The Beatles - Rubber Soul (Remastered)
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Artist: The BeatlesBrand: EMI Music
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2009-09-09
Music Label: EMI
Product features:
- BEATLES THE RUBBER SOUL (EDICION LIMITADA)
- Drive My Car
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
- You Won't See Me
- Nowhere Man
- Think For Yourself
- The Word / Michelle
- What Goes On / Girl
- I'm Looking Through You
- In My Life / Wait
- If I Needed Someone
- Run For Your Life
- Rubber Soul Documentary
Free Music Notes for Rubber Soul (Remastered)
Free Music Review: They're not young lads anymore...
Hit: 5 Stars
All Beatles ablums had shown progression from their predecessors, but 'Rubber Soul' represented a significant creative leap, both musically and lyrically. The Beatles begin to push the boundaries of pop and rock, incorporating jazz, folk-rock, soul, and World Music influences. Nearly every song features unusual arrangements or instrumentation (piano, organ, harmonium, fuzz bass, sitar, French lyrics, Greek-style guitar lines), and a clear development in vocal technique (particularly harmonies) is obvious. Lyrically, the band begin to move beyond boy/girl themes, most obviously in 'Nowhere Man' and the proto-hippie 'The Word'. But even those songs that are still based on relationships deal with the issue in a more mature and sophisticated way, expressing at different times uncertainty, longing, frustration, humiliation or thinly-vieled sexual suggestion. 'Rubber Soul' is the sound of The Beatles growing up.
'Drive My Car': jazzy piano-driven opener turns the traditional boy/girl dynamic on its head. An excellent, slightly raw, performance from McCartney on vocals, with excellent support from the others on harmony.
'Norwegian Wood': famous for the incorporation of Harrison's sitar, which suits this folky song so well it's hard to imagine anything else taking its place. The significance of the music sometimes means Lennon's quite controversial lyrics (which again reverse the traditional relationship dynamic) are overlooked. A key track in the Fab Four's development.
'You Won't See Me': proof that McCartney is just as capable as Lennon at writing songs expressing uncertainty and doubt. Superb call-and-response harmonies in the chorus and bridge.
'Nowhere Man': folk-influenced song notable for being the first Beatle song to move beyond relationships entirely. Also possibly one of Lennon's first forays into social commentary, although his lyrics are more sympathetic than scathing. Possibly the best and most developed harmonies on the album.
'Think For Yourself': by far the weaker of the two Harrison songs. After the maturity of the first four songs, this throwback to more traditional boy/girl themes seems dated and even a bit misogynistic. The fuzz bass is good, but probably makes the song seem more interesting than it actually is.
'The Word': another song to move beyond relationships, as Lennon exults about "The word...Love!" in its more abstract sense. Yet another song to feature very clever vocal harmonies and shifts. Note also the heavy distortion and effects applied to both piano and guitars, and the swirling organ during the bridge clearly anticipates the psychedelia of the following year.
'Michelle': McCartney ballad in the mould of 'Yesterday', the song expresses hope, longing and uncertainty. Notable for its liberal use of French lyrics.
'What Goes On': country-tinged rocker sung and partially composed by Ringo. His deadpan, slightly mournful vocals suit the song's "what have I done to deserve being treated like this?" theme.
'In My Life': one of Lennon's best songs, part-autobiography and part-love song, as he notes that none of his past associates compare to his current companion. Famous for featuring a piano sped up to sound like a harpsichord during the bridge.
'I'm Looking Through You': expresses similar sentiments to 'You Won't See Me' but with a harder edge musically and lyrically. The tension and urgency in the lyrics is emphasised by sharp harmonium stabs at the end of each verse.
'Girl': arguably the most mature song here, as Lennon laments a girl who seems to take sadistic pleasure in humiliating her lovers. Sung in a very world-weary, resigned fashion, complete with heavy sighs. Incorporates elements of Greek music, most obviously on the instrumental bridge.
'Wait': this was a 'Help!' out-take and it shows, as it's clearly the simplest song here. A bit of a throwaway compared to other songs on the album, but pleasant enough.
'If I Needed Someone': the first George Harrison gem. Driven by a simple but beautiful guitar riff and featuring exquisite harmonies, this is one of the highlights of the album, and a clear demonstration of Harrison's development as a songwriter.
'Run For Your Life': another song Lennon disowned, perhaps because of its relatively simplistic lyrics. However, like 'You Can't Do That', Lennon uses the macho posturing as a means to disguise a deep insecurity. One of the more conventional rock songs here, it's quite a forceful way to close the album.
Both 'We Can Work It Out' and 'Day Tripper' were also recorded during these sessions. Both songs match the development on display here, and both would have fitted well on the album.
'Rubber Soul' represents a turning point in The Beatles' sound, and also to an extent their image. While still recognisable as being the work of the Fab Four, the album's more ambitious tracks clearly point the way forward to the more radical experimentation of 'Revolver' and 'Sgt Pepper'. A key, essential part of The Beatles catalogue.
Rubber Soul (Remastered) Poster
The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the Beatles catalogue has seen since its original release.
Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. The newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.
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Rank 'em how you like, Rubber Soul is an undeniable pivot point in the Fab Four's varied discography no matter where, or how, you first heard it. The album was softened up in its original 12-song American edition to jibe with the Dylan/Byrds folk-rock sound, as well as squeeze money from the Parlophone catalog. The 14-song U.K. edition--the version now available on compact disc--is a different, more dynamic, and ultimately more accomplished achievement. So many classics: "Drive My Car" and "Nowhere Man" (both omitted from the U.S. edition) merge the early combustible Beatifics to a burgeoning studio consciousness; "The Word" can be read as a pre-psych warning shot; the sitar-laden "Norwegian Wood" and the evocative "Girl" (the latter written on the last night of the sessions) stand as turning points in John Lennon's oeuvre. George finally emerges too, with the McGuinn-ish "If I Needed Someone." --Don Harrison
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