Why Isn't ' Rubber Soul ' Our Favourite Beatles Album ?

'Rubber Soul ' never seems to top people's lists of favourite Beatles albums.

Those positions always seem reserved for the usual suspects . You know-- ' Revolver ', the White Album , ' Sgt Pepper's....' and the overrated ' Abbey Road'.

Are those albums really better than ' Rubber Soul'? How so?

I can appreciate that ' Revolver ' and ' Sgt Pepper's ..' are more advanced with studio trickery and that the White Album is a sprawling treasure trove and 'Abbey Road ' is a slick piece of work but are they better albums really? Are the songs superior? Are the performances ?

'Rubber Soul' features Lennon at a songwriting peak. McCartney's efforts may not be at that level but they're strong nevertheless. Harrison pitches in two good ones one of which ( ' If I Needed Someone ') is a highlight.
The vocals on each track are excellent featuring great harmony , unison and backing.

So...what's the score here? It's time for ' Rubber Soul ' to claim its rightful spot as best Beatles album !

 

Oh, but it is!

 

Rubber Soul + Day Tripper + We Can Work It Out - What Goes On - Run For Your Life = Perfection

 

It is. I'm 53 and this happened a year or so ago. In ten years it will definitely be Help!

 

They made so many great albums you could change your favorite every month.

 

Who says it isn't?

 

The songs are great IMO but the mixes aren't the best if you ask me

 

Why isn’t Honeycomb everyone’s favorite cereal?

 

‘What Goes On’ and ‘Run For Your Life’ are substandard material (to me).Rubber Soul is still fantastic, but not quite as perfect as their other albums.

 

It is sometimes my favorite Beatles album. It is damn good.

 

For me the answer is… because it has Michelle and Run For Your Life (which only just now, because I wrote that, have I learned were on a single together– as seen below) and more so because it ain't Revolver, A Hard Day's Night, Magical Mystery Tour [LP], or the The Beatles white album.

 

Because Shreddies is so much better. And better for you.

 

Run for your Life

 

1) Backlash from rightly getting so many songs on the Red Album and only 2 for Revolver (a lesser album.)

2) Because it isn't as pretentious as what is to come.

3) Because people don't like early/mid Beatles as much, too many complex chord progressions and harmonies.

4) Because they are jealous that the prior albums all have a worse song than the worst on Rubber Soul (Taste of Honey, Little Child, When I Get Home, Mr. Moonlight, You Like Me Too Much.)

5) Because it doesn't genre hop to distract the kiddies.

6) Because they are repulsed by how much they relate to Run For Your Life.

7) Because they fail to see how Act Naturally was a cheesy cover, but What Goes On is an original in the same style and far less cheesy.

But mainly,

Because they know it is their best single LP, and knowing is hopeless.

 

A somewhat soft album, no real rockers and it's got Dylan vibes. Couple songs are just ok
Great performances though with some of their best harmonies. I can play it from start to finish without skipping but it doesn't have any huge tracks on it like the two albums it's sandwiched between

 

I have always found Rubber Soul to be the best. Whether it be UK or US. I think I can chalk it up to mystery. After this, it was to be expected. The record has the best cover as well.

 

It's Brian Wilson's favorite Beatles album, isn't it?

It's hard for me to pick one favorite Beatles album but Rubber Soul is one I keep coming back to, probably more than Revolver or Sgt. Pepper.

 

Cause most people under 45 aren't familiar with the US version

 

Rubber Soul is third on my Beatles list, after Sgt. Pepper and Revolver.

I love it. I even like 'Run for Your Life' (but alas, not 'What Goes On').

 

Rubber Soul is great, but has one of George's weakest songs, Think for Yourself, and possibly the only Beatles song I actively dislike, Run for Your Life. So no, it's very good but not their best. Also, Abbey Road is NOT overrated.

 

It's too folky.

 

Hot take: What Goes On is better than most of Ringo's songs.

 

Name another rock song with “opaque” in the lyrics.
I dare you.

 

Rubber Soul - what does that mean, exactly?

 

Mick Jagger