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Rubber Soul

by Beatles

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All Time

of 455,353

48
1960's

of 5,309

11
1965

of 208

2
Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
    of 14,242
    
    17
  - British Invasion
    
    of 1,267
    
    3
  - Psychedelic Rock
    
    of 3,864
    
    6
  - Supergroups
    
    of 373
    
    6
- International
  - International
    
    of 74,356
    
    13
  - Europe
    
    of 14,363
    
    12
  - British Isles
    
    of 5,393
    
    11
  - Britain
    
    of 4,730
    
    11
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,738
    
    47
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    35
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 8,649
    
    10
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,659
    
    36
  - Folk Rock
    
    of 4,568
    
    5

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.7304 Rubber Soul is ranked overall as 3.7304 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.7022 Rubber Soul has an avg. critic score of 3.7022 out of 4 stars

Rubber Soul Rank 4 Reviews

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

I never joined the "cult of the Beatles" in my musical explorations like so many people over the years. Oh, I like the Beatles, and even own some of their albums in the Pierce Memorial Archives. But I never raised them up to god-like status - ...more

Rolling Stone

Released in December 1965 -- and capping a year that had been defined by groundbreaking singles such as Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" and the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" -- Rubber Soul finds the Beatles rising to meet the ...more

Epinions

In October 1965, the Beatles began recording their sixth album, Rubber Soul. As was typical in those days, the Beatles recorded for about a month and completed the album less than three weeks before its scheduled release date. But this album marked a ...more

dealtime.com

The Beatles were never a band to stay in one place for too long � musically at least. Whether it was moving from being a band that relied heavily on covering other people�s music turning into a band that was completely self-reliant or moving from trippy ...more

barnesandnoble.com

Paul McCartney crooning in French, George Harrison playing a sitar, Ringo Starr crafting innovative drum parts, and John Lennon singing movingly about his childhood -- no rock album had ever sounded like RUBBER SOUL (1965). For that matter, the Beatles ...more

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cduniverse.com

The Beatles: George Harrison (vocals, guitar, sitar); John Lennon (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, piano, bass); Ringo Starr (vocals, organ, drums). Additional personnel: George Martin (piano); Mal Evans (organ). Though some ...more

All Music Guide

While the Beatles still largely stuck to love songs onRubber Soul, the lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a substantial leap forward, with intricate ...more

starling.rinet

Track listing: 1) Drive My Car; 2) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown); 3) You Won't See Me; 4) Nowhere Man; 5) Think For Yourself; 6) The Word; 7) Michelle; 8) What Goes On; 9) Girl; 10) I'm Looking Through You; 11) In My Life; 12) Wait; 13) If I ...more

webomatica.com

his was a Beatles album with renewed vigor. It�s as if they realized they didn�t have to be commercial and could actually have a go at being serious musicians, shedding their cute pop group roots. ...more

John Mcferrin Music Reviews

Imust confess that, silly me, I didn't much like this album the first couple of times I heard it. Oops. Needless to say, time has corrected this little mistake and allowed me to recognize this album for both the masterpiece it is and as a huge ...more

Wiki Pedia

The album was a major artistic leap for the group, and is often cited by critics, as well as members of the band, as the point at which The Beatles' earlier Merseybeat sound began to be transformed into the eclectic, sophisticated pop/rock of their later ...more

towerrecords.com

Though some might argue that the Beatles' unprecedented evolution from British Invasion pin-ups to pop music visionaries began with BEATLES FOR SALE, RUBBER SOUL is without a doubt the first album to definitively put the Fab Four in the running for ...more

artistdirect.com

In a stroke of marketing whimsy, Capitol Records removed four songs from the U.K. edition of Rubber Soul, and added two songs from the U.K. Help! in an attempt to offer a more "American" release. Surprisingly enough, the reworked U.S. edition holds ...more

The Daily Vault Album Reviews

The Beatles mark the point where popular music changed forever; Rubber Soul marks the point where the Beatles changed forever. Five (depending on how you count Capitol�s notorious U.S. reissues) into their storied career, the four boys from Liverpool ...more

Sputnikmusic.com

1965 was a very big year, for pop music and the Beatles. The British invasion was officially in swing, with bands like the Rolling Stones and the Who breaking new ground, as far as rock music went. The Beatles themselves were impossibly huge on both ...more

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