Rubber Soul

Yet another showcase of the Fab Four's songwriting genius! This one's from before they really started experimenting, just transitioning out of their earlier Merseybeat works into their weirder sound, and the result is a collection of some great great songs, even without any hits.

I love this album. I think it's one step down from their truly great stuff, but seeing the blueprint for what was to come is amazing. Their songwriting is more mature, the instrumentation is complex, and it stands the test of time. While I feel like their more psychedelic stuff sounds firmly dated to the late 60s, Rubber Soul still feels fresh to me despite not having any hits.

Classic. took me back to my youth.

One of my favorite Beatles Albums. They started to evolve pst straight 'pop' music in a new and interesting way for the period.

The beginning of the Beatles’ best.

Pleasantly surprised by quite a few tracks on this album. Possibly the first time I've EVER listened to a Beatles album start to finish. Very cool vibes!

Hadn’t previously thought of this album as one of my favorite Beatles albums but it has some classics. The songs seem almost effortless for them and help make the case why many consider them one of the best bands.

I liked it. The songs are silly but melodies are great. Drive My Car and The Word were probably my favorites. 14 songs and 35 minutes is pretty sick too. Good album. 4 stars.

Hard to judge objectively since I know every word having heard this album constantly growing up. I'll keep it at a 4 since it's sort of the transitional album just before they started really breaking new ground. Songwriting is top notch, no duds on the album, catchy ear worms that have you humming them the rest of the day.

None of these songs would be in my personal top 14 for the Beatles, but it might be their best album start-to-finish? Though it's a weird choice to end with a jaunty tune about murdering your girlfriend.

I really enjoyed this entire album. When I was younger, I didn't like The Beatles because I thought they were lame old people music, but as I've grown, so has my taste. I can say now that The Beatles is one of my favorite bands from the 60s

I mean what is there to say about the Beatles that hasn't been said? Downgraded for the horror of Run for Your Life.

7/10

Beatles getting all sophisticated. It’s a turning point album. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Drive My Car - Norwegian Wood - Nowhere Man - In My Life

Todella hyvä levy. 4.25/5.

Don’t kill me, but this is their first great album. It was their first full venture into something deeper and more groundbreaking. While it retains some of the older, less mature Beatles mannerisms (lyrically on certain tracks, mostly), it marked the first point the Beatles truly became sonic visionaries. Seminal.

BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

An album between pop and psychedelia

I went into the album pretty sure of a 5, but in this listen the theme of misogyny that runs through many songs (ending with the cringy Run for your Life) is tough. There are tender moments as well and the songwriting is now fully formed. An important album, but not quite a 5--might actually be a 3.5 for me now.

Pretty cool but not my favorite beatles

#123/1001. Browsing to find rhe original instead of the remastered version, I noticed I could have picked also Rubber Soul by "the Beatles complete version on Ukulele", the Doraemons' super sleazy lounge version complete with ooh-aah choirs and a whirling wurlitzer, a more recent tribute from a band called Rubber Soul, techno / experimental electronica version (which only seems to borrow the album and the song names) from Ruslan Barysiuk, a jazz version or a few acoustic / unplugged / strings versions (although in some of these songs were a bit here from there or not at least in the typical order). Actually as I was sampling these I thought I had struck on a country band version at What Goes On 😅. Also noticed that the original U.K. pressing seems to have a different song order from some later prints e.g. in the US. Nevertheless, any band's status as a legend is proportonional to the amount of cover bands and cover songs out there. I probably could comple most of the Beatles albums from Finnish cover versions, (in Finland we have been making bad and not so bad cover versions for a long long time, after the 80s it slowly - but not completely -faded away, a tradition, which we are proud/ashamed about (pick your preference)). So I decided not really talk too much about this album, you all know it right? I never actually owned this album so besides the hits and the other will known songs there are some tunes here which haven't worn out (if Beatles' songs can wear out). For me the next albums are much more important and interesting. This seems to dominate the 1001 list currently as the top album btw.

It's the Beatles, ok?!

Good stuff.

Full of personal echoes, past heartbreaks and previously unheard delights. Even though Girl is my favourite on this album, George will always be my favourite Beatle.

Honestly, changes the trajectory of Rock and Roll from here on out. Supremely simple sounding melodies that feature interesting instrumentation, layered a-capella, and captivating lyrics. I do not like the Beatles, but I do think Rubber Soul is one of those albums that would help rock and roll break out of its Buddy Holly or Garage Rock tones and move into the more experimental genre we see in the coming years.

Very good

Solid album, loved the car one.

Not my favorite Beatles album, but not my least favorite either. It’s right at the point where they get more interesting musically as opposed to the early 60s love song stuff. Highlight: Norwegian Wood Lowlight: Run for Your Life (possibly my least fav of their songs?)

Muy bueno, pero son los Beatles, quienes obviamente tienen otros superiores a éste. Ligero, genial y divertido, pero de pronto llega Run For Your Life y no sé cómo habrá caído en su momento, pero creo que hoy en día Lennon estaría enfrentando serios problemas por esa letra.

The first properly good Beatles album. It’s still quite lightweight pop, but Lennon and McCartney are clearly showing a growing maturity in the songwriting, and there are a some really good tunes here. Not their best by a long way, but still a really good album. The Ringo song is a bit shit, of course.

Banger

I hadn’t dwelled much on this album in the past but this spin reminded me just how great a song In My Life is. What a beautifully nostalgic little guitar riff.

++*: In My Life ++: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), You Won't See Me, Nowhere Man, Think for Yourself, Michelle, What Goes On, Girl, I'm Looking Through You, Wait, If I Needed Someone +: The Word +-: Run for Your Life 9,4/10

This album, at least to me, begins their journey out of the "g-golly, aw shucks" wholesome, innocent Beatles of their previous albums. It still has some, but you can tell it's a stepping stone toward Revolver. There are some of my favorite Beatles songs on here: Norwegian Wood, Think for Yourself, and Michelle. Most songs are under 3 minutes, like previous albums. Short, to the point. Good music, great harmonies. Not their best album, so maybe a 4 from me.

A soulful album indeed. Some great classics on here. But damn Run For Your Life is kinda harsh.

I mean even the throwaway tracks aren’t terrible enough to throw away.

On this album the Beatles don't make any quantum leaps forward but they do continue to refine and expand their songwriting and sound. A third of the tracks are excellent/iconic and the rest range from great to merely good. In addition, the clean and uncluttered production on this record keeps it sounding as fresh as the day it was released.

Rubber Soul has been a favourite of mine for a long time. However, I think some of its charm has worn off on me. I remember when my family first got a microwave oven. It changed everything, but now it seems like standard issue. Perhaps Rubber Soul is a bit like that: revolutionary but so inseparable from our daily lives we fail to notice its miracle.

Standout Songs: Drive My Car You Won't See Me Think For Yourself The Word What Goes On In My Life Wait

A lot of debut albums will have a debut stench on them. Maybe they make good music, but they don't know how to construct it into an album. A lot of it has to do with little decisions that don't seem significant at first, but can turn a good album into a classic. Even though this is not The Beatles debut album, that's the case here. This is their first take at being experimental. They had gotten very comfortable in their boy band pop albums. Churning out very decent, but ultimately unsubstantial songs and slapping them on to the album with no other thoughts. The arrangement of songs on this album don't really make any sense. Why not close with "In My Life"? Why open with "Drive My Car"? Why include a song like, "Run for Your Life"? Why not expand on the more interesting and experimental aspects of some of these songs? I love "Rubber Soul" and I believe it to be incredibly important to their story, but even though it's very exciting to see the boys doing something new, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's great. It's good, very good, but not great. I do know the words to every song on this album. Don't get it twisted, I love these British twats. 4/5

This is one of the best Beatles albums - absolute classic. Pitchfork: 10.0 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #35 Best Songs Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Nowhere Man Michelle Girl In My Life

Vabbè già lo conoscevo e vabbè poco da dire un album strepitoso. Sono ancora indeciso se dare 4 o 5 stelle perché ci sono canzoni come Michelle che mi portano verso le 5 ma altre che invece lo confermano a 4. Mi piacciono le vibes acustiche e il fatto che sia super lovey dovey. Riascolterò decisamente tutte le canzoni

Possibly my favourite Beatles album

Some great songs, it's crazy just how prolific the Beatles were. These are the songs of my childhood, driving with my parents while they listened to the oldies station on the radio; they'll never fail to make me feel something. Run For Your Life is pretty fucked up though.

First Beatles album to pop up! Not my favorite but lots of great songs all the same.

(4.5) very nostalgic i love it

Great

About as far as I go back in the catalogue. Where it starts to get interesting.

Not exactly my normal vibe but it had a bop to it. "Drive My Car" , "Nowhere Man", "The Word", "Michelle", "In My Life", "Wait", and "Run" were very good. The album had an Austin Powers meets Roy Orbison sound to it. Like I said not my normal listening preference. More of a 70 soul, Blues, 80s Pop, Rock, 80s Chicago House, Hip-Hop, New Soul listener.

First full Beatles album!

Nice

Listened to this while playing Voidfall. It's a long game...no clue if I won or lost...probably lost though. Classic Beatles. Lots of gems.

Don’t crucify me but this may be my first time fully listening to any Beatles song / album idk how. Did enjoy

I can’t stand girl but the rest is pretty good song writing and not that annoying. i think this is the first beatles album i’ve actually listened to.

Some absolutely amazing songs with your overall a great pop album

nice sound

A great album from goated artists. 8.4/10

I sometimes find them repetitive, but I usually like them.

Interesting. Early enough in their career to still have some references to their pop love songs, and while sounding much more mature and experimental, they're not quite in full psychedelic mode yet. Good stuff. As with all Beatles albums, certain songs have been overplayed through the years, but for the most part I enjoyed the whole album.

If you were to Drive My Car, you would be hearing this album on.

I love this album, but I wish it ended with a different song. Favorite tracks: drive my car, think for yourself, girl, i’m looking through you, in my life

What's not to like. Save for other Beatles entries on this list most if not all of their other material will be almost perfectly rated.

In my collection. A lesser known album by me, because my dad didn't had this record. But I can clearly hear the transition from rock'n'roll to more crafted songs. Also the use of non traditional instruments, foreshadow what will come. My personal favorites are "Girl" (so damn sweet) and Norwegian Wood. 4/5

The Beatles if they were... wait, they are The Beatles, nevermind.

Not my favorite Beatles album, but it has some bangers

Not their best so only 4 stars

4.5/5

Not a Beatles guy, me. But if I have to pick one album, it's Rubber Soul. Between the attempt-at-objectivity rating and the do-i-dig-it rating, it nets out at 4 starts.

Although not my favorite album of theirs, it does posseess the basic music qualities I like. Music that I can tap my foot to and words I can understand and sing. After listening, the tunes will play in my head for some time, which is a good thing. Obviously, these songs bring memories, gooed and bad , with it. 4+

Pas grand chose à dire, l'album parle de lui même

Yeah good music just doesn't fit my vibe sorry Beatles

Þarna eru mjög mörg frábær lög með Bítlunum. Ég hef lítið hlustað á plöturnar þeirra. Bara safnplötur og slíkt en við að hlusta á þessa þá skil ég alveg af hverji þeir urðu svona stórir og vinsælir. Þetta er allt bara gæðaefni.

I must confess, i'm not in the cult of this record. I like this record a lot, but it's not myyyy Beatles record. It's not even in my top 5. It's still a great record though. Even a middle of the pack Beatles record is better than most of the records we've reviewed so far. I get the significance of this album. It's one of the transition albums that moves the band from their early pop rock years to their experimental, psychedelic era. But it's not even my favourite transition record. That would be Revolver. In general, I prefer the back half of their catalogue, and Rubber Soul is arguably the end of the first half. It's definitely more experimental than every album that came before it, which I dig. It's got great pop hooks, a good amount of variety, and lots of acoustic instrumentation (i'm a sucker for acoustic songs). It's wild how these songs do so much with such little run time. Almost every track is under 3 minutes, but feels so full and memorable. I know the words to every song (even the ones i'm not that into). It's a great record. The Rubber Soul evangelists may think I'm a hater, but it's a great record... i swear. Please don't come after me. Fun fact: there are at least 3 books written about this album. So I feel like everything I'm going to say about this record has already been written. And I don't have a strong personal connection to this album to fill my review with personal anecdotes. Song thoughts.... Drive My Car - just a fun, groovy rock song. Love that cowbell and that piano line in the chorus. Norwegian Wood - the Lennon song about cheating on his wife that's written like a riddle so she couldn't figure it out he was confessing... and if i'm not mistaken it's the first time the band incorporated indian influences (the citar). It's a classic. Nowhere Man - It's solid. Inspired that okay Lennon bio pic, Nowhere Boy. Fun fact the 40 something year old director of that movie is now married to the teen who was played John Lennon in the movie. Gross. Think For Yourself - i like that fuzzy guitar line that buzzes in the background. The Word - I kinda... don't like this one. Musically, it's cool. But the "the word is love" dips into that cheesy hippy peace and love shit in a way that doesn't work for me. And the chorus is kind of annoying after awhile. Michelle - It's good... a little overrated? But it's good. I think people misunderstand it and think it's very heartfelt and romantic. To me it sounds like Paul is trying to seduce a french girl who doesn't know any english. Since he knows she doesn't understand the language, he just fills up the song with nonsense lyrics like "these are words that go together well" hoping she'll fall for it and be with him. I hope my interpretation is right... i prefer it being sorta insincere/cynical. What Goes On - underrated song. There are a few of these in the Beatles catalogue, a country number where they let Ringo sing. They're always a good time. Super fun track. Girl - This is another one that's a bit of a mixed back. I love most of that song but the do do do section about how the girl is cool... that bit always rubs me the wrong way. I cringe at that line "When you say she's looking good, She acts as if it's understood she's cool". Ugh. I'm Looking Through You - one of my favourite Beatles deep cuts. Just a beautiful acoustic song. The vocal melody is incredible. And then when that electric lead hits, iconic. I love how abrasive it is in comparison to the rest of the track. That mash up of acoustic and electric is chefs kiss. In My Life - Just a beautiful song about looking back and reflecting on moments in your life. I imagine this song will mean even more to me when i'm an old man. I love the piano solo. It has a cool classical vibe. If I Needed Someone - I love those big harmonies. The vocals feel so huge on this. Run For Your Life - This might be the most toxic Beatles song of all time... but it also kinda rocks musically. It's just not a good look for John threatening to kill his girlfriend if she ever cheats on him. Also... referring to this adult woman as "little girl" just makes it all worse. It is kind of funny that in one of the verses he doubles down and says "Let this be a sermon, I mean everything I've said, Baby, I'm determined, And I'd rather see you dead." Just so if the listener was thinking "nah, he's just being metaphorical"... he's made it clear that he is in fact a jealous asshole and he will kill her. Way to go John.

Clearly top 3 fav Beatles album. Hits, ballads, start of their experimental work. The bass work is really great here, good job Paul ! Just, "Run for you life" is a creepy song. 8,5/10 fav songs : Norwegian Wood & Girl & In My Life

Really enjoyable to listen to. Not just the hits but a broad offering.

Classic.

The range and depth of the Beatles' musical catalog is truly amazing.

Rating vs other music is probably a 5 but for the Beatles a 4 for me.

he’s a real nowhere man fr

there’s nothing for me to say about this album that hasn’t already been said highlights: Drive My Car

Good album, pretty short and not repetitive. Good song lengths and overall fun instrumentals and vibe

pior que esse eh QUASE impecável mas eu odeio muito "the word". hippie demais pra mim. no mais, delicinha. os cara começano a fica MALUCO. e in my life é das maiores canções do mundo tbm bonito demais

Fun listen

Not as good as what came after though still a total classic. Almost no skips but that "Run For Your Life" song is really creepy and feels out of place. Favorite track: In My Life

Dad- 9 Mom- 9 Mike- 7 Lori- 8 Michael- 8 Miles- 7 Cole- 7 Avg- 7.86

Drive My Car - 5/5 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - 5/5 You Won't See Me - 5/5 Nowhere Man - 4/5 Think for Yourself - 5/5 The Word - 3/5 Michelle - 4/5 What Goes On - 3/5 Girl - 5/5 I'm Looking Through You - 5/5 In My Life - 4/5 Wait - 4/5 If I Needed Someone - 4/5 Run for Your Life - 4/5 Average score: 4.2/5

In my opinion the Beatles are best when they are experimenting and trying new ideas (which happened shortly after this album in their discography). Rubber Soul is a fine listen but might stick to the classic 50s and early 60s pop formula too much. 7/10

3.5

It’s hard to give this a 4… but this is bottom of their discography for me. Despite its importance and being called the Beatles turning point… I’m not a music critic just a basic bitch who lives some good bubblegum pop. But also appreciates some experimental folk rock. So 4 it is.

Of course it's good music, it's the Beatles. But will I listen to it again? Probably not.

Pretty solid like most Beatles albums. Had a consistent sound but enough variety not to be bored. I would say there are to not enough stand out tracks to be a five star album, but a few did get my foot tapping.

The Beatles start doing drugs and become a way more interesting band. Norwegian Wood is the take-off point. But there's more to this than that. I listened to the non-North American version first, a pretty big difference since they basically changed three tracks on such an album that runs a little more than half an hour. Although I like Drive my Car as a catchy pop track, "I've Just Seen a Face" on the North American release is a better track. On the European release, What Goes on is a bit of a dumb jangle. It's Only Love on the North American is much better. The only real loss on the North American version is If I needed Someone, which is a great track. Otherwise, the North American version is better. So Not being a massive Beatles fan, there are some sleeper tracks I wasn't familiar with on both versions, but really liked Think for Yourself, Girl, and Michelle. Overall, it's a very good album, but perhaps not as baroque in the acid rock as Revolver afterwards. 4/5

It’s got great harmonies and melodies. A classic for sure. I prefer my Beatles with a little more drugs in their system though.

Interesting A couple of GREAT tracks. Good overall but is it blasphemy to say it sounds like a bit of a "now let's do an Indian song, ooh, now a french sounding one. Ringo, fancy a go at country?" Looking into it, it's considered a classic and a pivot between a pop sound and experimental. Norwegian Wood. Amazing.

Lots of recognisable good songs but with all Beatles albums there are duds. I think most Beatles albums on this list will be getting the same score of 4 for this reason. Stand out song - I'm looking through you

I'm not a masive Beatles fan but think this is one of the first of the good albums. A couple of more maturing tracks make this bettwr than earlier ones in my humble opinion.

Such a joyful album. What can I say about it , it’s the Beatles! Great instrumentation, interesting storytelling, good harmonies that stick with you. Something I’ll keep on listening.

Overall I enjoyed this album

NEARLY perfect. Listening again, it's jarring how disturbing "Run For Your Life" was/is. For that and the ridiculous inhale during the "Girl" chorus, I'm docking a star.

Classic! Not as expansive or experimental as a few other of their albums, but perfectly wonderful & definitely marks the start of the best, both musically and lyrically. Strange closer, though. Thematically. Faves: Girl, Norwegian Wood, & Michelle. Folk Rock. December 3, 1965. British/English. 14 tracks. 34:59 runtime.

Awesome. Lots of great tracks for an album I don’t always consider when I’m in the mood for some Beatles.

Great album but not my favorite beatles

ok

th eb eatles

You wont see me Drive my car Nowhere man Norwegian wood Think for yourself The word

One point off for Run for Your Life because that song is trash.

My first time listening to a full Beatles album and I absolutely loved it!

one of the best albums from the beatles

The thing is, like a lot of people, you’ve heard pretty much every Beatles track there is, but just have no idea what album each one is on. So it’s been interesting to listen to Rubber Soul and wonder what might be coming next. There’s some great stuff that I’ve not heard for years … Think For Yourself, Girl, Wait, The Word (which became an earworm for a few hours). There’s utter classics like In My Life, Michelle, Drive My Car and Norwegian Wood. And there’s an obligatory crap ‘Ringo’ track; What Goes On. (If I Needed Someone is weak too). 

 In order not to be a total hypocrite I need to acknowledge the lyrics on Run For Your Life, having been scathing about similar sentiments on some gangster rap and country albums. You naughty boys. It’s a great tune though; such a shame. 

 Overall not quite a 5.

I don't listen to a ton of Beatles so take this with a grain of salt. This feels like a very clean, straightforward album with just pure musical talent opposed to their later stuff that has a lot more post effects to amp up the psychedelia. I really enjoyed this, but because I didn't grow up on The Beatles, I don't think I quite understand Beatlemania. I will always love the opening riff to In My Life. Not a single thing wrong with album, but nothing that particularly wowed me besides it's consistency in production.

I used to be such a phony about 15 years ago because I owned a Rubber Soul shirt, but this is my very first time listening to it all the way through. Glad I am no longer a phony. Drive my Car was such a funky song to start with an I thought we were going to get a Beatles funk album which would have ruled. Turned into a regular Beatles 60s rock album though. Definitely nothing wrong with that because it was still good, just was hoping for something different. Lower 4.

Oh yeah, heard this many times

Classic for a reason. Full disclosure, I listened to the original US release as it's the vinyl copy I own. The Beatles pop sensibilities defined their era and are still fantastic to this day. Favorites are I've Just Seen A Face, Norwegian Wood, I'm Looking Through You m, and In My Life.

Essential

Klasika album

This would have been even better if the band had included Day Tripper and especially We Can Work It Out, but those were on a single released the same day as the album. Still, it was the midpoint between the more commercial early albums and their later, psychedelic and progressive work.

I'm curious

Another great Beatles album. It’s hard to imagine rating this less than 4/5 stars. It’s packed with so many catchy short tunes. Stand out tracks are In My Life and Norwegian Wood.

This album is a classic. The Beatles can’t miss.

Full of hits

El álbum que marca el punto de inflexión de los Beatles hacia sonidos más experimentales y psicodélicos. Sigue siendo tan pop como sus primeros álbumes, con esos temas cortos llenos de armonías vocales y estructuras rockanroleras más bien simples, pero se empieza a intuir la ambición experimental y el efecto de las drogas sobre Harrison y Lennon, con la introducción del sitar y otros sonidos muy atípicos para la música popular de la época. El último álbum en el que se puede considerar a los Beatles como un monolito creativo, con Lennon y McCartney contribuyendo equitativamente a cada canción, dando un resultado muy cohesivo y conceptual. Además de ser tremendamente influyente, es un álbum muy divertido y que se puede escuchar tanto activamente como dejar de fondo. Me encanta.

3.8 Enjoy Norwegian Wood (a quaint song about burning down a girl's home after she doesn't sleep with you), Drive my car (a bob about a girl being lucky enough to even get to drive your car), Michelle, etc. Fun album, fun to imagine it coming out when it did

Good album, overall very strong collection

Beatles = chameleon

Interesting songs, and some are among my favorites. They managed to explore the different genres that influence rock.

very important album with some songs that are so important for everyone to have heard a few of them don’t live up to the greatness of some of the other tracks meaning as a whole album as good as it is it isn’t 5/5, more of a 3.5-4/5

3.5* 84%

I’m not a Beatles fan, I don’t dislike The Beatles, I just don’t seek them out. Rubber Soul along with Revolver are the only two Beatles albums I’ve listened to that don’t have a track that annoys me. Then they came out with Sgt. Pepper’s and let Fixing a Hole and When I’m Sixty Four make the cut. Even the biggest Beatles fans have to admit these guys can be super annoying, I’ll give George Harrison a pass, he’s the coolest of the bunch and I got no qualms with him. I’m back to the album, they made it interesting, they opened with what Drive My Car, and this song could easily be written off as a lame song but the Beatles are so good harmonies and the guitar riff is so clean and the beep-beep’m beep-beep’m yeah won me over. Norwegian Wood, may be one of their favourite tracks of mine. George on the Sitar which works super well on this song about John being a sleazebag. The whole album is simply a really easy listen, great vocals and great music. A really nice light album. 4 stars

I really love how through this album listening experience I’ve been able to now actually go through and listen to all these old Beatles records and fully appreciate their greatness. And Rubber Soul is just another one of these greats. I really like the Beatles sound in this album. Not to mention phenomenal album cover art as well, one of my favorites. Not quite on the same level though overall as the other three Beatles we’ve had so far but great nonetheless.

A Great album that shows the beginning of their progression into more psychedelic territory. I was never a great Beatlea fan, liked a song here and there but never actually sat down and listened to any of their albums from A to Z until this one. The folkish vibe on those songs is very enjoyable an well produced. Great listening experience even if it's not their best album. Overall would listen to it again with pleasure.

Very well made album. Some absolutely beautiful songs. You can tell they were just stepping out of the convention they were setting.

I had to look up The Beatles' discography to see where this sits. It seems to be at the cusp between the Beatles my mom likes and The Beatles my dad likes. It's a little less girls screaming in arenas and little more take drugs and act like our music means something. Pretty good for the first step out of Hard Day's Night.

Already listened ❤️ A great Beatles album

It’s the Beatles. In my life almost gets it a 5

ok i see why everyone loves the beatles

Drive my car, Michelle, In My Life, Nowhere Man ... classics. Very 60s but in a good way. Quite enjoyed the rock n roll, soul (swinging 60s) vibe. I like the Beatles and so, perhaps unsurprisingly, I enjoyed this one.

just very good. solid hits.

Classics abound

Very good. Alot of familiar songs. Need a few more hits for 5 stars. Best song is In My Life

Lots of good songs: Norwegian Wood and Nowhere Man are particularly good, as is Drive my Car. A few Beatles classics on here, too.

A solid album with a lot of variety. Drive My Car and In My Life are highlights for me, but just like Revolver it's consistently great but not amazing. It was obviously an extremely influential album but I'm rating based on how much I enjoy listening to them now.

I'll give it another listen and might raise it to 4. But definitely a strong 3! I liked it a good amount on first listen. was raised to a 4

It’s the Beatles. It can’t be anything less than 4 stars. It’s not my favourite Beatles album. But it’s still excellent.

I never know how the fuck to rate Beatles albums. On one had there’s some absolute classics on here. But then like, the songs I don’t know as much are so forgettable and mid, and I feel like they don’t live up to the standard set by the others. But is that because of cultural os osmosis and being exposed to them since I was a baby? I don’t know.

Så mye bra på hver side av denne plata. Førstesiden er den klart sterkeste, mens andresiden lener seg mye på to av Lennons beste sanger fra midtperioden (Girl og In my Life). Helhetlig et album som er verdt å lytte gjennom igjen og igjen, men jeg klandrer ingen som bytter til noe annet når 'Wait' starter.

Vermakelijk en bangers, maar ook beetje stale soms

Great album. Minus one star for "Run for Your Life", which is a shitty song.

Not as great as I remembered.

Not my favourite Beatles album, but still a classic, and a turning point in their career leading to later albums that are my favourites. Highlights: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, In My Life

358/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

They have a timeless quality that makes the albums easy to listen to.

Beatles, again...good, again...

Unfortunately, I can’t help but compare this to other Beatle albums.

Good, but had some tracks I would skip

Mostly great

Turning point in the Beatles' discography, legitimizing pop music albums as art, and kicking off an arms race that became the "album era" lasting until Napster. Brian Wilson was right when he said this was the first album where "Every Track is a Gas"

The beginning of everything, the Beatles would ever explore sonically

I liked this even better than the previous Beatles album.

I really got introduced to the Beatles by my 5th grade teacher Miss Salomon. She played their RECORDS all the time. Even then, I preferred Beatles from Sgt Peppers onward. imo they were a lot better post acid experimentation

On va pas faire comme si on était un grand spécialiste des Beatles en décortiquant chaque chanson, mais c'était quand même vachement bien.

Do i give it a 5 tho?

Another solid Beatles album. Some great songs all the way through, but it just doesn't hit the heights of Abbey Road.

Classic stuff so good!

Complete album with a good balance of excellent songs. I cannot fault it. One of the better beatles albums. would listen again. 4.5 stars

Run for your life was a surprise! I enjoyed the album. Beatles have such a specific sound.

4.9

Not my favourite Beatles record, but appreciate and understand the impact this had on music of that era. You can tell the musical influences and writings of both John and Paul are apparent on this album. I prefer the albums Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, White Album and Revolver.

goated

Album is listenable the whole way through, and doesn't totally pigeon-hole itself into purely 60s British Psychedelic rock. There's enough diversity, particularly with the Beatles' exceptional rotation of singers. However, I refrain from giving it a 5, as it doesn't aim to break away from the norm in the way that later Beatles albums would. And while the same can be said about the Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme album which I gave a 5 for S&G, that album was full of lyrical masterpieces, whereas this album is still very much short, radio pop hits. Great album though.

Once again feeling like an idiot for never bothering to really explore The Beatles This is a consistently good album but I didn't feel like anything in particular really stood out. A very good showcase of the band's innovation and how influential they would be though, an example being the vaguely CCReqsue guitars on What Goes On and the use of sitar on Norwegian Wood (I'm fond of western bands incorporating that) Highlights: Michelle, Norwegian Wood, Drive My Car, If I Needed Someone, What Goes On

Pretty chill album.

This is where old Beatles meets what they would become.

'Norwegian Wood' and 'In My Life' must be one of the best Beatles songs. This album marked their turn to becoming proto-progressive and those compositions show this perfectly. Some of the rest of the album is not so great though I find especially the last track.

Nice

A turning point for the Beatles. They were a solid band before Rubber Soul, but this is when they pivot towards being one of the best to ever do it. Their songwriting and arrangements got more advanced, they pulled on a wider range of influences, and utilized more diverse instruments and sounds. All while delivering delectable melodic pop rock (everything is so damn melodic) that is their bread and butter. Paul’s bass lines are ridiculously catchy. Overall, a great album but doesn’t quite reach the highs that they do in their next few efforts. The first half is so good, that it makes the still solid second half not grip me as strongly. For as great as it may be, I don’t find myself reaching for it as much as many other albums in their catalog, which is what makes it a 4 for me.

Great album.

Looking Through You whips pretty hard. Drive My Car. How is "In My Life" the most-listened on Spotify?! I mean the keys solo near the end sounds like Daft Punk or Porter Robinson could've done it, so that was cool, but I don't feel like that song is the standout here. "Run For Your Life" is an upsetting weird ending!

'In my life' is amazing

É um album bem diferente da minha ideia de Beatles. Mas teve músicas que me chamaram a atenção: Michele, Girl, Run For Your Life e Norwegian Wood. Se não fosse os vocais eu não acharia que era Beatles, talvez eu precise perder um pouco do preconceito.

Honour mention : Drive my car Think for yourself

Not surprised to be starting with Beatles, but so many good songs on this album despite not being Beatles #1 songs.

All time classics at either end. Couple of merely good tracks in the middle mean it’s just outside top tier Beatles for me. I think the John tracks on this one are the better ones.

Kicked off with the amazing Beatles, I’ve only listened to 4/12 Beatles albums and this was one of them that’s for sure, i knew all the songs because it used to be my favorite Beatles album (Revolver beats that for sure) and Sgt Pepper is way too good. The songs were all good except for the my girl song which was a little underwhelming, it all seems like revolver songs in that it was perfect, but I have to give it 4 since some of the songs were not the greatest and some of them didn’t feel like Beatles at all. Still an incredible album

Yks lempilevyistä Beatlesilta

Han fatto di meglio

I’m not the biggest Beatles fan, but even I can respect what they had going on here.

Unverkennbar Beatles. Rock aus den 60ern, zeitlos klassisch. 4/5

The Good: We are safe from lightning striking us due to our soles! The Bad: Dyslexia… The Ugly: The rubber not protecting us from anything… Ah, the Beatles; or, as they say in Spain Los Be-at-les… I have nothing to say about this album. I listened to it, I recognized one too many songs, I realized it was good… But, unlike plenty of other people, I am not going to fall over this album as it being the kit-n-kaboodle, or that there isn’t anything quite like this made since, except for other Beatles albums… So, I am shooting slightly north to across the middle, and will give it 4* for posterity’s sake.

88% Best: Drive My Car; Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown); I'm Looking Through You; In My Life; Run for Your Life Must-Hear? Sure

A Beatles album is always a pleasure. Pity the album ends with Run for Your Life, leaves a sour taste in your mouth.

Da beeeeeeets. It's rubber soul. Don't we all know by now? It's the Beatles but it's not the best Beatles. It's in a weird halfway between boy band and drugs I guess. Some sachrine bullshit sometimes but Norwegian wood exists so 🤷.

The song writing is excellent throughout even with all the cooks in the kitchen. In My Life The Word I’m Looking Through You Norwegian Wood If I Needed Someone Nowhere Man Run For Life What Goes On You Won’t See Me Drive My Car Wait Girl Think For Yourself Michelle

Awesome album, lots of iconic songs, and you can really feel the progression in the Beatles' songwriting quality, but there are still a couple of filler songs IMO.

Sound not usually heard from Beatles. Interesting and surprising but not super impressive

i like it

A more adult album. Proto-psychedelic, folk rock, chamber pop. 2009 remix sounds different to how I remember it, having heard the mono version as a teenager. Darker lyrical content to previous records.

Beatles eh?

classic album with some notable songs from the Beatles. really liked - you won’t see me - nowhere man - michelle - i’m looking through you - in my life

Nice album, very « Beatles » indeed, and weirdly enough I’d only heard 1 or 2 of these songs before !

I’m a big fan of this middle period Beatles where they were still straddling the early pop sound of their early albums with the experimentation of their later period. I much prefer Revolver, but there’s some gold on Rubber Soul and it was nice to revisit it as one of my least listened to Beatles albums.

It's the Beatles. They make good music.

Piste préférée : Girl J'aime bien, mais un peu en dessous du reste de leur discographie selon moi

Beatles komt sowieso niet onder de 4 bij mij. Ik vind dit album leuk, maar mist naar mijn mening echte hits. Runtime van 35 min is wel top

A very important bridge for The Beatles, but not 5*

A transitional album for the beatles between their pop and experimental sound. Doesn't have the juice of their later albums, but it's still damn good.

i’m not afraid to say the beatles are actually good and not overhyped they’re kinda like The Office - everyone in the world knows about em. contrarians and hipsters and lames love to hate em. but they’re actually good

The annoying thing about The Beatles is that they genuinely are that good. This isn't even close to their best album, probably best described as the first album in an 8 album run that defined western pop music. The whole album is insanely listenable, and songs like Norwegian Wood show just how cutting edge and influential they were every single album. 4 Stars according to the rating system I've been using and am outlining in text for the first time below: 5 Stars: A great album I love, and one which I will be purchasing physically to have as a part of a permanent collection. 4 Stars: I get why the albums on the list and I like it, but it isn't going in the permanent collection. 3 Stars: I get why the albums on the list but I don't much care about it. 2 Stars: I get why its on the list but I hate it. 1 Stars: Either: I understand why its on the list but I hate it with the core of my being, or, I don't know why I listened to this, and it could be removed from the list tomorrow.

Beep-beep beep-beep, yeeaah Most of the songs are good, Nowhere Man and In My Life are great. Michelle kinda sucks. Run For Your Life is yikes.

Pura nostalgia. Para nós brasileiros lembra demais a "Jovem Guarda".

Great album showcasing the lads when learning their craft and harmonies

basically they won 1965, how many more years can they just win outright?

Good album, liked a lot.

antes de escuchar este disco ya venía con un bias, mi vieja es fanática de ellos así que básicamente crecí escuchándolos. ahora que escuché con conciencia su música me pareció muy bueno, sentí que algunos temas eran similares entre sí pero la fórmula funcionaba, se puede escuchar tranquilamente de seguido. no es algo que me haya volado la cabeza tampoco, pero es un disco muy digno de uno de los grupos musicales más grandes de la historia.

This is The Beatles' transitional album. Between the British Invasion/Merseybeat sounds of their earlier output and the experimental and psychedelic later work. And as such, it doesn't really excel at either of the two styles but the will of the group to evolve and try new things is palpable. Also, this is The Beatles, after all, so the songwriting is bulletproof. Key tracks: Drive My Car Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Word Michelle In My Life

splendid pop but Lennon's bitter misogyny spoils it at the end

An interesting mix. They still do their bubblegum stuff that I don’t like, but they start playing with the weird stuff I love.

amazing, grew up with this album and i still love it

First time through this Beatles record. Just like I've heard, it's quite good. More straightforward than some of the stuff they'd do very soon after, but you can see how they've matured from their earlier records here. Very competent, and a blissful listen. It really breezes by. Standouts: Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, In My Life

I've actually never listened to a Beatles album before ever in my 26 years on this planet. Probably because everyone I knew who were super into The Beatles were born-in-the-wrong-generation kids (aka massive losers). Plus I always thought they were massively overrated from just listening to their hits. My standouts on this record all seemed to have some sort of Blue's inspiration. What Goes On and I'm Looking Through You specifically. Those two songs were outstanding, but looking at streaming rates, they seem to be the most overlooked. I'm also not sure why In My Life gets all the praise from this record, that song was the most boring on this album lmao. It was a fairly enjoyable listen, I wouldn't call myself a fanatic about this album, but it's got a lot going for it. Great production, quality, good writing, interesting instrumentals. I've also gotta give props to the fact this album doesn't go for 500000 minutes. I love it when an album runtime starts with a 3, which is something the Brits tend to struggle with. I'd definitely come back to this when I'm in the mood to listen to Wifebeater & Other Couple of Drugfucked Fellas. OOPS - I meant to say The Beatles.

It’s the Beatles what do you want me to say? There’s only so many jokes you can make about domestic violence and being way too into India.

It takes a pretty complicated guy to write a song as beautiful as In My Life and then also Run For Your Life.

Can’t beat the harmonies and that tight-knit sound. Funky, groovy. Revolutionary.

My first Beatles album on here. It’s catchy, it’s interesting, and it’s actually pretty calming.

Very good of course

What many would consider the beginning of the peak of the Beatles albums, great album not a bad song on it.

It’s the fucking Beatles. Didn’t finish it, probably 4 star.

I love this transition period of the Beatles, that fertile time around 1965 when they were rapidly evolving from kiddie pop to creative visionaries, and the albums hint at where they are going. Rubber Soul and Revolver are the Ur examples of that. Rubber Soul is the comparatively weaker of the two, but it is always welcome in the rotation. Some absolutely classic songs here too, like “In My Life” and “Michelle.” I have always been upset with the misogyny of the final track, “Run For Your Life”, an unfortunate blot on the Beatles discography.

non so perchè non riesco a dare cinque stelle ai Beatles, ma credo di star aspettando alcuni album che so per certo esserci su questo benedetto sito. questo è splendido, bella la sperimentazione musicale (e non), ma non mi ha convinto troppo, a parte alcune eccezioni tipo Norwegian Wood che vabbè l'avrò sentita milioni di volte e non mi annoia mai. c'è sempre qualcosa che ancora manca, e non riesco a capire cosa sia.

Das erste Album das hier kam, dass ich schon kannte. Meiner Meinung eines der besten Beatlesalben. Ziemlich gut, aber nicht perfekt. 4 1/2.

I liked it less than I remember, though that might be because I listened to it in the car while my parents talked about god knows what the whole time

This is not yet the Beatles' best work, but I appreciate both the Folk and Baroque influences on their standard Rock sound. Favorite Track: In My Life

1️⃣Nowhere Man

fav songs: norwegian wood, in my life, wait least fav songs: run for your life

Middle Beatles continues to be my favorite Beatles. My goodness, though, Run For Your Life didn't age great.

При прослушивании данного альбома после передовых групп современности складывается ощущение, что пятый альбом битлов покрылся первым незаметным слоем пыли за свои 60 лет. Безусловно в нем есть яркие проблески песен, вошедших в классику мировой музыки, с которыми я уже был знаком (girl, michelle, in my life), но остальные треки звучат больше как филерные, как переход к великим и по-настоящему потрясающим песням. Альбом слушается легко, присутствует знакомый вайб альбомов the beatles, поэтому слушать его можно в любое время в любом месте и с удовольствием. Уверенное 4/5. p.s. Прослушав подкаст «1001» от Физтех.Радио, мое мнение, на удивление, совпало с мнением ребят. Не думал, что такое возможно :)

Fine album , some strange songs.

This is one album we have, so I listened to it rather than on Spotify, which by the way is a remastered version and much different regarding number of tracks and sequencing. Anyhow, this album highlights the Beatles as they begin to change direction. There are some vintage Beatles tracks along with some more creative ones. Many of these were big radio hits. Very good overall but not quite five stars.

Another Beatles so soon! But I have it in my mind that this is one of my favorite Beatles albums... let's see if that's true. I did not realise 'Drive my Car' is from the lady's perspective! Suddenly, a relatable bop. Beep beep, beep beep, yeah. Wait, she doesn't even have a car and the car is a metaphor? Don't make it weird, Beatles. I first heard 'Norweigian Wood' from playing it in my "Beginning Piano" 2-credit fun course in college. After hearing 20 of us noobs slowly play our way through it, dozens of times? I still like it. I like all of their sitar songs so far! And ones with animals in? (birds, Octopus, Piggies...?) I also like 'You Won't See Me' (even if the title is similar to 'You Don't Send Me' and liable to be mixed up with that by me, a master mixer-upper). 'Nowhere Man' and 'Think for Yourself' are just OK. 'The Word' is not great. This is the doldrums of the album. I don't think I'd actually heard 'Michelle' before, but I like it. The idea of Paul McCartney singing in French makes me lol. 'What Goes On' is just OK. I like 'Girl', although that may be because it's in the lauded film 'Across the Universe'. 'I'm Looking Through You' is decent. 'In My Life' is great and makes me sad. 'Wait' and 'If I Needed Someone' are good. 'Run For Your Life' is of course lyrically bad, but honestly it's so jangly I kind of like it. Long story shorter: yes! I do like this album! my favorite Beatles yet. It still feels like it'd be too big of a deal for me to give this my first 5, but it's like a 4.5. (It's hard to calibrate my ratings when I don't know what's to come! Maybe Wilco is actually a 5! Maybe all my bad days are actually good!)

Starting to hear bits of what they would become, too many of them are a bit bland by the standard of The Beatles. I always forget how good their voices actually are!

Baby you can drive my car. Vilken öppningslåt! Rakt igenom ett svängigt och nyskapande album. Kul!

Favorite Track: In My Life

wtf was that song threatening murder. but pretty good album just still not my thing. some really fun cool parts.

It's the Beatles!

I like this album because you can tell the band members are very talented. These songs are also very catchy.

I like the album because the guitar in the background sounds really cool. I like how their voices sound and how slow they are but not too slow. I like how the lyrics go with his voice and the background music is really cool. I would recommend this album to people like my family and friends.

Have you ever listened to the Beatles? I have. I like these songs because they are catchy and made by good singers

its goodish I'm not really sure but I like the background sounds. in some parts I cant really understand what they are saying. I would maybe recommend it.

Classic album! Plenty of proper bangers on rhis album. This album feels very influential. I do feel like it is pretty aged, but still holds up after 60 years. Not an album I am likely to play, but I'm happy to listen to.

these guys are so niche

I like this better than the last Beatles album I got. Felt more enjoyable, despite not having many of the hits.

Not my favourite Beatles album but a few great songs In my Life Nowhere Man, Norwegian Wood Beatles always pop up in my favourites

Hard not to give this a good rating when it has In My Life on it. However, Ringo is much preferred as the voice of Thomas than the voice of the Beatles. Lots to like.

Drive My Car (upbeat, catchy tunes), romantic, (Norwegian Wood, You Won't See Me), lighthearted

Not their best album, but I mean it's the Beatles! Definitively more melodic, compared with a lot of the other albums I've listened to lately.

Oh these guys doing their mid-Sixties jingle jangle music with clear catchy melodies at often jaunty tempos. Beep Beep and Beep Beep Yeah. This is the album before the album where they make their deep run of records that solidifies their greatness. Listen, that's not a diss — there's also something that still pleases the ear about this wax and many of the tracks here are already pointing the way on what's to come. But the fab four are only earning that today.

Una mezcla muy linda entre los primeros álbumes y los últimos, qué ternura!!!

It can be hard to rate the Beatles because their best songs set the bar incredibly high, and at the same time they had no qualms about including throwaway songs on their albums either (mostly due to the very short timeframes they were working with). And then of course there is the practice of not including the singles on the album. Replace Run For Your Life with Daytripper and that might be your fifth star. So, yes, it is a classic, but not a stone cold killer album.

Som med alla beatles skivor hållar jag denna högt, men tycker inte den är övergången från tidiga beatles, bara den bästa verisionen av det. Från ett musikrevolutionerande perspektiv är detta ingenting. Hursomhelst alla låtar är bra

Pretty cool album, good country music, probably will listen to it if I want something as my background music

I am not particularly lazy and usually have a lot to say, but the Beatles are the Beatles and again, there is a reason why they are timeless and live at the top of the pop rock food chain. This album is no exception, although ironically, considered one of the best, I find it not quite my favorite. Nevertheless it is as most of their catalog, worth listening to.

Excellent.

I don’t really have much to say for this one, it’s a great album made by a band that would change music forever

This is a super underrated Beatles album. It’s not my favorite but it’s still worth your time. I never liked this one as a kid but it’s aged well and has grown on me. There’s a bunch of good songs on this one even if you don’t like the big hit on this album.

Essy listen.

Definitely one of the better Beatles releases, one of the few that's not overrated. Some points reminded me of Nimrod-era Green Day

A classic banger! However some of the song lyrics do NOT hold up well 😂

ok, my fav Beatles album personally, Michelle is a banger

A great album that was arguably the turning point for The Beatles musically.

Well, I don't know, I think I'm giving a good note for this album just because it's the Beatles. It's an okay record, but it doesn't stand out of the line-up of other rock releases from the same era. Nice and polished sound, but otherwise it's more hype than actual good music. I like their experimental songs more, and Rubber Soul, in my opinion, is not it.

Beatles at their peak

Great Beatles album. One of their most enjoyable.

It's the beatles, pretty standard listen. I enjoy it

Good job Beatles

The Beatles album are nice because they are short, there is a high floor for the quality of the music, and the cultural cachet. This one is decent but a lot of the songs sounded more like the other 60's albums on this list, more so than Revolver or Abbey Road. As of now this is 3rd on my ranking of Beatles albums I've listened to (Revolver, Abbey Road, Rubber Soul, Hard Day's Night). Low 4.

7/10 - the Beatles always sound like the Beatles

Similar to other Beatles albums. Liked it a lot, really high 4

It’s a classic Beatles album, what more can be said

Great early sounding Beatles album

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I enjoyed the tracks I already knew - for nostalgic reasons, I guess. The ones I didn't remember seemed to be for good reason...

Nice

One of my favourite Beatles albums. Very nearly a 5 but not quite - regretting that 4 I hastily gave the White Album because it was the first Beatles I encountered in the project.

always fun

It's weird that I'm getting the beatles discography in order. I think this is the first "good" album by them. in that it feels like a cohesive album and not a series of songs. That being said, John Lennon is still creepy as hell. The more I listen to these early albums the more I realize just how good Yoko ono was to him as a person? or at least as a songwriter. Run is such a demented and terrifying song. But I love In My Life. Probably one of my favorite songs of them. I'm having a hard time giving this such a low rating because of that one song, but man what horrible lyrics...

This album has some of my favorite Beatles songs on it; I'll never get sick of Norwegian Wood, Michelle, Nowhere Man and I'm Looking Through You.

Cba to write a full review. Like the Beatles, like the album, love in my life

Rubber Soul is the turning point where you can clearly see the move away from songs in the style of She Loves You and Please Please Me, and the Fab Four exploring more mature themes and starting to include more instruments and production techniques. There are a few nods in this direction with Drive My Car and Run For Your Life. Norwegian Wood is an odd tale of late night encounters, simple and stripped back accompanied with sitar which was obviously a rarity in contemporary music in 1965. You Won't See Me, and Nowhere Man are well-written and have the classic three part harmonies working to lovely effect. Nowhere Man has some especially satisfying vocal melodies, ‘the wur-er-er-eld is at your command’ being my favourite. Think For Yourself has that wicked fuzzy lead riff throughout, again, good lyrics and vocals. Effective tambourine and shaker tinkering as well. The Word is junky, jerky and irreverent, while still having sweet harmonies at its core. I've always found Michelle a bit pretentious and wanky. It sounds nice enough though. What Goes On isn't even a good C-Side, god bless Ringo. I find Girl similar to Michelle but a far more well-rounded song and not wanky. I also like the sucking backing vocal thing they do, and the deh-deh-deh-deh-deh bits. Understated bit of mandolin sits nicely behind the plodding bassline and almost reversed symbol strikes. I'm Looking Through You is maybe my favourite. Everything is on point again, and Billy Preston has that mean bit of harpsichord that George plays a little riff over too. Billy also did a cool cover of this. The hand clapping/knee slapping even works. In My Life is sublime. Incredibly simple musically, but lyrically rich, a heartfelt composition. George Martin's piano solo is a joyous addition. Wait is also in contention for my favourite song on the album. It is one of the best examples of a Lennon and McCartney song, the angst and spikiness of Lennon's words and music, and the bouncing perkiness of McCartney’s. Day In The Life is the best example of a Lennon/McCartney number. If I Needed Someone sounds more like a song from Help! It's a little throw away but fine. Rubber Soul gets 4. Some superb moments, but not sheer brilliance just yet, and I feel compelled to mention how much I hate the cover and their hair at this time.

Definitely on the bottom half of Beatles records for me but still very good. I have a very boring stance on The Beatles, which is that I think they're great. I love early Beatles, I love late Beatles. I still really like mid-era Beatles, just not as much.

A classic that I haven't probably given enough credit to in the past. "Run for Your Life" gets creepier with each subsequent listen.

Groovy and it's the Beatles, come on... can't be too bad. Even though I give 4 stars, I have to agree with Finn that the songs are a bit "whimsical".

Tunes that I would add to my playlist

Long ago i heard it, didnt have time and energy to listen again this time, sorry..but sure still worth listeniing

Good album. Underappreciated

It is hard to imagine what music would sound like without the Beatles. Even though I never listened to this album before, I still knew most of the songs. They are all solid. I even liked the out of place honky tonk tune Ringo sang. Actually, that was one of my favorites. All that said, I like this album, but don’t love it. That’s just my taste, always been more of a Stones guy. By the way, what was with Run For Your Life? Sounds happy and fun, but is an actual death threat? I can’t imagine they play d that one live very often.

I love a lot of these songs but I can't stand the breathing sighing in Girl.

as you would expect a solid Album

One of my father's favorite bands. This album has some good songs on it. Still before their more radical works.

Graded entirely on a Beatles Curve, and mainly 4 stars only because the best songs on this album are largely B-sides on a Beatles Greatest Hits album.

Straddles that line between purely poppy (Drive My Care, I'm Looking Through You) and starting to get a little more introspective (In My Life) with only a few misses (The Word, What Goes On.) Better than Revolver, but not the sheer genius of some of their later stuff.

It’s so tempting to go 5 stars for this one, it’s got Norwegian Wood! And Nowhere Man! But it also has some arguably more fillery songs, and ends with my least favorite Beatles song of all time. So, while this is nearly classic, it’s not top tier Beatles. But still I mean, really good.