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I Beatles appartengono certamente alla storia del costume degli anni '60, ma i loro meriti musicali sono quantomeno dubbi.
I Beatles furono quattro musicisti mediocri che cantavano ancora canzoni melodiche di tre minuti (le stesse che si facevano da decenni) in un'era in cui la musica rock tentava di spingersi al di là di quel formato (un formato originariamente dovuto alle limitazioni tecniche del 78 giri). I Beatles furono la quintessenza del "mainstream", assimilando nel formato della canzone melodica le innovazioni che venivano man mano proposte dalla musica rock. "Rubber Soul" (dicembre 1965) completò la transizione dal 45 giri all'album e dal Mersey sound al folk-rock.
L'influenza dei 'Byrds' è fortissima. (If I Needed Someone e` un omaggio esplitico, che usa anche un riff di Jim McGuinn). I rock and roll di Drive My Car e Run For Your Life, il piglio esotico di Norwegian Wood (una litania alla David Crosby accompagnata dal sitar, già usato dagli Yardbirds, e forse a imitazione di ciò che avevano fatto pochi mesi prima i Kinks con See My Friends), la pallida psichedelia di Nowhere Man e Rain (con backward vocals, ma ispirata a Eight Miles High, che era entrata in classifica qualche mese prima) spazzolano un repertorio armonico relativamente ampio per i loro standard.
Per quanto i Beatles cercassero il successo nel mondo del rock and roll, era evidente che riuscivano meglio nel vecchio mondo della canzone melodica. Le tenere Girl e, soprattutto, Michelle (uno dei loro classici "lenti" d'atmosfera, per sola chitarra ritmica, coro e basso melodico, nello stile dei gruppi vocali degli anni '50) erano davvero eccellenti nel loro genere, anche se ai tempi vennero considerate "minori" in virtù del fatto che non vantavano ritmo e volume.
Concludendo, "Rubber Soul" è sicuramente uno dei migliori album dei Beatles, ma la vera musica è da ricercare in altre band.
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01 Drive My Car (02:21)
Asked a girl what she wanted to be
She said baby can't you see
I wanna be famous, a star of the screen
But you can do something in between
Baby, you can drive my car
Yes, I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I'll love you
I told that girl that my prospects were good
And she said baby it's understood
Working for peanuts is all very fine
But I can show you a better time
Baby, you can drive my car
Yes, I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I'll love you
Beep beep mm beep beep, yeah
Baby, you can drive my car
Yes, I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I'll love you
I told that girl I could start right away
And she said listen baby I've got something to say
I got no car and it's breaking my heart
But I've found a driver and that's a start
Baby, you can drive my car
Yes, I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I'll love you
Beep beep mm beep beep, yeah
Beep beep mm beep beep, yeah
Beep beep mm beep beep, yeah
02 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (02:05)
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me...
She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere,
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine.
We talked until two and then she said, It's time for bed.
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh.
I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath
And when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown
So I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian wood.
04 Nowhere Man (02:44)
He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere man, please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere man, The world is at your command
Ah, la, la, la, la
He's as blind as he can be
Just sees what he wants to see
Nowhere man, can you see me at all
Nowhere man don't worry
Take your time, no hurry
Leave it all till somebody else
Lends you a hand
Ah, la, la, la, la
Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere man please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere man, The world is at your command
Ah, la, la, la, la
He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
07 Michelle (02:41)
Michelle, ma belle
These are words that go together well
My Michelle
Michelle, ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble
Tres bien ensemble
I love you, I love you, I love you
That's all I want to say
Until I find a way
I will say the only words I know that you'll understand
Michelle, ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble
Tres bien ensemble
I need to, I need to, I need to
I need to make you see
Oh, what you mean to me
Until I do I'm hoping you will know what I mean
I love you
I want you, I want you, I want you
I think you know by now
I'll get to you some how
Until I do I'm telling you so you'll understand
Michelle, ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble
Tres bien ensemble
And I will say the only words I know that you'll understand
My Michelle
09 Girl (02:29)
Is there anybody going to listen to my story
All about the girl who came to stay?
She's the kind of girl
You want so much it makes you sorry
Still you don't regret a single day
Ah, girl, Girl, Girl
When I think of all the times
I tried to hard to leave her
She will turn to me and start to cry
And she promises the earth to me
And I believe her
After all this time I don't know why
Ah, girl, girl, girl
She's the kind of girl who puts you down
When friends are there
You feel a fool
When you say she's looking good
She acts as if it's understood
She's cool, ooh, oo, oo, oo
Girl, girl, girl
Was she told when she was young
That pain would lead to pleasure
Did she understand it when they said
That a man must break his back
To earn his day of leisure?
Will she still believe it when he's dead
Ah, girl, girl, girl
Girl
12 Wait (02:13)
It's been a long time
Now I'm coming back home
I've been away now
Oh how I've been alone
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
But if your heart breaks
Don't wait, turn me away
And if your heart's strong
Hold on, I won't delay
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
I feel as though
You ought to know
That I've been good
As good as I can be
And if you do
I'll trust in you
And know that you
Will wait for me
It's been a long time
Now I'm coming back home
I've been away now
Oh how I've been alone
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
I feel as though
You ought to know
That I've been good
As good as I can be
And if you do
I'll trust in you
And know that you
Will wait for me
It's been a long time
Now I'm coming back home
I've been away now
Oh how I've been alone
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
It's been a long time
Now I'm coming back home
I've been away now
Oh, how I've been alone
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Altre recensioni
Di GiacomoLeopardi
Rubber Soul stupisce per l’avidità con cui incalza l’ascoltatore, inchiodandolo allo stereo, lasciandolo senza fiato fin dal primo ascolto.
I testi di Lennon: superbo in 'In My Life' (assoluta poesia), sonnambulo in 'Nowhere Man', profeta in 'The Word', cannabiolico in 'Girl'.
Di Miki Page
“Rubber Soul è un album fondamentale nella storia del rock, quello che segnerà una svolta non soltanto nella carriera dei Beatles, ma anche e soprattutto per la musica che verrà dopo.”
“Cominciavamo a sentire suoni che prima non sentivamo” - McCartney
Di currahee72
"Rubber Soul fu il primo lavoro dei Beatles pensato e realizzato come un album e non come una semplice raccolta di pezzi."
"Un disco così solido su entrambi i lati che, per la prima volta, fu fatto uscire come 'doppio lato A'."
Di pier_paolo_farina
"È questo l'album dove si avverte il più netto miglioramento rispetto a quello che lo precede."
"Con esso i Beatles cominciano a giustificare appieno la loro smisurata celebrità, fornendo numeri d'alta ispirazione, estro ed originalità."
Di Rax
“Rubber Soul non è un capolavoro, ma la sublimazione dei primi 5 dischi del gruppo.”
“John in questo disco è davvero in stato di grazia.”
