Rubber Soul (studio album) by The Beatles

5, 9-12, 14 🤘🏻😎

Like muchof The Beatle's work, it took a few listens before I really got to fully apreciate it. While not as adventurous as some of their later albums, this 1965 album contains the classic ballads "Michelle", taken to Number 1 in the U.K. singles top 40 by the Overlanders and "Girl", also successfully covered in the same year. "Norwegian Wood" is still excellent, even if it might not have the same impact it had on its release. The Lennon song "In My Life" definitely would, and George Harrison's "If I needed Someone" would not be far behind. It´s another work of art, and undisputedly one of the best albums of 65, itself a very good year for music.

This is a hugely important record in the history of The Beatles as this is the first time they started to truly experiment with their sound. This results in some brilliant tracks full of depth such as on Norwegian Wood. We can clearly see the direction the group will be going on future releases and we get to experience all the ideas which are only small on here fully blossom on their later albums. The group still have the catchy, infectious songs they had on previous records present on here also which makes the record a lot of fun just to listen to and get lost in the music. The chemistry they have together is electric on here as well and they just sound like they are having fun which conveys this happiness across to us. Overall, this is a major turning point in the history of The Beatles making it a must listen and it is guaranteed to give you a great experience.

From HoldenM 04/16/2023 20:52

The Beatles album I've listened to the most. Just so unbelievably good from beginning to end, and it's even better after Beatles for Sale and Help! are these albums where the band is figuring out new songwriting and production ideas. Rubber Soul is the first time it all totally crystalizes into something truly genius.

From ExTeaSea 12/16/2022 04:46

Flipping classic! First studio album I ever bought/owned on CD haha.

Very solid, but lacking the highlights of other Beatles albums. My favourite is Drive My Car

A candidate for Most Consistent Album Ever. Not a weak song in the whole collection. And a huge step forward for The Beatles and rock music in general.

Great album

Best Songs: Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, In My Life, Girl, I'm Looking Through You.

After revisiting this album my opinion did not change too much, but I like Michelle and the most annoying song for me is What Goes On and sniffing in Girl. Still this album has great atmosphere and a lot of great Beatles tracks.