When Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys heard the Beatles' Rubber Soul for the first time, he knew something in pop had changed. Beyond just inspiring Wilson, Rubber Soul challenged all of pop music to ...

(NEW YORK) -- Sunday, December 6, marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. release of the landmark Beatles album, Rubber Soul. The record's cover, a slightly distorted photo of the Fab Four's faces -- ...

Rubber Soul, the last copy. My copy. After I paid the Walmart cashier a ten-spot, Rubber Soul crashed into me like a carom. Suddenly hackneyed pop was cool. Protest music was funny. Those ...

Some albums have cool stories surrounding their making that garner attention for them. The 1966 Beatles’ album Rubber Soul doesn’t really fall into that category. By all counts, it was the same-old, ...

Fifty years ago this month, The Beatles released their sixth UK album ‘Rubber Soul’. The album offered the first true glimpse of John, Paul, George and Ringo moving away from the R&B songs that had ...

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Thanks to the Beatles, you’re about to witness a rare thing in the world of popular music: The celebration of an album’s 50th anniversary. Specifically, the Beatles’ landmark record Rubber Soul turns ...

Everyone has a favorite Beatles album — even the band members themselves. For John Lennon, it was The White Album, a record that showcased some of his best guitar rock with the Fab Four. For Paul ...

They’re the band behind “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “I Get Around,” “Good Vibrations,” and “God Only Knows.” Along with brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson, cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine, Brian ...

When Ben Lee was invited to appear on a tribute to the Beatles' landmark "Rubber Soul" album, the Australian indie rocker had but one concern. And it had nothing to do with the project's potential for ...

Just as you’re right to be wary of anyone who says that their favourite Beatles album is Sgt Pepper, you can be confident in their discerning taste if they cite Rubber Soul as the greatest of the Fab ...