' s ▁pre - R ub ber ▁Soul ▁albums ▁and ▁recommended ▁Help ! ▁" for ▁the ▁relatively ▁quiet ▁and ▁under st ated ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁cons olid ated ▁their ▁strength s ". ▁Writing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Album ▁Guide , ▁Rob ▁She ff ield ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁version ▁of ▁Help ! ▁was ▁" utter ly ▁ru ined " ▁through ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ▁songs ▁with ▁the ▁sound track ▁music , ▁and ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁album ▁remained ▁relatively ▁over look ed . ▁He ▁describes ▁the ▁full ▁album ▁as ▁" a ▁big ▁step ▁forward " ▁and ▁" the ▁first ▁chapter ▁in ▁the ▁ast ounding ▁cre ative ▁take off ▁the ▁Beat les ▁were ▁just ▁beginning ". ▁ ▁Mark ▁K emp ▁of ▁P aste ▁cons iders ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁equal ▁of ▁A ▁Hard ▁Day ' s ▁Night ▁and ▁c ites ▁" Help ! ", ▁" T icket ▁to ▁R ide " ▁and ▁" Act ▁Natur ally " ▁as ▁highlight s , ▁along ▁with ▁Harrison ' s ▁return ▁as ▁a ▁song writer . ▁K emp ▁ident ifies ▁" Y esterday " ▁as ▁" the ▁album ' s ▁master pie ce " ▁and ▁a ▁song ▁that ▁" set ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ground bre aking ▁and ▁innov ative ▁periods ▁in ▁The ▁Beat les ' ▁career , ▁not ▁to ▁mention ▁pop ▁music ▁in ▁general ". ▁Neil ▁McC orm ick ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁ev okes