Rubber Soul (studio album)
by The Beatles

Following in the footsteps of the extraordinary heights of Beatlemania & the band´s cry for "Help; Rubber Soul was an essential musical paving stone. in their post-adolescent search for musical creativity and significance.
Like a lot of their later material, it takes a few listens to fully appreciate its greatness. While not nearly as adventurous as the later LPs, this 1965 release contains the classic ballads "Michele," (taken to Number 1 in the U.K.by The Overlanders and once considered as a ballad in the same breath as the Classic "Yesterday". "Norwegian Wood" must surely also feature on the long list of their best ever songs. The most significant Lennon song here l, "In My Life" is one of his very best and definitely would similarly feature on such a list.
Harrison's "If I Needed Someone" is a superb song but one that still sounds like it was written for, if not by, Lennon & McCartney, rather than Harrison himself.
Rubber Soul may not be a fully coherent work of art like the five classic releases that immediately followed, but each and every track works in its own right. It is definitely one of the best, if not The Best, album(s) of 1965

From II 08/09/2025 00:38 | #310482

"Rubber Soul" along "Revolver" belong to my favorite peak era of The Beatles, since they had their Elvis-esque bluesy influence, which made the songs quite very melodic as a result, and some of the song's lyrics are less ambiguous (although very few of them are questionable), which makes the songs more understandable. Unfortunately for me, they seem to have compositionally abandoned this influence, as later on in their career, their compositions became simpler, in spite of how phenomenal their production became, so fortunately pre-"Currents" Tame Impala could've fill in the void for me.

What's so interesting about Rubber Soul is that it influenced Pet Sounds and Pet Sounds influenced Revolver (and possibly Sgt. Pepper too).
Some of Rubber Soul's songs have the best lyrics ever written in popular music, as they're intelligible, sincere and meaningful.
Brian Wilson understood Rubber Soul's magic and figured out how to implement this magic in its full potential with even deeper lyrics and unique instrumentation.
The Beatles, especially Paul McCartney, were mesmerized by Brian's ambitious release, and just like Brian with Pet Sounds, The Beatles revolutionized the whole popular music era with Revolver.
And all these three albums are of the most important albums ever in popular music's history!

Now it comes to my mind that Rubber Soul must be the most influential record of all time even to this day, as no records sounded like it at that time and before then, and for a record released in 1965, it is ahead of its time, because some records since that time still have the same compositional and lyrical styles of Rubber Soul.
Thus, it is a very important record which has many songs to offer. So if you haven't listened to it (which is unlikely, since this album has been praised almost everywhere on planet Earth), then you probably should, since Rubber Soul and Pet Sounds are two of the most magical-sounding albums to ever exist!

From SomethingSpecial 07/01/2025 12:04 | #309819

While A Hard Day's Night was The Beatles' first masterpiece, Rubber Soul marked the beginning of The Beatles as studio innovators, instead of simply masterful songwriters. Containing the innovative sound that later albums followed, and the direct emotional pop sound of the early days, Rubber Soul is a perfect bridge between who they were and who they would become as artists.

Yet another Beatles album loaded with top class tracks. Another example of why they are worthy of the label as one of the greatest bands ever. EVER!!!!

From psertzel 02/23/2025 02:49 | #307738

This album came out when I was a senior in high school, but it’s not because it’s so nostalgic to me that I would place it number one on my chart.
I really believe this is where the Beatles found their real voice. From a phenomenal pop band, they became true artists. Their writing became much more reflective of their life and experiences. The complexity of their music demonstrates how much more knowledgeable they were of music and how to use it to better communicate their feelings.
I consider this album, a pivotal point for them to start experimenting with sounds and music that eventually lead to future albums and solidify them as musicians that really impacted and changed music.
Someone would say that Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s, the White Album and Abbey Road were better albums, but I believe without Rubber Soul, they wouldn’t exist

wonderful album full of great tunes.
my favorite track is in my life and norwegian wood
the only track I didnt like was the last one:
run for your life

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 | #296135

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.