Rubber Sole

I read that Rubber Sole was the eleventh album created by The Beatles that was released to the American market. It's almost too hard to believe that a band can release so many albums and have all of them be so successful. I'm quite sure that a band has released as much music as The Beatles before. But to my knowledge, none of them have been as successful with each album. Just about every song on Rubber Sole was recorded after The Beatles returned to London from America. Of course they paid their friend Bob Dylan a visit while they were there. The "activities" that they partook in with Bob Dylan expanded their sound greatly, which in my opinion was a very good thing. I think that my absolute favorite thing that changed with this album was the lyrics. Rubber Sole caused Beatles lyrics to be much more complex and have a broader list of subjects. They no longer wrote about love and the feelings that come with it, but now wrote about failed relationships, depression, and many other topics.

Nowhere Man is among the first of all Beatles songs to have nothing to do with love at all. It's not only a great song, but it has great lyrics with a deep meaning. John Lennon wrote the song after spending hours trying to think of a song to write for Rubber Sole. McCartney said that John wrote the song about himself, which clearly shows the depression and self-doubt that he was experiencing.

Drive My Car really is one of my favorite Beatles songs. Wikipedia describes the lyrics as "a satirical piece of sexism" as it describes a woman who will be movie star and gives a man an opportunity to be her chauffeur. It seems to be a bit over my head right now but the song is still great. Also one thing I'd like to add is that I grew up watching the animated move "Yellow Submarine" and I didn't know much about The Beatles back then, because I was so young. I remember the animations seeming random but entertaining. The movie introduced me to many of their songs. I think that other than the music, the involvement of the band was limited, but the great music in it makes watching it worth it.