If they broke up before Rubber Soul they would still have been all time legends. All the albums after is why many consider them the greatest band of all time.
@jnagarya519Ай бұрын
They were ahead of the pack from the beginning. They are considered the greatest because of their evolution from the beginning. I'm beyond fed up with people not listening before "Rubber Soul" -- it took me years to get them to pay attention to anything before "Revolver" -- based on others telling them not to bother. Begin with their first and listen chronologically or you will miss the jumps in their evolution. Having been there for all the new releases: one never knew what to expect, and was invariably surprised and more.
@cuebjАй бұрын
@@jnagarya519 Agreed. A few analysis channels have shown how every song on their first LP was more interesting musically than all the top 10 (maybe top 20) songs in a recent chart. At least one or two (simple) chord changes and more interesting harmonies that what we get in charts now
@gergiglioАй бұрын
The only album I don't like is Beatles for sale but the rest are absolute peak @@jnagarya519
@cheesefunny518819 күн бұрын
Even "my Bonnie album"!
@cheesefunny518819 күн бұрын
Even "my Bonnie album"!
@ParchedPinemartenАй бұрын
finally some love for "wait". one of my fav beatles songs
@bjornerikrothАй бұрын
And it's a Help! leftover. It's another stroke of Beatle magic - they were under tremendous pressure to finish the album and were one track short, and reviving Wait with a few extra overdubs saved them and it fits much better than it would have on Help!
@oneisnone7350Ай бұрын
The older you get the better “In My Life” gets.
@TribodybyViАй бұрын
That's so true and yet John wrote it at such a young age.
@fermisparadox01Ай бұрын
Widely regarded as the best Beatles song ever.
@alexisferreyra1789Ай бұрын
Wise
@beatlesnqueenАй бұрын
It was my favorite Beatles song pretty much as soon as I heard it.
@alexf7377Ай бұрын
As the years go by it becomes more and more people's favourite song. (inc me)
@Azabaxe80Ай бұрын
0:16 - Dear god. The Beatles released five albums (and a good number of singles that were not included in those albums) plus two films, all successful to an unprecedented level, before autumn 1965. If the band had ended right at that moment, their place in popular music history and world culture would have been cemented forever. The song "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" is more responsible for spawning more guitar-centered music groups than any other song, and "Yesterday" redefined what pop music could be. Oh, and did I say that they were commercially successful to a degree that no one had been before? The thing about _Rubber Soul_ is that it started a process of changing people's perception of pop music. To paraphrase Lenny Kaye, with this album The Beatles started making _art_ in a medium that had never been thought of as an art form beforehand. I am bummed that you come into this band backwards, which to a great degree, will hamper your ability to truly understand what the Beatles did and how they influenced the world of music. The stuff they put out between 1963 and the summer of 1965 not only set the stage for what they would do later, but also created the template for what rock music (the guitar-driven kind) would be for decades after. I would not recommend that you follow this with anything they did after, but rather, go back to previous albums like _With The Beatles_ , _A Hard Day's Night_ or _Help!_ . In that order. After those three, listen to _Rubber Soul_ again and you'll get my point. Keep in mind that all these records were made within the frame of two years. You try that today.
@cuebjАй бұрын
Almost perfect comment!
@billymooney133Ай бұрын
YEs yes and yes
@Azabaxe80Ай бұрын
@@cuebj Help me make it perfect.
@wahbro3380Ай бұрын
Not to mention the fact that Yesterday is LITERALLY the most covered song of all time.
@Azabaxe80Ай бұрын
@@wahbro3380 To think that that song has made Yoko Ono more money than anything she herself or her ex-husband ever did.
@joannevincent2035Ай бұрын
Producer George Martin described Rubber Soul as "the first album to present a new, growing Beatles to the world", adding: "For the first time we began to think of albums as art on their own, as complete entities."
@richardctaylor79Ай бұрын
Revolver is the next album and is, in my opinion, where the Beatles really come together as a band and show their musical versatility and lyrical genius.
@Wired4Life2Ай бұрын
And might be the last time, too. After their retreat from touring to become a studio band and through to the end, their work becomes borderline solo with supporting musicians, each hating each other in varying degrees, yet still turning out masterful.
@jnagarya519Ай бұрын
They were together as a band from their stints in Hamburg. And they still had to bust their asses to get a recording contract. Begin at the beginning and listen chronologically in place of talking nonsense.
@richardctaylor79Ай бұрын
@jnagarya519 I have listened to every Beatles album. All their first set of albums were pretty much standard lyrics and riffs (skiffle) and Rubber Soul drew them out of that and they started to experiment a little such as using different instruments (sitar etc.) but it is with Revolver that they bloomed, with production techniques such as reversing, echo and overdub and their first use of a horn section (got to get you into my life). This is what laid the foundation for their sound going forward.
@jnagarya519Ай бұрын
@@richardctaylor79 "All their first set of albums were pretty much standard lyrics and riffs (skiffle)". They stopped playing "skiffle" -- which was a brief fad -- when still teenagers. It would help if you knew their actual history, and help even more knowing the history of music. Their first LP, and much thereafter, was based on Rhythm & Blues (R&B) not "Skiffle". And the covers were typically of Black R&B. They were also fans of "rock and roll" and so-called "rockabilly" (such as Buddy Holly), which were country musicians playing Black music. But you couldn't be bothered with Buddy Holly; you're really into the superficial and "exotic". I suggest with those few tips you actually go back and actually listen to their LPs (and singles) before "Rubber Soul" so you begin to learn how to LISTEN and HEAR instead of rejecting all that out of ERROR. Having grown up during the 1950s, when "rock and roll"/"rockabilly" began, and before that having 1940s 78s and radio for music, I was immersed in all of it. "The Beatles," from the beginning, were ahead of everyone else, and they blew what had become repetitive doldrums -- 15 new "dances" per week -- off the radio and record store shelves. One of their best LPs is "Beatles for Sale" -- which was also a tribute to "rockabilly" Carl Perkins: listen to the lead guitar work throughout. And their performance of Holly's "Words of Love" is extraordinary. But one must learn how to LISTEN and HEAR instead of listening once with the expectations of those who told you not to bother because they don't listen and hear either. AND that LP showed both where they'd come from -- don't bother to listen to the "Live at the BBC" recordings, which are an official release because you'll not only hear kick-ass live band but also learn their sources -- but also where they were headed. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" and "Eight Days a Week" are far from being "standard lyrics". Listen CLOSELY and you'll hear the beginnings of "Rubber Soul". They didn't know how to read music, didn't know the "rules," so were experimenting all along. They wrote from feel for the ear, not from or for the "intellect". And with "Revolver" and thereafter they were a studio band. But what do you care about any of that: there was no history before you were born, and you were born knowing it all -- so what's to learn?
@richardctaylor79Ай бұрын
@@jnagarya519 Like I said, I've listened to All the Beatles albums and you are right in part. Yes they were trying to be and RnB band with Rock and Rockabilly leanings, but worked away from that style to incorporate psychedelia, Rock, orchestral and numerous other genres and production styles that all started with them taking more control over the final product in producing the music alongside Martin. This started with the recording of Revolver including back mastering of guitars, varispeeding etc. and as McCartney said himself "There are sounds that nobody else has done yet, I mean nobody, ever." And to think that I've never heard anything else from this era... Buddy Holly and The Crickets? Are you kidding me? They were so seriously influential that someone wrote a certain song about the air crash that killed him along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Boppa.... Do you want your American Pie served alongside your slice of humble pie...
@kevinpolito1529Ай бұрын
A thing to know is that this was recorded on a 4-track machine. All-analog. Vocalists in a circle singing into a single mic. They came from arranging and performing live and perfecting balance in live performance. Little or no sweetening available. Reverb done with echo rooms.
@BCADBCADАй бұрын
Hoping this is the start of a Beatles marathon! Trust me as someone who only started listening to the Beatles last year after thinking they were some boring 60’s boy band. Pretty much Every album from rubber soul to abbey road is a classic and amazing
@jnagarya519Ай бұрын
Go back to the beginning and listen to what you've been told to ignore. "Rubber Soul" didn't come out of nowhere. One of their best is "Beatles for Sale" -- which kids disparage because it includes some covers. What those who dismiss it miss is the fact that it showed both where they had come from, and where they were headed. In sum: learn how to LISTEN and HEAR what is there, instead of "listening" in keeping with others specious expectations.
@phen277Ай бұрын
@@jnagarya519 Agreed. The Beatles didn't just appear in 1965. Some of the best rock-n-roll had already been played and recorded by them in 1963 and 1964. They were the masters of musical evolution.
@jnagarya519Ай бұрын
@@phen277 They began on radio before they had their recording contract. And the "Live at the BBC" recordings show both their sources and that they were a kick-ass band. But those youngsters who were born knowing it all haven't anything to learn about or from anything before "Rubber Soul" -- and it took me years to persuade them to listen to "Rubber Soul" because, in their vastly superior knowledge, they only listened to "Revolver" and "Abbey Road". Still, "Beatles for Sale" is one of their very best -- up there with "Rubber Soul," which latter has greater emotional depth than "Revolver".
@MsAppassionataАй бұрын
@@jnagarya519 “No Reply” is one of my all time favorites of theirs (from”Beatles For Sale”).
@robopechaАй бұрын
what?? the fist albums are what i think of when i think of the beatles. its all that matters. i never heard of anyone dismissing them. that is just weird and gross.
@tomeisenmenger7048Ай бұрын
Their third album, A Hard Day's Night, is considered to be among their best AND one of their most important, as it was the first LP to feature absolutely no covers.
@alioflyАй бұрын
The only album where every track is Lennon/McCartney
@saltyandthebeefcracker4863Ай бұрын
It might be the best Pop Album of all Time.
@mauriciovargas3913Ай бұрын
@@saltyandthebeefcracker4863 I am voting YEs on that. Someone do the polling!!!!!
@mauriciovargas3913Ай бұрын
AHDN is indeed wonderful. 13 excellent tracks.
@davidschecter5247Ай бұрын
Once you hear one of their songs, it's stuck in your brain forever. Brilliant songwriters. Things aren't so much "loose" as you are used to mechanically put-together songs with auto-tune. These are real musicians playing together and not being "tweaked" digitally until all the humanity has been sucked out of the music. Nobody freaked out when "Run for Your Life" came out. It was just great music. Nobody got upset about the lyrics. As you said, nobody took it seriously. The reason these songs remind you of so many other songs you're more familiar with is because The Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds, Stones, Zeppelin, Who, Kinks, and other bands of the time influenced all the bands after them, and then the bands after them influenced the ones after them. There's not a lot new under the Sun. It's new to many listeners, but we "old-timers" heard a lot of the "cutting-edge" stuff today when it was first done 50 and 60 years ago.
@brandonhiebert2012Ай бұрын
White Album would be an amazing reaction!
@taragreenetarotastroАй бұрын
It is an Indian sitar George Harrison got inspired by Ravi Shankar, a famous classical sitar player; sitar means music of the stars.
@sourisvoleur4854Ай бұрын
This is really the turning point in their career, music-wise. Everything before is of a piece; with this album, they came into their own and they worked on making each song different from all others. . Great reaction video. I really felt with your reaction that I was hearing it again for the first time. Thank you for this gift.
@milothecat4530Ай бұрын
You should definitely listen to Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's and the White Album as well!
@bernardosanchez9303Ай бұрын
In My Life has a lot of streams mainly by the simple and yet profound and relatable the lyrics are, it captures life, love and nostalgia in a very accurate and simple form, not all songs are carried by the sound, words can carry a song a long way.
@kben036Ай бұрын
My friend performed In My Life at my mother's funeral. It's a song that means so much to many.
@fab4lvr282Ай бұрын
Makes me tear up every time I hear it. I love it so much.
@cjmacq-vg8umАй бұрын
one thing cool about the beatles is their evolution from their leather wearing, racous live shows in hamburg and at the cavern, to mega-pop-stars causing a global sensation to innovators and leaders in turning r&r into a true art form. from their first album to their last the beatles were always experimenting. each album is distinct and different from the last. their first album was basically a live performance recorded in one 10 hour session. their 2nd album captured the true sound of "beatlmania" that infected the youth throughout the world. and each album that followed was a journey in a different direction. there was truly something MAGICAL about those 4 liverpool lads. thanks for the video.
@gsparkmanАй бұрын
Abby Road to Rubber Soul? My friend, you’re working backwards. It’s not hard to appreciate the Beatles, but to witness their growth and change over the years is a phenomenal experience. In other words, don’t sleep on their earlier albums. Prior to the release of Revolver (their next album) the Beatles already had 13 #1 hits in the U.S. The short songs were because radio at the time wouldn’t play records longer the 2-3 minutes. The thing to remember is that the music landscape of the early 60s was much different by today’s standards, or even standards of of the 60s just a few years later; and the Beatles were a big reason for the change. When the Beatles stopped touring and focused more on their studio work their music became more complex and sophisticated. The album Revolver is where this truly begins. But to note this it is best to be familiar with their earlier work, and then go forwards from there. Their earlier work may be simpler and more “poppy” compared to later productions (they were getting established, writing and recording multiple albums per year while touring with live performances), but two things always stood out in comparison to their contemporaries: the singing (all four members were were featured), and their melodies- from the very beginning these stood out and are still memorable. John, Paul and George have written some of the most memorable and covered songs of the 20th century. I’d like to see more of your Beatles reactions. I think both you and your followers would enjoy it more if treated chronologically.
@JohnnyC60Ай бұрын
Well stated! Absolutely best to start at Please Please Me (better yet, Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You) and go forward to understand and fully appreciate the gravity of their individual and collective genius!
@iansonofthor_Ай бұрын
Abbey Road is the best closer to any music career I've ever seen.
@heinrichvonАй бұрын
This is proof of how someone who comes to this music in near-total ignorance can give you a fresh take on the songs, even if you've heard them literally hundreds of times. He keeps talking about the band being *loose* and I realize that that looseness and spontaneity are among the main charms of this landmark album. He also talks about the *abrasiveness* of some of the tracks, and I realize that that abrasive quality complements the restrained tone of the great ballads. So though this guy knows next to nothing about the most important band in history, he has paradoxically added to my appreciation of them.
@stlmopoet26 күн бұрын
Beatles being considered loose comes from reviewer’s being in a generation where all vocals are auto tuned, snapped to an exact pitch, and none of the music has any shift in meter/rhythm. Drums often synthetic and playing true metronome beat.
@kend1964Ай бұрын
Your mind will be blown when you get to songs like "A Day in the Life". 😊 Have fun with your continued discovery of the Beatles!
@imkluuАй бұрын
In 2000, "In My Life" was voted the best pop song of the 20th century.
@troubleondemand7703Ай бұрын
It's kind of a shame that you started at the end of their career and worked back, but I get it. One of the most fascinating things about The Beatles is how much they grew and transformed as artists in the 8 years they recorded together. The Progression from Love Me Do to a song like I Am The Walrus is pretty incredible.
@DanDecibelАй бұрын
Worth noticing with the mix, they were still trying to figure how to mix things in Stereo, as that was new at the time. That's why the placements in the mix are a bit unusual
@MyComedyStore17 күн бұрын
I'm surprised John didn't have 20 seconds of silence at the beginning of the song "Wait". That would have been epic.
@IvorPresentsАй бұрын
It will grow on you, short tracks more playtime on the radio. Fantastic album, even John regretted Run for your life. I recall my French teacher started every class playing , Michelle.
@anthonyleclaire493Ай бұрын
ALL their albums were great! It's quite a journey to listen from beginning to end and see how they changed. Amazing journey!
@neilhamilton7487Ай бұрын
You do realise that by this album, they had 11 NO.1 world wide hits
@michaelbriefs9764Ай бұрын
Rubber Soul is a classic Beatles record but it's not, by any means, their first "well known" record! But, this is part of the process of you learning your way and carrying on (after Abbey Road) your journey of discovery with the greatest Rock/Pop band of all time. Onward and upward, my friend!
@stevebills5716Ай бұрын
That made me laugh out loud. No judgement - we're all exposed to different music etc. But the idea that RS was/is the first "well known" Beatles album.. 🙂
@michaelbriefs9764Ай бұрын
Great reaction. Good call connecting bands like The Smiths and Radiohead to The Beatles. And don't be too hard on "What Goes On". For the most part, each Beatles album has at least one Ringo-song -- Ringo is the drummer -- and he would always choose a song that was near to his heart. He loved Country music from the 1950s and that's why did decided to use his feature spot on "Beatles For Sale", "Help!" and "Rubber Soul" to sing (while he played drums) a Country selection. But I hear you; I'm not the biggest fan of this "old-school" Country music. That said, I am a drummer, and I can tell you that Ringo's drumming on those Country tunes they did was always impeccable and super-tight! "What Goes On" is a Beatles-Rhythm section - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr -- showcase! Incredibly dialed in. Anyway, keep going with your reaction to Beatles albums! Please check out "A Hard Day's Night"!! It came out as a soundtrack to their first film, and it is a WALL OF SOUND!! The energy and swagger on that album is amazing!! Crazy-good album!
@Fatherjohn7627 күн бұрын
Grew up in the 80s with all the Beatles records playing in our family home so they’re in my DNA. Except Rubber Soul. That was the only original vinyl my parents didn’t own. Over ten years later in the mid 90s, age 18, a girlfriend lent me the cassette and I experienced a Beatles album fresh for the first and only time as an adult. Rubber Soul is my favourite Beatles album cos it’s the only one I came to on my own terms. Also, it’s a stoned pop masterpiece so there’s that
@ronrago2696Ай бұрын
Rubber Soul was my first Beatles album, given to me by a girl that liked me right after it was released. It changed my life. You are so lucky to have this journey ahead of you. enjoy!
@johndavids4780Ай бұрын
Just put a metronome on these tracks and you will find that there aren't slowdowns. Ringo had the best timing of any drummer of the era. It is all technique.
@vintagedrummer79Ай бұрын
I’m a massive fan of Ringo and the Beatles but this statement isn’t true. “You Won’t See Me” slows down significantly by the end of the song. Numerous Beatles songs did that. Listen to how much Slower “Rain” is by the end. Ringo had incredible feel and excellent time but was not a metronome. I think that’s a good thing.
@RigsbySmith18 күн бұрын
Fwiw, Michelle slows down deliberately, Macca has said he wanted it to slow at the end like Edith Piath’s biggest hit did but they didn’t go far enough with it.
@hungfaoАй бұрын
Previous albums set standards others tried to keep up with, but were essentially still wedged in the so-called 'pop' genre. They didn't stray too much from what would be considered acceptable airplay. They were also constantly touring which forced them to write in hotel rooms or whenever they could find the time. When they arrived at the studio to record this album, they were on a very brief sabbatical from touring but really hadn't written much. So, this was kind of rush job of sorts. However, the one thing they did have was more studio savvy and clout. Recognized as guaranteed hit-makers, they were starting to get more freedom to experiment. This album was a departure. They were very adept at doing this. This album is widely considered to be their pot album which may account for the overall vibe. The timings were stretched just like the album cover. It is also considered to be their first true masterpiece. It must be noted here that back then, the standard was to have one or two tracks that would be potential hits and then simply other tracks. The Beatles were good at producing whole albums of potential hits. So when this album came with every track having that potential, it raised the bar quite a bit for other artists to follow. 'What Goes On' was kind of a throwaway. It was a chance for young Ringo to have a track. John and Paul would write one up on purpose that he could sing. Their next album 'Revolver' raised the bar yet again as they began to edge into psychedelia.
@commentatronАй бұрын
4:54 You have discovered the sound of music before AutoTune and quantizing stripped it of it's humanity.
@danduntz2539Ай бұрын
Make sure and listen to Revolver next. It’s a bit more adventurous and is commonly considered the bookend to Rubber Soul.
@kevinpolito1529Ай бұрын
The Beatles spent years doing live gigs. They were TIGHT before they ever went into a studio.
@marionrosmith1696Ай бұрын
Exactly. They were touring dance halls, cinemas and theatres in the UK long before America heard of them, and played a huge number of gigs in Liverpool and Hamburg before that. They honed their craft before they got into a recording studio and certainly before the Ed Sullivan appearance.
@papercup2517Ай бұрын
That's actually George attempting to play the sitar on Norwegian Wood! IIR the story correctly, he'd seen the exotic looking instrument in a shop in London and, intrigued, gone straight in and bought it. At this point he had no knowledge of Indian music techniques or theory and just started off playing it as if it was a big, whiney guitar - and that's what we hear on NW. Eager to learn more he travelled to India and was able to take lessons from the great Ravi Shankar and his pupils, where he began to learn more about the philosophy and culture behind it all. That was the start of his lifelong journey into Eastern mysticism, and arguably the beginning of the mass popularisation in the West of Eastern practices like yoga and meditation as well as the Indian-influenced music, fashion, etc of the hippie era/ Woodstock generation. Some other tracks where George displays his developing skills with Indian instruments and arrangements are Love You To (from Revolver) and Within You Without You (from Sgt Pepper).
@christophermilroy5198Ай бұрын
If I Needed Someone is so underrated
@Philliben1991Ай бұрын
The best intro to any song ever is 'Drive My Car'. Guitar. Bass. Weird Drums. Song. All in 4 seconds. Simple but brilliant.
@jnagarya519Ай бұрын
"The Beatles" kicked the door down and made possible all that followed.
@peytonwilliams3107Ай бұрын
That tone on the Nowhere Man solo is one of the bands first studio experiments. They wanted a Ton of treble on it, so they maxed out the treble on the track the solo was recorded on, plugged that into another recording track and maxed the treble, then did it again. This album is a perfect blend of the band’s early pop music and their upcoming mastery of the studio, cool that you picked up on one of the biggest examples of that.
@imkluuАй бұрын
Before around 1966, most songs were under 3:30 minutes to fit on the 45 RPM singles, and be easy to schedule on the radio. Around '66 many groups started making longer tracks for albums. There were exceptions but that is why the tracks on this album are short.
@sleeper9Ай бұрын
You’ve GOT to listen to revolver next (and of course all of the rest of the albums in order lol). Girl is definitely my personal favorite off this album I love the way john sings it
@sleeper9Ай бұрын
Their early albums are also very fun to listen to imo. Perhaps not as sophisticated musically but very fun songs. They were famous from their first album onward. By A Hard Days Night they were the most famous people in the world (literally)
@vincenttiggelman4978Ай бұрын
These records have to be heard in their original mono mix. Those were the ones that the Beatles themselves cared for the most.
@davidmarsden9800Ай бұрын
To get some context see the video of Eight Days a Week at the Shea Stadium in 1965 and focus on the shots of the crowd reactions to see the scale of their worldwide popularity just a the year before the release of Rubber Soul or the videos of them on the Ed Sullivan Show just after they arrived in the US for the first time.
@BobbyNuttАй бұрын
Revolver is a must! Absolutely amazing
@crisjunfan2139Ай бұрын
Nobody back in the day was freaked out by “Run For Your Life.” It’s today that people freak out, as is evident by your thinking it was creepy. No one then took it seriously in any way. It’s only in this hyper sensitive time that people take everything so deadly seriously. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer was another dark song about a guy who goes around murdering people with a hammer. But people then had no problem understanding that this was just dark humor in song form.
@XKenny7728 күн бұрын
What's craziest about the Beatles is that in the space of about five years, they went from being the Backstreet Boys to being Radiohead. In just seven years, they produced 11 full albums. They become the world's first studio band after they realised it was more fun to create in the studio than go deaf trying to hear themselves at gigs. Rubber Soul is where the change really begins. The style of songs is a lot more varied and interesting then before, and there's the beginnings of some technological experimentation and some unusual instrumentation. It's such a great pop record, but just so much more sophisticated than anything their peers were doing at the time.
@carlo76adslАй бұрын
I recommend to listen this album in mono. Especially for listening to headphones. Mono was king in early to mid 60s.
@JC20XXАй бұрын
9:30 prophetic inhale
@DavidHeslop-o2vАй бұрын
You must remember that the early Beatles albums were released in mono and were mixed for mono release. We didn't hear instruments on the left and vocals on the right. The perfect mix and experience is in mono.
@lesliethomas5361Ай бұрын
Great reaction, great album and I love the rain through your window.
@jlouis4407Ай бұрын
This needs to be listened to in mono like all their pre-1968 music
@isaacc7Ай бұрын
“They must have freaked out” nah, it was a standard blues trope. A few years later Hendrix did well with Hey Joe with a similar topic. This was a throwback to the music they grew up with but with a Beatles twist. What goes on is a cover made to give Ringo a track on the album. He liked a lot of country music. That’s why it has kind of a corny flavor to it, it was lifted right out of pop country. You mentioned the psychedelic vibe, the next album Revolver gives us a full blown song before jumping into the deep end on subsequent albums.
@ju210169Ай бұрын
Enjoying your enjoyment ! In which state do you live ? Here in western europe it started snowing only like 3 or 4 days ago 😂
@johnandrews3151Ай бұрын
New sub😮Anne Murray/You Won't See Me. This cover of You Won't See Me became a #1 hit on the Billboard Singles Chart. Anne makes this song all her own by putting her own slant on the tune.😊
@Xx2-e5l3 күн бұрын
You commented on In My Life with musical construct. But as great as the music is, it’s the lyrics that truly makes it of the most cherished songs of all time. Just a thought.
@matthewbartlett3442Ай бұрын
This is very specific but Ringo’s hi-hat work on “you won’t see me” is one of my favorite performances of his. Reminds me of the groove during the talk box solo in “do you feel like we do” by Peter Frampton. Which would be amazing to react to either just that song or the whole “Frampton comes Alive” album!
@gregjohnson727023 күн бұрын
It was a sitar along with a guitar on Norwegian Wood and I think there is sitar on If I Needed Someone.
@JaySpanglerАй бұрын
Nice reaction! More Beatles please :)
@rodriguez63Ай бұрын
The best Band ever...good morning
@fabiogaspariniАй бұрын
"What's Goes On" was just a vehicle for Ringo to sing. They always has done that on their albums. And "Run For Your Life", some of the confusions of Lennon's personality put in a song, only used to compose the numbers of tracks on a vinyl LP in 1965. Everything else is a masterpiece and kind of the last effort of The Beatles really working together, I mean, before egos started cracking their juvenile's unity. You see that by all those tight vocal harmonies. You got to transport yourself to that era, when music were short, made for 33 LPs, 45 Singles and mono radio. You are hearing a "strange" stereo masterization of 2009 that was not the first intention. Rubber Soul was produced to be heard in Mono.
@joaotfrancoАй бұрын
Rubber Soul is my favourite album of all time. Interesting reaction. Can't lie I wasn't expecting a way better reaction to In My Life, speacially to the lyrics. But yeah, it touches people in different ways
@chrystallkurts3914Ай бұрын
George was interested in eastern thought and instruments, like the sitar. I believe, it's the main instrument in, Within You Without You on SGT, Pepper.
@bruce-e-bonusАй бұрын
Pretty fair for a first time listen. Good job. Radiohead's Let Down has always reminded me of If I Needed Someone (both songs I'm not overly keen on, on albums I love - that's personal taste for you). And speaking of the placing of the vocals vs instruments, I'm still hopeful for the remix of this album (though a bunch got done on the 62-66 red remixes). This is probably my 3rd favourite Beatles album, no point naming the other 2. Do more Beatles!
@andrewcunningham5622Ай бұрын
You have a good understanding of music. Really like your analysis thank u
@otisdylan9532Ай бұрын
That's one of my 2 favorite Beatles albums, the other being Revolver. In 1965 and earlier, almost all rock artists kept their songs in the 2-3 minute range. The unusual sound that you heard in "Norwegian Wood" was a sitar. I say the Beatles also made fine album before Rubber Soul, especially A Hard Day's Night, but yes, Rubber Soul showed an increased sophistication over what their albums had been before that.
@philowens7680Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your honest reaction. The five studio albums before this one .... and the dozen or so singles also released before *Rubber Soul* that aren't on albums ,,, are also excellent, and ground breaking. They are the foundation of the female fan hysteria called *Beatlemania*. The reason the song "In My Life" is so popular is because of the lyrics. For example, it will be played at my funeral.
@markcollins1497Ай бұрын
They were absolutely huge at the time before rubber soul came It’s just that the music that’s really resonated with people to the present day kind of began around the time of RS
@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276Ай бұрын
I’m just here to read the comments from the same guys that post the same comments on every Beatles reaction video. Basically a bunch of elder GenX saying “you kids these days don’t know anything about the Beatles!”
@breakfastatmilliwaysАй бұрын
Rubber soul is my favorite album of all time. I largely agreed with your opinions on it. 😂
@michaelflanagan6583Ай бұрын
The 'guitar' on 'Norwegian Wood' is a sitar. George had just discovered Indian music at the time.
@NoMoreMrNice25 күн бұрын
I know you said you were hearing the voice on one side and the instruments on the other. Hopefully if they release the super deluxe version in 2025, the songs will be remixed with the voices more centered and the instruments more evenly distributed, just they did with the previous remixes. Should sound great with headphones.
@jeffreyhinkley465122 күн бұрын
My absolute favorite Beatles album
@livtoskateАй бұрын
This is the first album where it felt like they took a big step forward musically and lyrically. Revolver is a MASSIVE step forward though and probably their best album imo. Just make sure when you listen to Revolver and any of the albums after, listen to the new mixes. Revolver probably benefits the most from it but all the albums sound fuller and richer in the new mixes.
@louisme5411Ай бұрын
Interesting perspective, thanks!
@randsimon1313Ай бұрын
I was 10 when the Beatles hit with "Love Me Do" in 1963, and was a Junior in high school when they broke up in 1970. I literally grew up with the Beatles and the music explosion that followed. I know every note, every vocal bend of every song from Rubber Soul through Let It Be, and I never tried once, it was all through the magic of osmosis, and because they were so GREAT! I appreciate your song reviews, keep up the good work! Nobody mentions Yellow Submarine as a recommendation much because the other albums are better, but it is very underrated in my opinion, and I'd like to see your review of that one. "Hey Bulldog" a Lennon rocker, and "It's All Too Much" a Harrison psychedelic journey, are two standouts from it.
@aquamarine99911Ай бұрын
I'm watching this after his Revolver reaction. I'm surprised he didn't mention that Drake sampled the "I love yous" from "Michelle" for "Champagne Poetry".
@richardbeaton7324Ай бұрын
Check out their first two albums man. Yeah a fair few covers on them but they're really rocking. Also A Hard Days Night is a great album. ( No covers )
@chrisdelisle3954Ай бұрын
You were ready to hate on "In My Life?" Might I suggest embracing popular tunes. As others have alluded to, every album they released before this was at the vanguard of rock and roll at the time it was released. They might not get as many discussions in reaction-ville out here, but they were all amazing at the time of their release(s) and still are. It's just that from Rubber Soul onward, the Beatles' growth took them to heights unimagined.
@donnythompson9233Ай бұрын
A note on the short song lengths… Keep in mind that, at the time, AM radio was still king in America when it came to playing popular music (FM did exist, but it wasn’t typically a format that played commercial/pop/rock music, and it wasn’t until the later 60’s that it would start playing popular music)… And AM radio would very rarely (if at all) play songs that were over 3 minutes in length… why, you ask? 😉 Well, for a couple reasons: The first, was the limitation of the media itself, as 45 rpm vinyl records, or “singles” were what most stations played, but 45’s could only hold so much music in terms of time/length…which was around 3 min max; because of the small size of the record, anything longer than 3 min would degrade the fidelity of the audio. The second reason, is that AM radio stations relied heavily on revenue from advertisers (and still do), and stations needed to be able to provide enough air time in each hour in order to play the commercials that the advertisers had purchased time for… and, stations also needed to dedicate anywhere between 5-10 minutes every hour for both local and network news, too. FWIW 😊
@CharCharBinks80Ай бұрын
Listen bro you gotta listen to the Texas Jerusalem crossroads by lift to experience it’s actually one of the only 10/10 albums I could genuinely give it’s actually fcking amazing. DONT JUDGE IT BY THE COVER
@tyyr3605Ай бұрын
It's exciting to discover new perspectives on an album with someone who is listening to it for the first time. It's enriching. It would be cool if you could give Sgt. Pepper, Revolver and White Album a listen (and maybe even their first one, Please Please Me, for contrast). Just make sure they're the Giles Martin Remixed versions.
@ryanodom7720Ай бұрын
It’s remarkable how much each album progresses from here while they were making 2 albums per year. That’s true of music in the 60s in general but the Beatles are a great filter to see those changes through.
@IntoTheSky19Ай бұрын
Agree with the prior comments on In My Life. And it's so concise! Bruce Springsteen put on a 3-hour Broadway show to say what Lennon does in this 2-3 minute song.
@markearnestfromreno613Ай бұрын
Yep, this is really the record where they started to push against the moptop formula stuff, and with more modern soul and folk influences, not to mention starting to bring what became psychedelia into the mix. And yeah, the singing! One of the best of theirs in that regard. Great assessment as always, Dave.
@t8tertotspАй бұрын
If you look at the length of the Beatles number 1 singles, most are very short (~2 mins)- it wasn’t until later in their career that they would start making longer tracks
@kevinwhiteside280215 күн бұрын
Remember Dave no auto tune and the albums were made in very short time frames with minimum takes
@patricedamseaux7771Ай бұрын
In the early sixties the standard length of a song to be played on the radio was between 2 minutes 30 and 3 minutes.
@junkersish9 күн бұрын
only 2 songs I would have on repeat here...The Word and Girl. More than 2 on some of their previous albums namely Hard Days Night, Help and Beatles for Sale
@charlyW34Ай бұрын
Something to consider...as iconic as these albums have become, for good reason, the songs as we hear them were never tour tested prior to recording. John, Paul and also George, would bring songs to the studio, sometimes not even completed, and they would be learned and recorded for all time in a day or 2 at most. I absolutely agree the off the cuff sound of many of these classics is what gives them a humanity and appeal that modern pop rock simply can't match. And it's best that we don't even discuss the scourge of infinite tracking and auto tune. This entire album is a spectacular capture of an era, and points the way to several more eras. It's a BEAT album at it's heart, but also it also speaks directly to what we now know as folk rock. And, for 1965, incredibly prescient regarding the summer of '67. For me, "the Word" is the cornerstone of the album. 4 piece combo rock at it's most pure and direct with a lyric that can not be mangled, misinterpreted or belittled. It's pretty much an 11th commandment.
@riladan3462Ай бұрын
white album please, my fav album
@jrdlabsАй бұрын
Many of these songs have been recently remixed, with centered vocals and tighter bass.
@MikeytheGeek7711Ай бұрын
The reason you never heard of their earlier albums is because albums were basically just collections of singles until The Beatles turned albums into a thing. It used to be all about singles.
@thewaysofnatureАй бұрын
While you can't hear this album in real-time, you can still appreciate its essence. Listen to contemporary music from that era, as well as songs slightly ahead of its time. Additionally, research the global context and events surrounding its release to deepen your understanding
@infolover_6822 күн бұрын
Rubber Soul and Revolver (1966) herald the arrival of Symphonic Rock and the advent of heavy metal. Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band was about to emerge in 1967!!
@richardmartin9565Ай бұрын
To appreciate The Beatles you probably have to start from the beginning. It wasnt just about the songs, but the band as well.
@avidormar9246Ай бұрын
One of the best albums of the beatles!
@nathan43082Ай бұрын
Sadly, the remix for Rubber Soul has not yet been released, but you really should consider listening to the remixes that came out recently for the rest of your reactions. They fixed the awful panning issues back in the day which were a result of the stereo mixes being nothing more than afterthoughts and not much consideration given to them.
@jmcccand733614 күн бұрын
Back in those early days radio stations would limit songs to be played less than 3 minutes, eventually that all changed!