Seems like it's going quite well for the 2nd channel, passing this video's views in less than 24 hours! Expect more bass/drums stuff on this very channel! Huge thanks to Deirdre for providing the custom logos for each song! Tracklist : 1. Drive My Car 0:00 2. Norwegian Wood 2:26 3. You Won't See Me 4:22 4. Nowhere Man 7:43 5. Think For Yourself 10:16 6. The Word 12:34 7. Michelle 15:25 8. What Goes On 18:16 9. Girl 21:02 10. I'm Looking Through You 23:29 11. In My Life 25:46 12. Wait 28:12 13. If I Needed Someone 30:25 14. Run For Your Life 32:43

@ThinWhiteAxe

9 ай бұрын

Revolver? 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

@mikebenway

9 ай бұрын

The thing they take from Motown and funk in general is a solid landing on the downbeat. Both Paul and Ringo are almost always together on the count of one with the bass drum and bass guitar often playing the root note. It really gets under your skin.

@flouisbailey

9 ай бұрын

@@ThinWhiteAxe Yes, Revolver I think my favorite album as an album.

@RafaelXavierOcc

9 ай бұрын

this is just awesome work, thank you so much on behalf of every musician and/or beatles fan

@ykouhei412

9 ай бұрын

thanks from japan!

What a Beatles concert would sound like in 2024

@bakunfase8672

8 ай бұрын

haha dude

@SevenSeasOfBi

5 ай бұрын

STOP- 😭😭😭

@macbrownie7390

5 ай бұрын

no way you said that

@TheRealPen_42512

5 ай бұрын

OMG-

@sutcliffess

4 ай бұрын

LMAOO

This low-key made The Beatles a funk band. They could literally expand into any genre if they wanted, it's mind blowing.

@malaquiasalfaro81

Ай бұрын

Yup, people don’t realize how big of an influence Soul music had on 60s rock. Waaaaay more than rockabilly. People basically made Soul Music with Fuzztone. Satisfaction anyone?

Goddam. Ringo stayed right in the pocket. He doesn't get much credit because he's a no-frills drummer, but he was for sure the right man for the job.

@davedicenso9743

5 ай бұрын

And frills aren’t absent either. His ideas pop out and grab ya from time to time. Very creative.

@user-hv8vu8dg9x

5 ай бұрын

His rolls are legendary. I say he’s got enough frills. The toms on Come Together? Impeccable taste. Not sure who started that nonsense.

@pe-peron8441

4 ай бұрын

@@user-hv8vu8dg9x Yeah, things like She Said She Said, A Day in the Life and Rain are just crazily over the top. He's always been an amazingly neat drummer, but also a very inventive one

@JD0124

3 ай бұрын

Like Paul knowing exactly what each song needed, Ringo played to the song perfectly. Not too much, not too little. Sounds simple to the untrained ear, and to those who've never sat behind a drum kit in a recording studio... but his drumming was anything BUT "simple".

@Zoyous

3 ай бұрын

I read the book of studio session notes on the Beatles and it was extremely rare that Ringo ever messed up a single take. People who joke about him just don't know anything.

Ringo is so dead on with his timing. Great drummer!

@redimade

9 ай бұрын

best drummer ever

@j.hectormillanortega6715

9 ай бұрын

🎉. Por algo el mejor baterista de los 60s😊 AND Believe Among the best 5 drummers in history drummers in History... Very particular analysis😅

@evanglicanism

9 ай бұрын

It truly blows my mind that in 2023 people earnestly believe that he was bad. Just listen to him!

@strahljd

9 ай бұрын

@@evanglicanism Ringo = Bad was a meme all throughout the 80s and 90s, but I think he's had a proper reassessment over the last few decades, especially in the age of youtube and internet analysis...his rock solid greatness is well recognized by younger generations

@patekswiss9521

9 ай бұрын

i was just thinking that. i mean, he’s a metronome with feeling. so confident. so solid. with a great rhythm section you can build amazing things.

It's nice that Ringo's drumming exists so metranomes have something to follow

@user-cf1pr8jy3i

7 ай бұрын

AHAHAHAHAH

@micahcareyfilms

7 ай бұрын

Give me a fucking break! Ringo can't even play a roll right to this day.

@peterlorenzo615

7 ай бұрын

I met Maureen ‘Velvet Underground’ Tucker at a bar near Rutgers U….my buddy and I were huge VU fans and didn’t want to bother her too much….we only asked one question…she replied….’Charlie Watts’….he’s a clock…..( her words)…..we said wow!! …thank you and left …..she was drinking by herself at 7 pm in a college bar…..cool treat…..nobody else had anyidea of who she was…

@sylviaroberts8103

5 ай бұрын

Spider: Ha ha. Well said.

@AstrosElectronicsLab

4 ай бұрын

Metronomes are based on Ringo. Lol, seriously, he didn't a metronome as he IS a human metronome.

Who wouldn't pay to watch Paul and Ringo do this live?

@ryanlaking3033

9 ай бұрын

I would. Ah, that'd be ace.

@AnOkayPerson

9 ай бұрын

Being that's all that is left I'd pay for it.

@Rubbafingaz1

9 ай бұрын

Amazing idea... they could charge whatever they wanted for a ticket and it would be a sell out... I guess money is no longer there objective which is fair enough.

@lukasgoodyear9430

9 ай бұрын

i would probably sell my soul

@trapezoidspangle934

8 ай бұрын

@@ryanlaking3033you’re Australian aren’t you? ‘Ace’

They set GMT from Ringo's timing

@micahcareyfilms

7 ай бұрын

Ringo drags. What are you babbling about?

@VolodyaVolodenka1981

7 ай бұрын

@@micahcareyfilmsnay, it's we're all in a hurry

@teehenessy3020

7 ай бұрын

​U mean Paul drags on the BASS And Ringo is what saves them usually. ​@@micahcareyfilms

@micahcareyfilms

7 ай бұрын

@@teehenessy3020 sure! If you say so! 😂

@bklmsoul

7 ай бұрын

@@micahcareyfilms say that like it's a bad thing and die every day as the world shines without you while it's ever ready for you to turn on, son. Babble on, dose up, ketchup. Drag is a big part of float...you know it in your heart unless your mother was nervous all the time with you in her womb

I never realized how funky the bass is on nowhere man

@jaysmith3095

5 ай бұрын

Almost unrecognizable as a part of that song! The deeper you dig the higher they fly.

@MegaSting1981

5 ай бұрын

Came here to say this! I was like "Is this actually Nowhere Man?!'. Bloody love this shit.

@IsaacWale2004

2 ай бұрын

You never noticed?!

@timm6892

Ай бұрын

Came here to say the same. I think maybe the MOST recognizable song on the album like this is In My Life.

@rome8180

Ай бұрын

Paul is never boring on bass. One of most inventive bass players to ever live.

As a bassist I love these I get some pointers of Paul's groove..

@fawful94

9 ай бұрын

What's crazy to me is how they don't even "add up" (like, I wouldn't be able to tell the song based [heh] up just on the drums and bass), and yet, it works!

@everydaychemistry6231

9 ай бұрын

Listen to hey bulldog isolated bass, absolutely funky

@antoniovasquez9946

9 ай бұрын

Rubber Soul is where Paul really took off as a groovy bassist.

@collegeman1988

9 ай бұрын

Yup. Paul is still influencing bass guitar players decades later, and will continue to do so.

@antoniovasquez9946

9 ай бұрын

@rohanorton nah, Paul always playful on his bass, since his first song ! kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpto0I-oZ9LHadY.htmlsi=U3SSApNQb9oNz5KX

You can clearly hear how much this album was influenced by the Motown sound

@sheekennmove

9 ай бұрын

No doubt

@jprg1966

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely. That it gets called a "folk rock" album sells short its R&B credentials.

@thedogwoods5716

9 ай бұрын

@@jprg1966it shouldn’t have a label. It’s everything. Got some Indian sounds. Plain rock n roll. Folk rock. Psychedelic sounds…

@Jamesharveycomics

9 ай бұрын

@@jprg1966 That's wild. I'm gonna assume that's purely because they're standing in front of a bush on the cover

@RastaSaiyaman

9 ай бұрын

Paul just got his Rickenbacker 4001 and discovered that he now could ape that Motown bass sound since it had tighter low end and stayed in tune better than his Hofners. It also had better intonation, allowing him to play up high on the neck and not going flat.

Beatles songs are crazy because they are so well mixed and layered, they seem to get more complex when you start pulling out individual parts..

@sub-jec-tiv

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, for sure, listen to where the bass goes in Michelle or Nowhere Man, if you didn’t know the melody you’d think it’s an abstract jazz composition, but no, if you sing the melody along it’s just sunshine easygoing. That’s why the Beatles are still so revered as songwriters to this day. They pushed their craft continually into new and interesting places, with surprising chord movements that always hit the spot. Progressive rock had a great point to jump off from.

@flouisbailey

9 ай бұрын

Are they getting better every year?

@kochaos6129

9 ай бұрын

@@flouisbailey Digitally..? --They're not half the band they used to be.. 👀

@flouisbailey

9 ай бұрын

@@kochaos6129 I like vinyl represses best but I think you were going for only two truly are alive. Yes, Ringo is real and Joe Walsh’s brother-in-law. Second Paul is as good as first Paul and well selected, he continues to be full of himself. Example I’m FN Paul McCartney, I formed Wings, have a Great Solo Career, was in that other Band,,, Yea, Da Beatles, where I took over from the first Paul. Confused you won’t be in the next episode of I Buried Paul. Now available Digitally Remastered on Vinyl.

@ianslee4765

9 ай бұрын

​@@flouisbaileyI love the idea that the first Paul died and they replaced him because that means the second guy was MASSIVELY more creative and talented. How lucky a look alike that played lefty would also be a generational songwriter

Dang really takes a minute for you to realize that Ringo and Paul were a tight as fuck rhythm section no wonder they stayed connected through all the years

@thesilvershining

5 ай бұрын

Well Paul has called Ringo the best drummer he’s ever worked with and in the top 3 of all rock drummers. Ringo’s All-Star bassists all tell the same story, that Ringo will come up to them and say “You’re my 2nd favorite bassist ever” and they don’t mind at all because Ringo’s favorite will always be Sir Paul ♥️

Paul’s bass fill at 13:48 is just plain dirty. Unreal taste. 🔥🔥🔥

Christ how does Paul come up with such groovy basslines? So damn good and what a blessing it is to hear them so clearly!

@stephenbrain3620

9 ай бұрын

Drive My Car has an awesome bass line. Awesome awesome awesome. It's inspired by Otis Redding's version of "Respect" - not the same, but it got him there.

@pookiemartinez1745

9 ай бұрын

James Lee Jamerson, Carol Kaye.

@JoshMaxPower

9 ай бұрын

The Word is my fave! FABS4EVER!

@jprg1966

9 ай бұрын

@@stephenbrain3620 Yes, and you can hear James Jamerson's influence on "Nowhere Man" and "You Won't See Me." Rubber Soul has a reputation as a folk rock album, but that's partly because the U.S. version of the album started with "I've Just Seen a Face" instead of "Drive My Car." The UK album is just as much an R&B album as it is folk rock.

@pgroove163

9 ай бұрын

motown grooves

McCartney's bass lines were a big part of these songs. If you don't believe it, listen his work on "Nowhere Man." It's like a mini composition in itself. And Ringo is rock solid, adding flourishes right where they're needed. What a rhythm section.

@michaelterry1000

9 ай бұрын

One of the wildest that he did was the bass line for the song, "Something"

@zarzee8925

9 ай бұрын

Man, Nowhere Man was unrecognizable to me. Here I was thinking that was a song that was great because of Lennon's voice and lyrics, but underneath it, you're right, it's got a whole composition within the composition.

@flouisbailey

9 ай бұрын

Someone else called Ringo “Human Metronome” I agree, again.

@yallgottaunderstand

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I instantly had to go back to the original because I couldn't believe this is what was being played on Nowhere Man.

@richatlarge462

9 ай бұрын

I barely recognize "Nowhere Man", even after being told that this is the song. The bass and drums are happily moving along, utterly unlike the general vibe of the vocals and guitar. It's amazing how it all works together. I never would have imagined those bass line choices.

What an endlessly inventive bassist Paul was! And he didn't even want to be the band's bassist. He just did it because no one else wanted to!

@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj178

9 ай бұрын

@rohanorton Fascinating!

@olympian3

9 ай бұрын

@rohanorton maybe a bit of carol kaye too?

@yommish

Ай бұрын

@@olympian3 James Jamerson, heavily

Crazy that Paul was only 23 at the time of this album

@the0nlytrueprophet942

Ай бұрын

Fucking hell

POV: you’re listening to a Beatles album on a headset with only one working earbud.

@cupuacu4life13

9 ай бұрын

Its sad how much the 2009 ruined an entire generation's experience with their songs To the point where people really think beatles songs were hardpanned stereo since the 60s This is a tragedy i hope the new remasters fix.

@cathacker13

5 ай бұрын

@@cupuacu4life13 I hate to admit it, but I did actually think that was the case until a few months ago

@CarbonComs

3 ай бұрын

@@cathacker13 I did until just now, but I am happy to hear Yellow Sumbraine wasn't actually mixed like that

@gclip9883

3 ай бұрын

@@CarbonComs If you want to hear the Beatles in true stereo, you should check out the songs with "Remix" or "20xx Mix" at the end. Another way to find them is by listening to the deluxe/super deluxe versions on streaming. Those mixes are done by Giles Martin (the son of the Beatles producer George Martin) and don't have the hard panning, as well as a slight increase of the bass volume. These mixes sound truly modern, as if they just recorded them yesterday. There are also the new Red and Blue (2023 Edition) albums that are a great way to get into them with the new and improved sound. Both albums are excellent imo, not a single bad song among the 75 tracks.

@romangiertych5198

3 ай бұрын

@@cupuacu4life13 They were though! You can still listen to the original LPs, or recordings of them, and they are very much panned, at least Rubber Soul is. A lot of 60s stereo mixes are like this. Personally I mostly listen to the original mono LP, it sounds great... unlike the stereo.

Ringo's snare drum sound is fantastic, has a real punchy snap.

@stephenstrang590

9 ай бұрын

It only gets more snappy as the albums progress from here, this is actually a very loose sound. They start to experiment with tea covers.

@evhwolfgang2003

9 ай бұрын

Ringo is left handed, and he laid into that snare like nobody before, and now everybody does it. John Bonham and others have mentioned Ringo as a big influence.

@dropdtune9199

9 ай бұрын

no the opposite. the snare on records after this album and revolver is loose, fat, all the way into the tea towel era. compare to the white album - this record is as tight and snappy as his snare will ever get @@stephenstrang590

@bobgreen8142

9 ай бұрын

​@stephenstrang590 I really like the drum sound during the psychedelic period, but I'm less keen on the sound on the Abbey Road album. I think at that time it became the thing to take off a lot of the top end (I believe Levon Helm's sound with the Band started this off) but for me the sound on, say, Come Together is a little too damped down. Just my personal taste, though.

@samuelwilliams9224

9 ай бұрын

the snare would have an added snap due to the stems being defangled and grouped through an algorithm, said algorithm cuts the transients early so as not to blend with other frequencies that would give away the illusion of what we are hearing - what i'm saying in a lot of words is that this isn't what ringo's raw snare sounds like on the mix bus but it's probably pretty close

According to engineer Geoff Emerick, Paul just got his Rickenbacker 4001 and started to use that one as his main studio bass since it sat in the mix better than his Hofners. Paul for his part said that he loved the fact that the Rick bass stayed in tune better and didn't go flat when played up high on the neck. So this album is all Rickenbacker and Paul discovering what it could do.

@Telecasterluvr

9 ай бұрын

Awesome comment ! It’s interesting in the Get Back documentary he seemed to have no interest in playing the rickenbacker and was pretty set on using the Hofner for those recordings

@svenjansen2134

9 ай бұрын

You got 69 likes.

@RastaSaiyaman

9 ай бұрын

@@Telecasterluvr Yes, but that also has to do with the fact that the band (hence the "Get back" title) wanted to recapture the way they recorded in the early days. So the Hofners were a big part of that. Also, "Abby Road" has Paul using his Rick and Fender Jazz bass very heavily, most notably on "Something"

@Billyboy939

9 ай бұрын

He’s using the ‘63 Hofner as well on this album, the Rick is probably on about 1/2 of this album. The first all Rickenbacker album was Sgt. Pepper.

@ianobrien3248

9 ай бұрын

@@svenjansen2134 jinxed it

Who else had a hard time recognizing a few of these? Entirely listenable as if new creations. Enjoyed stretching my brain to hear George and John.

This album has been noted for many things but what really stands out here is this is the album where Paul’s bass is taken to a new level. THAT is the revolutionary step.

@sub-jec-tiv

9 ай бұрын

True. He finally ditched the Hoffner violin bass, which was okay for his early stuff but was a cheap instrument, had little sustain and didn’t sound good up high on the neck. Here he started playing a Rickenbacker bass, which sounded great in the upper register and could produce long boomy lows. Sustain and power. Add to that McCartney’s love of black soul and r&b music of the time, and you get something truly special. A new sound for Paul that hits harder, grooves more and sings higher. 👌

@obdeisibcirrus993

9 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more with both of you! Amazing

@RafaelXavierOcc

9 ай бұрын

Agreed on many things, but I disagree that this album is a "turning point", I think Paul's basslines were always creative and added such a level to the arrangements and compositions.. I think in Rubber Soul the whole group came to be something else, and Paul's basslines accompanied the general transformation of the band's sound (greatly and perfectly)

@obdeisibcirrus993

9 ай бұрын

@@RafaelXavierOcc very true. He already had so many brilliant bass lines under his belt by then

@RafaelXavierOcc

9 ай бұрын

@@obdeisibcirrus993 right? At the top of my mind it comes "all my loving" as an astonishing example

I love how Paul's basslines in Nowhere Man can transmit the protagonist doubs that are told on the lyrics. As the description of the main character goes by, 'He's as blind as he can be, just sees what he wants to see. Nowhere man can you see me at all?', the basslines gives us 'fun' - they demonstrate his instability and lack of plans. But when the chorus comes, as the speaker advices Nowhere Man, the high-pitched bass followed by the last low note gives us the tone of 'resolution' for his internal conflicts.

Never noticed how jazzy the bass/drum for Norwegian Wood is! Could almost be early Jethro Tull or Pentangle.

@JonahNelson7

9 ай бұрын

A stripper would definitely dance to what we're hearing there

@NavukhodonosorJJ

9 ай бұрын

Yes, realy just like some double bass parts of Danny Thompson in jazzy numbers of Pentangle

@BicMitchum

9 ай бұрын

thought this myself

@flouisbailey

9 ай бұрын

It’s the Beatles again, they are improving every year.

@MrMicalo

9 ай бұрын

I thought it was another song!

If I ever got a crash cymbal as sweet as the one Ringo used on this album, I would marry it.

@user-hv8vu8dg9x

5 ай бұрын

His whole kit is always so distinctive to me. Can’t put my finger on it though

@theeoddments960

4 ай бұрын

Lot of compression on it

Crazy how iconic the Beatles still are and probably be for another 100 years. Rubber Soul is my fav Beatles album

@jonahw4908

8 ай бұрын

10000000000!

@dangrifdhsbxjs8424

6 ай бұрын

As long as music is around, so will the Beatles.

@kabiam

Ай бұрын

The corporation of Apple will be around forever perpetually promoting The Beatles. They split 54 years ago. I know there are still living memories . Within another 20 to 30 years those people will eventually die out. Without perpetual hype it wouldn't be as big as it is.

There was a reason I was mesmerised by The Beatles rather than the Stones and this basically is it!

@i_want_a_day

3 ай бұрын

The Beatles was far ahead from the Stones or any band of that era.

@suites.74

3 ай бұрын

they had a real appreciation for RnB

The groove on "You Won't See Me" is amazing. Paul and Ringo were both on fire.

@yutopia7

7 ай бұрын

Yes I really loved it too! Until today, I never realized how Ringo’s drumming here sounds like the way he did in the song Rain.

The drums for In My Life are iconic. I think most big Beatle fans could identify the song just from the drum track!

@theyrecousins

9 ай бұрын

one of those "you'd recognize it from across the street" kinda tracks. it's so cool how a lot of those instantly recognizable drum parts aren't peacocking and being all over the place. they're just the parts that sit comfortably and do exactly what a song needs, and so they become inextricable from the song. ringo was always so smart in his drum composition.

@daveboydmusic744

8 ай бұрын

I've never heard anyone do an accurate cover of this song .... ever. @@theyrecousins

I can’t help but always get stunned with Drive my Car bass line 👏💯

I never liked the full version of "The Word" all that much, but hearing that funky drum & bass on their own is a revelation. Wow!

@wallsgreebo8352

9 ай бұрын

Completely agree! Totally wasnt expecting it to be one of my highlights from this listen at all 🙂

@Hernal03

6 ай бұрын

The Base and Drums on _The Word_ are amazingly cool and they are what drive the song --- all three (drums, bass and song) are great and seamlessly interwoven to form a unique whole. Any one of those elements could not exist on it's own --- something that is true of all Beatle songs and also applies to the group itself.

@Natalia_Belenkaya

4 ай бұрын

That's the only track on this album that I do love because of the funkiness - that's when they finally catch up with the American sound of those days.

@petey6189

4 ай бұрын

The Word is one of my favorite (of 100s naturally) Beatles tunes. Their funkiest number, imo.

@Natalia_Belenkaya

4 ай бұрын

Next album's opening track, Taxman, probably has even more funk, but as everyone was playing it by that time it has less significance than The Word, written when Britain was still in the funk-free era.

That first fill in Drive My Car is sublime.

In light of his numerous contributions to the entertainment and art world it's easy to forget how innovative and tasty his bass playing is.

The living Beatles jamming.

Amazing stuff. Nowhere Man is incredible, how Paul is sort of playing against the rest of the band, making a real upbeat, almost silly bassline against the somber melody of the song.

@mathewbyoung

9 ай бұрын

I've always listened to that one like a hidden track. It's a totally separate song within a song.

@richatlarge462

9 ай бұрын

@@mathewbyoung Indeed it is. I never knew that until now.

@tubinonyou

8 ай бұрын

That's how I felt about I'm Looking Through You.

@sophiepooks2174

5 ай бұрын

Kinda like Johnny Marr upbeat happy guitar with (usually) depressing downbeat lyrics of Morrissey, Supertramp was very similar, many bands with those dynamics that are brill.

@i_want_a_day

3 ай бұрын

When i listen to Nowhere Man i always put more focus on the bassline because it was so damn good especially the intro.

one of thee best rhythm sections in the history of recorded music. Obviously!

@raymota4515

8 ай бұрын

So that includes John on "rhythm" guitar. Can you hear the three of them playing behind Taylor Swift? No. Neither can I - she could not hold her own (hand or whatever). HA.

@pb12661

8 ай бұрын

@@raymota4515 agree. musical artists of today pale in comparison to the genius of The Beatles.

@Brendan-Black

7 ай бұрын

Lol. Not even close.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

5 ай бұрын

​@@Brendan-Black you're right. No one is close to them!

I've been listening to Rubber Soul my whole life. This audio is blowing my mind.

By the end of 1965 , ( during the recording of Rubber Soul) McCartney switched between the Rickenbacker 4001 and the Hofner 500/1. By Paperback Writer , Geoff Emerick changed the way he recorded Paul’s bass sound by rewiring a loud speaker to work as a mic , in front of Paul’s Vox ( most likely a UL 760) to pick up the bass signal . This would allow Paul’s bass sound to be more prominent in the mix .

@DeepThinkingGPU

9 ай бұрын

its the playing, don't chase the gear, there is so many other factors like eq/compression did they use and I am sure some engineering tricks back then

@kiradelorean

9 ай бұрын

@@DeepThinkingGPU who’s chasing the gear , obviously McCartneys playing became more intricate From Rubber Soul on , I was explaining why his sound was more prominent in the mix from late ‘65 on .

@olympian3

9 ай бұрын

thats insane thanks for the story

This puts the doubters to bed when you hear how tight and compact Ringo & Paul were in this group. I've always loved Ringo's kit sound... it's a Jazz kit and I think why Paul locks in so tightly with Ringo is because he plays drum as well. I want this as album please.

@teehenessy3020

7 ай бұрын

Nah their all in the comments still tryitmake excuses. They just don't understand or have the accurate perspective to appreciate this. The Beatles did dozens of takes of everything to get it perfectly, so anyone saying it isn't is lying just on that basis alone because the Beatles achieved that goal on every record here and onward. No other artists back then could record on this level of quality until nearly 1970.

Paul and Ringo The greatest Rhythm section of all time, just love hearing these break downs of these classic Beatles tracks, makes me appreciate them even more, ever since I heard Paperback Writer for the first time as a school kid back in the mid to late seventies......

Paul's bass playing is criminally underrated.

@behemoth5344

3 ай бұрын

by whom

@i_want_a_day

3 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly he's regarded as one of the greatest bassist of all time.

@Fake_account_001

Ай бұрын

Underrated?!

@behemoth5344

Ай бұрын

@@Fake_account_001 21st Century Favourite Adjective. 21st Century Favourite Adverb is "Literally".

@tom_123

28 күн бұрын

What the fucking fuck are you talking about? Paul McCartney underrated?

I think these boys have a future in music

@robertnettleship5467

9 ай бұрын

Lots of potential. Bit ruff but they could be moulded into stars

@Muscleman456

9 ай бұрын

Hell they could become the best band in history with the potential they have!!!

@lewistasso8866

9 ай бұрын

They made the future but it died after the 90s.

@ultrabeatles-mania2812

9 ай бұрын

@@lewistasso8866no way

@HamiltonRb

9 ай бұрын

@@lewistasso8866 They sold 164,000 copies of Abbey Road alone last year, placing them 10th in album sales, 52 years after they broke up. Their music is still used in movies, played thousands of times every day on classic rock stations, and even Cirque du Soleil has an entire sold out show in Vegas with only Beatles music. McCartney and Ringo each sell out wherever they tour at the age of 80. Don’t think they are as forgotten as you think

I come from the perspective of always focusing on what the kick pattern is to work my bass line. It’s interesting to hear Paul and Ringo basically doing their own thing in time and things line up when they line up

@sub-jec-tiv

9 ай бұрын

Yep. Before this album the kick and bass lined up a lot more. Paul had been listening to James Brown and Motown records (hence the name Rubber Soul), where in many of those there was a more separated sense of what the bass and drums could do within a grooving context. Also, a lot of times Ringo’s patterns would have a connection to some other aspect of the song, whether it was the vocal melody or rhythm guitar. And the bassline was supporting the chordal structure. Ringo was such a ‘always for the song’ drummer that rather than work out a separated rhythm section part with Paul that was effectively a separate base upon which to build the rest, all members of the band just played to the song itself as the basis. Which takes great musical instinct.

@sub-jec-tiv

9 ай бұрын

Yep. Before this album the kick and bass lined up a lot more. Paul had been listening to James Brown and Motown records (hence the name Rubber Soul), where in many of those there was a more separated sense of what the bass and drums could do within a grooving context. Also, a lot of times Ringo’s patterns would have a connection to some other aspect of the song, whether it was the vocal melody or rhythm guitar. And the bassline was supporting the chordal structure. Ringo was such a ‘always for the song’ drummer that rather than work out a separated rhythm section part with Paul that was effectively a separate base upon which to build the rest, all members of the band just played to the song itself as the basis. Which takes great musical instinct.

@tylerthompson1842

9 ай бұрын

@@sub-jec-tiv yea Ringo’s definitely an ensemble drummer

@lukehunnable

9 ай бұрын

​@@sub-jec-tiv What's the "song"? The voice?

@stpaulimdog

Ай бұрын

Bass and Drums always need to be in cohesion. You will often see a bass player look over at the drummer or even walk over to be closer in order to stay in synch.

I played bass for a living for years and everything I ever needed I learned from this album and from their rock n roll covers. Just popped this on randomly from my suggestions and got a flashback to being a kid and learning this album on bass when I started playing. I’d literally forgot I owe it all to this album.

Is nobody gonna mention the drums on "What goes on"? This is phenomenally difficult to keep up for all this time! And then sing also when live..? Mind-blowing.

@vandenro

9 ай бұрын

I can't do it and I've been playing for years.

@movid

5 ай бұрын

Love it, was always impressed by the drumming here😊

Wow some of these I couldn’t even figure out what song was playing!!! Paul’s bass is in its own universe!

Best bass and drum team of all time

The rhythm section of a band-ANY band is what makes the song click as you cannot have a tune without the foundation. Kudos to Paul and Ringo for being that basE and for making your listeners continue to enjoy their music far into the future.

@daveboydmusic744

8 ай бұрын

My "Importance Hierarchy" in any musical endeavor is: MELODY - BASS - everything else. If the lead and bass are solid - the rest is just fluff. (and, who doesn't love fluff?_)

The bass part for Norwegian Wood is so interesting out of context, it has a bit of a soulful vibe.

The lead instrument is on "Think For Yourself" was Paul playing his Rickenbacker bass through a fuzz pedal, so you shouldn't have cut that part out because that IS a bass.

@lalo4642

5 ай бұрын

But that's the lead section of the song, not the rythm

@hendrixinfinity3992

Ай бұрын

@@lalo4642 Reread the title.

On the song Think for yourself, Paul also played the so-called fuzz bass. It gave the song its characteristic sound.

As a guitarist learning bass and drums I see this as an absolute win.

what a rythme section. most creative duo in history. each song is easily recognized. Ringo's drums are the structure that holds the songs up

It ia unreal how different the base and drums of a song can be from the other components and still form a coherent whole.

It feels like almost all of these are like whole new songs!

These isolated tracks sound so well !! We can really hear the crunchiness of his playing !!

@pfzt

9 ай бұрын

Why is that btw? Is this some AI separated audio tracks or from the Videogame where everybody else gets those solo tracks?

@bhaktabilly4669

9 ай бұрын

@@pfzt that’s what I wondered

@pfzt

9 ай бұрын

@@bhaktabilly4669 Well, he explained it in the description but i don't understand the tool and how it works. All i can say is that this doesn't sound very 60s like, i have no great words to describe it but with many "drums only" or "bass only" youtube videos from other bands, i can immediately connect those to the original song but here i can't.

@rbstems

9 ай бұрын

@@pfzt You're right about it being AI separated audio tracks. I use different mixes for each song to get the best possible sound out of those, leaving a minimal amount of residue.

The drumming on this album is absolutely phenomenal, it’s their first album where I feel like you can really distinctly differentiate the drums in the background and they sound a lot more defined than before. Ringo doesn’t get a lot of credit for what he does but when you isolate the tracks like this his sense of beat is outstanding. Especially with What Goes On, playing a consistently fast shuffle like that for more than 30 secs is so hard!! Love the punchy snare on this album too!

@rgefseds

8 ай бұрын

did he somehow play tambourine at the same time as drums, or record a separate tamborine track? the tambourine on the first song had me impressed

@broadwayblotto33

8 ай бұрын

AND Ringo plays and sings it live with his All-Starr Band!

Rubber Soul was a game changer for The Beatles. That's when they *truly* became "The Beatles."

@KubilayErtuna

9 ай бұрын

Before that, they were known as the Rolling Stones.

@i_want_a_day

3 ай бұрын

Most people say Revolver, but i agree with you! Rubber Soul was the turning point of The Beatles!

I love how "think for yourself" is basically just backing chords to his normal speaking voice!

I love how perfect the drums are - the swing, the sense of conversational timing and the lovely timbre of the skip and crack of the fills hits and rolls. The percussion is beautifully ornamented too. I realise thatbthere is a degree of engineering prowess and a bit of layering/traking at times at work also but you couldnt sit and program or artificially try to replicate a better beat for any of this stuff if you had a million years. Ringo all day. The beatles were pure magic in every sense of the word. Bless up!!!!

@charlessantino1200

8 ай бұрын

Spot on comments. Thanks.

@knutz7

8 ай бұрын

Best most colourful drummer of all time if you ask me.!

Now that’s what I call fine tuned musicians. A marriage made in music heaven. Bass and drums.

Amazing I can still hear the vocals, guitar and other instruments in my head

I recall an interview with Giles Martin when he was working on the "Love" album for Cirque du Soleil in which he said the typical first step in doing any sort of remix is to lock everything to a click track, but that Ringo's drumming didn't sound like Ringo anymore if you tied him to a steady tempo. Hearing Ringo and Paul soloed on these stems actually makes it easier to hear how he sometimes comes in a bit too early after a pause or drags/rushes while playing a fill. His average tempo across and entire track remains within 5-10 BPM, which is totally fine for someone not playing with a metronome - and the norm for the pre-MIDI recording era anyway - but he's never been a precise player. That's part of what makes that "unique Ringo sound"... he's a self-taught lefty playing a right-handed kit, with a bit of slop in his style.

@ronindebeatrice

8 ай бұрын

Giles shouldn't be allowed near another track if one of the first things he does is snap everything to a grid. That's honestly gross.

Paul mixed his bass higher and higher as the years went on, and it was a good idea, since it was their most inventive instrument.

@oxsila

9 ай бұрын

Backwards guitar, feedback, indian inspired solos like the taxman one... give the guitar stuff credit too ;)

@cesarcastillo7129

7 ай бұрын

​@@oxsilaPaul did the taxman solo

@nickfortunato2264

6 ай бұрын

@@oxsilayeah I was gonna say George did some pretty amazing stuff as well. To be devils advocate tho, George Martin spat a lot of ideas at George. Paul I think really was the most innately gifted musician in the band.

Great in concept, great in actuality.

Even after being a Beatles fan for 40 years, I would have NEVER guessed that was Norwegian Wood if it wasn’t labeled! 😮

First time I hear bass on Norwegian wood and oh my god... What a catchy bass line! Paul really is a gifted musician

@i_want_a_day

3 ай бұрын

For me it's Nowhere Man even though Norwegian Wood it's my favorite song from the album.

Rest in peace John and George.. literally.

The slight flub at 1:19 has probably haunted Ringo upon every listen. "Just give me one more take."

@rome8180

Ай бұрын

Same with Paul's note flub at 2:31.

wow this is great, the genius of Ringo!!!!

Ive just realised that you've included the faces of the Beatles on each track banner as to who played on which track which is why Lennon is on wait, he'll be the tambourine! That's clever 😎

The difference between Paul’s bass pro n earlier albums to this was amazing, he became more melodic and used his Bass to full potential

This is powerful because Paul and Ringo are the two Beatles still standing.🎉 just like the photo. You boys are the best. An eternal gift of vibrant music 🎶.

@svenjansen2134

9 ай бұрын

I see John in the picture.

You will never get more “locked in” than this

The Beatles ... We were/are so fortunate to have their music ... WOW !

God, Paul’s bass playing is so beautiful and Ringo is always the stalwart professional. Favorite rhythm section of all time!

If I Needed Someone sounds amazing! I loved the song before but now it’s even better. The bass is so groovy and the drums leading up into the cymbal is incredible. I would pay $500 to see Paul and Ringo just play the bass and drum parts live

Ringo is elegance. Distinctively creative, but only gives the music exactly what it needs. Nothing more

The Word is my fave. Macca's bass is FUNKY as hell + those flashy bass runs!!

@DonQuickZote

9 ай бұрын

Had me dancing;)

i love ringos drumming so much. He never over does it, he has rock solid timing and all his fills add to the song

Singing harmony on nowhere man while playing bass on it blows my mind Also, love ringo's drumming 🥁

I could listen to that snare tone for days

On top of it all, they were recording the songs almost immediately after writing them to get the record out for Christmas…oh, they were also playing live dates as well. Incredible.

I have a new appreciation for I'm Looking Through You after hearing that bass line!

Out of all bassists, Paul’s lines were and are the most fun to play

@thesilvershining

5 ай бұрын

Man, I agree!!!

That is such a nice bass tone

@LRM5195

Ай бұрын

I agree

Always liked Ringo's playing but this genuinely inspired in me a lot more respect for him. That kick drum in What Goes On is lively!

@tommytorres

9 ай бұрын

That's the same thing that stood out to me. The kick might be an overdub. They were adventurous like that. If it's not, it's crazy good.

@rbstems2

9 ай бұрын

Not an overdub I can confirm : the multitrack notes say that drums + bass were recorded on the same track, no overdubs for either

@boboneil849

9 ай бұрын

I think its a thumpy attack from bass played with pick

This is a special treat. Rubbersoul was the third record I ever bought at 13 in 1970. It has remained a strong influence on me. Paul was/is masterful on bass. Left handed, so melodic and rhythmic. Ringo holding everything down and together. And they all made great use of the tambourine on this album! Excellent, thank you.

Perhaps the best album ever

This really showcases how perfect Ringo was for The Beatles.

Love to hear 'Oh Darling' done this way. That's the bass I remember standing out the most.

Ringos so underrated. grooves that totally fit the songs, with a little flair here and there, and a lot of personality. if you can recognize the song just from the drums, thats something

the collaborative genius of Paul and Ringo on full display. Wonderful!

It's crazy how even their bass lines and drum beats are hooks. I could tell exactly where I was in each song even without vocals or guitar.

This is why Brian was so inspired by Rubber Soul. The bass is unlike any previous rock record.

this was a bold move. I love it. God bless Paul. Going to see him this month on tour! wooooooo

I can see some BBoys and BGirls ripping up the stage throwing down some wicked moves and the crowd losing it. This is seriously cool and this video is a DJ toolkit for sampling Beatles breaks. So awesome!

“What goes on” sounds like a drum sample from a minimal techno track. Absolutely perfect time and feel throughout.

Ringo was such an excellent drummer! His timing was perfect! His fills and everything were just top notch! Wow super impressive!