Rubber Soul (1965) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Rubber Soul a score of 3.7022 out of 4

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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 challenge their peers had set. Read more about Rubber Soul on Rolling Stone

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. Read more about Rubber Soul on All Music Guide

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Movie critics combined give Rubber Soul a score of 4.00 out of 4

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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 -
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Movie critics combined give Rubber Soul a score of 3.20 out of 4

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Adrian Denning.co.uk

Written and recorded in just over a month, 'Rubber Soul' saw The Beatles in a state of transition. Newly honoured in the summer of 65 each band member was now an M.B.E. ( even Ringo! ) and this record continued to incorporate the influence of Bob
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