Rubber Soul Analysis

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‘Rubber Soul” is a great album because it can help people who are in some difficult situation or if they are feeling lonely. It can remind people of loved ones that they lost, give them strength and encourage them because they know that they have someone who is watching from the sky. Also, songs are filled with inspirational meanings that can uplift someone’s mood.
Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by English rock band the Beatles. The album consisted 14 songs, John and Paul wrote 11 songs, George wrote two and the last one was written by Lennon, Starkey and McCartney. Rubber Soul was produced by George Martin. It unites a mix of 1960s soul, pop, and folk music styles. It was released on 3 December 1965. The album's name comes from the term plastic soul, which popular African American soul musicians used to describe Mick Jagger, a white musician singing soul music.
“I think the title ‘Rubber Soul’ came from a comment an old blues guy had said of Jagger. I’ve heard some out-takes of us doing ‘I’m Down’ (from June 14th, 1965) and at the front of it I’m chatting on about Mick. I’m saying how I’d just read about an old bloke in the States who said, ‘Mick Jagger, man. Well you know they’re good – but it’s plastic soul.’ So ‘plastic soul’ was the germ of the ‘Rubber Soul’ idea.” In fact, at the end of the first take of “I’m Down” the tape …show more content…

But the Beatles' earlier sound isn't missing either the guitars, the harmonics and other instruments can be heard on songs like "You Won't See Me" or "If I needed Someone". There were two songs about girls, "Michelle" and "Girl". "Michelle" was an incredible ballad from McCartney with French overtones. "Girl" was a more German sounding written by Lennon. Paul McCartney started to use a new way of bass playing that can't be unnoticed while

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