Rubber Soul

Solide, aber einige redundante tracks

I'm not gonna give them all 5s

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Ben niet echt Beatles mania maar dit is wel echt heel goed. Een van de eerste mega bands, en het is hun goed recht

Geweldig album, love the beatles. Wist van veel nummers niet eens dat ze van dw beatles waren

Really enjoyed Drive My Car and Michelle. Felt quite funky for the Beatles

Excellent blend of pop and a more experimental sound. Some really strong highs but a few forgettable tracks. Run for your life hasn’t aged well.

Giving it a 4 only because this is my favorite Beatles album. That being said it is a **Beatles** album. Proper rating would be 3.5

*British sounds*

Such a good way to end the earlier traditional Beatles sound. Very polished. Nowhere Man gotta be the highlight here. But the real treat of this album is Ringo Starr doing a lead vocal (What Goes On) where he’s NOT singing about an imaginary creature or some drug-induced situation he finds himself in

Solid

This album is the ultimate 'fuck you' to people who can only hear out of one ear.

A good album. Not the biggest Beatles fan but the song Girl is something I’m glad I found.

Being just a studio band as a pop music group was unheard of before this album. Beatlemania was at an end, and the Beatles were no longer merely a product to be sold. The band stopped touring, and there was a significant downshift in the marketing side of things, and this put more focus on actually creating music. A lot of people know Rubber Soul as the Beatles' pot album, since Bob Dylan had introduced them to marijuana in 1964. The lads smoked a lot of pot during the recording of Help!, and that marijuana motif spills over into this album, what with the album cover being reminiscent of the leaves as well as the distorted image evoking a sense of altered consciousness. Unlike on Help!, however, the Beatles didn't work high on this album. They took their drug experiences into the studio but not the drugs. Rubber Soul has vision and articulation, a clear-headed and purposeful musical statement. This is also where the Lennon / McCartney rivalry really takes off. The duo were rarely writing together by this point, just answering each other's songs instead, like a game of oneupmanship. One day Lennon would come into the studio with a song, the next day McCartney would show up with something of his own. Harrison was also getting in on the songwriting act. He had only two songs on the first five albums, but now he's got two songs just on this album. This is the real beginning of his songwriting career, and you can hear the maturity as he just gets better and better. On his "Think for Yourself", he's not afraid to try a bit of sound experimentation: the two simultaneous bass guitar lines, one conventional and the other run through a fuzzbox. Overall, the general songwriting style of the Beatles was changing. No more naive, shallow love songs about dating and holding hands. There's a sense of adventure, a sense of questioning, no doubt influenced by the drug use, the sexual experiences, and the dabbling in spirituality, evidenced in the song "The Word", wherein belief in the sufficiency of love is proclaimed. With love, all the world's problems are solved. Despite these new frontiers, the band keeps to the brevity and clarity of the classic pop song. Rubber Soul also has a streak of sarcasm and irony running through it. The Beatles are laughing at and joking about their fame as they comment on stardom and seduction. Everyone fawned over the Beatles, everyone lusted after them. The best example is "Drive My Car", and musically it's an interesting number: the guitar and bass doubling the vocal, the use of the tambourine instead of the cymbal, the drumming rimshots, creating a stronger, sharper sound. Let's go back to that new frontier idea I mentioned earlier. Listen to "Norwegian Wood". This is the first time that the sitar replaces the lead guitar. Look at the social criticism on "Nowhere Man", the opening a capella line and somber tone giving the impression of profundity. This song attacks their parents' generation of conformity.

Songs I really liked Norwegian Wood Nowhere Man In my Life All songs are easily listenable to I did not feel the need/urge to skip any songs. 4/5

its the beatles

Hmm catchy. I can see why they were so popular.

It’s the Beatles what more can I say Top Tracks: 1) In My Life 2) I’m Looking Through You 3) Michelle 4) Norwegian Wood 5) Girl

How did the Beatles put out 13 albums in 7 years, no wonder they broke up! Their 6th album 2 years into being called the Beatles.

Great album, lots of fun to hear the block of music put out at the same time. Drive my car and the song about life were great

Beatles er alltid bra

I don't like the 5 star system, it's too hard. I don't think I can go 5 here, but I really liked it. Maybe as I become more of a Beatles fan I'll be at a 5 but rn I'm at a 4. Probably a strong 8/10. I like the Beatles, I love their versatility, but on this album a lot of songs kind of melded together in my head

This is quintessential 60s Brit rock. Might be more folksy than what I like about the Beatles, but it's still great.

Great folky Beatles. Probs in my top 5 of favorites Beatles.

Not my favorite Beatles album, but a good album nonetheless. The standout track for me is "If I Needed Someone". This album doesn't hit as hard as Revolver or Abbey Road, but showcases what the Beatles were good at: coming up with catchy hooks and grooves. This gets a 7/10 from me. 3.5

4.5 Eerder! Zowieso 1 van mijn favoriete albums, met een paar nummers die wel op de verzamelcd van mijn leven mogen staan: Girl, In my life, Michelle. En dan hebt ge nog Norwegian Wood, Nowhere man., ... De meeste toppers zijn toch wel eerder John Lennon nummers op deze. Toch kan ik geen 5 sterren geven, omdat ik een paar andere Beatles albums beter vind, plus dat er af en toe wel een misser is qua song op Rubber Soul (What goes on). Dit is ook het eertste album vanaf wanneer de Beatles echt interessant beginnen te worden voor mij. Alles daarvoor is 'een beetje' hetzelfde , hier beginnen ze pas echt te experimenteren. Dan hebben ze albums gemaakt in de jaren 60 die, naar mijn mening, minder gedateerd klinken dan bijvoorbeeld het album hiervoor van Public Enemy uit de jaren 80. Love The Beatles forever.

удивительным образом здесь собралось много песен, которые я где-то слышал и имею хорошее мнение о них отличный альбом, 4+

Forgot how dope I'm Looking Through You

It was fine, I've heard all the songs before so it was nothing new. Nothing life changing. Nowhere Man, Michelle, and In My Life were favorites.

7/10 This one is hard to rate because it was the one Beatles album that my parents owned. Even as a child I could feel the "sixties-ness" of songs like The Word. I liked this Beatles album, but it was never my favorite. I get that this is when they began morphing into the psychedelic band that they would become, but this one feels like it has a foot in both worlds and doesn't quite surpass the version they were before or the version they would become. Really noticed how great Paul's bass playing is on this listen.

Majority of somgs are great, but some…

Hey, it's the Beatles. Not quite the brilliance of, say Abbey Road, but still a solid album.

The beatles very rarely miss with their music and this was another example of that. Track 10 was a stand out track, but I enjoyed all of them. This isn't their strongest album but it's still a good album.

Good for it's Time but now a bit boring

especially liked In My Life during this listen. sweet english bois.

Very groovy was fw it

Difficult to rate as some very good songs and a few duds.

It has a few great songs.

Heard it before wonderful album

One of my all time favorites, I have a soft spot for this one. A lot of great songs on this one and perhaps the last pretty standard Beatles album before things got experimental! 8,5 out of 10

unfortunately pretty good. liked in ny life best. run for your life made me hope ill have to run for my own and fail.

One of my lesser listened Beatles albums, so I enjoyed it more than expected

The start of the Beatles genius. Not as perfect as albums that would come but still a must listen. Very close to 5 stars for me but not quite

A collection of beautiful songs in a range of styles. Didn't gel as an album as much as I'd imagined it might.

Banger. Although the whole vibe of run for your life is deeply unsettling.

the upbeat mccartney songs are the perfect counterbalance to the dark, morose lennon songs. quality work.

Got some great stuff on this early Beatles album.

Drive My Car and Norwegian Wood songs are great

never thought i would be a "i like the beatles but only in mono" kind of guy but here i am. doesnt hit the same in stereo.

Good to revisit. Love Michelle, best song on the album 8/10

crazy how much better this is than Abbey Road

Nearly perfect... I totally hear them developing their psychedelic sound and bridging the gap from their mop-top-boy-band ways.

Decent

The almost cultural icons make an almost masterpiece. Not quite completely elevated from their previous work, but if it had been the last record they made it would have been quite a legacy.

Its beatles. Not their besz but still quite good

4.5

7/14, 50%

Not the best beatles for me, but still good.

If you would have asked me a decade or so ago what I thought of the Beatles I would have told you I didn't like their music and it's no good. Had I listened to their music extensively? Absolutely not. Did I want to be a hater and dislike the things that many others enjoyed? Absolutely! Today, I do not have strong feelings towards the Beatles one way or another. The popular stuff that gets played everywhere I actually do enjoy a bit! I have made no effort to listen further though. And that will probably continue unless it's through more albums in this list. As for Rubber Soul, I actually enjoyed the whole thing! I think it was quite good and I was bopping along the whole way. Is this music technically impressive? Hell if I know. Is it inspired? Maybe not. Was it fun to listen to for half an hour? Absolutely. And that's good enough for me, man. Songs that stuck out to me: Think For Yourself, Michelle, Wait, and Run For Your Life. Finding perhaps their most unlikely ally, I'm here to save the Beatles from this group of haters.

It sure is the beatles

Super super super album des Beabea, mais il est short d’une place dans mon top 5 de leur meilleurs albums.

Feels like the bridge album between early and late Beatles.

Basically a textbook on pop songwriting. Absolute classic. Last song is a little rapey but is perhaps the Beatles best album? Id give it a strong 9/10 but I won't give it 5 stars cos it's not quite 10

3.5/5 I see this as a transitionary album between the Beatles early period (that a don’t really rate) and their later period (that I think is great)

It's the Beatles. As always classic. That said not sure this is my favorite of their albums.

Good stuff, not surprisingly

Highlights: "I'm Looking Through You," "You Won't See Me," "Drive My Car," "Norwegian Wood" Everything has been said, but just to cast my vote: one of the Beatles' absolute best, with one foot in their old sound and one in the new. They seemed to accumulate styles over time, and by now we have a nice diverse blend of '50s rock, Byrds, Dylan, jokey ragtime, Paul's chamber dabbling, and sparkles of their emerging take on 'psych'. It also has some of their clearest, most balanced songwriting, with lots of material that manages to handle negative emotions, powerfully expressed, in a suitably upbeat musical mood. We only got a few like this before they flew all the way up their own asses forever. It's too bad it trips so hard at the finish line with "Run for your Life," which with hindsight about John Lennon's abuse is totally abhorrent. "Norwegian Wood" is notoriously ominous in this way too. Again, fuck John Lennon. Otherwise, maybe not especially influential in its own right among their catalogue, but a standard of pop excellence.

Solid album paving the way for what came next.

The beginnings of greatness 4/5

The album where the influence of their US tour and return from the beginnings of Beatlemania also starts to show the groups changing influence and lays the path for them to move from the pop band they started out as to the experimental band that doesn't tour. This is the entry into my personal favorite period of the Beatles, the one where they make music for themselves and release lightning from a bottle. 4.5/5.

Not my favorite Beatles album, but a Beatles album nonetheless :D

Didn’t listen this time but that doesn’t stop it being a great album 😊

I knew most of the songs before, but not all of them. A lot of variation, and it’s all good. No atrocities like yellow submarine or ob la di. Production is not great. It’s was new and everybody was still learning. Favorite song is hard to pick, ‘cause they’re so different: Girl.

Once again, the stereo version available on streaming is an awful headphone listen. Mono is a must for Beatles albums before Sgt Pepper.

Good stuff probably my favorite Beatles album I’ve listened to so far

Pretty good and consistent album In my life is the best off the album Not sure about that last track tho

Beatles always good, but later albums are better

This album starts very strong and finishes strong but the middle stretch is what really lets it down. Every song from "Nowhere Man" to "Girl" blends into the other and I find it impossible to give a crap about any one of them. Just so it doesn't sound overly negative, I do actually quite like this album. That stretch is a letdown but it's still very nice, just not up to anywhere near the same standard as the others. When I first set this one going it was before I went out on a long walk and I remember exactly where I was when I realised that, hey, that Johnny Cash song was a cover of a Beatles song! And the original "In My Life" is much better. The folky interlude bit in the middle is beautiful, incredibly so. "I'm Looking Through You" is great fun, and Norwegian Wood is the best song on here. I was about to write that it's one of Harrison's best compositions except for the fact that he didn't write it, which does somewhat disqualify it. In my defense, sitar. But in the end the long middle stretch of comparative blandness kind of scuppers this one for me. Perfectly inoffensive but it's probably worth taking the best songs off it, sticking them on a playlist and sticking to Revolver.

8/10

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I don't know why I had such a disdain for The Beatles but it's been very prominent for most of my journey with music. It could perhaps be attributed to the fact that there's this idea being promulgated of them being the greatest band of all time. Unfortunately, because of this I refused to really absorb their music. Maybe it's also the fact that I am older and have found a love for music in the 60s. Regardless I'm really liking this album. Yes, compared to modern music it sounds very stripped back but it doesn't take away from the innovation. As a matter of a fact there's a lot to appreciate in the songwriting. There's unique instruments being used that save each song from Vacuity. I am happy to say I now can appreciate their music.

It'll get 4. Harmonies are clutch, song structures are interesting, Michelle is a great blsong

Slightly more variety than their first albums while retaining their shorter length and simpler structure, but not yet going more experimental or conceptual as with their later albums. I like this album a lot as a transition. There are a few weaker tracks and moments but it isn’t too long and is overall a very enjoyable listen.

Nice

4 stars

I'd genuinely never heard of *Rubber Soul* even though it's like right in the middle of their other stuff that I like. It's good!

It's a classic, but not really one of their best. Enjoyable at the very least

Never really listened to a Beatles album all the way through. Can definitely see the insane influence they have had on other artists a great collection of songs throughout no skips.

8/10

8/10

Easily one of my favorite Beatles albums and the most consistently good of their early albums. I didn't dislike any song on the album but it did have a couple meh songs like "Wait" and "Norwegian Wood". Despite that it has a couple of my favorite pre-psych Beatles songs in "Nowhere Man", "Drive My Car", "You Won't See Me", "Girl" and "Michelle". Overall I think this was their best album up to this point and was to me easily the best of their albums before they entered their psychedelia phase. A solid 9.5/10 and it only didn't get a 10 because of the few meh songs above but the rest of the album is easily 10/10 material.

So I'm not the biggest Beatles fan in the world, I like them fine I just never connected with them on a deep personal level like a lot of people do. That being said I think this album collectively is one of my favorites of theirs. I agree with everyone above that the last track (Run For Your Life) is my least favorite but I like everything else. 4/5.

I could happily sit here and sing along with every single song. The songs, the melodies, the harmonies are all spot on and so, so good. Apart from the wildly inappropriate 'Run For Your Life' this is an almost perfect album. 4 / 5 stars.

Probably the Beatles at their best, and it is a good album.

Genres: Folk rock, rock, pop Formed: Liverpool in 1960 Run time: 14 songs, 35 min 32 sec I love some Beatles songs, some are too poppy for me. This album fits that. Despite being only a 35 minute album it crams in 14 songs, all of which are concise and perfectly formed. As song writers, Lennon and McCartney are amazing. They might be equalled, but they won’t be surpassed. The track “The Word”, which I have never heard of and don’t recall ever listening to has over 15M plays on Spotify. Unbelievable! Most tracks have over 10M plays, and three have over 100M plays. I enjoyed the album, and it’s great to read about the tracks and their origins, which is possible because they are so well analysed. My Rating: ****

Fine OK?! Its a FINE album. The Beatles are fine. Four stars.

4.5 Just the tiniest bit of filler that, ironically, keeps it from being on par with Abbey Road.

Great album.qa

Not as good or fresh as their other albums but still a decent pop/rock album with some great songs. "In my life" gets a whole star by itself.

Tight, sharp sound. Love Norwegian Wood and I'm Looking Through You. Nowhere Man and In My Life are absolute classics. Run For Your Life is creepy.

אחלה של אלבום. בטופ 5 אלבומים שלי של הביטלס. 8/10.

Not their best, still pretty darn good.

A classic Beatles album with rumblings of the greatness to come. For those who prefer their Beatles poppier and only a tiny bit experimental, this is probably the group's zenith. 'Drive My Car', 'Nowhere Man', 'In My Life', 'Michelle' - there's just so much to love on this album.

Real classic.

Bastante bueno, aunque no lo considero lo mejor de los Beatles, hay muchos otros album que prefiero sobre este pero aun así, una buena escucha :) Débil a sólido 9 Canción favorita: The Word

I can't believe that I've listened to 157 records on this generator before I got 1 Beatles album, because I'm assuming that there are quite a few in this list. Historically, I've been known to not be a huge fan of the Beatles. I never cared for their poppy stuff too much, but always understood how influential they were in the grand scheme of music. This album, however, was a bit of a stray from their usual poppy crap, and they were testing the waters of psychadelica/blues rock a bit here. Certainly albums that followed (Revolver/Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) delved into these genres heavier, but this album was the start of that shift. I thoroughly enjoyed the country/blues rock feel of the song What Goes On, and the inclusion of a sitar in the song Norwegian Wood was great! The song Run For Your Life was a bit jarring, and a weird way to end a record, but it was still a great song. The reason I tend to hate the Beatles is because apparently to make a Beatles song, all you need is harmonizing, "Ooh La La La's", and a fuck ton of tambourine work, which this album has a bit of, but not too much. Overall, a good record from a very influential band. The Beatles aren't in heavy rotation for me, but a few of these songs may make it onto a playlist for sure. Favourite songs: What Goes On, Run For Your Life, Norwegian Wood, I'm Looking Through You, Drive My Car, The Word Least favourite song: Girl 4/5

A lot of well-known songs, including one of the most beautiful songs in the world: In My Life. It’s interesting to listen knowing what was ahead of them. The songwriting has taken a big departure from the early doo-wop pop numbers but many of the arrangements are still rough and ready guitar band with close-harmony. Overall there isn’t a consistent sound and the quality of the songs is variable. For that reason, it isn’t an album I listen back to.

It's good. It's the Beatles. I respect what they did for music but I get bored before the albums are done. I'm just not really a huge Beatles fan I think is what it comes down to.

Beatles undisputed they are the best-just not for me. Lots of hits here. That means 4/5 to me.

It's one of those ones where I have to be harsh because of who it is. While it has the strongest opening tracks (idiots fave Drive My Car, the back to back classics with Norwegian Wood, You Won't See Me and Nowhere Man) it gets very saggy (by Beatles standards later on. Though that sag includes Michelle, In My Life and I'm Looking Through You, so, still a country mile ahead of the competition. In short, this is the last Beatles album containing any filler till the White Album. It's a Beatles 4, which would be any other bands career defining 5. And Run For Your Life is just odious. We get it John, you woman hating piece of sh!t.

Lo escuché en la bici. Hermoso

Was all for giving this 3 stars before I re-listened. There's not really a bad track on it and one or two stunners

•Performances: John and Paul are perfect match vocally in this album! Compared to the group’s first four albums, “Rubber Soul” is the Beatles in more matured period of their lives. “Drive My Car” is wonderful opener with probably the most hooky chorus in the album, “Nowhere Man” is a campy tune from John and Paul, and “Michelle” is, melodically, the most beautiful song in the record. •Production: When I read the title, I thought it was going to be something along the lines of Amy Winehouse’s type of sound, but it’s probably closer to what I hear in Tame Impala’s music: psychedelic rock music in its most primitive state. The use of the sitar in the album brings out that sound without using much effects and reverb. Score: strong 7 to a light 8

I really enjoyed this. Found it went by relatively quickly and before I knew it I’d listened to it 3 or 4 times over. Different to what I was expecting, I found it more ‘radio friendly’ than other stuff I’ve heard, so I was surprised to hear this was their first album on acid. ‘Girl’ was probably my favourite, reminded me a bit of Zorba the Greek… but actually I think most songs are strong and work well together

One of the good albums.

A natural progression of the Beatles formula, and in my opinion the first time you can hear what is to come with albums like Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, etc. It's interesting how all over this album can be quality wise. Like, there's songs like Michelle and Girl, which while being very much like older Beatles songs, feel like a deeper understanding of that style of music. You also have songs like Drive My Car and The Word that really just feel generic and boring. Finally you have songs like Norwegian Wood and In My Life that sound like what's to come more than anything. It's just a situation where for every bad song there's three great songs, but those bad songs still sour the music, leaving to be unable to grasp that five star rating. Still a must listen for that transition period, and still has some fantastic songs (Girl being in my top three Beatles songs), but every Beatles album has good songs.

For a brief time this was my favourite Beatles album. But eventually I came to realise that the Beatles best work came after Rubber. This album definitely feels like the start of something new for the Beatles. But I do think that this album gets a bit overrated in terms of where it ranks among the Beatles work. It doesn’t crack the top 5.

Ahh the Beatles middle years, in this case quite literally 1965, halfway through the bands time together. And Rubber Soul seems to be looking backwards and forwards at the same time Much of the pop sensibilities remain, the opener 'Drive My Car' is a proper Beatles pop banger. But then it dives into "Norwegian Wood" and shortly after "Nowhere Man" which are much more of a departure from what they had done before (but in the case of Nowhere Man still keeping a lot of great harmonies and la la's to keep it grounded) The fact that this came out only 2 years after Please Please me by the same group of songwriters is staggering. Its so easy to overlook just how quickly the Beatles were moving and reinventing no only themselves but pop music which I think is a key point that's not taken into account in modern Beatles parlance. I don't find myself appreciating these middle albums (By that I mean this and Revolver) quite as much as their earlier or later works and unfortunately Rubber Soul doesn't fit into my personal category of 5 being records that can have my personal stamp of approval as one of my favorites. Nor does it blow me away so much that I cant help but give it a near perfect score. Its got to be a 4 but that's doing it a disservice as well. I might have to track down Paul and Ringo and apologize.

Peress li hemm ħafna diġa miktub fuq il-Beatles bl-ingliż u niddubita li se nikontribwixxi xi ħaga ġdida jien, se nipprova niktibha bil-Malti. Album kbir, xorta għadu mhux l-aħjar tagħhom - imma qisu l-bidu ta' l-aqwa żmien ta' dawn l-artisti. Dan ir-rekord qisu b'sieq il-passat tagħhom u sieq fil-futur. 'Norwegian Wood', 'Michelle' u Nowhere Man juru ċertu ambizzjoni fil-kompożiżżjoni li ma kienetx hemm qabel, filwaqt li 'Girl', 'Drive My Car' u 'In My Life' jagħtu xeħta għall-albums ta' qabel fil-quċċata tal-kitba. Kollox ma' kollox album tajjeb, sabiħ, bilanċjat u mhux twil wisq - hawn il-Beatles qed jagħtu lemħa tal-enormitá tal-arti tagħħom imma jidru li għadhom naqa fit-triq għall-quċċata.

It's a great album with some real stand-out all-time songs. In My Life is possibly my favourite Beatles song. The content and lyricism is just superb. Deceptively simple, but so expressive and effective.

Startlingly spare.

As mentioned previously, I never listened to any Beatles albums before Sgt Peppers - but grew up on compilations. Many of my childhood favourites on this album, plus good “new” songs in between with a surprisingly folky/country flavour. Among other things, this album demonstrates how versatile they were becoming with their (already excellent) vocal harmonies.

A classic. Fave B-Cuts: Think For Yourself, What Goes On. Not cool: Run For Your Life.

Nem rossz, volt több dal is ahol tetszett a hook. 2022.12.07.

Its iconic, its timeless but its not the best Beatles album. I enjoyed it but I found it a little bit boring from time to time

As someone who has chosen not to listen to the Beatles in like 15 years this shit is pretty good. The middle is pretty forgettable, but the nostalgia factor from my parents playing this when I was a kid is strong. Excellent that “Run For Your Life” is just a threat. Best songs: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, You Won’t See Me, I’m Looking Through You, In My Life Best

One of my favorite Beatles albums. The transition from pop band to psychedelic rock is evident here. Many popular songs but with unique instrumentals and great Melodie’s. A lil of their wound are great and I’d say this one is top 3. 8.6/10

NICE

I don't have as much love for this one as some people but it's still a fantastic album and one of their best. Norwegian Wood, Michelle and In My Life are all tippity top

tijdloos

The first Beatles album (chronologically) that I truly love. Truly revolutionary in its time. Fav tracks: Nowhere Man, Michelle, In my life, I’m looking through you (my personal favorite) and Run for your life

The first great Beatles album. If I never hear Drive My Car, Michelle or Norwegian Wood ever again it will be too soon. And Nowhere Man? Argh! But the rest of the songs on here are playful, inventive and beautifully crafted. The harmonies here are joyful. The Word is one of many under-rated tracks here. And What Goes On may be one of Ringo's best contributions outside of his drumming. Timeless and of its time simultaneously, I love this album, despite the over-exposed songs mentioned above.

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Love the Beatles

42 consecutive weeks on the UK #1... I'm guessing this is a good album. Drive My Car is a classic. Norwegian Wood is something I hadn't heard before, but it's good. The rest is classic Beatles.

The hits are obviously great (in my life, Michelle, Norwegian wood) but some of the deeper cuts don’t really interest me

Zeer tof Beatles album. Iets vrolijker van toon

Great album

Pretty good, some classics like norwegian wood and in my life.

Great album, once again the vibe is expected but the production and the mood of the album is great. I don't think I ever listened to a full beatles album before and it was an awesome experience from beginning to end. 4.5/5

Not sure what I could say that hasn't been said so I'll just leave my rating

Playful, light-hearted, hints of hedonism and egoism but in a funny way, kind of like the do whatever you want to do present type of talk, classic, essential Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Michelle

вечная классика, люблю две моих любимых песни тут

Amazing 4.5/5

I hadn't listened to this Beatles album before. As expected a fantastic record, there's some great tracks throughout this album. Such good flow. Tempted for a 5 but ill go with a 4.6 or so!

Not my favourite Beatles album (by quite a margin, given their sublime output), but I do consider Rubber Soul a turning point: it marks the point in time when the band stopped offering pure pop music and started their truly creative phase. The one we can now recognise for its creative genius. Rubber Soul offers a bit of a whiff of that, whereas the likes of Sgt. Pepper provide for a blessed overdose. It's the albums that followed Rubber Soul that made the Beatles the great band they are, which therefore make it into a critical turning point.

That's always beautiful, but I think there are better ones. There are some amazing tracks but the average of the album is not a 5

Always love the Beatles.

WONDERFUL!!! it gives me a good feeling inside. there are beatles albums i like quite a bit more than this though, so it has to be a 4.

Who these boys’ barber I got a cuppa questions

4 A subtle and cheery intro into their psychodelic period. A fairly decent album.

Not sergeant peppers, but still the beatles love the old school production

The melodies are so pleasant. It’s funny that when it came it out, it was rock n roll and now I would categorize it as easy listening. It’s also funny that some songs are 2 mins. I think I looking through you is the best.

Klassiek opgroeien voor mij. Papa die op zaterdag pannekoeken bakt tijdens dit album. Eindeloos vaak in de auto aangehad. Nostalgie. Ik word onterft als ik dit minder sterren dan dit geef

Lekker toegankelijk, chille vibes, mooie gitaarrifjes. Goed om op te zetten op de achtergrond, tijdens het koken bv.

Listened to half. It's the Beatles so it's good.

Great album, lot of good tracks from the Beatles that I didn't realize were on this album.

Solid album with good blues sounds. Nice middle ground between the early poppy Beatles and the later more pyschedelic Beatles

Listened Before? N Pretty darn good! I quite enjoyed this one, and I know it's considered a classic, so that may have biased me but I really liked it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Drive My Car

Lekker zo in de ochtend met de tuindeuren open

Voor mij niet hun beste plaatje, maar natuurlijk wel erg goed!

Niet mijn meest favoriete Beatles album, maar vanaf hier werd het alleen maar beter. Heerlijke nummers, vooral Norwegian Wood

fantastic, not my fave album but solid. I'm reserving my 5-stars for one of their other albums.

A bridge between the R&B and pop of Beatlemania and the cornucopia of genres that would characterize their later years. The Beatles incorporate folk, country and a bit of Indian raga for a jewel of an album.

Muy bueno, nunca lo habia escuchado entero y me gusto mucho. Top 5 albums de los beatles y el mejor que sacaron antes de sgt peppers.

Songs are a bit samey, but this was solid, especially for the beach and a puzzle afternoon.

A solid 4. Some enjoyable songs on there with typical Beatles sound and not as trippy as others.

Not quite as strong as Sgt. Pepper’s, but still overall enjoyable. The lyrics for Run for Your Life are questionable though…

Lots of songs on here that I had actually never heard. Some very good, some not so good. Overall I enjoyed it but definitely not my favourite Beatles album.

Great!

How this remains fresh sounding after so long is an absolute fucking mystery.

Quite a solid album. I have neglected many of The Beatles albums and the remediation starts here.

Beep, beep, beep, beep yeah!

Hvað get ég sagt? Elska þetta. Innprentað í DNAið mitt, held ég.

Classic Beatles... Love songs before they wove deeper meanings into it

3.5

Not my favourite Beatles album, but still a great listen.

This is probably the Beatles album I'm least familiar with, so I found myself pleasantly surprised by how strong the songwriting is here. Not too many fancy instrumental tricks or experimental styles, just good instrumentation and lyricism executed to a T with genuine feeling.

Will admit I know a bit more about the Beatle's personal life than their music, despite learning to play Hey Jude as my first contemporary song on the piano, and so it's been a journey listening to their albums. Revolver is my favorite album and now Rubber Soul is my second. Such a fun and experimental album compared to songs like ‘Help” or “Hey Jude.” Standout Songs: Drive My Car, Michelle, You Won't See Me

Not their best

inte deras bästa

Great easy listening album full of jolly folly songs. Hard not to like it

Very good album. The Beatles are pretty good at what they do I think. I only don't give this a 5 star rating to enrage Jack

4/5

Great album.

They really were good, weren’t they?

p79. 1965. 4 stars Loveable 60s mop tops discover illicit substances, and expand minds and song writing potential. This is the departure point from covers and 3 minute pop gems - you can hear the cross-pollination between Dylan and The Byrds. It's Lennon-McCartney-Harrison, so there are more stone cold classics on this one album than most bands manage in a career. Docked a point for What Goes On, and the production which haven't aged well. This album is a bit like sex - when it's good, it's terrific, and when it's bad, well, it's still good.

I like it. Didn't know that's the album those songs were from

A well-rounded album in its entirety. Except for the last song, which I do not care for.

And so the rise to greatness begins

Lol! It's a biggie this one. Almost every track is famous and culturally significant. This is Beatles in transition from boyband to transcendent gurus. There are albums I like better than this but this is probably their most accessible.

One of the interesting things about having to rest during Covid is that I actually sat and listened to this album *without doing anything else*. I haven’t done that with an album in a long time. Really a different experience than listening to music while doing other activities, even driving. An album of its time, in some ways that aren’t amazing. But when the album shines, it shines bright. “Run for Your Life” and all its “little girl”s is pretty irritating in its typical 60s music discourse about women. But I do actually really like the song “Girl”—the Greek style of the song saves it for me. And In My Life and Norwegian Wood are brilliant and favorites and always lovely to listen to.

9/10 Best track - Nowhere Man

Good but not their best

Harmittaa kyllä että en oo aiemmin kuunnellu tätä. About kaikki biisit oli just sitä hyvää beatlesiä.

Ei haluaisi liikaa haippaa, mut on sille syy miksi Beatlesilla on näin monta levyä tällä listalla. Tällä levyllä nappaa esim. Drive my car:n kertsin pianot ja Nowhere Man. 4/5 taattua tavaraa

The first Beatles album I’m rating. I never listened much to them, know their famous songs of course. But this album is great, it has a nice variety of songs. Favourite songs: - Drive my car - Michelle - I’m looking through you

This is the first Beatles album to come up and I've gotta say, there are better. It's wild to like 8 songs off an album and feel that way but it's the Beatles.

Brilliant trippy LP cover for the transitional album bridging the early beat pop years and the later groundbreaking studio experimental albums. Love the funky chops, the pretty ballads and tight pop.

not my favourite beatles album, still solid would listen again

Great album.

So many classics. So streamlined and focused. They deserve the accolades that are heaped on them. Top tier legends.

Rubber Soul is bridging the gap between the early poppy and the late experimental Beatles. As such, we can find tunes like Drive My Car, which could have easily been published one or two year prior, and Norwegian Wood, a folky song that experiments with instruments like the sitar. There are some real Beatles classics here, like the aforementioned Drive My Car and Norwegian Wood, Michelle, and especially In My Life. Even though I much prefer their later material, this album never gets boring. It's a solid 4/5.

The Beatle's 6th outing was quite successful, from influencing peers to even being named Rubber Soul to mean "Plastic Soul" because they didn't feel as genuine as the African-American soul artists they admired. This was definitely when they ventured into the world of drugs.

не ну это ш битлз, всё понятно чо

It's hard to give this album any rating lower than 4. It's great music and super easy to listen to, but it's not really a 5 for me and I don't know why.

Very Good...but not the best of the Beatles.

Many excellent songs on this, but that last song can go fuck itself.

Good album, some songs drag but others are good. Probably a 3

So many iconic Beatles songs on one album. Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, Michelle, Girl, In My Life. Amazing.

An evolution they took that I liked. Less bouncy and more harmony. I think how much I like this is based on how familiar it is, having been drilled into our heads forever. Hearing this today for the first time probably wouldn’t even make an impression.

Big moment in their discography obviously. Shame that the 2009 mixes that are available on Spotify are so weird.

Not my favorite Beatles album, but it's a solid transition album from their early stuff to their later REALLY good stuff. "Norwegian Wood" and "Michelle" remain personal favorites.

Good

A very good album, one I come back to frequently.

In my opinion, this is the first Beatles album that actually was good. The earlier ones are "fine" but haven't aged as well for me. Rubber Soul shows a few style choices that hint of what was to come. Norwegian Wood and Nowhere Man are my favs.

The Beatles at their midway point. Moving away from pure pop but not yet as self-consciously experimental as they would become. The best word to describe this would probably be playful.

Amazing songwriting. So varied and creative.

Still not a big fan of the Beatles, but found this album quite enjoyable.

Un album de qualité, bien que je n'eusse pas vraiment la chance de l'apprécier. J'étais trop occupé à brouillonner puis rédiger ma critique de Bad au même moment. Il y a quelques jours, j'ai vécu un moment très étrange et inquiétant pour la suite de notre aventure au sein de ce Générateur. Je vous explique. J'étais en train de boire du Glühwein dans un café-restaurant avec une amie lorsque celle-ci m'annonça qu'une personne allait nous rejoindre. Jusque-là rien d'anormal. Soudain, je ne sais pour quelle raison, je décidai d'introduire le Générateur à la discussion : 《 Et donc avec eltrapeze, on est sur le Générateur de Robert, mais les gens me confondent souvent avec lui parce que je m'appelle Robcremière, et donc comme je te disais... — Oh, voilà mon ami ! 》 La personne en question venait d'arriver, au moment exact où j'allais m'exprimer sur les défauts du Générateur. J'ai donc très rapidement soupçonné celle-ci d'avoir été envoyé par Robert en personne, lui qui a pour habitude d'envoyer toute sorte de gens dans toute sorte d'endroits. J'ai bien conscience d'être une des personnalités les plus influentes de ce Générateur, mais s'il y a bien quelque chose dont j'ai horreur, ce sont les espions. La suite de l'après-midi s'est déroulée simplement. Je n'ai pas adressé la parole à la personne m'ayant interrompu dans mon discours mais ai épié chacun de ses mots et mouvements. Vous serez les premiers informés si j'étais amené à faire de nouvelles découvertes.

Well, one song on this album will be forever tainted for me, I guess, but the rest of it is just so solid, so good that I can't fault it. Can't believe this is the first Beatles album to be thrown up by the random generator either!

Not their best, but some great songs on here. And then there's Run For Your Life.

-"Beep Beep, Beep Beep, yeah" -The Beatles -In "Michelle" stupid idiot singer accidentally starts speaking French, the song is in ENGLISH, DUMB DUMB -I really like the synth riff thing in "I'm Looking Through You" I wish they used that sort of thing more -I like the bass riff in "The Word" even though it is only in my right ear. Also "Bird" is the word, not "Love" -It was all solid, Beatles-y music, but like nothing to poop your pants over

I hate it.

So I’m in the dull majority who like the Beatles, though the music is no longer in heavy rotation for me. I like this crossover period from pop to psychedelic: still punchy ditties almost all under 3 minutes. The latter half is a little heavy with upbeat but mopey lyrics in the “girl done me wrong” vein, capped (in the 2009 remaster the YouTube music offered up) with a catchy, charming countrified number about a man’s vow to stalk and kill his girlfriend for infidelity.

Everything comes together so well, with a few absolutely fantastic tracks. Not my favourite Beatles album but a classic still

Bra. Men nog inte en femma. Vissa svaga låtar

Good album, nice to see some music that defined the Beatles, and listen to so more tunes written by John. I didn't enjoy the album and its themes as much as I did Abbey Road so I'll leave this at a low 4.

This very much sounds like the album Oasis ripped off. Still focused on love but a different vibe musically. Not quite so jangly

The Beatles are a classically popular band, and this album was great, but not my favorite of their collection. It was okay.

Um álbum bastante interessante e que marca a transição da sonoridade dos Beatles. Muito agradável e simples de ouvir. As músicas tornaram se mais complexas e mais interessantes e mais variadas. Nota: 7/10

It's the beatles!

Good album

On the eve of my 42nd Birthday party I shoved 18 beetles up my bum. After a rather uncomfortable night, I jumped out of my bed and ran downstairs. All of the family were waiting, along with a film crew and a number of acclaimed art critics. They all sang Happy Birthday to me and I blew out each of the 42 candles on the cake. I ripped down my pants and fired those beetles directly into the faces of the audience. They gasped. I was awarded the Turner Prize.

Interesting. : )

Buen disco de esta banda que está empezando a petarlo por liverpool

creo que me gusto mas la primera mitad, que es un poco menos moñas cuando lo he empezado a escuchar me han dado ganas de hacerme falangista aunque ya se me ha pasado si a alguien le gusta la melodia de in my life, sunflowers - the orielles esta basada en una melodia muy parecida

Solid from top to bottom.

Great song writers. You can hear them starting to transition from their Hard Days/Help style towards their Sgt. Peppers/Magical Mystery Tour style. Excellent transitional album. Especially love the harmony on Drive My Car. The "horn" harmonies. Fantastic. Norwegian Wood. Such an underrated song.

Most underrated beatles? Less maximalist, but still go it.

Is very good. A good amount of influence from folk on top of the preestablished rock/pop. Includes favorites like In My Life, Michelle, If I Needed Someone, and Drive My Car.

This was perfect for a Friday afternoon. I am not usually a huge Beatles fan, but this album really hit the spot. Short and simple, but a lot of catchy tunes on this one.

Great songs on there, but not my favorite beatles album.

Kada bih već rasporedio najbolje albume Beatlesa, ovaj album bi se svakako morao čuti, jer se nalazi u top 3 najboljih njihovih albuma. Lijepo melodičan album koji me često nekako vuče na jesen, po samom coveru? (boje možda). Odličan početak albuma sa pjesmom Drive My Car, potom ide Norwegian Wood koji je baš autumn mood. Divan instrumental, predivan štoviše. Općenito da ne dužim. Cijeli album je zabavan, lijep, radostan, melodičan i među najbolja u D Bitls katalogu.

Oh wow the Beatles made a good album? They could at least be shit for a change smh

Great album with some solid classics and no duds

Pretty good. Has some standouts.

Done

Not one I am particularly familiar. Good stuff though

Got some bangers on, and 'I'm Looking Through You' is easily one of my favourite Beatles tunes, so it's an easy 4/5.

Heard it a million times before.

Nice to listen to. Surprising how not dated this is.

pretty darn good, glad I listened. a bit rapey at times but I likey

Classic

Great album

Ich hör Capital Bra wer sind die Beatles? Chillige mukke Hype gerechtfertigt.

pop and fresh

Un gran album, destaca por las canciones que no son tan conocidas, para escuchar en un viaje mientras se canta.

I’m not sure how i missed this - by rubber soul is one of the Beatles best albums. 4/5.

the definition of 60's pop rock!

A definite classic Beatles album, with some ridic songwriting in there. Tried to listen to this and therefore score it objectively (I pretended I was Ash listening to it for the first time) and it did make me think about it differently. It’s an album I know so well, but if I was trying to convince someone of the genius of the Beatles I probably wouldn’t choose this one, no matter how good I think it is. It’s quite poppy still, and doesn’t really push the envelope in the ways that albums like Revolver, Sgt Pepper or Abbey Road do.

First time I’ve listened to a full actual non-compilation Beatles album. It was very good, these guys will go far

Yeah wonderful album. Kind of wild how short each song is. First thing I noticed and loved about the album was the positioning and panning of the instrumentation. Super awesome. Favorite track: In my life

I beatles come al solito spaccano. bellino l'album e soprattutto c'erano poche canzoni famose quindi ne ho scoperte di nuove

Reminds me of my dad <3

7

Really liked this one! A lot more than the last Beatles album I listened to. Songs were a lot more catchier and I felt like they landed better will def revist a lot of songs from thus project. I also appreciate how short it is Fav tracks: drive my car, you won't see me, no where man!!!!, think for yourself, the word, Michelle, what goes on

I like this album. I was surprised that I didn't know more of these songs, but I would have guessed that all of them were the Beatles not having heard them before. I think my favorite was Michelle.

Am I alone in saying that I don't think there's a single Beatles album that is strong all the way through? There always seems to be some filler lurking in the margins. But, of course, when they're on form the Beatles do no less than re-write the face of rock and roll. Some of the tracks here are untouchable. Aside from the fluff, the only things working against them are ubiquity and personal taste - I prefer the Beatles' most early incarnation, but here, as they transition to a more psych sound, they're still near the peak of their powers.

Overall solid album from the Beatles. Not to into boomer music but overall really like the first half of the album and thought it was overall a different sound from other Beatles albums. Idk though since I haven't listened to a lot of Beatles though

Sublime, lo disfrute mucho

This one was really fun to read the wikipedia as each song played. Good music - 4 stars

Tres bon album! Je connaissais deja apres des dizaine d’ecoutes. 4.95*

Bitels

Easy listenin'. Lots of harmonica, makes me feel like I could jam these songs on a porch with me friends on a summer night. I mean I can't, because I'm not the Beatles, but seems the most accessable of their albums. Also only 35min!

Pop melódico. Bueno.

4

Fröhlech wie immer vode Beatles, aber me Winter-Herbst Vibes ufne Art. Es hettmi itze nid blowt, aber uf jede Fall worth a listen.

Really enjoyable but not the best Beatles work but still very iconic

Okay. No big songs.

drive my car beep beep

pretty good, i guess it's not random so far as people on Reddit were also talking about it as their first pick. a lot of cheesy staff here but there are some thoughtful songs as well, can recommend certainly. a benchmark for the group and the genre fav tracks- Norwegian wood, my life, nowhere man, girl, i needed someone

was cool

Loved it... it was nice to revisit something I forgot about.

- now this, i have heard - the riff in the word is niiiiiiice

4.5

not the greatest beatles albume but it slaps

Transported back in time. Some serious 60s vibes. Norwegian wood is as awesome as ever.

Noniin, vihdoin Beatlesia. Olen kuullut aiemmin kaikkia bändin studiolevyjä, mutta kuuntelu on todella vahvasti keskittynyt kokoelmalevyihin. Kiinnostavaa siis kuunnella kokonaista albumia keskittyneesti. Laadukasta musiikkiahan tämä on, mutta valitettavasti keskinkertaisia täytebiisejä löytyy yllättävänkin paljon. Kokonaisuutena levy ei siis pidä otteessaan ihan niin hyvin kuin oletin ennakkoon. Toki levyltä löytyi myös "tuttuja" helmiä joiden olemassaolon olin ihan täysin unohtanut (esim. You Won't See Me, In My Life). Tämä Beatles-levy ei ole viiden tähden arvoinen, mutta ehkä niitäkin vielä tulee!

great album containing some of my favorite Beatles songs that don't make it on to their top hit albums. The album itself doesn't really have a running theme other than the usual overarching Beatles themes.

Has some really good songs, and overall the album is good. A nice sort of solo chill album. Not all the songs are zingers, but it is a nice length at 35 minutes.

Incredible songwriting, as you would expect. Only criticism is that a lot of the guitar tones sounds pretty weak - I'm guessing recorded straight into the desk. Some people like this aesthetic, but I feel better sounding guitars would have filled out the sound more. Still a great record, though.

No co mam powiedzieć, zajebisty album, ale nie na 5 gwiazdek wedlug mnie

The Beatles evolved a lot on this album, and the effort really paid off. Not a perfect album, but still very good.

What’s left to say about this album. A bunch of classic songs.

Perfect pop.

So this is fine, but it wasn't super cohesive and I couldn't really get into it.

Pre-listening: I’m a Stones guy. But, I am excited to listen to a Beatles album because I know I’ve never given them a fair chance. Hopefully, it doesn’t awaken the Beatles fan in me and I have to go back on my morals. Drive My Car: Good album starter, but I feel like there’s too much of a disconnect between the chorus and the verses. Norwegian Wood: Beautiful sound! Love the guitar/sitar combination. You Won’t See Me: If I was heartbroken, I think this song would resonate with me a lot more, but I see its value. Nowhere Man: What I like about this song is that is that the lyrics match the tone. It feels like driving down winding roads aimlessly. Think For Yourself: This is one of those songs that could be daggers to one person and butter knives to another. It feels like they wanted to throw punches but wanted to do it softly. The Word: Feels like a swinger anthem. Michelle: Runner-Up: Beautiful song. Simple and repetitive sure. But says more without saying much. What Goes On: Feels like a sped up version of Walk the Line. Girl: Sappy and feels much longer than 2:31. I’m Looking Through You: Really captures that feeling of running into an Ex or a breakup song. In My Life: Favorite Song. Universal. Relatable. Cheers. Wait: The verses aren’t saved by the chorus for me, but the chorus is good. If I Needed Someone: The sitar intro is soooo strong! Run For Your Life: What an odd way to end this album on so many levels. Like the tambourine incorporation. Post-listening: I can see why this Beatles album made the list. I felt like it showed a deeper side from the pop-hits everyone knows. I liked the songs that tried to be profound more than the story songs that felt kinda pieced together. I understand then, but I’m still a Stones guy.

Есть хиты Однако это обычные и самые попсовые битлы Часть песен конечно приятно переслушивать Все остальное слишком простое 3.4

iconic and original for its time!