General Article name: Rubber Soul
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: EMI UK Number of tracks: 14 Duration: 35:14 Tracklist LP - 1 1. The Beatles - Drive My Car 2:28 2. The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 2:03 3. The Beatles - You Won't See Me 3:19 4. The Beatles - Nowhere Man 2:42 5. The Beatles - Think For Yourself 2:17 6. The Beatles - Word 2:42 7. The Beatles - Michelle 2:41 8. The Beatles - What Goes On 2:47 9. The Beatles - Girl 2:30 10. The Beatles - I'm Looking Through You 2:25 11. The Beatles - In My Life 2:25 12. The Beatles - Wait 2:13 13. The Beatles - If I Needed Someone 2:21 14. The Beatles - Run For Your Life 2:21   Description Description

While the Beatles still largely stuck to love songs on Rubber Soul, the lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a substantial leap forward, with intricate folk-rock arrangements that reflected the increasing influence of Dylan and the Byrds. The group and George Martin were also beginning to expand the conventional instrumental parameters of the rock group, using a sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," Greek-like guitar lines on "Michelle" and "Girl," fuzz bass on "Think for Yourself," and a piano made to sound like a harpsichord on the instrumental break of "In My Life." While John and Paul were beginning to carve separate songwriting identities at this point, the album is full of great tunes, from "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" and "Michelle" to "Girl," "I'm Looking Through You," "You Won't See Me," "Drive My Car," and "Nowhere Man" (the last of which was the first Beatle song to move beyond romantic themes entirely). George Harrison was also developing into a fine songwriter with his two contributions, "Think for Yourself" and the Byrds-ish "If I Needed Someone." [A remasterd vinyl version was released in 2012.] ~ Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

Contributors Artist: The Beatles Artist: BEATLES THE Record Label: Capitol Record Label: EMI Catalogue Guest Artist: George Martin Guest Artist: Mal Evans