OK, so this is where the band started to become really consistent. You won't find any dud tracks on Rubber Soul but you will find a really good variety of styles and new instrumentation such as the sitar on the beautiful 'Norwegian Wood'. You'll also find piano such as on 'You Won't See Me'. Now this song, with it's la la lala's could have been right at home on one of the previous albums but the piano seems to lift it up a level. The la la lala's stick around for 'Nowhere Man' but whilst there's no piano on this one, the guitars are also so restrained to be almost non-existent. And that's typical of this album, less reliance on the rock 'n' roll and more emphasis on the words and melodies. I guess it's just a maturity coming through.
By: Muzzman.