07/19/2025
So, every day while at work, I spend the day listening to three different channels on SiriusXM, spread out throughout the day, just depending upon my mood: the 60s channel, usually in the morning, The Beatles channel, and then the classic rewind channel, which is mostly 70s and 80s classic rock. Since yesterday or possibly Thursday, the song, from the Beatles, ‘Rubber Soul’ album, “you won’t see me,” has been in my head, so I’m playing the Capitol records version (as opposed to the British EMI version), in mono, from 1965.
You know, ‘Rubber Soul’, and the next album in the lineup, ‘Revolver’, were transitional Beatles albums. They went from what I would call the “bubblegum” sing-along, head bopping, rock ‘n’ roll, to a more semi-psychedelic sound, that we would see in rare form in Sgt. Peppers and then another transition to the White album, ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Abbey Road’ (let’s not forget, the other psychedelic albums that were a little less popular, but still good, Magical Mystery Tour, and Yellow Submarine).
The transitions and evolving they made in their short life of less than 10 years is nothing short of amazing. However, my passion and fandom for the greatest rock group of all time is well documented. I’m definitely not objective.
As much as I like that song, I’m hoping to listen to the whole album right now will exorcise that earworm.
Also smoking three pork butts for consumption by some friends.
