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

Rubber Soul isn’t their best, but it’s up there one of their most solid efforts

 

Top album, but obviously rushed. Wait and What Goes On are weak songs and Run for Your Life though I like the tune doesn't sit well in 2021 lyrically.
Lennon was brilliant on the record though and You Won't See Me is an underrated gem.

 

Who say's it's not ? love it

 

Run For Your Life does not bother me but I can understand why it is an issue for some. One thing that does makes the song feel "wrong" is those catchy, feel good Beatle harmonies. It's like listening to an ABBA song about a serial killer.

 

I easily prefer the Lennon songs on 'Rubber Soul' over his contributions to 'Revolver'. But the Mccartney songs on 'Revolver' might be his high point. Either way, I prefer 'Help!'. In fact it might be my favourite Beatles album.

 

Rubber Soul is amazing. It is so unbelievable good... but revolver and especially white album are so much more amazing and unbelievable better...

 

I LOVE it! It’s certainly in my top 3 Beatles records. But they did so many great albums, it’s up against some pretty stiff competition.

 

Rubber Soul US Stereo is my favorite album of all time

 

OK so first of all RELAX. Personally I agree with everything you just screamed. I was commenting on the GENERAL OPINION of others.

 

I don't like Caroline.

Exactly.

 

You're joking ?!

 

My wife's favourite Beatles' album is Rubber Soul.

It's so fine, It's sunshine

 

Mosep's opinion:

Run for Your Life is justifiably maligned
What Goes On is a little underrated. The lyrics and tone fit well with the album and the country tinge really pares well with the folkier songs on the album.
The rest of the album is mostly phenomenal
I rate it neck and neck with Revolver as their best album.

 

I have a feeling nostalgia is a big factor for the people who consider it their absolute best. Perhaps it was the first album they purchased back when it was new, or the first they remember hearing at a pivotal moment in their lives?

And it is a wonderful album - but it sort of feels more like a transition from Help! to Revolver rather than a standalone masterpiece like, say, The White Album or Abbey Road. Probably has something to do with it being fairly rushed as part of their relentless tour/album schedule. They didn't yet have the luxury of unlimited studio time and free reign.

 

Same here, Rubber Soul is my favourite. It was when they emerged from the Trojan Horse of pop. A watershed moment in rocknroll.

Odd presumption in thread title , asking why Rubber Soul is not "our" favourite.

To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults.
Theodor W. Adorno

 

Nicely pointed out!

 

In My Life is likely my favorite Beatles song. I would think it is universally recognized as "huge". Nowhere Man and Norwegian Wood are also always highly ranked in the Beatles catalog.

 

Which is EXACTLY what makes it brilliant.

 

As many "real rockers" as on any other Beatles album, more than some, except for White Album.

The Word
Drive My Car
Think For Yourself
Run For Your Life

All "real rockers."

 

Look man I'm not gonna argue with you again. It's your favorite album, cool but we're gonna have to disagree The Word and Drive My Car as "rockers"

 

Well, that is fair, you met my claim halfway, you regard two of the four songs I posted as "real rockers." Which puts the kabosh on your "no real rockers on Rubber Soul" assertion.

 

Rigorous scientific studies have shown us that a "Rocker" is not necessarily the same as a "Real Rocker".

 

It is important to discern between real rockers and rockers. Rockers are not necessarily "real" rockers, but real rockers are certainly rockers.

 

My top three Beatle albums are Abbey Road; A Hard Day’s Night; and Rubber Soul (US version). Anyone of them could be my favorite…depending on my mood.