Rubber Soul

Nice

Good time

Fine. It’s the Beatles, ofc there’s hits and hoppy moments. But overall… kinda boring? Highlight for me was recognising samples taken from this.

Had eigenlijk nog nooit echt naar de beatles geluisterd maar was opzich best leuk

Bien. Agradable en general, pero no me he enterado mucho

There's a few songs I really like on this album, but I don't think it's as strong overall as some of their other albums. I don't think it's as inventive as some of their other albums. I like the weird Beatles better than the pining classic 60s-sounding stuff like Michelle and Girl. Drive my car is fucking sick.

boring for a Beatles album

No my favorite Beatles album but who the hell asked nyway.

5/10… 60s pop / classic rock / *1965

I know it's a classic and I know it has some brilliant songs (In my life) but for some reason Rubber Soul always leaves me feeling a little cold.

Bit disappointing but this was the last of the pre-LSD era Beatles albums. A few good tracks with the usual fillers, Revolver came next and with it all their experimental creativity.

I liked it. Can't really go too wrong with the Beatles tbh.

I will admit I am not the biggest Beatles person, and this is the first time I have listened to a Beatles from front to back. It was okay. There were a few songs I enjoyed. I liked Norwegian Wood. I really liked Michelle, I actually added it to my library. In My Life is extremely beautiful. The rest were okay. I was hoping this would start my conversion into a Beatles fan, but I fear it has maybe cemented my meh opinion on them instead.

Doesn't feature any of my favourite Beatles songs, but a sign of the great things to come.

Eerlijk, overrated. Album is wel begin van de betere albums

it's was good. almost a four. wis it was a little more upbeat but overall pretty good

Some bangers indeed. Thought the second half of the album was much better it definitely improved throughout. Lacked any cohesion between songs.

Upbeat Songs, album didnt blend together just songs

Ses väl som någon brytpunkt mellan tidig och sen Beatles, håren lite längre och typsnittet lite flummigare på omslaget. Men musiken har egentligen inte förändrats så mycket jämfört med föregångaren Help! Något mer förfinad produktion, så som groovigt piano på Drive my car och sitar på Norwegian wood. Bäst är de småstökiga poplåtarna Think for yourself, Harrisons If I needed someone och The Word (framförallt verserna). Drive my car är också härligt Ringo-drivig. Det finns också en del rätt trötta stunder som vi kunde varit utan: Michelle, In my life, Girl till exempel.

Ofta hyllat som ett av Beatlarnas bästa. Något jag inte riktigt kan hålla med om. Det är roligare såväl med album före och definitivt med efterföljande Revolver. Här finns flera fina popkompositioner men framförandet är i regel rätt tamt. Det är inte för intet som det i regel finns coverversioner som är bättre än Beatlarnas original. I synnerhet gällande första halvan av deras produktion. Men som sagt flera i grunden bra låtar som Drive My car, Norwegian Wood, Waits osv låter albumet landa in på en stabil trea.

I can’t tell if I’m biased against the Beatles or if this album is extremely mid. I can say that there are some really good songs on the album, but I know that there are better albums that they made. Another thing is that some of the songs don’t even sound like the Beatles, like What Goes On, but then there are total classics like Nowhere Man. I’m torn on saying this album is good and saying it’s bad.

Drive my car 8.4/10 Norwegian Bjrd: 8.5/10 You won’t see me: 7.5/10 Nowhere Man: 7/10 Think for yourself: 6.1/10 The word: 5/10 Michelle: 5/10 What goes on: 5/10 Girl: 4.7/10 I’m looking through you: 6.1/10 In my life: 7.8/10 very nostalgic Wait: 8.4/10 If I needed someone: 4/10 Run for your life: 5.3/10

Me gustó aunque me parece muy lo que he escuchado de los beatles siempre (a lo mejor si pero no estoy segura) Me recordó a Amílcar y por eso le pongo 3 estrellas 🧡

sounds like spongebob music

3.5 Songs i liked: Think for yourself Michelle Girl I'm looking through Wait

Listend on 12/30/25 I liked the more psycadelic elements of this album. It was also a little bit twangy which was fun and unexpected for The Beatles. Favorite Song on the Album - Wait and Norweigan Wood

Its ok

I’d hoped for a surprise new favorite or two, but I guess hoping the Beatles might surprise you is like hoping Christie Brinkley would come down off the poster on the wall of my teenage bedroom…

changes. transition. growing up.

The Beatles are starting to use the studio as an instrument, the material is kinda good, but I didn't feel it was a major step up to have it in the list.

A ver, no está mal. Pero si esto es lo primero que alguien escucha por primera vez de los beatles, no es lo mejor

First time listening to this album as a whole but norwegian wood has been in my folksy rotation for many years now 🙂‍↕️ that last song, “run for your life”, left a bad taste in my mouth, though. like get away from heeerrr

This album is like the first couple of days road tripping in a combi van with your hippie girlfriend and her psychedelic friends. You’re in for a good time, but you haven’t fully assimilated to their ways yet. You and your girlfriend are in the back of the van, with some guy called Gavin. Gavin is talking about the freedom of polyamorous romance, but you can’t help notice he is only really talking to your girlfriend and he’s ignoring you. You don’t like Gavin, and you are not yet comfortable in this journey.

A fine Beatles album but I could not pick this out from any other of their albums or pick what,makes this special over others.

Again feel mad to give a Beatles album this rating but it just doesn’t move me in anyway whatsoever, I don’t think it’s bad at all but it doesn’t do anything for me. It’s obviously some perfectly made pop songs, but that is it. Best song: Norwegian Wood

Sometimes I wish I liked the beatles

A classic, but not my favourite Beatles album going

It’s ok, it’s the Beatles. It’s just American rock repackaged and sold out of the UK.

The second time i listen to this album, nothing stands out.

Its classic its pretty mid good listen but definietly not dancey fun music its more background kind music that you bop your head to 5/3

Low-key enjoyable but not really my cup of tea Muzică de fundal for me

Endelig begynder det at ligne noget.

Album clásico de una banda clásica. No mucho más para decir 7/10

it was a vibe but unfortunately the second half was weaker than the first

Well produced. Typical spot on harmonizing by the group. Strength of songs though, this isn’t their best work. Norwegian Wood Nowhere Man Both weak Drive My Car? A classic you say? I say no. Maybe it’s because I heard it way too many times on radio stations at the beginning of the traffic report. I skipped it right away. That’s what I did. You know what? I’m going to rate this against other albums by them instead of rating them against this little world called the 1001 songs….. This is not an album I’ll return to. Instead, go listen to the Love Compilation. That, in my mind is a 5 star and the best Beatles album. Good night Mic drop. Dab.

It's definitely a Beatles album.

Kind of same-y & “one-note”, but still solid overall.

Rubber Soul was not bad. I've come to enjoy the variety from start to finish in Beetle's albums. This one was good.

Pretty good. Less memorable than some other Beatles albums, but this one marks a nice transition in the Beatles songwriting. I'm my life is clearly the best song, followed closely by drive my car.

Fav Songs: In My Life, Drive My Car, Michelle

I never knew the name of the Norwegian Wood song, not that I had particularly tried to find it. But yeah, another decent album. The Beatles were a pretty good band lol.

i dont want to be a beatles contrarian but kind of meh on this one to be honest

it was good! not anything cray. knew a couple songs, with that being said -- i likely won't revisit it. The Beatles aren't for me!

Great Songs: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Michelle, In My Life Good Songs: Drive My Car, You Won't See Me, What Goes On, I'm Looking Through You, Run For Your Life Mid Songs: Nowhere Man, Think For Yourself, The Word, Girl, Wait, If I Needed Someone Bad Songs:

OK it took over 250 albums, but here we are: the Beatles. My major blindspot that I knew I would have to look into. Honestly, I'm not going to say the Beatles are bad, because I get that people adore their music and I assume there's something here I'm missing. I still don't know what it might be. It's a vocal harmony boyband group, but I don't like any of their voices. It's a genius(?), timeless(?) work of art, but the lyrics go "baby you can drive my car beep beep yeah", "run for your life if I catch you with another man, little girl". What is going on? The music is pretty crisp and solid. Catchy, pop-rocky, with a clean and punchy sound. The mono mix sounds good. I think I would massively prefer this with completely different songwriting and vocalists. The endless harmonising is grating, and there isn't a single song that I particularly want to hear again. This may be "it's not you, it's me", but the best I can do is a 3*.

Demasiados coritos pa mi gusto

Not as bad as an average Beatles album. It is almost good, actually.

Certainly stands out from other albums from the 60s. I enjoyed the contrast between the Byrds earlier last week and this because it really contextualized what the Beatles started to do with music. Some great songs on this album but a lot of forgettable ones. I’d give it a 7/10, but we must go by a 5 star rating.

It was fine.

Okay , I guess I don’t hate everything the Beatles ever made. Them going “beep beep” in ‘Drive my car’ at least convinced me they had some sort of whimsy even when it annoyed me. I guess when you mix in every single style idea you ever had there has to be something even I like. I had to fight myself with this one but I listened to it three times and apart from short breaks where I needed to listen to music i actually like this wasn’t too unpleasant of an experience. This was fine.

It was a nice album, enjoyed the harmonies. Don’t have strong feelings one way or the other on it. Norwegian wood was great, surprised that this one was pre-India given the sound

Not my favorite Beatles album.

Nice one

Revolver is when the Beatles begin to grab my attention. This album has its moments as they begin to mature and find an identity in a more experimental drug influenced approach. It's not got any tracks that I particularly enjoy. There always seems to be a lingering Beatlemania quality to this record that doesn't occur in the albums following this one.

Oh no...

3.5

Not a huge Beatles fan, decent enough

I quite liked this one. The mellow slower tone worked well for them. Still feels like them but comes across as more mature. Though the overall quality is good not a ton of hard hitters on it though.

Is much said about the Beatles’ fondness for lousy wordplay? Rubber Soul of course pairs a play on “plastic soul” with … shoes, but go a level deeper and you’ll find examples like “Michelle” – a clear and obvious reference, once you see it, to the elytra common to the order Coleoptera. Or even “I’m looking through you”, which isn’t a pun but rather a metaphor; the song isn’t, as you’d have the right to expect, about a window at all. Thankfully, the Beatles reserve the trickery for the titles. Rubber Soul is a comparatively straightforward pop record, perhaps the most influential of all the pop records. The harmonies, swinging middle 8s, tight production optimised for the airways and heavy push on the vocal performances; it’s a properly packaged product that sounds like a band trying to be the biggest band in the world. “In My Life” and “Norwegian Wood” are all time classics; melodies you can’t believe someone actually wrote. Songs like “Nowhere man”, “Wait”, “The Word” and “Think for yourself” sound like a band settling into itself and pushing their craft for the better (and that “better”, as posterity will note, is the better of all subsequent 20th century music, no less). Opening and closing tracks “Drive my Car” and “Run for your life” both feature strong and easily recalled hooks, challenging lyrics and, in the final analysis, fucking suck (I’ll lump “What Goes On” in there too – sheesh). You can’t win ‘em all, I guess. Rubber Soul is obviously, on the balance of it, a very good album. In fact, it’s starting to feel like a cliche in my own mind that the only thing more boring than a Beatles record is someone’s – ok, my own – attempt to have a negative opinion of a Beatles record. There’s no wordplay sophisticated enough to deliver me from the fact that, when it comes to the Beatles, contrarianism is completely pointless. I surrender.

So many songs I know that I didn't know were sung by The Beatles.

Interesting transition period for the Beatles. Signs of what’s ahead.

Not my fav Beatles album. Could definitely hear the sitar influence so that was cool.

Not my fave Beatles album, but still good nonetheless.

Nice sounding album but wasn't ground breaking for me.

Good

It was alright, i mean no super good songs and no bad songs

really enjoyed the instrumentals, super groovy and interesting Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life and If I Needed Someone stood out to me as my top 5 off this album

Judging against all the other Beatles albums sure to be on this list.

Fine

Not bad, but a bit boring to me. doesn't really do it for me. 2,5/5

Im sorry I know they’re “The Beatles™️” but im not enjoying this. Fairly monotonous, dated and just not for me. I can appreciate their clear influence on the music industry though- 3.5 but rounding down

Veldig bra plate. Interessert at de var så "Beatles-aktige" helt til de siste, med samme sound og alt.

First 2 songs were great, petered out a little after that.

the beatles gör beatles grejer, lite varierande kvalitet på just det här albumet

3 sterne

Just another Beatles album isn’t it

Not my favorite Beatles record. Of course it’s got some classic tracks but it’s also got a handful of songs I would consider stinkers- “Michelle” “What Goes On” “Run For Your Life” Highs are really high but pretty mid album especially for the Beatles. 6/10

Enjoyable

Didn’t love it as much as I expected to.

Oh THESE guys! Is anyone with boomer parents able to listen to the Beatles objectively? Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, Think For Yourself, The Word, Girl, all make me feel icky. Run For Your Life is obviously atrocious. Actually I think this might be my least favorite Beatles album, I don't like John Lennon's songs on this album I'm SORRY I just don't. I do like I'm Looking Through You and If I Needed Someone. Ok I'm a Paul and George fan.

Listenable.

I understand why people love them but I find a lot of their music boring

There's a few decent Beatles tracks on here. I think I enjoyed 'You Won't See Me' the most on this listen. 'In My Life' is a top tier Beatles song as well. I'm not totally sure I would put this in my top 3 Beatles albums and I don't know how many slots they should occupy on a list capped at 1001.

Iiiiit's just fine. I mean not bad, but nothing sticking out to me either.

Not as good as Revolver and Sgt Pepper… … but still, Beatles good. Like I didn’t find myself hating any of it and the quality was excellent for 1965. But still nothing amazing popping out at you. Would have probably been elevated if Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out (which was recorded at the same time as the album) was a part of the album instead of being released as a single alongside it?

An average Beatles album is still a pretty good album 👍

Not bad, I feel like I can see the band’s originality begin to unfold here where the songs are sounding less like covers and more like the Beatles. I don’t know what possessed them with “Run for your Life” but it’s an otherwise solid album with serious bops.

It’s fine. A few bops.

Songs about killing girls that cheat them? These guys are going to be huge.

I think when I was younger I would have automatically given this a knee-jerk rating of 5. I mean, it's Rubber Soul, right? By the Beatles!?! But honestly, it's not that good. They just weren't there yet. Revolver was a big step forward, and by Sgt. Peppers they had finally truly broken free. Rubber Soul, to me, still has too many trappings of the early Beatles, and some of them sure haven't aged well. So (shrug) a 3 it is.

I was surprised to be incredibly underwhelmed!

Nit the fav album

I love and respect The Beatles, but this is the one I rank one of the lowest. Not because it’s bad, but because it’s just a bit boring compared to what comes later. It feels like the pre-experimentation era, before drugs really started shaping their sound. I can’t rate it higher than 3 stars knowing the masterpieces that follow. (Love your Ringo!) Still, it’s The Beatles, so even one of their weakest gets a solid 7.5/10.

Better than the white album at least.

Įdomiai patiko. Aš tikia heiterė visada buvau, bet wow, tikrai patiko dainos.

I never know what to expect with a Beatle's record, just because they've covered so much ground in their discography. I enjoyed listening to this less-polished record.

I like the beatles but they do have a lot of filler

I knew a kid in 6th grade whose entire personality revolved around The Beatles. This 12-year-old kid dressed like it was the 1960s every single day. I hope he's doing okay.

It was alright. I like other Beatles albums. Probably wouldn't be a consistent rotation

Love the Beatles, just not my favorite album of theirs.

Enjoyed think for yourself, in my life piano(?) solo is nice

I think I was only familiar with one of these songs. Everything sounded new to me, different but still familiar. Enjoyed the album

Classic album

Alright… better than most beetles albums

Ok

Pretty decent.

I listened to this at least 3 times and it just didn't go in so i must therefore assume it's MID (very good, but not as good as other beatles albums)

A collection of excellent works which sadly predate the Beatles working out how to write an album

trunku bolji od prethodnog njihovog albuma koji sam slušo (revolver), al manje više isti kurac. otvara najbolja stvar, ima nekoliko dobrih i ostalo zaboravljivo. na ovom albumu sličniji zvuku kinksa (npr. face to face), možda mi se zato više sviđa. no sintar zvuči toliko glupo i forsirano na nekim mjestima

Some of my favourite tracks and a lot of never-heards. 3 stars because it's rather angry towards women in general.

A perfectly fine album crushed under the weight of overrating. 3.5*

Nice album, not very exciting

I enjoyed this one. The album ending on “run for your life little girl cause I am going to kill you” is not what I expected haha. Songs added to/on playlist: - Norwegian Wood - What Goes On 3.5/5

Enjoyed it. Surprised I knew so many of the songs

I need to listen again

Ganska många, för mig, okända låtar. Endast fyra st kände jag igen (drive my car, michelle, girl och in my life). De är ganska bra och lyfter skivan en del. Hade en kort Beatlesperiod som ung, men då var det andra större hits som lockade. Ger ändå skivan ett medelbetyg.

I think this is my favorite Beatles era, middle period Beatles. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) has grown on me. I love Nowhere Man too. I bet this was David Bowie's favorite album in 1965. Ringo isn't the lead singer often, but I generally like the songs he is the lead singer. In My Life is one of the best Beatles songs. I just can't get into the Beatles. They are very hit or miss for me. Run for Your Life is creepy as shit.

pretty good beetles album 3.5/5

Doesn't feel like one of the strongest Beatles album really. 'Drive My Car' is of course a very iconic Beatles song, but other than that I found it quite lackluster. In 'Michelle', I first thought McCartney sang "some day monkeys won't play piano and some, play piano and some" and thought "what is he on about?!". Turns out he sings in french. Either I need to get better at french, or McCartney does. I'd like to think it's the latter. Quite a nice melody, but otherwise ridiculous song. Overall I think you'll like this if you're a Beatles fan, but to me it was just very mediocre. One, maybe two stronger songs, otherwise quite beige. Weak 3.

A good Beatles album that saw an obvious leap in complexity, departing from feel-good pop territory. Not that it’s necessarily a good thing – I’ve always admired the Beatles for their simplicity, the way they initially managed to « do more with less ». Maybe that’s why this album has never been among my favorites and doesn’t speak to me the way other albums do. The band sounds more composed and more professional than before - but also seem to have lost a bit of its original energy, without having reached their technical peak yet. But I guess you can’t catch lightning in a bottle with every album. There’s a few excellent tracks (Norwegian Wood, Michelle, Girl...) along the way, while some others are not as striking or memorable. Overall always a pleasant listen, but not an album I come back to very often.

For a Beatles album, it is one of the better ones with decent hits in Drive My Car and In My Life. However, it is the Beatles, so it doesn't do much for me. I'd be a fan in the '60s but not in this day and age.

It is good

I'm not a big Beatles fan but there are some standouts here. I can see why people like them

7/10 - not my favorite beetles album, very tinny

Likes it better than I thought I would and lots of the song just sounded good

I was wondering when I was finally going to get a Beatles album and here we are. 6th album, 14 songs and somehow just 35 minutes! Not sure if I was expecting too much, just because it’s the Beatles. Some great songs on there but felt a fairly consistently good album, with some minor dips. Although all very enjoyable and just quality songwriters. Probably just because I’m aware of stronger albums by them and every song being 10+. Enjoyed this and listened a few times (3.5)

Pas nul mais juste pas mon style

so fun. i was not expecting the songs to be so short. i added quite a few songs to my playlist, cannot pick a favorite. 3.5/5

Hit and miss

Is not the best album form beatles, it is ok

Still recovering from getting beetle-bombed as a kid, but this one is relatively good.

It's the Beatles. I should like it but I just really can't get into it Best Song: Michelle Rating: 5/10 Stars: 3/5

Pretty okay

Oh Paul, Ringo, George. It isn't personal. I get this was interesting and groundbreaking one time but to my ears it just isn't. John, it is personal.

Just not a big Beatles fan. I understand their impact, so I'll give this a 3.

Not bad. I never really “got” the Beatles so this was a decent re-introduction even though the first song is garbage. I appreciate how much content is packed into 35 minutes. Is it wrong that I prefer Lennon’s and Harrison’s lead songs over McCartney’s?

-a classic. this was the first Beatles album i ever listened to back in high school, and it remains one of my favorites i’ve heard so far -really interesting the way they were basically the first people to combine rock with pop music and get big off it in this way. extremely important and influential album -Favorites are Drive My Car, The Word, and Michelle

A weak Beatles album. It felt a bit monotone and felt like it was missing something.

Rubber Soul veered away from the pop flavor of their previous records, and was a bit more genre-blending.. mixing folk, soul, and rock. Songs like "In My Life" show a musical maturity that would become more apparent in future albums.

It was the Beatles. It was really good.

I think there are some good songs, I think the genre blending is great, I think it was ahead of its time, but it’s not for me. After 3 listens it hasn’t resonated with me unfortunately.

Bueno, son los pesados, y algo de ellos ya se colo a los genes...algo

I understand why the Beatles were so revolutionary. This was a very enjoyable album especially lyrically.

idk if it’s just their influence, but this just felt like 60s pop songs. i get that it’s the beatles, but this is the first time i’ve actually fully listened through an entire beatles album and it was fine, but it didn’t blow my mind the way i expected it to

5/10

I'm talking directly to you - yes you Beetles homer on this website. You may be looking at this review saying, how could you be talking to me in particular you don't even know me - but rest assured I do, and I am speaking directly to you - pleading with you. I'm begging you, I'm begging you on behalf of your presumed children too - stop! Stop defaulting that this is a top ten album of all time. Can we please have a sober conversation about the Beetles? If you heard this album for the first time and nobody told you it was The Beetles, would you jump out of your chair like a preteen girl proclaiming this is the among the best albums ever created? Or would you look at the album soberly and say, that's pretty good, some hits, some misses, some cool new ideas but on the whole a pretty pop rock album. I'm not going to disrespect this band by trying to tell you that this is bad, but why are we all losing our mind over this. I know I'm on my soapbox here but I'm willing to die on this hill. And please apologize to your kids for boomer-splaining music to them.

Remarkably diverse with some dated lyrics in a lot of the tracks. Still, definitely a good listen.

Pop music that was part of the shift of the time and for that it is to be commended and studied. But I wouldn't seek this music out by myself.

Only a 3 for me. There are better Beatles albums in my opinion.

it's decent, but it's not the White Album

Aah, the Beatles, yet again. Hadn't actually heard of this album before. Standard Beatles stuff really, not my ticket

isn't it good

not their best

7/10. Good album, another step in evolution. A singular band in terms of technique, style, and pop cred. Every track is <3 min and more like a chocolate sampler. Solid and enjoyable but not earth-shaking

Good album, but not what I would listen to every day

Great composition, experimental

First Beatles; not bad; not songs I’ve heard before.

its another beatles album. Pretty front loaded if you ask me

Fine

A few fun bops I guess but not a favourite

Not the best thing I've heard from them it's hit or miss

Never given much ear-time to The Beatles but Drive My Car is a feel good classic. Beep beep yeah. After a strong start, the rest of the album loses me

Lindo, pero no tanto como el que le sigue. No pude rescatar nada lamentablemente. Nota: 3.1

Ondo, baina ez zait asko gustatzen The Beatles...

Det er en af deres mere modne albums. De er mere eksperimentale og bevæger sig væk fra den total poppet genre. Det er folk-rock, soul og psychedelia. inspirerede beach boys til at lave pet sounds så det er rimelig huge.

This is great background noise but I’ve been really trying to listen to these albums so this wasn’t helpful Not irritable to listen to but I just didn’t love it

No surprises here, one of the most famous bands with another great album. Catchy beats and good lyrics. Some big hit songs. Maybe not their best album but it's not bad. I don't think that I would seek it out again just because I hear them so much in every day life.

I get it but I just can't conjure any connection with it.

Better than the early pop stuff with one or two gems...Norwegian wood, In my life

My final Beatles record on the list and probably the one I have the least familiarity (outside of Nowhere Man, Drive my Car or Michelle) with, so I figure I’ll give this one an honest review, instead of making light of the Beatles like I usually do. This is a pretty clearly a bridge between their more “traditional” pop sound and the experimentation they’d get into on Revolver, which, I maintain, is the best record they ever made. Rubber Soul is a pretty good record. A lot of these songs, in my opinion, don’t really raise to the levels of their best work, but they also don’t really get bogged down in silliness like some of the songs on Sgt. Peppers, The White Album, or Abby Road do. It’s a pretty straight forward rock record in that regard, even if it tends to have a feel of “old fashioned” rock and roll to it. But again, Revolver is probably their best record, because it’s forward thinking and feels less like a reaction to what was popular or the influence of other popular bands - you can definitely hear the influence that The Byrds’ concurrent success had on this record, particularly on a track like “If I Needed Someone”, with its jangly guitar chords that sound a fair bit like “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better” from the Byrds.

pretty lovely etc etc but the latter half starts to weaken imo. it starts real strong, but the middle section from think for yourself through wait gets a little tired. or maybe i am just a philistine!

Jag är som ett blankt blad när det gäller Beatles. När det gäller Rubber soul så är inte Beatles bättre än alla andra. Jag lyssnar i det här fallet mycket hellre på the byrds, beach boys, Love om jag vill 60-tals powerpop och psychedelica:

ну не самый плохой альбом кстати

I'm not a Beatles fan, and this didn't do anything to change that. Finding out "Drive My Car" was their original song was fun, though.

From time to time I like the Beatles sound but not forever, for a whole album it’s a bit too similar for me. I would have needed some of their classics. 3/5 🦓

3.5 , rounding down to 3 because I just don't connect with most of it even though its good

Another Beatles pivotal album. What I like: the lyrics that shifted to more mature topics, the diverse arrangement, Ringo's drumming, John 's vocal delivery...especially on In my life and Nowhere man. I am not a fan of McCartney grany muzak and the Harrisongs.

Often (but not always) more exciting than its predecessor, and less cheesy, it’s still an easy and enjoyable listen. That said, the ultra-short 2-minute ‘hit’ format gets frustrating, it feels like a bunch of underdeveloped melodic ideas. Ttracks like “What Goes On” really could’ve been left out. Still waiting for the post-Revolver albums…

The Beatles but unexceptional. It was good, Drive My Car and Norwegian Wood were the highlights, after that it was mostly just background noise.

Ok

In My Life and Norwegian Wood the two highlights here. Still very much in the pop phase/style which is fine and the songs are fine but nothing groundbreaking. 6.5/10 (3.25/5)

maailman paras bändi iskee jälleen. muistan kun olin etulinjalla huusin niin saatanan kovaa ja pitkään että henki melkein lähti. pojat soitti 20 minuuttia, pissasi päälle kiitteli ja kuittaili. beatles pissiä oli mennyt sukkiin ja säästin ne kasvioon. herbaarioni koostuu pelkästään nokkosista ja pissisukista. beatles pissasukkaosio on 2 sivua pitkä. loput nokkosia. omg sitaar maailman baras bäöndi india idndiaa.. tokk from indian music... jahas ei ollut olemassa intialainen musiikki ennen tätä.. en voi uskoa että keksivät sen! keksivät intianlaisen musiikin kuten keksitvät blues myös .. niin paljon respektiä.. there on beatles.. ja sitten on kaikki muut... over-indulgent norajanlanilen

Seems they put a lot of their songs I don't like on this album, how convenient of them. Stand-out: In My Life

Was grand sure

Beatles halt, bissl langweilig aber nebenbei gehts

A very cozy Beatles record

Pleasant. I listened through three times this morning while doing work, but nothing really stuck.

I really don't get the appeal of the Beatles. I know they were influential and all but their music is just kinda boring. And no, it's not just cause it's been copied and it's old. I like lots of 60s stuff that sounds a lot better than this.

All these Beatles albums sound exactly the same to me

liked songs: Norwegian Wood, Think For Yourself This wasn't bad, but I apparently only like the George Harrison songs. Drive My Car and In My Life are decent songs, but I think I've heard covers of both that vastly improve on the originals. 2.75

RS is a good album with a few big hits on it. But it’s a bit too harmonious and feels like the label asked for something a bit like Donovan, the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan (which you won’t get from a bunch of Scousers). I like my Beatles pulling in four different creative directions to the chagrin of everyone, including each other so this MOR era Fabs doesn’t leave much of a mark. A respectable three, lads.

ringo wrongo lemon and george harrison

The Beatles sound is so influential that I feel I heard every song before. But I personally like sgt. Pepper's more. And my all time favorite will always be Let it becouse that's the first Beatles album I listened a lot when I was a kid. I like this album. Just don't think is that memorable. But it has great songs.

Was excited to get a Beatles album, but this didn’t wow me as much as some of their other stuff does. I enjoyed In My Life, Nowhere Man, and If I Needed Someone, but wasn't super impressed by everything else. Definitely not a bad album, but not my preference. The panning that they did on this album was wild. Listening on headphones is really unusual just by how extreme it is. Listening to this album on speakers is a much more enjoyable experience. Strong 3

This is good not great. We have 5 better Beatles albums to go, this one feels like filler. I’m sure this killed on Ed Sullivan but meh now. Michelle, in my life, and girl are good. Most songs are good, but not great.

Not my favourite Beatles album but still a good listen. Short and sweet. Great album for day one.

I hadn't listened to this album since highschool and I only really remember liking 1 track off of it, so I invented a time machine just for this review to go back and ask myself. This is what I had to say "“In My Life” is probably my favorite track—super emotional and actually made me think about stuff." Awesome, thank you 16 year old me. Current me also really liked I'm looking through you but especially Wait, that song feels super ahead of its time. Like I know that the Beetles obviously shaped the zeitgeist and changed music forever but Wait could come out today and I think it could still be a hit, sounds super contemporary. Backloaded as fuck though, I was pretty meh on everything up until Girl. I've also never been a fan of the Beetles Sitar, always felt like a gimmick. 6/10

This is the tipping point, after which The Beatles (and rock/pop music) wouldn't ever be the same. Tight, folksy, clever and all the instruments sound great - though the hard pans grate a bit, as do the country/rockarolla/doowop departures. John is still my favourite. Favourite tracks: Drive My Car, Nowhere Man, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life, If I Needed Someone

Okaish Psychedelic Rock, a bit too droney musically and too lovecrazy lyric wise to want to relisten though.

Another Beatles album!? What are the odds?? FWIW, Rubber Soul perfectly captures my relationship with the artist: it’s complicated. I remember exactly when and where I fell in love with Nowhere Man (8th grade, on the bus to Six Flags, universal site of rites of passage). In My Life remains irresistible, supernaturally invincible in the face of overplay. Whenever Drive My Car plays in the car in summer: no notes. And, also: I hate Norwegian Wood. Really hate it. You Won’t See Me, for some reason, personally offends. Michelle and Girl [*teeth-sucking sound*] are the two worst Beatles songs ever, thoroughly awful, and somehow both on here! Two incredible songs will usually tip the 4, but the whiplash has tired me. Which is the occupational hazard of unprecedented musical experimentation/the-Beatles-changed-everything-blah-blah-blah, I suppose.

I know this is almost blasphemy, but this was just the first album where the Beatles hinted at what they would achieve the following year. However, this album, touted as favourite by many, jIt just wasn't there yet, and too much variation in quality across the board made it difficult to see it as a coherent strong album.

In My Life truly a banger Nothing awful, but nothing head bobbing throughout whole ablum 3.5/5

I liked a bit of songs on here there style just odd for me

Short, sometimes sweets, sometimes creepy

Non so, penso che siamo in quel limbo tra il rispettare il lascito culturale e l’onestà di dire che non mi ha preso. Attendo la restante dozzina di album dei Beatles per farmi cambiare idea

Da Big Fan dei Beatles quale sono questi non mi ha ahimé convinto troppo

OK, 3/5. Getting better, away from just radio hits

I find them pleasant but never love them which is a sad thing to say ! 6/10

It's difficult to judge this album without remembering that it's The Beatles and considering where they went after this. I'm going with 3 stars, as there's some really good tracks, there's a whole load that were just okay, and a few that were pretty lame. I love seeing the difference in Wikipedia between this album, with a literal essay about each track, and one that's a little bit more obscure, with a track listing and a "listed on 1001 albums" and that's about it.

forgot to rate this one when i listened — sure. In My Life is probably my favorite beatles song, and Drive My Car has lodged "beep beep m'beep beep, yeah" in my brain as a vocal stim since i first heard it as a toddler

"Nowhere Man" and "In My Life" are two of my favorite Beatles songs, but this album doesn't really hit as a whole for me.

Well, obviously the Beatles are wonderful. Not sure if any of these songs are new to me, but to sit down and listen to the whole album straight through is a lovely experience. Lots of songs on this album have already wormed their way into my soul: Michelle, In My Life, Drive My Car. Also love that they threw so much poetry into this album. Not as amazing as their later stuff, but still great.

Okay.

I like this song, I like the new instrument included I like the like beat of it its almost like a guitar. The instrument reminds me of an electric guitar almost. i recommend this album

the first song is okay I like the background music its kinda calming and their voice also is I kinda like it but it's not really the type of music I like. the second song started off alr but I don't really like it like I also like the background music but not the lyrics and stuff. the second song started off uhm weird I don't like the lyrics cs bro what the like is he coo but I don like it at all

Groovy hopeful romantic <3

Not bad, I'm just not into The Beatles.

Blud was für Beatles auf einmal. Drive my car ist komplett goated. Sonst ist das Album gut aber nicht das beste

it's fine

solid beatles album. nuff said

simple but nice. enjoyable sound. pleasant. most certainly likeable. lyrics can be meh. Everything has to rhyme. Interesting to think that today, artists are getting a lot of flack for the trend of short 2-something minute songs, as well as short albums. However, this beloved Beatles album is almost entirely comprised of 2-something minute songs and the run time is just a bit over 30min. Best tunes: norwegian wood, you won't see me, in my life. If i needed someone is my favorite.

3.5

Stopped listening to it, definitely not my vibe. A couple good songs, but the rest were 🤷‍♀️

shoutout lsd. favs: michelle, girl, drive my car, in my life nays: that last song. what an odd album closer

John Lennon has a really nice voice. Paul is so annoying.

Nice

I liked some songs

You know what, I was dreading having to listen to them again- but this wasn't too bad. A few songs I actually liked, namely "In my life" and "Drive my car". Some of the album was a bit samey, but it wasn't all that long so there was nothing intolerable for me this time. All in all a more calm and folkier vibe. I know nothing about the Beatles or the timeline of these albums but I can only assume this was made before John "Is he pointing that thing at me?" Lennon introduced the rest of the band to acid and speed, and started making musical horseshit. A respectable 3 stars.

Przyjemne, ale bez szału. 3/5 i jedna piosenka zapisana.

Beatles are great a little at a time.. and yes they are one of the greatest of all time- but too whimsical for me. This is the first album I believe is not better listened to end to end. 3 stars because independently most of the songs are good

I know its pivotal to the beatles disco but i cant get behind it as much of their other works. Still enjoyable but didnt find a lot id go back to. Best track - notwegian wood

скучно

Il y a des disques comme ça, des vaches sacrées, des monolithes intouchables qu'il est de bon ton de qualifier de "tournant" ou "d'album de la maturité". "Rubber Soul" est le premier sur la liste quand on parle des Beatles. Le disque qui, nous dit-on, a fait passer quatre garçons dans le vent du statut de faiseurs de tubes pour midinettes à celui d'Artistes avec un grand A. Le moment où ils ont rangé les costards sans col pour enfiler des pulls à col roulé et des regards profonds. Le grand saut dans l'âge adulte de la pop. Eh bien, laissez-moi vous dire un truc, moi, du haut de mes 55 balais et des milliers de fois où j'ai entendu, vendu, disséqué ce disque : "l'album de la maturité", mon cul. "Rubber Soul", c'est l'album de la crise d'adolescence. Et comme toute crise d'ado, c'est pétri de fulgurances géniales et de moments d'une maladresse confondante. Remettons-nous dans le contexte, décembre 1965, Les Fab Four sortent de la tornade "Help!", un disque brillant qui était l'apogée de leur première période, une collection parfaite de pop songs ciselées comme des diamants. Ils sont les rois du monde, et comme tous les rois qui s'emmerdent sur leur trône, ils ont envie d'aller voir ailleurs. Et "ailleurs", à l'époque, ça s'appelle Bob Dylan, ça s'appelle les Byrds, ça s'appelle la folk américaine qui commence à s'électrifier. Alors, nos quatre garçons de Liverpool, fines oreilles et éponges à influences, se mettent à écouter attentivement. Le résultat, c'est "Rubber Soul", et il faut lui reconnaître ça, la rupture est nette. Fini les "Yeah, yeah, yeah", bonjour les introspections, les textes un peu plus sombres, et surtout, les expérimentations sonores. C'est vrai, c'est la première fois qu'on entend un sitar sur un disque de pop occidentale avec le désormais légendaire "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". George Harrison, jusqu'ici le guitariste doué mais discret, ramène un souvenir de ses voyages intérieurs et, d'un coup, ouvre une porte vers un autre monde. C'est aussi la première fois qu'on entend cette fameuse pédale fuzz sur une ligne de basse, sur le très bon "Think For Yourself", donnant une acidité, une méchanceté nouvelle à leur son. Et puis, il y a les chansons, des putains de chansons. "In My Life", avec son interlude de piano baroque (joué par George Martin mais accéléré pour sonner comme un clavecin), est peut-être l'une des plus belles choses que Lennon ait jamais écrites. "Michelle", la bluette en français de McCartney, est d'une efficacité redoutable, même si elle a depuis été massacrée par toutes les radios "nostalgie" du globe. "Norwegian Wood" est un chef-d'oeuvre de narration ambiguë et de mélodie entêtante. Oui, sur le papier, tout est là. Alors, pourquoi ce 3 sur 5 assassin ? Pourquoi cette moue dédaigneuse devant ce que beaucoup considèrent comme le Saint-Graal ? Parce que cet album a le cul entre deux chaises. Il n'a plus l'insolence et la perfection pop de ses prédécesseurs, et il n'a pas encore la folie créatrice et l'audace psychédélique de ses successeurs. C'est un album de transition, et comme toutes les transitions, il est un peu bancal. Pour chaque coup de génie, il y a un titre qui sonne comme un devoir d'écolier appliqué. "What Goes On" ? Un Ringo-bashing à peine déguisé, un morceau de remplissage qu'on aurait pu trouver sur une face B. "Run for Your Life" ? Lennon en mode macho menaçant, avec des paroles d'une misogynie qui fait grincer des dents aujourd'hui. On est loin, très loin, de la "maturité". Et puis, il y a le son. Ça va faire hurler les puristes, mais je trouve la production terriblement proprette, presque timide. On sent qu'ils testent des trucs, mais sans oser pousser les potards à fond. Ça manque de couilles, tout simplement. On est en 1965, de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, Phil Spector construit des murs du son et Brian Wilson commence à bâtir sa cathédrale sonique avec "Pet Sounds". À côté, "Rubber Soul" sonne parfois un peu comme une maquette de luxe. Dans ma boutique de disques, c'était toujours le même débat. Les jeunes découvraient les Beatles et demandaient : "Je prends lequel après les best-of ?". Les connaisseurs leur disaient de prendre "Rubber Soul". Moi, je leur disais : "Prenez "Revolver" car il faut le reconnaitre c'est sur Revolver que la claque arrive vraiment. "Rubber Soul", c'est l'échauffement, c'est l'album où ils se sont regardés dans le miroir et se sont dit : "Bon, les gars, on arrête les conneries, on va essayer de faire de l'Art". Le problème, c'est que l'Art, parfois, c'est un peu chiant. La véritable révolution, le moment où ils ont tout fait exploser, ce n'est pas ici. Ici, ils posent les fondations, ils expérimentent, ils se cherchent. C'est une étape cruciale, un passage obligé, mais ce n'est pas la destination finale. C'est un disque fondamentalement important pour l'histoire de la musique, personne ne peut le nier. Il a ouvert la voie à "Revolver", "Sgt. Pepper" et tout le reste. Mais un album important n'est pas forcément un grand album de bout en bout et "Rubber Soul" a ses faiblesses, ses moments où l'on sent le groupe hésiter, se tâter. Ce n'est pas de la maturité, c'est de l'expérimentation et l'expérimentation, par définition, ce n'est pas toujours réussi.

More Beatles than Beatmore! Does that make sense? This was mid is what I'm trying to say... it doesn't matter. Favourite track: Drive My Car.

very cool, would twist to this album

Had a couple good songs but for the most part this felt dull and uninteresting. Favorite songs were: 8. What Goes On 11. In My Life 5/10

Not exactly a Beatles fan to begin with, but I found this album tolerable. Some pretty decent songs on it

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.

pretty standard beatles imo

terrible last song

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

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.

Good but will not buy on vinyl. Four out of five.

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Didn't really appeal to me much but i can respect it for what it is

Very happy and upbeat

well, it was nice! i liked if i needed someone

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

Yeah it's the Beatles obviously it's fine. Rotational ig

Not the best they got

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

Beatles are coming in hot and fast now, I still think they are average though

Beatleshaterbros.... they can't keep getting away with these 3s.... MICHELLE, MA BELLE

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

It's okay. Not an album everyone needs to listen to though.

Obviously an important album, just not too much of a beatles fan

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.

Nice chill. Setting: in car

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.

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.

Didn’t love. Was okay

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.

Another mid Beatles album, at least it's not as cloying as their very early stuff.

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.

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.

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

It's alright. I'm just not a huge Beatles fan. 3.5/5

Some great songs, some forgettable songs. Overall, a decent album but not one I’d probably listen to all the way through again.

Personally, is one of the weak Beatles album, like 2 or 3 songs stand out for me.

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?

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."

Not many hits but overall is fine

Not my favorite but very good though

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.

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.

Normal

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.

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.

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!

Fav: In My Life Least Fav: What Goes On

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.

3- Stars (7/15)