Rubber Soul by The Beatles

Pros: Many of the Beatles best songs, new sounds like fuzz bass and sitar, cool cover
Cons: I'm Looking Through You gets on my nerves. It's not horrible, though

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 ...

Pros: Excellent songs
Cons: Sound-production could have been better, Beatles have not evolved entirely from the Mop Top days.

When I had first acquired Rubber Soul on CD so many years ago, it was so hard, as an American, to get used to the different track listing. The album didn't open with I've Just Seen a Face anymore, in fact it's not even on this CD. I ...

Pros: Incredible vocals, song writing and stylistic experimentation - tragically romantic theme and humor
Cons: What were their faults...none that I can think of.

From the left hand edge

Where it all began is an interesting musical question, forcing one back toward the earliest musical memories. Probably my mother’s election to Job’s Daughter Queen of Lynnwood High School had a small...

Pros: Creative lyrically and musically, some land mark tracks, thematic album, inspirational in popular music
Cons: It's mellow for The Beatles, Ringo's number is a throw in

Rubber Soul (1965) If The Beatles had been showing signs of new sounds, new direction and experimentation, Rubber Soul is the album where it all came into full fruition. It’s what has been dubbed by many as The Beatles’ folk ...

Pros: The melodies and instrumentation standards are rising rapidly
Cons: Huh??

(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ...

Pros: Just about everything, especially McCartney's bass.
Cons: A couple of songs aren't particularly excellent.

First hearing Rubber Soul, I wasn't quite finding it in my favor. In my early Beatles days, I was all White Album, White Album, White Album. Then I heard Sgt. Pepper. Then I heard Magical Mystery Tour, and Abbey Road. After a few listens to Rubber ...

Pros: It's the Beatles of course!
Cons: It will always pale sitting beside Revolver

At the conclusion of a demo version of I'm Down on the Beatles Anthology 2, Paul McCartney is heard to exclaim "Plastic soul, man, plastic soul!" I would like to think that the title to Rubber Soul was born there, but I can't say that for...

Pros: Like, ya know, just about everything really. This album's rather good really.
Cons: It's consistently ridiculously good, not ridiculously great. Pffft, other bands should "suffer" from these problems.

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 ...

Pros: Honest, pure, balanced, lyrical branching, rich harmonies
Cons: some LESS impressive moments.

For their first five albums, the Beatles had followed a steady path of progression, save for the minor misstep known as Beatles for Sale.  Albums such as A Hard Day's Night and Help! worked to establish them as masters of ...

Pros: Show's an amazing amount of artistic growth from earlier albums.
Cons: Are you kidding me? None!

When Rubber Soul came out, adults started to take the Beatles seriously. Prior to this album, the band was considered little more than one that pumped out music that the "kids" would like. John Lennon himself had dismissed the albums that came...

Pros: "Michelle," "In My Life," "Nowhere Man," and 11 other great tunes.
Cons: None.

The first thing that struck me about "Rubber Soul" was that it was the 10th U. S. release of a Beatles album between January 1964 and December 1965. I remember reading that in a book called "Beatles Forever" in the post-Beatles early ...

Pros: great songs, great writers, everything is great and that's what matters
Cons: it's a slight bit out-of-date but you can get into it.

Rubber Soul can be described as genuis, it is definatly the beatles at one of their greatest times, between the fun-loving beatlemania and the masterful late 60's.

An album made in 1965 may not be fo everybody, but getting past the time, this...

Pros: all 14 songs
Cons: liked the lp more

From its release in late 1965 right up to the CD era, Rubber Soul was my favorite Beatles album. Well, most of the time. The others were all genius, but somehow I kept coming back to this one. I even loved the serious, moody Beatles pics on the...

Pros: Truly brilliant songwriting, ever-more-elaborate production
Cons: A couple mediocre songs

Rubber Soul is the perfect transition album between the early hints of brilliance on Help! and the undeniable, genre-crossing brilliance of Revolver. And it’s also quite a brilliant album on its own, with a perfect blend between...

Pros: Great songs almost all around, even the filler is great, In My Life
Cons: What Goes On

The first later-period Beatles album, Rubber Soul is a satisfying listen. While not as strong as later albums (Revolver, Abbey Road) or as revolutionary (Sgt. Pepper, The White Album), it’s the turning point between...