the US version of this record, which I loved growing up; the absence of I've Just Seen a Face & It's Only Love still feels weird to me. But even so, the original UK version is excellent & sets a different tone.
Its the beatles innit
A mid Beatles album is still a very good album
My favourite Beatles album
Run For Your Life gets a lot of grief for being misogynistic but Drive My Car is about an annoying woman, Norwegian Wood is about an annoying woman, You Won't See Me is about an annoying woman, What Goes On is about an annoying woman, Girl is about an annoying woman, and I'm Looking Through You (BANGER) is about an annoying woman. 50% of the songs. Anyway 5 stars great album.
Albumi #15, 11.08.2024 Beatlesin kuudes albumi ei ole itselleni tunnetuimmasta päästä. Oikeastaan levyltä tuttuja kappaleita olivat vain "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood" ja "Michelle". Beatlesin keskivaiheen merkkiteos on ihan ok levy, mutta ei yllä omalla asteikollani heidän top-5 levyihin.
I still think revolver is the best
In My Life is the best Beatles song imo
This will always be my favorite Beatles album for subjective reasons, followed closely by the White Album. Revolver, Abbey Road, Peppers, are all great, don't get me wrong, but I feel like I can argue the merits of this one based on the story of their creative journey it tells. Where White Album finds them find the ceiling of how high they can fly their freak flag, and Let It Be & Abbey show how they learned to use their abstract side in a refined, tasteful manner, Rubber Soul shows them just begin to find the pulley to begin raising that flag. Recorded the very year half the band discovered LSD, you can listen to them go from the love song rich era previous to starting to consider deeper layers of life's rich tapestry, exploring different sounds, writing very impressionistically, and also George debuts his sitar-era. I love that they are starting to really find and revel in their individuality, and all the awkwardness that the band finds through their attempts to express their new found individualities in the face of a band dynamic. They are beginning to mature, losing innocence, but struggling against the angst of so many newly-found disconnects. I've had the chance to deep dive into this album at an early age, it being passed down to me from my mom. I heard it over and over on CD, being one of her first CD purchases I played it frequently in the house. I think it informed my love of "transitionary-era-albums" for a lifetime to come. Something about a band in the face of great changes, either internal or in the face of the aesthetic era they're in, really says a lot about who they are as people and artists. The sometimes-angsty psychedelic explorations on this album, all about desire, frustration, insecurity, & confusion, says it all about these 4. This album, to me, officially ends their "goofball era" saying "some of us are really, really high, everyone knows who we are, and all of us are freaked the fuck out. Maybe love is all you need, but today I'm not sure I know what it really means yet."
Unmistakably Beatles. Their harmonies stand out to me. Good background music, always great to add a little extra texture in a movie/show.
The Beatles again. Drop the mic. GOAT.
4-
It's the Beatles. Standouts are Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, In My Life, and Run For Your Life.
The birth of The Beatles! A real turning point: drugs and studio over screams and mop tops. Not their best album but one of the most important.
This album marks the Beatles' move toward more sophisticated songs and experimentation — they'd been hanging out with Bob Dylan, they'd started getting more into drugs, and George was getting into his Eastern philosophy phase. There's a lot of good stuff here. At my count, 6 of the 14 songs were #1 hits. The good: "In My Life" is one of my favorite Beatles songs of all time. And "Nowhere Man" is also up there. "Think For Yourself" is also a highlight of the album, and marks the emergence of my favorite Beatle, George, as a songwriter. There's a lot of variety in terms of music style, although a few of the songs do sound similar. The bad: Oof, a lot of these lyrics have not aged well (really, they should've always been seen as gross, but...). "You Won't See Me," which is apparently about Paul's actress girlfriend not making time for him, comes off as a creepy stalker song. "If I Needed Someone" is a weird way to profess your love for your fiancee — I'm totally not going to sleep with you other girls anymore ... but leave your numbers, just in case (bad, George!). But "Run For Your Life" is just straight up awful with zero redeeming qualities. I can't believe anyone thought that song was a good idea. Knowing John's history with women, there's nothing tongue in cheek about it. It's just bad. 3/5 — probably more of a 3.5. When it's good, it's really good. But when it's bad, it's yikes.
Good album with a few lesser known hits.
This is album 366 for me. Probably my favorite Beatles album. But I also think most of their stuff is 5 star. So year number 2 is starting with a bang on this project. Beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah.
BEST SONGS: - Michelle - Girl
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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
One of my favorite “early” Beatles albums.
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
Ahhhh….when the Beetles were all getting along and the music was great! This has to be one my favorite albums they ever made. Several of their big hits are on this album. ❤️❤️
It's so good. I'm surprised how good it is.
Michelle, Norwegian wood, Drive my car, and other easy listening song of different stiles. 7/10
add this to the pile of inoffensive, nothing 3s that will be deleted from my brain immediately after listening.
I’m still not jazzed about several artists having a bagillion records on this list, but I can’t get too mad about including the single most important musical shift album of all time.
Bouncy bouncy, not such a good time.
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.
Not the Beatles again. As usual a few great songs but lots of filler. Still believe their reputation precedes them. Hated Michelle when I was eight still do. Generally find that if it was a McCartney written song I don't like it. Not sure what the honk "What Goes On" was all about. Despite their contribution to the development of modern popular music The Beatles haven't aged well.
Second Album des Beatles généré dans la liste. J'en connais 3 morceaux : Drive My Car Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Michelle Mais aucun autre m'a marqué. => 2/5
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.
One of the first albums where the Beatles started to find the sound that would make them one of the all-time greats.
perfect!
Beat, 1q965 -> 4
This is an album. The people that said every song is memorable are delusional, because this album kind of blended into a half hour of British dudes. I get the influence, but with 60 years of influenced music after there's better stuff out there.
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.
One of the best Beatles album.
This album is one I see listed as one of the best from the Beatles, and I've got to agree it is up there. My last album of theirs was "With the Beatles" and Rubber soul is pretty much better in every way. I really like the way the Beatles seem to take turns on each track as the album progresses. It helps keep your ears from getting used to what's going on and just zoning out. Great for my ADD. As I get more and more Beatles albums on this journey, I'm starting to realize I would have been a George guy. His songs just seem to be a bit more modern and are almost always unique and stand out to me on the albums. Another great album from the Beatles, this one is probably right up there with the White Album for me, and because the White Album has some weird tracks, I think this would be the album I could listen to on repeat a little easier. Favorite track "Think for Yourself" 5/5
In My Life the highlight but I've heard several better covers and arrangements. Beatles are good at setting up the shot for someone else to win.
Mega!!!!!
8/10
A bunch of bangers by John and Paul. A couple weird pieces from George. Ringo chewing paint chips. Another solid Beatles abum.
One of the best albums from the Fab Four.
Elska þessa plötu. Ennþá hráir, en samt orðnir flóknari og betri. Heildarverkið frábært og In My Life er náttúrulega eitt af þeirra bestu lögum. Aldrei minna en fimm stjörnur fyrir mitt leyti.
Snilldarverk. Millistykki í það sem koma skal. In my life alveg yndislegt.
Exactly what you need if you want to listen to the Beatles. Not my all time favorite album of theirs but still great and I love in my life so happy to hear it anytime!
An album made with tenderness. 8 of 14 songs were labeled "favorite" songs on my spotify. Not even a handfull albuns could manage to do that. Top 3 albuns of the best band of the humankind history.
I have always enjoyed this one. Just a really good, fun album, which is very consistent. It documents a band that was starting to stretch their legs to great results. The only knock I'll give is the creepy lyrics on Run for your life.
Fav: In My Life Least Fav: What Goes On
Almost 60 years later, it's definitely more disconnected than most albums are today, especially critically acclaimed ones. Innovation is harder to appreciate when it was so well received that doesn't sound fresh, it just sounds normal. There's also a matter that I'm sure I will come across in future albums by members of the Beatles, among others. The Word feels painfully naive now. There's a certain politics of the era that sounds insultingly smug yet proven incredibly wrong over time. I don't know how to treat that, but it does make me roll my eyes. It's at least more sincere than stuff like Imagine, but it's still out of place in 2024. Also, screw the Beatles' label, what's the actual album? Is one of them supposed to be the "canon" track listing, in this age where obtaining every song is easier than knowing what album it was on? In the end, as a Beatles album, I'd take Let It Be, Sgt. Pepper, and even Help! over this, but as always, the floor is high with these guys.
Sure does beat that Tupac album I had to hear a few days ago.
I was so excited to get this as it is actually my favorite album by my favorite band. This is my pick for the best Beatles album as it just is so consistent and the vibes are amazing. Drive My Car is a great intro but the album goes to the next level with Norwegian Wood. The use of the sitar adds an amazing sound giving this song a mystical aura. John, Paul, and George all have amazing outings showing them in the prime. Even Ringo's one song is pretty good (Sad Ringo 😢). Out of all of these songs "In My Life" is my favorite. It is a beautiful retrospective of life that ends with focusing on the present and the person who gives your life meaning. It has a melancholic tone which gives it way more depth and a perfect representation of all of life. It's why this song is my favorite of all time. Favorite songs: All of them Rubber Soul is a personal album for me and whenever I feel down I put it on. Listening to it one more time, I appreciate it even more.
classic, what more is there to say?
Fantastic album
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
This landed better with me than most Beatles albums, but not by much. The goofy opener of “Drove My Car” had us starting off on the wrong foot, but Norwegian Wood brought me back. Ultimately found myself liking some of the tracks, like “Girl” and “In my life” has always been one of my favorite Beatles songs.
They didn't do it best, but they did do it first. I suppose that's worth at least three stars.
My absolute favorite Beatles album. Before the full on psychedelic wackiness. Exquisitely written and arranged songs and chill vibes (“Run For Your Life” notwithstanding).
Insert beats platitudes here
3- Stars (7/15)
- Sensationell - Mit dem dritten und letzten folkigen Album erreichte der Folk Ausflug der Beatles den Höhepunkt. - So ziemlich jeder Song ein Hit oder zumindest ein großartiges Werk für sich. - Aufnahme und Produktion gerade im Remastered ist absolut State Of The Art - Trotz des Folkeinschlags super fascetten- und abwechslungsreich - Ich weiß nicht, wie oft ich die Platte schon gehört habe, aber sie macht trotzdem immer noch Spaß Rating: 5/5
- 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
- entspanntes Album - ein wenig Schwächer als Revolver in meinen Augen, wobei es natürlich auch vom Style her einfach anders klingt
Mostly boring except the last song which was actively upsetting.
They can't keep getting away with this
My second favorite Beatles album. You Won't See Me is perfect, as is I'm Looking Through You and that deep breath in Girl. What a great album.
this is literally my favorite beatles album lol
Meh, there are better Beatles album. Rubber Soul is not bad by any means though.
Ah yes, Rubber Soul. I prefer other Beatles albums but giving it a 4 would be lying. I lied before too, this is my favorite Beatles record
The Beatles
Really good album
Classic
Lovely
Love this record some of my fav Beatles songs on it. Michelle If I needed someone
A solid 4, I could definitely buy this on vinyl.
Norwegian Wood is a great song and I know this is an important album, but I just find this one boring.
2,5
Unpolished sound 5/5
A fantastic record showing the increasing experimentation of the Beatles (such as the harpsichord piece within “In My Life”). The shift from a teeny, pop band to a mature rock group was in process.
Some classic well known songs here and some good songs I’d never heard of such as What Goes On.
Great album
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.
All time
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
Hell yes, my second favourite Beatles album. This really was a huge turning point in their career, after this they stopped being just another generic 60s pop rock band, and became one of if not the most important band in music history. And to this day it still holds up as one of the best albums the decade has to offer.
I didn’t know they could get even more droney but apparently they did. And WTF!? Run For Your Life.
happy soul
Nice easy listening but nothing exciting for me.
In My Life - 5 Star song! Good album, quite fun and enjoyable
Wow another Beatles entry so soon. Definitely not my favourite album of theirs but there are some songs I like. But other than that I feel like this was just okay for me. I also didn't realize how short this album was before now. Anyways favourites were You Won't See Me, Michelle, What Goes On, Girl, In My Life, and Wait. Just because I know there are more Beatles albums coming that I like better, I will give this a 3 for average
This is one of heir more lighthearted albums imo, one of my favorite songs Michele is on here as well. Goes well with everything, it’s the vanilla of Beetle albums. 3.4
I love The Beatles So many great songs on this album. Great vibes and a sitar, what more can you want 5 ⭐️
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.
What an absolutely fun album. Every song on here is just such a joy to listen to, they really know how to give the exact right dose of every element of their music, and it's just so damn catchy a lot of the time. This isn't my first listen of this album, but it surely isn't even close to my last. It's so good, it makes me wonder how in the world the 60s pop sound ever became less popular, although on second thought, perhaps the Beatles did it so well no one else wanted to try! I've never been this excited so far in the challenge to really dig into an group's discography, and since I've only barely listened to the other albums from the Beatles, I'm really looking forward into going into it more blindly.