The Beatles

Rubber Soul

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The Beatles revisited part 7/16

We've finally reached it. The point where The Beatles went from being your average '60s boy band of pop rockers singing generic songs about love, to the experimenting, groundbreaking innovators that they would be for the remainder of their career together.

I'll just say this now; the scores for The Beatles from now on are likely going to be really messy. They're going to be really uncharacteristically high from me, and it's simply just because The Beatles from ... read more

Weed Trees! Weed Trees! Weed Trees!

'Rubber Soul' has grown on me a little bit since I last heard it, it was a transitional moment for the Beatles as it was a vast improvement over their previous albums both sonically and lyrically. This album sees the folk sound amped up with more of an influence of psychedelic music and it was one of the first instances of the band using sitars, lyrically the songs take on a bit of a melancholic approach to the love songs their known for in the early stages ... read more

I can definitely see why this is one of The Beatles' most contextually important records, as it was an essential stepping stone towards their legendary material. That said, taken on its own merits, I would say it's one of the more overrated albums of theirs. The members have yet to really find their individual voices, and while that adds a certain amount of cohesion, it's a much less dynamic record than of course White or even Revolver. Definitely good, and unquestionably important, but overall ... read more