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Loved it. One of my favorites. Michelle is top 20 all time for me. Not my fav Beatles album, might not even be top 3. However, there aren’t many albums that can hold a candle to anything in the second half of their discography. Gotta be 5⭐️
some hits. 'Run for your life'.............wtf John??? (I'm not surprised it came from someone who also wrote 'Jealous Guy')
The question here is more about the . . . dividing line between the Beatles albums I give a 5 and those I give “only” a 4. This is an edge case.
Some decent songs with a lot of filler.
This really didn’t do it for me … it’s fine. Mostly easy to listen to but didn’t stand out as being that great 3
4.4
Classic rock-n-roll at it's finest! A variety of sounds and tempos, with lovely harmonies and clever lyrics. Album highlights include: Norwegian Wood and In My Life, both for their thoughtful lyrics and gentle melodies. Absolute musical genius.
Have other Beatles album I prefer but a great listen throughout. Drive My Car and In My Life were faves Norwegian Wood and Michelle were memorable.
I never know how to rate The Beatles if I'm honest. Lots of variety in the album and musically interesting. And yet they never particularly hold my interest. Torn between 3 and 4.
A solid 60s pop album from The Beatles. What Goes On, I'm Looking Through You, Drive My Car and Norwegian Wood were favourites. Not one of my favourite albums of theirs though.
Who doesn't love Rubber Soul? Although I could do without the "I will literally kill you if you cheat on me" closing track
no notes.
PER ME I BEATLES SONO COME IL PANE AZZIMO: L’INIZIO FONDAMENTALE DEL CIBO CHE CONOSCIAMO, MA PORCAPUTTANA È INSIPIDO. 2/5
Favourite Songs: Michelle
Great album
Incredible
Not bad but not my favourite of theirs
5 stars till the end of time. In My Life is a masterpiece. Run for your Life is a great tune, but lyrics are crazy applicable today, literally real in the worst possible way
DONT FUCK W THE BOYS
I'm not the biggest fan of the band but I liked the kinda folky, upbeat rock vibes this album has. The guitar is amazing, love the blues. I feel like this album should be listen to while walking in the forest or a rural road with a big jacket. My top 5 songs: Drive My Car, If I needed someone, the world, norwegian wood and girl. However, I do have a problem with the last song... the lyrics are kinda violent towards women
Any Beatles album at this point is clearly something historic. After releasing Help!, which is clearly tied to the band’s early period, with Rubber Soul I can specifically feel a shift toward the band’s conceptual maturity, moving away from commercial themes and teenage love and getting deeper into more introspective and complex lyrics. You can hear the change musically with the introduction of new instruments, such as George Harrison’s sitar and acoustic textures influenced by folk-rock. The shift toward this new direction is surprising and I can imagine the excitement of waiting to see what would come next (knowing that the incredible Revolver would follow). It’s no coincidence that it is considered a pivotal album that divided the early Beatles from the experimental Beatles, which is the period I personally prefer. My favorite songs were: Norwegian Woods & Michelle.
I just adore this era of stripped back, honest music. The harmonies are gorgeous.
There's something I really like about a Friday album. Since I don't get new albums over the weekend, I get to take my time with the one that's fed to me at the end of the week. I can savor it or dismiss it. I can replay it multiple times or drudge through it at my leisure. I just got Sgt Peppers a few days ago. And after listening to that. I immediately put on Rubber Soul as it's one of my favorite Beatles album. I've got an old vinyl copy. Unfortunately, it's a North American release. So, the tracklist is different from the UK and what is now considered the standard release. I prefer that myself. I think it just flows better. Anyway, this is that transitional album for the Beatles and, honestly, a great deal of pop music from the 60s. Love this one!
Classic, timeless from the first guitar tone & riff of the album. Can't top The Beatles being the first album to start this project! I did get really sick of the tambourine by the end of album though.
Way better than I thought. some cool roots of other genres present.
Excellent
7/10
i dont deny its influence but its okay.
Noen skikkelig flotte låter, som Girl, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life og Norwegian Wood, men for mye fillers på den her. Og så er plata litt banal, og jeg synes den ikke helt holder tidens tann. Jeg merker jo kanskje at jeg blir litt ekstra kritisk på grunn av platas/bandets status også.
It’s staggering how much The Beatles developed and grew in such a short period of time. For me, this album really is the turning point in their song writing ability. They’re much more experimental and nuanced than their earlier pop oriented albums. Every song is amazing (with the exception of Run for Your Life - WTF?) and could be another band’s best song of their career. This album is actually my second favorite Beatles album, my first didn’t even make the list (Let it Be). And in all honesty, this was just a peek into what they could and would do later on.
The Beatles are just fucking good. The hits are amazing and the lesser known songs still kick ass. Great, clean music that showcases a ton of talent.
It’s hard to review a Beatles album. It’s like writing a book report on the bible. What, am I gonna tell you it sucks? This is a communal classic, important to the development of pop, rock and culture. It would be hard to overstate it’s importance. There was a time in my younger life when I thought Norwegian Wood was the pinnacle of songwriting. I’m still in awe of the lush melody and the beauty and simplicity with which the images and story unfold. There’s an apartment complex named The Norwegian Wood on the long road from the highway to the UConn campus in the woods of Northeastern Connecticut and I still cannot drive past it without thinking about burning it down. This is great music, redefined pop that wades into all sorts of other influences and genres in meaningful and memorable ways.
The Beatles are the biggest band in the world and they decide to mess around a bit. This is when they begin to produce their legendary material. Rubber Soul is the first taste of true Beatle greatness.
Honestly one of the more forgotten albums for me, not their best. It feels extremely awkward whenever they try and expand but then it has Norwegian Wood in it 👌
While it's close, Rubber Soul has continued to be my personal favorite Beatles album for some time now. Along with Revolver, which immediately follows Rubber Soul, this was the Beatles at the peak of their powers; the inflection point of the boy band era and the hippie-ish psychedelia era ultimately spoiled by posers like the Maharishi; but I digress. Widely referred to as their "pot album" (listen to chorus in Girl and you'll hear the deep inhale resembling a hit of the joint), I would describe the album as "colorful". It's not just about smoking a few doinks and spitting out some album, though. Their creativity from both production and musical standpoints was off the charts because up to this point, it was the most creatively free they'd ever felt and you can feel it in these songs. Drive My Car is just a great pop tune, no doubt. But after that, you got songs like Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man (those harmonies), Michelle, The Word, Girl (some of the best lyrics of any Beatles song IMO), and In My Life, just to name a few. And also, 2 very good songs by George, arguably his two best up to this point in 1965. The harmonies on If I Needed Someone are always a great reminder these guys could harmonize with the best of them. Just so much variety throughout the whole album with strong contribution from all 4 guys (eh maybe, 3.5). Oh, and they released this only 4 months (!!) after Help. They could not be stopped in the mid-60's.
"Not bad, lads. Not bad at all." - Brian Epstein, probably. This is (probably) still my favorite Beatles album and if it's not, then it's spent more time than any of the others locked in at #1. I could talk about it all day, so here I go. Rubber Soul is a damn-near perfect album but was also a major, major turning point for the group. It was the product of each member changing as individuals as much as it was their collective music changing. Thanks largely to Bob Dylan (sorry Zach, I had to throw this in here...cause it's true!), Lennon and Macca had become more interested in ambitious lyrics while incorporating some elements of folk and folk rock into their studio sessions. George's growing interest in Indian music cannot be understated as well. Paul, also, had started hanging out with the avant garde crowd in London and began exposing himself to some more challenging musical ideas. And yes, psychedelic drugs definitely played a part in the group's changing outlook. All of this led to the Beatles' growing urge to experiment in the studio and determination to make albums an artistic statement as opposed to a collection of singles and 3-5 other songs that weren't good enough to be a single. I'd say they succeeded pretty damn well. I feel like Norwegian Wood is kind of the catalyst for the whole record. It has most of what I mentioned in the paragraph above. George's sitar is so prominent. Sometimes, I think of it more as a confession about one of Lennon's extramarital affairs; a way of telling his wife about the affair without actually telling her. But the song tackles some more mature themes for sure (i.e. sexual longing, alcohol consumption, maybe even arson?). While that all seems pretty tame nowadays, it's important to remember that it wasn't the case in 1965. That gives the song an adult ambiguity that is pretty different from the Beatles' earlier romantic material. The song is still musically beautiful and sophisticated, but the narrator is kind of a dick. The Beatles' music is becoming more sophisticated faster than their characters are becoming morally sophisticated. They're writing songs about adult relationships, sex, infidelity, jealousy, alienation and drugs, but sometimes they're doing it through characters who are deeply immature. It's a refreshing reminder that these guys were still mortals, or at least something close to it.
Always was my favorite Beatles album and that still holds true today. The Word is so strange, plunking and ribbiting. I'm Looking Through You, Norwegian Wood, If I Needed Someone & Michelle probably shuffle out all in the top 20 Beatles songs for me. And damn, Drive My Car, what a starter.
Great album, however you can tell it is dated. The mixing is all over the place in this album, the vocals in "nowhere man" were only in my right ear, meanwhile the vocals in "what goes on" were only in my left. The logo for the album is fantastic, but the cover itself is a bit boring. Best song: Run for your life. Worst song: Nowhere man.
For an album that’s 60 years old, Im surprised I recognized 4 of the songs. Standouts include Nothing Man, In my life, and Drive my Car. If you dare to listen to what your grandparents liked, this is for U!
It’s the Beatles. There are countless hits on this record and zero skip songs. The production is well done, as always, and the singing here is exceptional. Another classic Beatles and number one album that cements the group with the best.
Run for your life is an awful song
What is there to say? Just perfection, no notes.
Review - ooh boy always nice to get a heavy hitter. A veritable inductee of the rock and pop canon. I was alarmed on looking the album up to see that on a previous listen I'd "liked" a lot of side A tracks, and nothing on side B. I was expecting a sharp drop off between sides. Turns out I must've just got distracted halfway through the album as side B is also a beast. In My Life is one of the best songs ever written and recorded. Norwegian Wood is the exception to the rule that all '60s rock featuring a sitar sucks ass. Michelle and Girl are classics. The big big clunker on this album is closing track Run For Your Life, which I think is going for a kind of classic blues jealousy/resentment vibe but is way too literal and is just John Lennon saying "if you ever leave my sight I'll kill ya" which is above all, lame. Otherwise another worldy from the Beatles. Score - 8.5/10 Need to listen? YES
"In My Life" has been arguably my favourite song for over a decade, so this album succeeds on the merit of that song alone for me, but there are many other interesting moments including "I'm Looking Through You", "Norwegian Wood", and "Michelle".
I only really like Rubber Soul. First sub-5 Beatles album.
You can start feeling the psychedelic in this one Liked it
3.8/5 - O.K.
4 stars
One time, I almost liked a Beatles song. Then I never did again. I will never understand why they're one of the most notorious bands of all time. I understand why they were popular, but I do not believe they were strong enough to stand up to the infallible reputation they kept.
Better than the Best Of Album by pretty much any band. This was the Beatles nearing their peak, which obvoliously warrants five stars.
I know every song, word-for-word. Hard not to give it highest marks.
3,8/5
Excellent! I remember buying this album at a used record shop in Seattle in the mid 70’s. As a pre-teen. These guys were my jam, and I was devastated when they broke up. I blamed Yoko, still do, but John was so pussy-whipped, he deserves equal scorn. Rubber Soul… fantastic example of their changing styles and the influences from outside forces. Lads growing up, but still far from mature. Songs were better for it… Fun stuff. God Bless the Beatles, the undisputed Kings of Rock N Roll!
norwegian wood should not be track 2 on this album
Beautiful album. 5/5
4/5 Not my jam but this album is fire
The most important band in my life. Absolutely amazing album
When compared to other Beatles albums, there are better. But when compared to 95% of music on this list, it’s a 5+. This is where the Beatles started being less poppy and really showing their songwriting skills. Good to listen to this one again - a couple times. 4.5
Pretty good, love the beatles. 8/10, love their earlier stuff compared to their later.
Me
Definetly one of their best albums. Favourites: Drive My Car, In My Life, I’m Looking Through You, Girl, Michelle, Norwegian Wood and Nowhere Man.
Very standard Beatles album. Not that that's necessarily bad, but I'm not enough of a fan to care about this more than their other works. Favorite Songs: Drive My Car, Michelle
Just think, 5 short years after this tripe The Stooges released their first album.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!
This has always been my personal favourite Beatles album. It's a real turning point in the career of the band, as they stopped touring and transitioned into being a solely studio-bound group, harnessing their sound to create some stuff that would go onto influence generations of musicians. I find it so impressive that this was recorded in the 60s, because it still sounds so fresh and clean, especially when you look at the deceptive minimalism of Norwegian Wood. Crazy that I had to wait over 120 albums to get some Beatles, but I'm glad to have finally bumped into my boys. It's honestly perfect (aside from Run From Your Life, which is a good song but the lyrics don't do anybody any favours.)
Not all pearls on this album, but an almost 5*
The perfect autumnal album. You can see a huge leap forward in their songwriting and production here. Favourite Song: In My Life
solid album, and i think you can really start to see where their experimentation takes shape. their melodies get more complicated, and theres a bit of an edge to this album
The Beatles are never gonna wow you with flashy guitar solos or super impressive vocals but they are so good at making iconic, albeit simple, sounds. For example, in my life, which is a sneaky top 5 Beatles song, the opening riff sounds more like a guitar practice technique but they can somehow transform it to such a memorable melody. Same with the “beep beep” line of drive my car. If I needed someone is also just fascinating chords and harmonies for a random B side track.
My favorite Beatles album that also includes my favorite song of theirs, so this review was always going to be biased. I’ve listened to this one multiple times over and and still delivers every time. Easy five stars and I’ll probably end up listening to it again this weekend.
I was saving this review for a time where I could listen and focus on the whole album. I wanted to give it a true review. Overall, I'm a little disappointed. It's hard to be objective with The Beatles. I was expecting more with such a praised album. It was short, and it showed off their new sound, but nothing really past that. When I listen to the Beatles, I want their big pop songs. Not a bad album. Just disappointing. Bonus star for being short.
don't like
Right after this system gives me the monkees with their direct ripoffs of the Beatles, I get compensated by getting the real deal. Thanks, system?! this is an obvious master-masterpiece and one of the greatest albums of all time. There should be a special sixth star for albums like these.
Already own it, 5 stars obviously!
Musically, very very good. Lyrically I have questions. I don't know how much they were conceptualizing and painting pictures at this time, but Run for your life could very well be a Cannibal Corpse song to be honest. But I will probably come back to this album.
Gostosinho de ouvir, como normalmente álbuns dos Beatles são
very good very nice. paul got some good shit here. john too but paul be better here. ringo doing work here too
4.5
I didnt know many singles from this beatles release. But I always enjoy an album from the 4. Said that, Im reviewing from a week ago and haven't gone back. A 4
it took 227 albums before I got a Beatles album. This is a good one!
Beatles can't be bad! That's for sure. One of the most iconic albums
The Beatles are good
le meilleur album.de tous les tempssss
5 stars. My favorite Beatles album.
My favorite Beatles album.
When this popped up, I thought, oh -- undoubted classic, one of my favorites of theirs. But, then, actually ... on closer reinspection ... while every song is a good one, none of them are particular favorites of mine. (With the exception of In My Life, which I both really like and also find somewhat grating. It's an odd one.) Docked one star for its closing track, yet another of Lennon's violent domestic abuser songs.
I appreciate the cultural significance however I have never liked the Beatles. I prefer storytelling to repetitive music and lyrics. I know I'm an outlier.
Probably one of my favorite Beatles records. Going into this listen (it's been a while since I've played the record all the way through), I thought every song on here was a delight. Turns out I had forgotten about "Michelle" and "Girl" which are both songs I dislike intensely and always have. Then there's "Run for Your Life" which is probably best left in the dustbin, unless you could rewrite all the lyrics. But man, aside from those, this album is just a pleasure. And yes, "Norwegian Wood" was always a touchstone in our family. Hurrah for Norge!
I bought this at age 7, and still love it. 5/5.
A great album with a very strange conclusion… but I still can’t complain because this one includes some favorites. I like that this is a very happy medium between their pop-y early hits and their later evolved sound.
This is my favourite Beatles album. No, Help! No, Abbey Road. No, this. Regardless, this is as close to a perfect confection as you're ever going to hear. It bops, it shimmers, it swoons and it ambles by in a whir, confident and amiable and melancholy and sly and just genuinely bloody fantastic.
Another solid one from the boys
After being subjected to more Beatles that I had ever hoped or asked for through this list, I have finally encountered one worth a shit. Well done, 1001AG. A strong 3.6. Highlights: In My Life, Norwegian Wood
im sorry run for your life is like their worst song
Michelle, ma belle, isn't it good, Norwegian wood?
amazing🥹✌️
most overrated band of all time. do not need 7 albums here, and this isn't even one of their ones i really care for at all. 2/5
top
Paul really in his pocket. “I’m Looking Through You” I discovered on this listen. Lovely composition, the depth of songs John on Nowhere Man - the depth of that song for only having a four track to record the album is so impressive
#15. The second Beatles album I’ve listened to from this list and I loved it.
I don't think I've listened to Rubber Soul in it's entirety in almost 20 years. Two of my favorite Beatles songs, Norwegian Wood and In My Life, plus several others. What a great listen for a Monday evening drive home.
So this is fine, but it wasn't super cohesive and I couldn't really get into it.
PEAK. FAV BEATLES ALBUM wish i got this after the new mix dropped but can’t complain about the rub soul
Banco mucho que fue súper experimental y que metieron un montón de instrumentos y sonidos interesantes.
I have heard so many of these songs before but never listened to the album as a whole before. Classic and there are some great songs I’d never heard that have been added straight to my playlist. Rubber soul rubbed my soul fr
The start of a new Beatles era: solid songwriting all around with increasingly diverse influence, compacted into a beautiful half-an-hour.
I always mix this up with the tracks on Revolver. To me, these albums are interchangeable. And even though both are great and contain some absolute hits, and even though people whose opinions I hold in high regard perceive the Rubber Soul/Revolver era to be the best of The Beatles’ eras, I think it’s the worst era. You don’t have the extremes of White Album/Abbey Road or the absurdity of Magical Mystery Tour. You sense we’re close, but we’re just not there during RS. At the same time, the poppy innocence of the Baby Beatles days is gone. We have songs about cheating on your wife, murdering women, driving cars and taxmen, etc. Recently, relistening through the discography, I had a batty revelation that I’d become tired of the late Beatles, and that Help is my new favorite Beatles album. By Rubber Soul, Help is in the review mirror, and so is that fun outlook on life and love that drug them onto the international stage in the first place. Still, this is Rubber Soul. It can’t get lower than a 4. Like 94% of other albums on this list don’t even match it.
Favourite Tracks: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Nowhere Man Girl In My Life
Brilliant
Definitely the album that moves them from “early” to “late” Beatles. For the most part it is excellent with some absolutely amazing songs on here but there are a few that are just not up to snuff, here’s looking at you Ringo! It’s hard to give this a 5 as it probably does deserve it but I know there is better coming…
Beautiful.
This is actually The Beatles' sixth album, but in some ways, it can also be considered their first true album. Let me explain: before this, the band's songs were simpler (boyish polyphony with two stomps and three claps, pure K-pop), and they wrote two albums a year based on contractual obligations, and they weren't above having half a record of cover versions... Basically, a typical producer strategy of the early '60s. Rubber Soul, on the other hand, is both the last album of those carefree Beatles and the first work by adults, despite the fact that it was recorded in a month. Blues, soul, psychedelia, and sitar are already evident here. The songs are still about love, but the lyrics are more complex than "I'm your boy, you're my girl." Even the title and cover photo were chosen consciously for the first time. Basically, if it weren't for this album, there wouldn't be a bias towards Abbey Road, Let It Be, and "White." And it's good on its own!
(5/5) The last of the Beatles albums in my head canon that deserves a '5'. I'm more of a late-Beatles fan than early fan -- a post-Revolver man if you'll allow. "Rubber Soul" is a transition period, when they started wrapping themselves up in a drug-fueled cocoon; their chrysalis period. They'd eventually emerge as the most important band of the 20th century. Fight me on that if you want, but it's not a fair fight. The whole album has been analyzed to death so I've got little else to add. Just wanted to set the record straight. This is my least favorite "great" Beatles album. Still a '5', still a 'must hear', still important, but too close to their early stuff to be their best, IMHO.
I'm a big fan of the Beatles and intimately familiar with this one, so was very happy to give this one another full listen with a critical ear. Stands as a solid transition from their boy-band era to the more artistic and influential band that they would become. Nearly every track on this one is an earworm, though I could do without Run for Your Life (which aged like sour milk). Is this their best album? No. Top five? Probably. Is it a 5/5 regardless? You bet your ass it is.
178. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965) 8.18.26 Variety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: 5 = 5.0 "Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight" Another one I could just go ahead and rate before listening. But I won't, dear reader. Out of respect for the process I -- it's a 5. It's going to be a 5. Sorry, yeah. I'm not sure what could have possibly changed my tastes since i gave this a spin last so much that I'd ever knock it down even a notch. This is one I've been looking forward to, and I can't wait to jump in. In my personal ranking this one has hovered up in the 3-4 territory for some time now, with Revolver laying claim to the gold, and The White Album the silver. But this has changed many times before, and could again. What won't change is no matter the minor differences I might hem and haw over when making my comparisons, they are all of them ( yes even the even slightly tired Sgt. Peppers) of such a superior quality that any perceived dips in quality are but nits to be picked. Given my personal tastes, it would honestly be hard for me to find much at all with most Beatles albums until we get to the Help and before period ( more than a few times in my reviews the Beatles have come up, and I have taken the chance to belittle the "YEAH GIRL YEAH" songwriting era when I can - despite more or less still loving it). And then it's more of a curve where I'm unfairly comparing the boys to their future selves. I've mentioned before that the Beatles are not my favorite band, but they once were, and as as a result I've read pretty exhaustively ( along with millions of others) on them, to the point of being familiar with even some very minor production factoids from song to song. I'll try ad avoid dipping into the very annoying temptation to pepper these into the review, but I can't make any promises. I'll also try and refrain from repeating the words "catchy", "melodic", "hook" as much as humanly possible. It's just a given that a song doesn't make the cut for these guys if it's not an exemplar all those regards. THE TRACKS Side one "Drive My Car" - Right off the bat we get an unconventional take on the love song, with an amusing tale of the stereotypical relationship power dynamics being reversed, with Paul's narrator being offered the role of driver for a woman with stars in her eyes. Aside from the obvious unfettered, fun nature of the song the bass and the piano really make this one for me. The alternately crunchy and sexy guitar work, the cowbell, and the thumping drumwork all belie the song's reputation as one of Paul's lighter works. The "Beep-beep'm-beep-beep, yeah"s might shoulder the blame for that, but it's unabashedly silly and I love it. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" - Again the bass work on here, relatively simple as it is, is fat and really makes your teeth vibrate with a good pair of headphones. This one goes up there with the masterpieces of even the Beatles greatest songs, and I don't think anyone considers themselves even a casual fan could argue against that. Sparsely acoustic at first, we get an early taste of teh Indian influence with George's sitar lines. When I was a kid, I always thought this song was supremely cozy and I never picked up on the darkness, thinking dude was just cold and started a fire in the fireplace. You know, like a normal human might. Even after reading this "theory", at the time didn't even buy the interpretation that this psycho burned this woman's place after being spurned ( maybe an apartment so then possibly embroiling himself in a light bit of mass murder?). But then Paul McCartney hisownself verified this interpretation ( more or less) in an interview! Well... It's still pretty funny though. Maybe even more so, in a pitch black sort of way. "You Won't See Me" - The dysfunctional relationship stories continue here with a guy who won't seem to take the hint. The sad sack vibe is pretty strong, and the "(Ooh, la, la-la)" from the rest of the boys provides a hilariously upbeat juxtaposition with Paul's purposefully whiney lead vocals. It's most certainly not intended that way, but in light of the darkness of the last song, the second "You Won't See Me" of the chorus could very well have made this a much creepier and threatening song if you read the lyric just a tiny bit differently. "Nowhere Man" - One could easily imagine this one might be about the same loser pining over the lost love of the last track. But instead of a personal POV love song, we get a third person examination of someone that's a little bit more complicated of a personality, who seems to have excised himself from participation in the world at large. Whether this is from some overwhelming trepidation in the face of social interaction, or a more philosophical and conscious removal form the rate race of life, is not made clear. The "la la la"s on here seem more gentle and empathetic than the ones on the previous track. I remember disliking this one as a kid. But I've grown to love it over the years, especially beautiful ringing jangle pop guitar work that I think was influenced by the Byrds who in turn had been influenced by earlier Beatles stuff. The circle of Life and all that... "Think for Yourself" - If the Beatles themselves were undergoing a massive bit of evolution here, then George's evolution as a songwriter and voice in the group can be seen to mirror this in a microcosm. This song is leaps and bounds above "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much" from Help! and light years beyond "Don't Bother Me" from way back on With the Beatles. This is at the very least playing at the same level of Paul and John's B-tier stuff. Dig that awesome fuzzed out bass. "The Word" - This was another one that never completely worked for me as a kid. I think on the surface it seems pretty shallow content-wise, and how could it ever possibly compare to "All You Need is Love" which perfected the sentiment. This works much better for me now, and I really appreciate the groovy, sorta funky bass work on the verses, and the piano lines throughout add some bluesiness. The drum fills on this are top notch as well. "Michelle" - One of Paul's prettiest creations, and for my money it sits side by side with "Yesterday" even though it's maybe the most traditional love song on the whole album, and could definitely be viewed as a step back, if not instrumentally, then for sure lyrically. Paul's my favorite singer of the group and the only one of the four who can pull off this sort of vulnerable softness. John can be vulnerable, but it's always couched in a coldness, anger, or meloncholy. George is just very adequate, and Ringo sounds like he's winking at you, even on more or less straight song like the one that follows. I've held off on talking too much about melody and catchiness, but of all the songs on the album this gets the crown I think. Pure, undiluted pop perfection, and the kind of tune that will get stuck in your head for days if you let it. Side two "What Goes On" - The Ringo track! After the great success of the "Act Naturally" from Help! we get another snappy country pop song, this time an original ( the first time Ringo was given a writing credit too I think, though co-written by Paul and John of course). This is fun and bouncy, and I'm willing to bet has a lot of awesome bluegrass and country versions. In the overall catalogue, it's pretty inessential, but a good time still. "Girl" - John's companion/ competition piece to Paul's "Michelle", this is very much in the same pretty, supremely catchy traditional love song mode. But where Paul's was much more sweet and straightforward, John's love song is tempered with an acidic resentment in which the target of his love is also the target of his contempt. Another all-timer, but I rank it just a hair below Paul's much more confident, and deceptively simple take. But great nonetheless. "I'm Looking Through You" - A song that has climbed and climbed in reputation for me over the years. Looking back, it seems crazy to me that this was left off the 1962–1966 best of compilation, and in my book would replace "Nowhere Man" as one of the four selection from Rubber Soul to make it. Space considerations and all. It's got one of my all time favorite opening riffs by the band, and also one of my favorite vocal performances from Paul. It's endlessly hummable, and that "pitter patter" beat underneath is SOOOO damned infectious. ( I've read before that this sound was accomplished by Ringo tapping on a matchbox and not dainty little hand claps like I always thought). "In My Life" - I mentioned that even John's sweet songs are usually still presented at a remove, and this might be the sole exception? Though it's still somehow a sad song to me, and full of conflict, despite the moving message. If "Let It Be" is the Paul-penned most popular song for funerals, and "Here Comes the Sun" George's, then this most certainly has to be the John pick. It's intensely bittersweet where the other others are, respectively, comforting and hopeful. It's one of the few Beatles songs that makes me tear up. It feels personal and raw, and the sentiment is a universal one I think. Maybe only "She's Leaving Home" or "For No One" come close. "Blackbird" is too hopeful and comforting, "Yesterday" is gooey and schmaltzy ( though wonderfully so), and "Eleanor Rigby" is too dramatically removed by half. Beatles collaborators don't get enough credit in my opinion, and it's worth mentioning how magnificent the piano solo from George Martin is here, tinkered with so that it ends up sounding almost like a harpsichord. One of their absolute best. "Wait" - As good as this one is in general the bridge GOD-tier, with the instrumentation building and pulling back only to build again to the resolution of the verse. Just all around great A-level material here. People who say Ringo is a bad drummer are fucking high. "If I Needed Someone" - George's second excellent entry is maybe the band's most blatantly Byrds-ish track. The clear ringing guitar tone on this is superb as are the harmonies. "Run for Your Life" - Early on we had some arson, so why not end things with some death threats? This time from another, not nearly as funny, confession from another socially maladapted type. This one was always much more clearly a pretty dark piece, with things literally spelled out in the first line. With what we've since learned about John's sexual politics, and shitty behavior, it could put the song in a much darker light than even intended. As far as the song itself goes, 99% of the time I'm not willing to attribute the POV of a character in a song to that of the artist. Especially so with creators like the Beatles, who place so much value on the artifice and craft. I think it says much more about the time in which it was released than it does about the man who wrote it. In this case it's a great take on the subject of obsession, and (perceived) possession, and I have absolutely no qualms about singing along to it, as it's an hell of a bop. That said... yikes. HIGHLIGHTS - Every last song MIDLIGHTS - LOWLIGHTS - FINAL THOUGHTS As Revolver seems to have secured its place ahead of the pack in recent decades, Rubber Soul's reputation has not withered on the vine by any means, but I do think people seem to discount it a bit more for the big step forward it was in the Beatles' evolution. Hard Day's Night was the first of their albums to have all original material, and this the second ( "Act Naturally" form Help! technically disqualifies it), and sure it contains a LOT of what are, on the surface, songs that are declarations of love, but.. and this is a big BUT - the love songs are no longer of the "YEAH GIRL YEAH" variety, and in addition to being more complex in both arrangement, structure, and melody, most of those turn the concept on its head a bit with the relationship dynamics within the songs themselves being more dynamic and complex as well. With Revolver ( we'll get to it sooner rather than later hopefully) these get more or less fully shed for the introspective and we only get two ( more or less) traditional love songs. ASIDE #1: Because I love me a tortured metaphor - The early day were the ( already immensely talented ) guys building their internal ki reserves up through the harsh training regimen of gigging in Germany and the Cavern Club. They learned to quickly master and focus this ki into the concentrated beam of destructive blue energy in their shockingly immediate takeover of the world Pop stage on Please Please me through With the Beatles. They took things to the next level by learning to multiply this ki, drastically increasing their power, and also were able to soak up the influences from their surroundings enabling a jump forward in complexity and artistry on Hard Day's Night all the way through Rubber Soul. Next they took these newfound powers and concentrated them in the 100x gravity crucible of Revolver, which almost immediately allowed the final breakthrough of multiplying their power by a factor of 50 with Sg. Pepper. Now, surrounded by the yellow, flaming aura of this released potentiality, they were free to refine and experiment from The White Album on. Some might say that on Let It Be they were reaching a sort of senility, and sensing the end, zipped off into the ether, having faded away on an uncertain note, having inspired the next generation of musicians. Overall, this was, is, and will remain to be a classic. For its importance alone in spurring on the competitive nature of the Beatles' peers to better themselves and make the albums a cohesive form of art, it deserves a place on the list and in the great pantheon of rock albums. But it's also filled with some sick ass tunes, many of which are all time classics. There is a range of song tiers represented here, to be sure, but even the worst song on the thing is heads above material by so many lesser bands. I doubt this will ever break back up into my top spot, as I'm old now and set in my ways, but it will always be a welcome listen. Hopefully I'll get a few more spins in before I leave the earthly plane. ASIDE #2: RUBBER SOUL TIER LIST S-TIER - "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" - "Michelle" - "Girl" - "I'm Looking Through You" - "In My Life" A-TIER - "You Won't See Me" - "Nowhere Man" - "Wait" - "Run for Your Life" B-TIER - "Drive My Car" - "Think for Yourself" - "The Word" - "If I Needed Someone" C-TIER - "What Goes On" D-TIER F-TIER PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Never FURTHER LISTENING - Mr.tambourine Man by the Byrds - Begin Here by the Zombies - Aftermath by the Rolling Stones - Face to Face by the Kinks - My Generation by the Who - Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys
In retrospect "Rubber Soul" feels like the end of the first Beatles era and after this we're off the map. "Here There Be Monsters!" I can see how someone who loved this jangly, sentimental version of the band will be surprised and perhaps disappointed with most of what comes next. Was it expected? I don't know. I'm sure that is not an original thought to me. I can assure you that I could spend the rest of my life thinking about the Beatles and never match the obsession some people have for them. So I'll cut straight to the chase, this album gets a 4/5 from me. It sits right at the cusp, below the best albums the band put out. And for me only one of those was prior to this album. For me the majority of their best stuff lays beyond the horizon of "Rubber Soul." Its getting close though. Baby, you can drive my car right to it. So instead of repeating the same reasons other love this album, let me ponder two thoughts about it I had on this listen. They involve the first track and the last track. "Drive My Car" - This is an Elmo song. I can only hear the red Sesame Street puppet singing this song now. I am a dad, have been for a few years now, and whenever, "Drive My Car" comes on now I hear Elmo singing his cover. "Elmo, you can drive my car!" "Beep, beep! Beep, beep! Yeah!" Elmo took this song from the Beatles like Johnny Cash took "Hurt" from Nine Inch Nails. "Run For Your Life" - Wow! Oh man. This is like the preview to "Maxwell's Sliver Hammer" or Eminem. This is the PG version and "Kim" is the NC-17 version of the same damn movie. I ain't observing that as a compliant, I have enjoyed some dark themed songs in my time. This one just seemed to hit me out of left field. Had forgot how dark things could get and how quick these guys could get there. Especially on such a jamming track. Two Beatles albums down, seven more to go.
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.
This is probably my favorite Beatles album. There is clearly a little more experimentation and an exploration of more serious topics in the songs. The songwriting has also improved as well. At the core, these are all good songs that have been enhanced by the emphasis on working in the studio. At the same time, there is a coherence that this holds as an album that starts to get lost after this album as the various members started to drift in their own directions. (Although the critiques of Run for your life are legit, although unfortunately a fairly common issue in the era)
152 entires in and I finally got a Beatles album. Wasn’t really surprised by this one my favorite is Sgt Pepper. 6/10
Есть хиты Однако это обычные и самые попсовые битлы Часть песен конечно приятно переслушивать Все остальное слишком простое 3.4
Rubber Soul is the 6th studio album by the Beatles released in 1965. This is one of the best albums by one the best bands ever. Not much to say beyond that. When you listen to the whole album you realize how good they were. Every song is well written by different people, the musicianship is good especially the harmonies. In this period the band is evolving from pop to folk rock and beyond. Most of the songs are great, not just good.
iconic and original for its time!
The Beatles' first great album is a bit of a transitional one. There are hints of the psychedelia they would explore on their next few albums, such as the sitar on "Norwegian Wood," the album's strongest track. But it's mostly just a pop album, though a very good one of course. The songs are more fleshed out than on their earlier albums, and the structures more varied. "In My Life" is the best example of that, though I'm partial to "You Won't See Me" and "If I Needed Someone" as underrated tracks. It's not a perfect album; the chorus of "Girl" is weak, "Michelle" is a bit sappy, and the less said about "Run For Your Life," the better. The band would go on to more adventurous things, but the strong melodies on this one mean it still holds up next to their best work.
Run for your life is just a horrible track and needs banishing to obscurity, the album before they were great
i enjoyed this one quite a bit, it's not hitting the same highs as the white album but i like how u can feel the sound kinda starting to morph from the pop rock feel of their earlier stuff into the more experimental psychedelia of their later work. much like their haircuts on the album cover, really.... it's a little up and down for me, i don't think any of the tracks are outright bad but imo it's strongest when they're playing around with a more folk sound like on "norwegian wood" and "i'm looking through you".... although having said that, i think their more "traditional" pop rock stuff on this album is way stronger than on their earlier albums, and my favourite track, "nowhere man" is kinda somewhere between the two genres. i gotta mention the weird sharp inhales on "girl" too cos like, idk i think they're neat? a lot of work goes into cutting breathing sounds from vocal tracks so including loud and deliberate breaths is pretty interesting. it's a fun little flair! i've been debating over this but i think this is just barely strong enough for a 4. it definitely helps that it's so short, cos it's exactly as long as it needs to be. any more tracks and i think it'd outstay its welcome i think.
Some good tracks
Don't like the beatles at all, but recognize why everyone loves them
pretty decent, didn't finish though
These guys are GOOD and this is VERY GOOD. This isn’t my favorite of theirs though!
Couldn't do an honest assessment of this album if I tried. I could no more review Rubber Soul and The Beatles than rank my spouse. So many of these songs on their own would merit 5 stars. This a fairly strong album from Lennon for lyrics ("In My Life", "Norwegian Wood) but McCartney's vocal delivery is fire; Ringo's honky-tonk baritone for "What Goes On" is an earwig waiting to happen and then Harrison just pops in and introduces a sitar. This isn't just an epic album for the 60s, it's a classic.
drive my car ++ norwegian wood + michelle + what goes on + girl ++ wait + run for your life ??
Yeah. I am beginning to realize the Beatles really are a 4 star band for me. I actually think this and Revolver are them at the top of their game, their most unified, their best. Abbey Road is actually a mess. So is Srt. Pepper’s, really. But here, they’re functioning as a fully functional band and the cracks aren’t showing. You have Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, Michelle, In My Life - some of their most iconic songs. But. Then you have Think for Yourself - which is fine in 1965 but man, I don’t want to hear it. I didn’t want to hear it in 1985. It was old and trite already then. And What Goes On, which again is fine. But actually annoying. But the real doozy, the Maxwell’s Silver Hammer of the album? The closer. Run for Life. There isn’t a context I can imagine where this song is actually ok. 4 Boolean: True. I mean, it’s the Beatles
Listening to a Beatles album very much makes you realise how many songs you've heard before without really knowing. Anyway, I really liked it! Is this the start of my being a Beatles fan??
Some of my favorite Beatles tracks on this! What a string of bangers to start easy 5!
It has some really great songs and I like the adventurous (for it's time) approach. A few songs I would skip but overall I enjoy this.
I loved this album! Enjoyed listening the whole way through.
Classic
Damn, what was in the water in 1965? (Oh yeah, probably drugs) Anyway, it's a good way from being my favourite Beatles album, but it's the fulcrum of the 60s, the turning point. From here there's psychedelia and societal change. Christ, The Beatles were really something else.
My favorite Beatles album with my favorite Beatles song-Norwegian Wood(This Bird Has Flown). One great song after another. A stellar group of singers musicians and especially lyricists.
Moving away from their pop sound this was the beginning of a great run of albums.
BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR
Well, I certainly got lucky in having three all time classic five star albums over the last four days that I’ve loved for many years. Rubber Soul is just another example of The Beatles being in their prime for their entire career. They just turn out one banger after another after another. They are so good that it’s actually hard to comprehend. Needless to say, this one is as amazing as most everything else that they released.
Controversial take, Good not their best (barely even top 5 imo). Standouts are Norwegian Wood, The Word, Michelle and In My Life.
I mean, everything has been said about this album hasn't it? From their album I will say this is the one that sounds the most unique. From the cow bell on Drive My Car to the sitar on Norwegian Wood. It also has In My Life which makes this album a 5 already. The harmonies on both Help! and Rubber Soul are amazing. These boys were just so talented.
Blech
I didn’t think I’d like this one because I’ve always been a fan of louder/faster rock music and I’ve only heard snippets of the Beatles. Safe to say I was proven wrong. The instrumentals and production was awesome and it doesn’t feel dated at all to me. Absolutely timeless and I think it’ll hold up for a long time
Not my favorite Beatles album but it definitely had some hits. With Girl, Drive My Car, In My Life, and Norwegian Wood it is a great album but just lacks all the hits other albums have.
The album in which the Liverpool guys started their musical maturity. They will still go way further than that but it's nice to see where their creative blossoming began.
The turning point for when The Beatles get good. Quite a few weird and more interesting sounding songs, but still slightly bogged down with the boyband pop. Norwegian Wood is underrated.
Man, I cannot stand the Beatles. I cannot stand how people continue to act like they’re the pinnacle of music. But I’ll be goddamned if they don’t have the occasional banger, and In My Life is one of them. This album was a slog of mediocre sameness, and then they hit you with this masterpiece. It’s outrageous, really. Anyway, In My Life gets a full star all on its own.
Run For Your Life is the only thing standing between this album and a 5
I spent this album trying to figure out a new way to go about choosing my highlights, only to completely change my approach to reviews in total by the time I relistened to this album. I heard a lot of praise for this album recently, specifically within the context of its influence on the sound of The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. With that buildup in mind, this album honestly felt pretty tame for the Beatles. It's still plenty good, with great vocal harmonies here and there, but it's lacking the experimentation and versatility I've heard in other Beatles projects. This feels like an instance where time has rendered the influencial and noteworthy aspects of this album relatively tame nowadays, but it's still certainly a good rock album. Highlights: The Girl, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life, Wait, If I Needed Someone
Super enjoyable but audio mixing is weird. Sometimes vocals are barely audible while the instruments are perfect
It had been too long since I relistened to this entire album. An otherwise superb album marred by the awful "Run For Your Life"
I'll caveat this by saying that The Beatles were never my thing - if they were, maybe this would be a 5 star rating - but those harmonies on You Won't See Me got me in the feels. That was the point at which I knew this would be a good listen purely for the vibes. Transported myself back to the 60s for a few minutes and wished I could stay.
Meh
I just love the Beatles.
I'm not usually fond of sad songs, but the ones here are alright ✨ "In My Life" is soo sweet, despite that its the saddest sounding song.. I like it too❤️ "Run For Your Life" was pretty ooky spooky and I'm surprised it was the last song! A nice surprise though.. This album is just really good.. Yay😋
knew a lot on here already but it just works brilliantly in sequence. john really stands out as a songwriter here, in my life is gorgeous... would be a 4.5 if that was an option. only because i prefer some other beatles albums in here
Between this and revolver for me now. Love this.
This is the Beatles at peak pop band; the songs are irresistible and inventive while still having a familiar early rock energy and feel. "In My Life" remains a masterpiece of saying something profound in simple terms.
This is probably sacrilege, but other than "Michelle", "In My Life", and "You Won't See Me", there isn't much here that I revisit. It's too strong to call the songwriting weaker, but if I'm being honest, I find most of Rubber Soul lacking the essential element that drives my fandom, and I find it in spades on everything that comes after, as well as on Help!. What am I missing?
somehow beatles were my most listened to artist last year so i'm a little bit beatle-pilled. i didn't realize how many bangers were on this one i just know they have even better stuff. probably more like a 4.5 for me tbh.
This album was just a reminder of why I can't stand the Beatles.
When the Beatles started getting serious. Anyone could say this is their favorite Beatles record and it’d be perfectly valid. Gorgeous, daring and mature… even with those qualities, it wouldn’t even be close to be a sign of things to come.
love love loved this and will be listening again. favorite: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Tolles Beatles Album mit dem für sie typischen Sound, absolut nichts zu meckern, außer das mir ein bisschen der "pep" gefehlt hat, der einen umwirft oder mitwippen lässt.
Durchwegs gutes Album, schön anzuhören. Gute Länge.
Schönes Beatles Album, mehr aber auch nicht
An all-time great album
The first truly great Beatles album. The songs were pretty advanced for the time but still very catchy and the album as a whole is very easy to just listen to in one go. idk what else to say, i love this album
Most amazing album!!! Brought back lots of memories
One of my favorites from the lads. The first time they turned in a really compelling set of songs front-to-back, while still keeping that young, fun energy. So many all-timers here…Paul and John each contribute some of their best ever somber love ballads in “Michelle” and “Girl,” respectively. We have big hits in “Drive My Car,” the sitar-backed “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” “I’m Looking Through You,” and “In My Life.” George gets an early career highlight in “If I Needed Someone.” Ringo even slips “What Goes On” in there and I don’t even mind. Excellent front to back. Might secretly be their second best album.
Beatles album that makes you you! and keeps your loved ones closer!!!
One of the albums that started it all
not my type
I would not consider myself a Beatles fan. I also am not a hater. I like some songs, I do not own any albums. I liked this album. I liked most of the songs. I would listen to it again. A solid 4 for the Fab Four.
It’s the Beatles, from well more than a half century ago and it all still sounds great. What more needs to be said
Probably my favourite Beatles record Between this and Abbey Road, this shades it. It’s gentle and beautiful and has Norwegian wood on it which I love. 5 stars all day long. Favourite track: Norwegian wood
Yeah, I'm about due for another Beatles album. It's kinda like all the other ones, isn't it? Got a bunch of hits, and some other not as good tracks that everyone forgot about. It's a nice listen though, and actually a pretty well put together album. Even the "not as good" tracks are still pretty good. Some really catchy riffs and solid lyrics. After my listen, I do think I like Rubber Soul maybe the most of all the others I've had so far. A lot of the songs just live in your head for a while after listening. It's not overly bloated like the White Album, it's not full of stupid trippy crap like the later albums, it's more straightforward and just well done songs. Too many fade-outs though. Alright, you can have a 5 Rubber Soul.
10/10, величие из моего детства, пожалуй самый любимый из ранних
todas parecem iguais… ou ndv? afff mas eu gostei nunca tinha escutado muchas músicas dos beatles e achei essas boas
achei michelle a mais legal pra mim beatles elvis presley michael jackson entre outros tem a mesma vibe morro mas eu odeio elvis presley nao ouvirei quero morrer sem escutar essa praga
The Beatles. Overrated?? yes. Any good?? It’s not bad Better that the Rolling Stones?? Absolutely not. I like them. Some absolute classics. But I just don’t get the hype.
A few great songs in there. Not my favorite album of theirs but still really solid.
Fun, catchy, interesting sounds, soft psychedelic rock?
This album was sooooooo close to being genuinely perfect. Compared to earlier albums, John's songwriting becomes more intimate, Paul becomes this world class bass player out of nowhere, and you can feel the more focused energy from the entire band. I just don't know why they chose a scary ass song like 'Run for Your Life' as a closer. It doesn't ruin anything, but it's just an odd choice. I can't explain it, but this album just feels really cosy. Like a warm jumper. Not my favourite, but if it's someone else's, I'll tip my hat to them and shake their hand.
5/10 Listened a good three times and I can confidently say I liked "A Hard Day's Night" a bit more. Still good though.
The album where the Beatles grew up. This is arguably their most consistent album, and, though it isn’t as innovative as some of their later efforts, it does introduce elements (sitar, drones, modal composition) that form the foundation of their more experimental work. It was the album which turned the Beatles, and pop music in general, from a focus on singles to considering the album as a whole. Favourite bit: The harpsichord solo (recorded by George Martin to fill a gap in the band’s absence) is wonderfully incongruous. Worst bit: I did contemplate deducting a star for ´Run for your life´, which is lyrically very unpleasant (though seemingly based on an Elvis song, make of that what you will).
One of their most consistent albums, that ran by at such a pace and hardly let the quality drop during it. Even the Lennon songs, of whom I’m not typically the biggest fan, fit nicely on here. ‘Norwegian wood’ is one of my favourites - a sparser arrangement but the addition of the sitar and harmonies are lovely. I can’t imagine how much it must have thrown the fans at the time expecting the pretty boy pop songs to continue to be trodden out.
1. 8/10 2. 7/10 bo vibes książki 3. 6,5/10 4. 7/10 5. 6/10 6. 7/10 7. 7/10 8. 5,5/10 9. 9/10 10. 7/10 11. 8/10 12. 7/10 13. 6,5/10 14. 8/10 Album 7.10/10
I mean, it's the Beatles - how can I not give it a high rating? I'm feeling very lucky to have gotten two Beatles albums generated this early on in my 1001 albums journey, not to mention two that I think will likely become my forever favorites. I think I still prefer Revolver, but you can hear how their sound is actively transitioning in this album toward what they would achieve in their subsequent album. As much as people tend to highlight Norwegian Wood, I personally think the short & sweet In My Life is the true masterpiece on this album - in my opinion, it's one of the best Ringo contributions on any Beatles song. Favorite tracks: Drive My Car, Nowhere Man, In My Life
See album jättis mind ükskõikseks. Ma ei tundnud ei vastumeelsust ega ka huvi selle muusika suhtes. See oli tõesti selline keskmine muusika. Anda kaks tundub veidi karm, aga mu mõtte triivis selle albumi ajal pidevalt eemale, niiet kolma on ka nagu palju antud. Annaksin 2,5 kui saaksin.
Amazing. Listened to the vinyl.
Good. I mean it’s the Beatles so bops for sure. But I guess I’m not wowed
As a person that has never listened to the Beatles up until now they are way better than I originally thought they would be Great Album aswell
Sounds amazing..crisp and clean 60 years on.
LOVE the beatles and rubber soul is a brilliant album of theirs, not as good as some of the others but still great through and through. it’s got a very distinct sound to it and i was so happy to be able to return to it
First Beatles album of the project for me. Could probably have been any of their albums, really… there's no musician out there with a catalog more full of probable must hears. The Beatles were a milestone in popular music, arguably a complete reset. And this album is, in and of itself, a milestone and reset for the Beatles, the dividing line between a girl-crazing pop group to a genre-hopping, experimental powerhouse. Rubber Soul is an album that has probably killed forests for all the ink spilled on it, so for me, I guess it's a matter of explaining why it isn't five stars. And mostly, that's the bookends. “Run for your life” is dated and weird, and weirder still as an ending track. But honestly I like “Drive My Car” less. Bottom 5 Beatles song. It's corny and feels indicative of the worst of pre-Beatles rock and roll. “Beep beep, beep beep, yeah” can fuck right off. And the honest truth is that there's a host of lesser Beatles songs here, songs that are good but not as memorable: Girl, Michelle, The Word… But there are also some real special tracks. Sure, we have early sitar experiments in Norwegian Wood, an early emotional gem in In My Life, the stunning harmonies of Nowhere Man. But you also have the take on the classic unrequited love song with You Won't See Me, the psych-adjacent Think for Yourself, I'm Looking Through You, which might be my fave song here. By this point, you probably knew that the Beatles were smart and solid songwriters, but this is where we start really seeing those seeds grow. From here on out, there isn't a Beatles album that's less than a strong ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ at minimum.
This was truly the Beatles start of greatness. Every track is unique and great in their own ways. Love the vocals of each member.
This may be one of my most listened albums. Rubber Soul is my favorite Beatles album. Not much else to say. Norwegian Wood is my favorite John Lennon-led song. It’s the first album that the group made as a studio only band. It shows their growth as songwriters exploring different genres more in depth for the first time. Love it. Upon re-listen, I don’t think it’s as strong. There are some duds on this album and I would rate 3 other Beatles albums higher. Still a fantastic album.
found out i like the beatles
It's the Beatles
Love the Beatles. Rubber Soul has gems like In My Life, Michelle, and Norwegian Wood.
Two Beatles in a row! What even are the chances? This one is significantly worse than the last, that being The White Album, but it’s still important. Also, it’s got some bangers! The majority of this album is really quite great. Frankly, however, this album also contains some pretty dismal numbers. “The Word” is annoying, and so is “What Goes On.” “Run For Your Life,” despite the pretty good vocal performance, is very plainly contemptible, and I can’t help but dislike it for that. Truly, this album is an important turning point for the band, and it can be pleasant, with some incredible songs, but I don’t see how I could truly love it, at least for what it plainly is. 6.8/10
Surprised by the one country sounding song, otherwise nothing memorable
Ahwwww yes een beatles album! Dat moet wel goedkomen denk ik. Als ik zo door de titels keek zag ik niet echt grote hits, maar dat kan ook door mijn kennis van songtitels komen. Want bij de eerste zat ik al, ohja deze! Lekker zeg. Haha, en jahoor ook bij de 2e is het ohja! Norwegian wood. Bijzonder nummer met die sitar. Derde nummer ken ik niet, maar is wel lekker typisch Beatles. Ook leuk om nieuwe nummers te ontdekken van hen. En eigenlijk ken ik de volgende nummers allemaal ook niet. Maar het is lekker om naar te luisteren en heeft die typische jaren 60 rock style. Weetje, bij elke andere artiest had ik waarschijnlijk gezegd; 'luistert lekker weg, maar veel van hetzelfde 3 reten'. Alleen dit zijn de fucking beatles en ik ben biased. 4 reten.
ach norwegian wood...
As many have said, with this album, the Beatles finally became the Beatles. So, yeah, it is essential
Enjoyed revisiting this album and diving deeper into the process and meaning behind each song.
Nowhere Man
Good album, but not my fav from the Beatles.
Beatles album #2 and I’ve yet to be interested. It’s a weak 3
Do you ever think about how every technological advancement in human history was always theoretically possible? Like, the laws of nature that allow the internal combustion engine, penicillin, superconductors, etc. to exist are the same as they've always been. Our understanding just had to catch up. I thought about that while listening to this album - how it wouldn't have violated the laws of physics for, say, Herman's Hermits or the Zombies to have made something exactly like it. The pieces were all there for anyone to put together: Dylan, Motown, jazz, new pharmaceuticals. Maybe in another universe it's Ray Davies who picks that sitar out of the shop window instead, who knows. What I do know is that in *this* universe these songs are full of beautiful surprises - the inscrutable barlines on "I'm Looking Through You," Lennon's exhausted sighs on "Girl," the reveal that there's actually no car on "Drive My Car," the sweet infatuation of "Michelle," the early psychedelia of "If I Needed Someone" (which would be the best song on basically any other pop album made in 1965 but is nearly an afterthought here). And that's without even talking about Lennon's reputation-cementing trilogy of "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "Nowhere Man," and "In My Life" - three songs he'd spend the rest of his life running from, lest he be forced to admit he'd likely never top them. This album is so good that I'm willing to overlook "Run for Your Life" at the end.
I love The Beatles, but can't pretend it's a perfect record when it has "The Word", "What Goes On"... step in a great direction, "In My Life" is one of the best songs of all time.
The best Beatles album? Probably not. My favourite? Absolutely. The harmonies and unerring sense of melody of the earlier albums, but now expanded, expansive. Musically more complex, but never ever forgetting the importance of melody. It also contains in my life which might be the best song ever. I remember the first time I heard it, I was about 19 and it genuinely rewired my musical brain to the point where harmony and melody are what I crave in a song. Masterpiece stuff
Some good songs
Better than the last couple of Beatles albums, some nice songs on here. Some crap ones too, mind.
As with every Beatles album, it’s okay, but it just adds to my opinion that they’re massively overrated
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Drive My Car is pretty good
Didn't quite hit like the other Beatles albums but this was pretty good
I've always thought of Rubber Soul and Revolver as occupying a similar space as the transitional records between the loveable mop-tops era, and the band's more experimental, facial hair years, but listening now, I think it's this record alone that bridges that gap. Revolver definitely seems to lean more into the studio techniques, which makes Rubber Soul an especially interesting listen. George's contributions really start to shine through here too. I've docked them a point for Run for your Life, which is just plain nasty. I don't think it will do them any harm though.
Not my favourite Beatles album but still does contain some wonderful pop songs, and starting to get a little more adventurous in their canon, it is still streets ahead of many of the other albums on this list.
The transition album between basic pop Beatles and the influential genre-pushing Beatles
Drive my car: fun Norwegian wood - bit repetitive but good you won't see me - strong start, like the voice wavers, nowhere man - like this smooth longer melody with the voice overs is nice. think for yourself - fun! the word - michelle - like the french and the lilt - probs one of my favourites what goes on - i like. girl - wistful, and slightly eery, i'm looking through you - in my life - obviously a classic wait - i liked this! if i needed someone - this is lots of fun, strong vocals run for your life - also one of my favourites, weird messaging though
beatles!
Didn’t love that the last song was from the perspective of an abuser, but I’ll never say the Beatles didn’t have great sound.
Pre Listen: QUICKEST 5 TO DATE. This will also be the most biased review to date. I've been waiting for them to show up. The undeniable #1 band of all time, by metric of holding the record for the most #1 hits world wide, and total record sales in history. This album isn't my favorite of theirs, but it's leaps and bounds better than most band's peaks. Notable Tracks: Nowhere Man - I feel this. In My Life - My favorite song on here. One of the few songs that has brought me to tears not just once, but a handful of times. Love it. Norwegian Wood - Another highlight, love George's sitar work here. The first instance of India's influence on his work, of many more to come. Run For Your Life - My least favorite track on here by far. It's just weird man, and doesn't really sound that great either. Post Listen: I shall never tire of them. Knowing the lore behind them enhances each and every song so much more. Thank you, John, George, Paul and Ringo. What is there to say that hasn't already been said about the Beatles? John and Paul's harmonies flow so naturally it's almost hypnotic. George's guitar conveys so much emotion in some songs, and absolutely rocks in others. Ringo's on the beat perfectly, and shows great restraint allowing the others to lead. The lyrics are chefs kiss. I struggled to pick a favorite on here, and if you were to ask me a week from now, it would probably be a different track. Masterpiece. This was my #1 album of all time for a while. It's especially poignant after going through a turbulent patches of love, with partners, friends, or family. I adore this album so much, it's one of the few that really draws emotions out from me. 5/5
This album is one of the greats. Like i cant even think of words to describe how i feel about this album. this one got me through some crazy times in my life. they really exceeded at showing their talent through this one. with my favorites being drive my car, im looking through you, wait, and the most important one being, in my life. a song that has made my cry on many occasions.
I hate the Beatles. I hate how good this was. Lots of unique, excellent songs that I will unfortunately be choosing to listen to in the future (I added about half of them to my library). There were a couple of uninspiring songs that were just fine. I really only disliked one or two (Girl was the worst). I’m a sucker for their melancholy tracks like In My Life (Norwegian Wood not included as it sucks). Irritatingly high at a 4 and I know for a fact this isn’t their best album so I’m sure a 5 is coming.
Wonderful album, has my favorite Beatle’s single
Absolute classic - and some of my favourite Beatles songs :)
Again, another album you don’t have to tell me twice to listen to!
Fantastic like a solid 8.5/9 out of 10
the Joni Mitchell’s Blue of dumb puns (e.g., Rubber Soul? I hardly know her)
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* A major turning point in The Beatles’ sound, with more mature songwriting. * Strong folk influences and subtle musical experimentation. * Memorable harmonies and consistently great melodies. * Themes of love, self-reflection and growing up. * Timeless album that gets better with repeat listens.
One of my favorite Beatles albums. Mainly because it has some of my favorite songs, but every single song on the album is great and a hit in my opinion my highlights are in my life, which is an absolutely beautiful song and run for your life and then it’s a great way to end the album and an underrated track.
Rubber Soul seems to be the start of the transition for The Beatles from huge boy band (although with much more talent than any other boy band that has existed) to one of the best bands ever. There's still a bit of bubblegum pop on this album, and it knocks the score down a little. 4.5
Great album 4/5
I'm well aware of many songs from this album, but it is great to revisit it. It's a toss up between this one and Hard Day's Night as my favourite Beatles album. This is a Lennon dominated Beatles album, when he was arguably at his best. This is in stark contrast to his solo album 'Imagine' which I listened to earlier today and was drastically weaker. From tracks 1-4, it is brilliant song after brilliant song. Effortless from these guys. Think for yourself is the first weak song for me. Weak by the beatles standards is still pretty damn good though. I also found Girls weak but that one had many streams on spotify. An indian sitar snuck into "The word"? Very nice. Enjoyed that and wish there was more of it…(almost like it's foreshadowing what they'd go on to do in Revolver) Some really cool guitar work in What goes on. Really nice. There's too many good songs to give this less than 5 stars. Too fucking good man. (I'm looking through you led me to conclude this…yes, before in my life had even come on)
Run for your Life is the scariest Beatles song I’ve ever heard.
This album feels so personal
One of those middling Beatles albums I never bothered to look at. Boy I wish I'd checked it out sooner! Just brilliant songs well made, the perfect blend of their early and late work
It's probably one of my favourite Beatles' album: "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life" are my fav.
Duh!
It was alright. I don’t hate it, but I don’t like it that much either. Nothing really stood out to me enough to make me want to listen again.
This album is distinctly different from all their others to me, in a very good way. Every song is unique, and far from the harmonic sing-songy bubblegum pop sound that resonates through their most familiar hits. Musically and lyrically, every song stands on its own, and they all flow together so well. I don't think in my youth this album caught my attention, but today I find it among their most appealing.
Iconic. No notes. Actually, some notes. I'm Looking Through You is still ridiculously catchy. In My Life was my favorite song when I was fifteen. Shoutout to fifteen year old me trying to learn that keyboard part by ear. Think For Yourself is brilliant. George has always been my favorite Beatle.
The first Beatles album that is a classic 4.5*
fav songs: you won't see me michelle in my life if i needed someone melodic, romantic, classic 70/100
Obviously, this ought to be a Five Star album. Except that not all of it has aged well. Famously, Lennon’s ‘ Run for Your Life’ is a horrible song, that I think he later disowned. The Ringo and George outings are also backward looking - although the rockabilly ‘What goes on’ would be great on someone else’s album by someone else. The negatives might have dragged this down to three stars, but the album also contains some stuff that is timeless - ‘Nowhere Man’ and ‘In My Life’ - so it’s four stars from me.
Very iconic. Old funky vibes that I love. In my life is my favorite
It was eh for me
Den er bare helt fin.
Fandme fin
*92 Det er ikke mit favorit Beatles-album … men jeg elsker virkelig Beatles.
Jeg har aldrig dyrket Beatles. Faktisk har jeg aldrig rigtigt lyttet til det, til trods for alle de roser de får. Med det sagt, så forstår jeg godt hvad folk ser i dem, når jeg hører det her. Det spiller! Det bliver ikke en 5'er og for at være ærlig, så har jeg svært ved at forestille mig, at jeg skal kunne give et Beatles album 5 stjerner - vi må se om jeg ændre mening :)))
Altså, det er Beatles. Dem har jeg aldrig været så meget til i virkeligheden. Men det er da selvfølgelig meget godt alligevel I min optik er det numre som "Norwegian Wood", der stadig holder i dag. Ikke sådan noget som "Drive My Car", det er fandme WACK 3.6
Det er nok bare mig der mangler dannelse, men... imponerende at man kan lave et album udelukkende med numre, der var 2 minutter, og stadig få det til at føles som en evighed at lytte til det... Det er helt sikkert stadig velkonstrueret pop, men også stadig totalt intetsigende. Ved godt, at hvis man tager de historiske briller på, så var det stort og banebrydende. Men i dag er det for mig bare flerstemmig 60'er pop med spøjse instrumenter og korsang. Ikke et eneste nummer der gør noget for mig. Teknisk og begavet men ufarligt og kedeligt. NB wtf sker der på 'What Goes On' - beatles goes honky tonk - et af de værste numre jeg har hørt i lang tid.
Je hoort hier waar we zitten in het oeuvre van de fabuleuze vier: op weg van de liefdesniemendalletjes naar het ingewikkeldere werk. Er zitten nog wel wat van die meisje-ik-wil-je-nummers tussen, maar de songs die het meeste opvallen zijn die waarin wat anders of extra's gebeurt. De briljante gekte in Drive my car, Norwegian wood en Run for your life, de meer beschouwende teksten van Nowhere man en het wondermooie In my life, het Frans in Michelle, zelfs het geniaal gevonden geslis in Girl. Maar goed, al zouden de heren in de andere nummers het geluid van schuurpapier op een stuk glas laten horen, dan nog maken al die geniale tracks ook dit album weer een stuk werk met eeuwigheidswaarde. Ik rond dus mijn 4,5 met veel plezier naar boven af. Had ik al gezegd hoe mooi ik 'In my life' vind? Nou dan.
Ja, ga ik nu alweer precies hetzelfde zeggen als bij al die andere Beatles-albums? Ja! Dan moet je die er ook maar niet allemaal inzetten. Het is nou niet echt dat we een wezenlijk verschil horen tussen dit album en eerder materiaal. Het is hoogstens iets volwassener dan A hard day's night, en daarmee nog saaier. Maar, daar ga ik weer. Het is gewoon weer hetzelfde trucje. Verlengde lettergrepen moeten alles oplossen: "Say the woooooooooooord and-you'll-be-free." En twee nummers later: "What Goes ooooooooon in-your-heart?" Ander muziekje erachter, maar wat betreft de zang precies hetzelfde. Speciaal voor een luistermaatje: Luister nou eens na de voorbeelden die ik aanhaal: dit heeft werkelijk niets met het verschil in uitspraak tussen Engels en Nederlands te maken. Pas na dit album voegden ze ook eens wat anders toe aan hun arsenaal. Revolver en The white album zijn zoveel interessanter.
Ik was eigenlijk wel weer een keer toe aan een lekker gezapig Beatles-albumpje. Ja, ik weet dat ze er veel te vaak in staan, maar als je dus Revolver uit de lijst haalt en alleen dit er in zet uit die periode van de Beatles, dan was het prima geweest. Ik heb bij het album Revolver al aangegeven dat ik dit album een 4 ga geven. Dus dat ga ik dan ook maar doen.
latter part was better claasic beatles but i get why it had no songs i knew beforehand
Very good, very Beatles. Love these guys and their odd haircuts. Strange last song but hey I liked it overall.
Great album. Very listenable. I don't have any nostalgia for the Beatles, not really getting into them until my late 20s, but this is easily one of their better albums.
They can't all be bangers but I do love the occasional country song.
Giving a three in comparison to most Beatles albums
maybe the best record of all time.
Can't I just rate their whole discography with 5 stars?
beatles are good but I'm good
the most mid beatles album
baby you can drive my car?? okay i guess?? norwegian wood lowk bangs nvm BORINGGG i like the banjo violin wtvr thing zoned out through you won’t see me and nowhere man and think for yourself the word is the best so far ssh the WORDDDDDD
my favs were: 1. girl 2. you wont see me 3. in my life pretty fire but im not crazy about it
Never heard of them, but this album seems pretty influential. Favorites: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Think For Yourself, In My Life, Wait
These guys seem pretty good!
This is when the Beatles start to get interesting I think. I enjoy some of their earlier material, but it's quite poppy. This album has a lot of great songs on it, including some of my favourite Beatles songs. As an album though it is not perfect, and some of the songs are forgettable.
1. car - 2 2. uuood - 2 3. zee - 1 4. man - 2 5. think - 1 6. uuord - 1 7. michelle - 1 8. uuhat - 1 9. girl - 1 10. looking - 1 11. life - 2 12. uuait - 1 13. needed - 0 14. run - 1
Fantastic album! :)
One of their best
I’ve never quite loved the albums as much as I expected I might.
Mid
I’ll consider this the album where the Beatles just mailed it in. Like a mountainside creek: it’s cool, pleasant, and clear. But ultimately nothing of substance stays and you don’t remember it at all.
Pretty decent album, still waiting for the good Beatles album's. The one thing I like about the Beatles is that their album's are short, sweet, and mostly catchy.
One of the Beatles better albums. Majority of the songs are enjoyable and it’s short enough that I don’t mind the songs I dislike.
Rubber Soul has always felt like the album that bridged the gap between the old boy band Beatles and the later psychedelic rock Beatles. It's never been my favorite, but there's some undeniably good songs on here like I'm looking through you, Norwegian wood, and in my life. Some of the other songs are very forgettable, and the last song is both really creepy and outright bad. All in all, it's a good album, but I much prefer their later albums.
This sounds like an album of Beatles music if the Beatles decided to make good music instead of sappy pop love songs. The folk and rock blend really shines on a couple of songs, especially Norwegian Wood, which highlights the success of the fusion and the band's execution of it. The use of syncopated rhythms appear on other tracks, and even introduce the album on its first track, Drive My Car, which could speak to the progressive nature of the sounds on this album. Overall, this is an exemplary album that illustrates the talent of this band beyond pop radio hits.
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Good, some great songs, but I wouldn't call it exceptional
The start of a run of classic albums that would completely redefine music in basically every way you can think of. Also just a really good album in its own right too. Several fantastic songs on this, some of which stand as some of the best songs that this band would ever release like Nowhere Man and In My Life. Could put this on whenever and probably have a good time listening to it.
- Used to prefer Revolver to this, but Rubber Soul now hits me harder. I find the more folk-heavy aspects nostalgic and enjoyable and, unsurprisingly, there is so much creativity here. - Every song has something great, even if I do not care for it that much individually. "I'm Looking Through You" going into "In My Life" are my fav tracks. - Some tracks ("Run For Your Life") have not aged super well.
It was okay. Not my cup of tea. 2/5.
8/10 Rubber Soul marked the moment at which the Beatles began their transition from a singles focused band to one that began to embrace the album as an artistic medium. It was also the point at which they began to introduce a broader sonic palette, with the use of instruments like the sitar and harmonium, as well as a broader range of musical influences, such as country and folk. Having honed their sense of songwriting, particularly with a focus on pop melodies, blended with stacked harmonies, on their earlier work, there is undoubted quality all over this record. From pop songs like Drive My Car to more Motown soul inspired songs like The word and melodically gorgeous love songs like Michelle, there’s a good range of tracks on this album. But where it really begins to step up is with tracks like In My Life and Norwegian wood, where we can really hear a development into more considered and exploratory songwriting. There are great moments from each of the band members across the album, and you’ll see reference to various of these moments in my track by track summary, but they’re such a tight and coherent band by this point that the advances in their songwriting and production cam easily be taken into their stride without those musical developments feeling unnatural. With all that being said, there are a few tracks on here which fall somewhat short of having the best of the Beatles pop writing, while not adding enough of the progressive musical developments to make them more than filler. Good filler, but filler nonetheless. And the less said about Run For Your Life, the better. This album is undoubtedly a vastly important one in the developments of both the album as a format as well as the Beatles as a band, but for me, it points towards the greatness that they would achieve rather than being a true example of it. But it’s still an incredibly solid album and, without what was to come, maybe it would be easier to see it in a stronger light. Drive My Car - A classic Beatles pop tune straight out of the gate. There are great riffs, the main vocal hooks are excellent, and the band plays as a quality unit. It’s simple, but really well delivered with a bluesy swagger. Yes, the beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah! bit is cheesy, but it’s just the right amount of cheese. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - Is this the start of the Beatles delving into more varied instrumentation, adding a sitar to the mix? I think so. It’s a really pretty piece and some of the melodic work is lovely. I’m a big fan of the middle eight, with the added vocal harmonies and change in mode. You Won't See Me - This feels a bit less free-flowing than the first couple of tracks and I’m not entirely keen on the drumming, which feels a bit stilted. It’s still a decent track and the chorus is decent, but as a whole, it feels a bit weaker and more generic (particularly the oooh-la-la backing vocals) than the better cuts on the record. Nowhere Man - There are some lush harmonies in here, and there’s a nice swing to the groove. I think the occasional piece of lead guitar that accentuates certain moments is cool too. It’s a touch one-paced, but that’s a bit offset by the bittersweet emotional tone of the piece, sitting halfway between an upbeat pop song and a more sad, mellow tone. Think For Yourself - This kind of continues the vibe from Nowhere Man, but then strides off in its own direction through the chorus. I love Ringo’s use of triplets in the chorus and the change in emphasis between verses and choruses is really nice. Harmonically, this is strong, but the main melody, while decent, isn’t quite as hooky as it could be. A decent, if unspectacular track. The Word - We’re back on better melodic footing now and this definitely has a bit more of the pop-soul sound that they riff off on the album title. Ringo’s drumming on this is really good, especially against the offbeat guitar work. Nice harmonies too. McCartney’s strolling bass is also excellent. Michelle - Ah, this is a beautiful song. The stacked vocal is gorgeous, and the lyrical, organic flow of the vocal melody is superb. It’s a lovely blend of folk and soul, and it drifts from minor to major tonalities so fluidly that it just pulls you along on a wonderful musical journey. Really top stuff. What Goes On? - An up-tempo country-blues number now. Harrison’s guitar work is great and Ringo’s vocal is pretty decent too. It’s a touch derivative of that country-blues style, but it’s got great groove and feel to it, and it’s expertly executed, so let’s just let that slide, shall we, and enjoy that hooky vocal melody? Girl - There’s an element of southern European traditional music to this. It’s decent enough and I think the slightly slurred vocal delivery in the chorus is very nice, but it’s not the most interesting of tracks, necessarily. It’s rhythmically a bit stuttering in places too. I'm Looking Through You - There’s a cool change of pace between verse and chorus here and the push to the top of McCartney’s vocal range gives it a nice bit of drive and intensity. The chorus vocal melody is a great hook, and this has a nice bit of swing and swagger to the delivery. In My Life - This is another really beautiful song. The harmonies are really well arranged to allow the lead melody to shine, and the whole vibe of the track is gorgeous. The lead guitar work bounces off the vocal melody brilliantly and even the baroque-style solo adds an extra bit of flavour to the mix. A real standout moment. Wait - The rhythmic emphasis makes it a bit too stop-start for me. There are some great vocal harmonies in places, but some sections feel a touch rambling. Again, not bad, but not one of their better efforts. If I Needed Someone - We’re back on something stronger again now. The interplay of the bass and guitar work against the wandering quality of the lead vocal melody is really nice. The general vibe of folksy pop about this is just pleasant to the ear and the performances from the whole band are excellent. Run For Your Life - Ok, well this is a bit of a weird one, and feels a bit off lyrically against the rest of the album. Some of the lyrics are lifted from Elvis Prestley and while there’s some decent elements of melody to it, it also feels a bit generic. Also, the whole vibe of it, particularly lyrically, feels at best misguided and mean-spirited and at worst… Well we know John’s reputation with regard to women. Sheesh.
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YAAAASSSSS!!! Excellent album, defo one of their best and I love it.
Creo que este es de los álbumes que les fui dando su status de estrellas a los Beatles Canciones muy movidas, pero también bajaban revoluciones en ciertos puntos, considero yo de forma atinada Todos los integrantes tienen su momento de protagonismo, eso me parece un buen toque de parte de los rockandroleros Mi canción favorita no sé cuál es necesariamente, pero Michelle, In my Life son las que más me resuenan ahorita Divertido álbum, me gustó más que los anteriores que he escuchado de esta lista, y sé que aún viene lo mejor
It's hard to rate The Beatles accurately because they're so foundational to so much that came after them that stuff that was groundbreaking at the time is just normal now, so this doesn't have the impact now that it might have done. Listening to, the song craft remains undeniable, though this is kind of the transitional album from their more straightforward love song mode to something a little deeper, it doesn't hurt the artistic heights of their next couple of albums. I'd say that the John Lennon songs are the stronger ones on this album, though "Run For Your Life" is just a nasty little slice of misogyny. I usually prefer Paul's songs, but his strongest here is "Michelle," which doesn't feel like a highlight.