Back after a long absence, in between other writing and musical activities.
Back after a long absence, in between other writing and musical activities.
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"Rubber Soul" is the first of a trilogy - one of the three essential Beatles albums which 99% of fans and music historians rightly regard as their best, and which they never surpassed in the final years. Which was the very best of these - this, "Revolver", or "Sergeant Pepper" - is down to personal opinion, though there's little to choose between them. Me, I'll sit on the fence... In "Nowhere Man" and "In My Life", John Lennon penned two of his most timeless introspective songs, while on "Norwegian Wood" George Harrison introduced the sitar to Western pop/rock for the first time, and the bilingual "Michelle" rapidly became one of their most covered songs, at one stage second only to "Yesterday". John, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr shared writing credits on the jaunty country "What Goes On", a revamped song initially written by John a few years earlier, and George contributed the distinctive "Think For Yourself" and "If I Needed Someone". It's interesting, and significant, that nearly all the songs on this album have been covered by many other artists; the Overlanders, the St Louis Union, the Hollies, and David & Jonathan enjoyed hits with their own versions within a few months of the album's appearance, while Bryan Ferry chose "You Won't See Me" for his first solo album, and "Drive My Car" resurfaced in the mid-70s as a disco smash and even a Radio 1 travel news jingle.
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Rank 'em how you like,Rubber Soulis an undeniable pivot point in the Fab Four's varied ... more
discography no matter where, or how, you first heard it. So many classics: "Drive My Car" and "Nowhere Man" merge the early combustible Beatifics to a burgeoning stu...
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Rank 'em how you like,Rubber Soulis an undeniable pivot point in the Fab Four's varied ... more
discography no matter where, or how, you first heard it. So many classics: "Drive My Car" and "Nowhere Man" merge the early combustible Beatifics to a burgeoning stu...
Postage & Packaging: £1.21 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Rank 'em how you like, Rubber Soul is an undeniable pivot point in the Fab Four's varied ... more
discography no matter where, or how, you first heard it. So many classics: "Drive My Car" and "Nowhere Man" merge the early combustible Beatifics to a burgeoning s...
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Rank 'em how you like,Rubber Soulis an undeniable pivot point in the Fab Four's varied ... more
discography no matter where, or how, you first heard it. So many classics: "Drive My Car" and "Nowhere Man" merge the early combustible Beatifics to a burgeoning stu...
Postage & Packaging: £1.21 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Many of the Beatles best songs, new sounds like fuzz bass and sitar, cool cover Disadvantages: I'm Looking Through You gets on my nerves. It's not horrible, though
Advantages: Many of the Beatles best songs, new sounds like fuzz bass and sitar, cool cover Disadvantages: I'm Looking Through You gets on my nerves. It's not horrible, though
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