RUBBERSOUL! by far. Just solid album. They had an idea and feel that they wanted to express in that album. And it was executed great. Don't get me wrong, I think revolver has the same amount of great songs, but the album as a whole is up and down.
The US/UK version differences certainly come into play here.
US Rubber Soul is better than UK, imo.
UK Revolver is better than US, a different LP. There are 3 amazing Lennon songs missing from the US version. US Revolver = "That's too McCartney" ... The fact that "Yesterday ... and Today" was one of my favorite Bealtes albums growing up, mainly for the 3 songs pinched from Revolver, says alot about this.
My favorite period of the Beatles is (UK) Help - Beatles for Sale - Rubber Soul, so I just naturally choose RS over Revolver. But it gets harder when you place UK Rubber Soul vs UK Revolver.
Of course, the Beatles on CD in the US have always been the UK editions, so for anyone under 30, these distinctions most likely don't matter. But for me and those of us who grew up with the US LP's, it's a little less clear of an argument.
The US/UK version differences certainly come into play here.
US Rubber Soul is better than UK, imo.
UK Revolver is better than US, a different LP. There are 3 amazing Lennon songs missing from the US version. US Revolver = "That's too McCartney" ... The fact that "Yesterday ... and Today" was one of my favorite Bealtes albums growing up, mainly for the 3 songs pinched from Revolver, says alot about this.
Of course, the Beatles on CD in the US have always been the UK editions, so for anyone under 30, these distinctions most likely don't matter. But for me and those of us who grew up with the US LP's, it's a little less clear of an argument.
As much as I love both if I was being really harsh I would say I prefer the Lennon compositions on Rubber Soul as opposed to his Revolver tracks and the McCartney compositions on Revolver compared to his Rubber Soul tracks.
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i always thought eleanor rigby was good?
peace, stein. . .
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me too. But still, Revolver. The Geoff Emmerich book really enhanced my appreciation.
US Rubber Soul is better than UK, imo.
UK Revolver is better than US, a different LP. There are 3 amazing Lennon songs missing from the US version. US Revolver = "That's too McCartney" ... The fact that "Yesterday ... and Today" was one of my favorite Bealtes albums growing up, mainly for the 3 songs pinched from Revolver, says alot about this.
My favorite period of the Beatles is (UK) Help - Beatles for Sale - Rubber Soul, so I just naturally choose RS over Revolver. But it gets harder when you place UK Rubber Soul vs UK Revolver.
Of course, the Beatles on CD in the US have always been the UK editions, so for anyone under 30, these distinctions most likely don't matter. But for me and those of us who grew up with the US LP's, it's a little less clear of an argument.
good post, and happy birthday!
Compare and contrast here.
Or just download pretty much the entire Beatles discography.
As much as I love both if I was being really harsh I would say I prefer the Lennon compositions on Rubber Soul as opposed to his Revolver tracks and the McCartney compositions on Revolver compared to his Rubber Soul tracks.