Tracks
- Drive My Car
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
- You Won't See Me
- Nowhere Man
- Think for Yourself
- The Word
- Michelle
- What Goes On
- Girl
- I'm Looking Through You
- In My Life
- Wait
- If I Needed Someone
- Run for Your Life
Rubber Soul is a fine album. Each song not only has its own identity, but it also fits together well with the other songs to form a very consistent album. This album has also avoided the sappy-love-song trap and instead deals with a variety of topics, some of which are more mature love songs.
This album shows not only how the Beatles have matured as songwriters but it also shows how rock and roll is maturing and stepping further away from its blues and country roots. Once again the Beatles have pushed the boundary of rock and roll out a little further as Brian Wilson understood clearly. Let the arms race begin!
This is an album worth owning. All the songs are excellent, except maybe for What Goes On. However, I've always liked songs that Ringo sings on.
★★★★★★★★★★
Once again the Beatles have received ten stars. I expect that will continue for the remainder of their albums. Maybe some people will think their albums don't deserve ten stars, but what I have been surprised to discover, at least according to albums found on the 1001 Albums list, is that the Beatles have continually been the trail blazers of the rock and roll genre. There's always a new and refreshing sound and approach that wasn't there before when one of their albums comes up to be listened to.
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