Álbum Rubber soul (The Beatles)

Rubber soul de The Beatles

Álbum de The Beatles

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Rubber soul es un álbum de The Beatles, publicado en 1965 por Parlophone. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Driver My Car», «Norwegian Wood», «You Won't See Me» y «Now Here Man».

Lanzado a finales de 1965, Rubber Soul es el sexto álbum de estudio de The Beatles y es universalmente considerado como uno de los álbumes más influyentes y revolucionarios de la historia de la música. Este disco marca el punto de inflexión definitivo en su carrera, el momento en que dejaron de ser una banda de pop para convertirse en artistas de estudio serios y experimentales. "Rubber Soul" es una pieza redonda de folk rock y pop sofisticado, con una profundidad lírica, una complejidad musical y una innovación sónica sin precedentes para su época. Fue el primer álbum de la banda concebido como una obra de arte cohesiva, no solo como una colección de sencillos. Su influencia en la música popular es incalculable.

Gestación del álbum

Tras la gira de "Help!", The Beatles se tomaron un descanso de tres meses, el más largo de su carrera hasta entonces. Este período les permitió experimentar y componer con una libertad recién descubierta. La grabación en Abbey Road fue un período de intensa creatividad e innovación. Por primera vez, la banda tuvo tiempo para experimentar en el estudio, tratándolo no solo como un lugar para grabar, sino como un instrumento más. Bajo la guía de George Martin, comenzaron a utilizar técnicas de estudio vanguardistas, como la manipulación de la velocidad de las cintas y la sobregrabación de instrumentos exóticos. La influencia de las drogas, especialmente el cannabis, también fue un factor en la naturaleza más introspectiva y experimental del álbum.

Análisis musical y estilo

El sonido de "Rubber Soul" es una evolución radical. Es un álbum predominantemente acústico, pero con una gama sonora increíblemente rica y variada. La influencia del folk rock de Bob Dylan y The Byrds es evidente, pero The Beatles lo llevan a un nuevo nivel de sofisticación pop. El álbum es famoso por la introducción de instrumentos inusuales en la música pop, como el sitar indio en "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", tocado por George Harrison, y el fuzz bass de Paul McCartney en "Think for Yourself". Las letras de Lennon y McCartney alcanzan una madurez sin precedentes, explorando las relaciones con una complejidad y una ambigüedad nunca antes vistas en su trabajo.

Las canciones clave

Cada canción de "Rubber Soul" es una joya. "Drive My Car" es un rock and roll ingenioso con una memorable línea de bajo. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" es una de las canciones más influyentes de la historia, una balada de folk psicodélico que introdujo el sitar en la música occidental. "Nowhere Man" es la primera canción de The Beatles que no trata sobre el amor, una reflexión de Lennon sobre su propia alienación.

"Michelle" es una sofisticada balada de McCartney con frases en francés que se convirtió en un éxito mundial. "In My Life" es una de las canciones más emotivas y aclamadas de Lennon, una nostálgica reflexión sobre su pasado, famosa por su solo de piano de estilo barroco (un piano grabado a media velocidad y luego acelerado). George Harrison contribuye con dos de sus mejores composiciones hasta la fecha, la cínica "Think for Yourself" y la melódica "If I Needed Someone".

Lanzamiento y rendimiento en listas

El álbum fue un éxito comercial y de crítica masivo, alcanzando el número 1 a ambos lados del Atlántico.

La crítica especializada

La crítica aclamó "Rubber Soul" como una obra de arte revolucionaria. Fue el disco que hizo que el mundo de la música, incluyendo a sus contemporáneos como Bob Dylan y Brian Wilson de The Beach Boys, comenzara a ver los álbumes de pop no solo como colecciones de sencillos, sino como declaraciones artísticas cohesivas. Es un álbum que cambió las reglas del juego y abrió la puerta a la experimentación sónica y lírica de la segunda mitad de los años 60.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Driver My Car

    Letra

    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, 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, babe, I've got something to say, I got no car, and it's breaking my heart, But I've found a driver, 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!
  2. Norwegian Wood

    Letra

    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 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 has flown, So I lit a fire, Isn't it good? Norwegian wood.
  3. You Won't See Me

    Letra

    When I call you up your line's engaged. I have had enough, so act your age, We have lost the time that was so hard to find, And I will lose my mind, If you won't see me, you won't see me. I don't know why you should want to hide, But I can't get through my hands are tied, I won't want to stay I don't have much to say, But I can turn away. And you won't see me, you won't see me. Time after time you refuse to even listen, I wouldn't mind if I knew what I was missing. Though the days are few they're filled with tears, And since I lost you it feels like years, Yes it seems so long, girl since you've been gone, And I just can't go on, If you won't see me, you won't see me. Time after time you refuse to even listen, I wouldn't mind if I knew what I was missing. Though the days are few they're filled with tears, And since I lost you it feels like years, Yes it seems so long, girl since you've been gone, And I just can't go on, If you won't see me, you won't see me.
  4. Now Here Man

    Letra

    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. 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, don't hurry, Leave it all till somebody else, Lends you a hand. 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. 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.
  5. Think For Yourself

    Letra

    I've got a word or two To say about the things that you do, You're telling all those lies, About the good things we can have If we close our eyes. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to, Think for yourself, Cause I won't be there with you, I left you far behind The ruins of the life that you had in mind. And though you still can't see, I know your mind's made up, You're gonna cause more misery. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to, Think for yourself, Cause I won't be there with you. Although your mind's opaque, Try thinking more, If just for your own sake. The future still looks good, And you've got time to rectify All the things that you should. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to, Think for yourself, Cause I won't be there with you. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to, Think for yourself, Cause I won't be there with you. Think for yourself, Cause I won't be there with you.
  6. The Word

    Letra

    Say the word and you'll be free, Say the word and be like me, Say the word I'm thinking of, Have you heard the word is love. It's so fine, it's sunshine, It's the word love. In the beginning I misunderstood, But now I've got it, the word is good. Spread the word and you'll be free, Spread the word and be like me, Spread the word I'm thinking of, Have you heard the word is love. It's so fine, it's sunshine, It's the word love. Everywhere I go I hear it said, In the good and the bad books that I have read. Say the word and you'll be free, Say the word and be like me, Say the word I'm thinking of, Have you heard the word is love. It's so fine, it's sunshine, It's the word love. Now that I know what I feel must be right, I mean to show everybody the light, Give the word a chance to say, That the word is just the way, It's the word I'm thinking of, And the only word is love, It's so fine, it's sunshine, It's the word love. Say the word love, Say the word love, Say the word love, Say the word love
  7. Michelle
    vídeo del tema Michelle
    Michelle ma belle These are words that go together well, My Michelle, Michelle ma belle, Sont les mots qui vont très 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 les mots qui vont très 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 somehow, Until I do I'm telling you so you'll understand. Michelle ma belle, Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble Tres bien ensemble. I will say the only words I know that you'll understand, My Michelle.
  8. What Goes On

    Letra

    What goes on in your heart, What goes on in your mind? You are tearing me apart, When you treat me so unkind, What goes on in your mind? The other day I saw you, As I walked along the road, But when I saw him with you I could feel my future fold. It's so easy for a girl like you to lie, Tell my why? What goes on in your heart, What goes on in your mind? You are tearing me apart, When you treat me so unkind, What goes on in your mind? I met you in the morning, Waiting for the tides of time, But now the tide is turning, I can see that I was blind. It's so easy for a girl like you to lie, Tell me why? What goes on in your heart. I used to think of no one else, But you were just the same, You didn't even think of me As someone with a name, Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die, Tell me why? What goes on in your heart, What goes on in your mind? You are tearing me apart, When you treat me so unkind, What goes on in your mind?
  9. Girl

    Letra

    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. When I think of all the times I tried so 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 Ah girl, girl. Was she told when she was young the 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
  10. I'm Looking Through You

    Letra

    I'm looking through you, where did you go? I thought I knew you, what did I know? You don't look different, but you have changed, I'm looking through you, you're not the same. Your lips are moving, I cannot hear, Your voice is soothing but the words aren't clear. You don't sound different, I've learned the game, I'm looking through you, you're not the same. Why, tell me why did you not treat me right? Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight, You're thinking of me the same old way, You were above me, but not today. The only difference is you're down there. I'm looking through you and you're nowhere. Why tell me why did you not treat me right? Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight, I'm looking through you, where did you go? I thought I knew you, what did I know? You don't look different, but you have changed, I'm looking through you, you're not the same. Yeah, baby you've changed.
  11. In My Life

    Letra

    There are places I remember All my life, though some have changed, Some forever, not for better, Some have gone and some remain. All these places had their moments, With lovers and friends I still can recall, Some are dead and some are living, In my life I've loved them all. But of all these friends and lovers, There is no one compares with you, And these memories lose their meaning When I think of love as something new. Though I know I'll never lose affection For people and things that went before, I know I'll often stop and think about them In my life I love you more. Though I know I'll never lose affection For people and things that went before, I know I'll often stop and think about them In my life I love you more. In my life I love you more.
  12. Wait

    Letra

    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 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 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 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. 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 cried. It's been a long time, now I'm coming back home, I've been away now, oh how I've been alone.
  13. If I Needed Someone

    Letra

    If I needed someone to love you're the one that I'd be thinking of If I needed someone If I had some more time to spend Then I guess I'd be with you my friend if I needed someone Had you come some other day then it might not have been like this But you see now I'm too much in love Carve your number on my wall and maybe you will get a call from me If I needed someone If I had some more time to spend Then I guess I'd be with you my friend if I needed someone Had you come some other day then it might not have been like this But you see now I'm too much in love Carve your number on my wall and maybe you will get a call from me If I needed someone.
  14. Run For Your Life

    Letra

    Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl, Than to be with another man. You'd better keep your head, little girl, Or you won't know where I am. You'd better run for your life if you can, little girl, Hide your head in the sand, little girl. Catch you with another man, That's the end - little girl. Well you know that I'm a wicked guy And I was born with a jealous mind, And I can't spend my whole life trying Just to make you toe the line. You'd better run for your life if you can, little girl, Hide your head in the sand, little girl. Catch you with another man, That's the end - little girl. Let this be a sermon, I mean everything I said, Baby, I'm determined, And I'd rather see you dead. You'd better run for your life if you can, little girl, Hide your head in the sand, little girl. Catch you with another man, That's the end - little girl. I'd rather see you dead, little girl, Than to be with another man. You'd better keep your head, little girl, Or you won't know where I am. You'd better run for your life if you can, little girl, Hide your head in the sand, little girl. Catch you with another man, That's the end - little girl.