The Beatles: RUBBER SOUL
Rubber Soul and its pre-psychedelic era mix of 1960s pop, soul, and folk could seem tame, even quaint on a cursory listen. But it's arguably the most important artistic leap in the Beatles' career - the signpost that signaled a shift away from Beatlemania and the heavy demands of teen pop, toward more introspective, adult subject matter. It's also the record that started them on their path toward the valuation of creating studio records over live performance. If nothing else, it's the record on which their desire for artistic rather than commercial ambition took center stage - a radical idea at a time when the success of popular music was measured in sales and quantity rather than quality. The Beatles' first undisputed masterpiece is their quietest and most folky record.
Tracklist:
1.Drive My Car 2.Norwegian Wood (The Bird Has Flown) 3.You Won't See Me 4.Nowhere Man 5.Think For Yourself 6.The Word 7.Michelle 8.What Goes On 9.Girl 10.I'm Looking Through You 11.In My Life 12.Wait 13.If I Needed Someone 14.Run For Your Life
Lineup:
John Lennon - lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm, acoustic and lead guitars, organ on "Think For Yourself", tambourine, Paul McCartney - lead, harmony and backing vocals, bass, acoustic and lead guitars, piano; maracas, George Harrison - lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, sitar on "Norwegian Wood", maracas, tambourine, Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine, maracas, cowbell, bells, cymbals, Hammond organ on "I'm Looking Through You", lead vocals on "What Goes On". Additional musicians: George Martin - production, mixing, piano on "In My Life", harmonium on "The Word" and "If I Needed Someone", Mal Evans - Hammond organ on "You Won't See Me"