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    Rubber Soul: An Analysis

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      admin last edited by

      I got to talk about Rubber Soul with some very cool people, give it a listen! https://beta.prx.org/stories/164889

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      • oobu24
        oobu24 last edited by

        Listening right now. Very cool.

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          Peace On Earth To Everyone

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          As Love And Understanding Grow

          Peace Will Come To Stay...Some Day

          Inner and Outer Peace... to US ALL!!!

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            Its amazing they cut it in a month. 'What Goes On' is garbage, but the rest is beyond amazing. Damn you Ringo

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              prudence1964 last edited by

              JoeySmith:

              Its amazing they cut it in a month. 'What Goes On' is garbage, but the rest is beyond amazing. Damn you Ringo

              That song wouldn't be too bad if not for the horrible guitar part. I consider Run For your Life a low point as well. Love the rest of the album. I consider it John's best work with the Beatles.

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                JoeySmith:

                Its amazing they cut it in a month. 'What Goes On' is garbage, but the rest is beyond amazing. Damn you Ringo

                That is the only Beatles song I can't stand. Have to skip it every time! ETA: Well I always skip Revolution #9 as well!

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                  admin last edited by

                  The harmonies make it listenable to me

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                    admin last edited by

                    Still love the American version, it's my fave album

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                      JoeySmith last edited by

                      wingsdgm:

                      Still love the American version, it's my fave album

                      I always thought 'Ive just seen a face' was the perfect opener for the RS album. The 3 US LPs - RS, Yesterday & Today, & Revolver - really created a different vibe to the proper RS & Revolver albums than the Beatles had intended.

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                        JoeySmith:

                        wingsdgm:

                        Still love the American version, it's my fave album

                        I always thought 'Ive just seen a face' was the perfect opener for the RS album. The 3 US LPs - RS, Yesterday & Today, & Revolver - really created a different vibe to the proper RS & Revolver albums than the Beatles had intended.

                        It's funny, because if you go by the title, the English version is better, starting with the killer "soul" track Drive My Car and the whole album has more of an R&B feel. But if you look at the U.S version, it's a better representation of a "folk rock" album, and helped to invent that genre. But the English Revolver is far better than the "butchered" American version.

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                          JoeySmith last edited by

                          beatlesfanrandy:

                          JoeySmith:

                          wingsdgm:

                          Still love the American version, it's my fave album

                          I always thought 'Ive just seen a face' was the perfect opener for the RS album. The 3 US LPs - RS, Yesterday & Today, & Revolver - really created a different vibe to the proper RS & Revolver albums than the Beatles had intended.

                          It's funny, because if you go by the title, the English version is better, starting with the killer "soul" track Drive My Car and the whole album has more of an R&B feel. But if you look at the U.S version, it's a better representation of a "folk rock" album, and helped to invent that genre. But the English Revolver is far better than the "butchered" American version.

                          Brian Wilson has said that the U.S. version of RS was the 1st true concept album with no filler & influenced him to write Pet Sounds. As a whole, the U.S. version is much more a concept album around love & the hardship of relationships - than the UK version.

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                            prudence1964:

                            JoeySmith:

                            Its amazing they cut it in a month. 'What Goes On' is garbage, but the rest is beyond amazing. Damn you Ringo

                            That song wouldn't be too bad if not for the horrible guitar part. I consider Run For your Life a low point as well. Love the rest of the album. I consider it John's best work with the Beatles.

                            I like "What Goes On." It's not a classic by any means, but it's fun and enjoyable. "Run For Your Life" is the only real low point for me -- and of course, John came to feel the same way.

                            "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                            \--Mark Twain

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                            • Bruce M.
                              Bruce M. last edited by

                              JoeySmith:

                              beatlesfanrandy:

                              JoeySmith:

                              wingsdgm:

                              Still love the American version, it's my fave album

                              I always thought 'Ive just seen a face' was the perfect opener for the RS album. The 3 US LPs - RS, Yesterday & Today, & Revolver - really created a different vibe to the proper RS & Revolver albums than the Beatles had intended.

                              It's funny, because if you go by the title, the English version is better, starting with the killer "soul" track Drive My Car and the whole album has more of an R&B feel. But if you look at the U.S version, it's a better representation of a "folk rock" album, and helped to invent that genre. But the English Revolver is far better than the "butchered" American version.

                              Brian Wilson has said that the U.S. version of RS was the 1st true concept album with no filler & influenced him to write Pet Sounds. As a whole, the U.S. version is much more a concept album around love & the hardship of relationships - than the UK version.

                              Like most Americans, I grew up with the U.S. version and had never heard or owned the U.K. version till the remastered version was released a few years ago (till then I still had my original '60s vinyl copy!). I bought the remastered "Revolver" at the same time, and instantly felt that the British version of that album was the only right and proper version. But I've never quite gotten used to the U.K. "Rubber Soul." It's a fine album, of course, but feels a bit more disjointed than the U.S. version, which just hung together better IMHO.

                              "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                              \--Mark Twain

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                                admin last edited by

                                Bruce M.:

                                JoeySmith:

                                beatlesfanrandy:

                                JoeySmith:

                                wingsdgm:

                                Still love the American version, it's my fave album

                                I always thought 'Ive just seen a face' was the perfect opener for the RS album. The 3 US LPs - RS, Yesterday & Today, & Revolver - really created a different vibe to the proper RS & Revolver albums than the Beatles had intended.

                                It's funny, because if you go by the title, the English version is better, starting with the killer "soul" track Drive My Car and the whole album has more of an R&B feel. But if you look at the U.S version, it's a better representation of a "folk rock" album, and helped to invent that genre. But the English Revolver is far better than the "butchered" American version.

                                Brian Wilson has said that the U.S. version of RS was the 1st true concept album with no filler & influenced him to write Pet Sounds. As a whole, the U.S. version is much more a concept album around love & the hardship of relationships - than the UK version.

                                Like most Americans, I grew up with the U.S. version and had never heard or owned the U.K. version till the remastered version was released a few years ago (till then I still had my original '60s vinyl copy!). I bought the remastered "Revolver" at the same time, and instantly felt that the British version of that album was the only right and proper version. But I've never quite gotten used to the U.K. "Rubber Soul." It's a fine album, of course, but feels a bit more disjointed than the U.S. version, which just hung together better IMHO.

                                In Beatles-dom, only the UK releases really count.

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                                • toris
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                                  I'm always going to have to treat this album as the UK release. How I always knew it. Brilliant. Confusing, however, with different releases across nations. I understand that John decided he didn't like Run For Your Life, but I think that was more from a lyrical perspective.... especially in retrospect... could be wrong... but, musically, it's still very, very fine Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful album

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                                    moptops:

                                    Bruce M.:

                                    JoeySmith:

                                    beatlesfanrandy:

                                    JoeySmith:

                                    wingsdgm:

                                    Still love the American version, it's my fave album

                                    I always thought 'Ive just seen a face' was the perfect opener for the RS album. The 3 US LPs - RS, Yesterday & Today, & Revolver - really created a different vibe to the proper RS & Revolver albums than the Beatles had intended.

                                    It's funny, because if you go by the title, the English version is better, starting with the killer "soul" track Drive My Car and the whole album has more of an R&B feel. But if you look at the U.S version, it's a better representation of a "folk rock" album, and helped to invent that genre. But the English Revolver is far better than the "butchered" American version.

                                    Brian Wilson has said that the U.S. version of RS was the 1st true concept album with no filler & influenced him to write Pet Sounds. As a whole, the U.S. version is much more a concept album around love & the hardship of relationships - than the UK version.

                                    Like most Americans, I grew up with the U.S. version and had never heard or owned the U.K. version till the remastered version was released a few years ago (till then I still had my original '60s vinyl copy!). I bought the remastered "Revolver" at the same time, and instantly felt that the British version of that album was the only right and proper version. But I've never quite gotten used to the U.K. "Rubber Soul." It's a fine album, of course, but feels a bit more disjointed than the U.S. version, which just hung together better IMHO.

                                    In Beatles-dom, only the UK releases really count.

                                    I agree, kind of. While it was not the Beatles fault those USA versions of their LPs were created, it wasn't the fault of US fans either. We consumed what was given to us, and while I respect the integrity of the originals, they still sound "weird" to me. I tend to love both versions. We had to contend with The Beatles' Second Album and Something New, alien creatures to the rest of the world.

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