The Beatles Rubber Soul
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DadKungFu
Emeritus
June 1st 2024


6144 Comments


Alright, here's a weird thing, as I'm getting older, I'm starting to enjoy the blithe pop of early Beatles more than the later "experimental" stuff. Like on a knee-jerk level, I enjoy this more than Revolver or the White Album or Sgt. Pepper right now idk why

onionbubs
June 1st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

its better than the latter two probably, def clears pepper at least



this albums biggest problem is john pretty disproportionately smokes paul here outside of drive my car

Trifolium
June 1st 2024


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah I get that. It's one of my more favourite ones too.

Ryus
June 1st 2024


37885 Comments


george still pulls up with the best song of anyone (if i needed someone)

onionbubs
June 1st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

george arguably has both my top two here but if i needed someone is "the one" yh

Rowan5215
Emeritus
June 1st 2024


48410 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

I'm Looking Through You is an a+ Paul song from this tho tbf. and We Can Work it Out is from these sessions too is big tune

onionbubs
June 1st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

oh wasnt speaking for any non album stuff. we can work it out goes in place of michelle every time i jam this. love that song

Rowan5215
Emeritus
June 1st 2024


48410 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

yeah Michelle stinks but i'd still rather listen to it than Run for Your Life lol

JohnnyoftheWell
June 1st 2024


64287 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is a way better album than Sgt Peppers or the White Album, perfect transition between idol baby Beatles and zany stoner Beatles

+ Run for Your Life is a banging closer for anyone with enough mental discipline to hold their nose over the lyrics. Hysterically awful error of judgement on one front, perfect closer on all others

onionbubs
June 1st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah i like run for your life. deeply deeply unfortunate lyrics aside that song is way too catchy

Rowan5215
Emeritus
June 1st 2024


48410 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

it certainly is a bog standard bluesy whatever that closes this album by virtue of being the song George Martin put last and in no other meaningful way

onionbubs
June 1st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

if you dont mind engaging my ponder circuits what would you elect to close this brother?

JohnnyoftheWell
June 1st 2024


64287 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

you cannot devote half your personality to a band as fadeout-addicted and shy of meaningful resolutions to individual *tracks* as the Beach Boys, and then go ham on the Beatles for having the decency to wrap up this thing's largely ponderous second half with a pithy upbeat closer sry these are the rules

onionbubs
June 1st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

it is true that theres like 7 beach boys albums above this. best excessive fadeout band

FowlKrietzsche
Emeritus
June 1st 2024


2459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

2nd or 3rd best Beatles. Drive Your Car remains my favorite off this (beepbeep uh beepbeep YEAH) and All My Life is pretty great too

JohnnyoftheWell
June 1st 2024


64287 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"best excessive fadeout band"

only reason I'm gonna solicit this from you is that the only bubs contender I can picture is invent animate. no more fading!!

onionbubs
June 1st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

invent animate out here redefining the term by name dropping "fade" in every song. truly the beach boys of our time

nol
June 1st 2024


12280 Comments


Michelle stinks? In what universe.

run for your life does suck though

robertsona
Emeritus
June 1st 2024


28660 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I sing along to 13 songs and then stop wanting to—bad closer. Not a terrible song but not an interesting one musically either



I really like both halves of this album. I could see thinking it dips after in my life

JohnnyoftheWell
June 1st 2024


64287 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I q like the thesis at the top of this page that this *the* Beatles album where you don't have to pretend you're listening for interesting ideas



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