▁took ▁Spect or ' s ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁dis emb od iment , ▁' distance ' ▁and ▁ref in ement ▁of ▁high ▁culture ▁with ▁the ▁' imm edia cy ' ▁of ▁mass ▁cultural ▁forms ▁like ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁several ▁stages ▁further ▁... ▁But ▁War hol ’ s ▁a est h etic ▁was ▁more ▁thoroughly ▁worked ▁out ▁than ▁Spect or ' s , ▁which ▁represented ▁a ▁trans itional ▁phase ▁between ▁old - f ashion ed ▁aute ur ism ▁and ▁the ▁thoroughly ▁post mod ern , ▁det ached ▁ten ets ▁of ▁pop ▁art . ▁... ▁War hol ' s ▁approach ▁rever ber ates ▁throughout ▁art ▁rock , ▁most ▁obviously ▁in ▁his ▁st ance ▁of ▁distance ▁and ▁dis eng agement ." ▁ ▁In flu ential ▁albums ▁▁ 1 9 6 5 – 6 6 ▁The ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁Rub ber ▁Soul ▁sign ified ▁a ▁waters hed ▁for ▁the ▁pop ▁album , ▁transform ing ▁it ▁in ▁scope ▁from ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁singles ▁with ▁less er - quality ▁tracks ▁to ▁a ▁distinct ▁art ▁form , ▁filled ▁with ▁high - quality ▁original ▁compos itions . ▁The ▁album ▁gar ner ed ▁recognition ▁for ▁the ▁Beat les ▁as ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁main stream ▁press , ▁anticip ating ▁rock ▁music ' s ▁cultural ▁legit im ization ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁form . ▁Writing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Gene ▁S cul atti ▁of ▁Jazz ▁& ▁Pop ▁recognized ▁Rub ber ▁Soul ▁as ▁" the ▁definit ive ▁' rock ▁as ▁art ' ▁album