Talk:Beggars (album)

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Sixth or seventh studio album?

Is Beggars Thrice's sixth or seventh studio album? Are we considering The Alchemy Index to be one release or two? I foresee some edit warring over this in the near future... Fezmar9 (talk) 00:08, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd count it as one, but it's actually 4 EPs which usually aren't counted as "albums" for article leads. That makes Beggars technically their fifth studio album. tdogg241^TC 23:16, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For the sake of consistency, I think it's a safe bet to call this their sixth album, since The Alchemy Index's article states that was their fifth. And since a) TAI was recorded all in one go, and b) it was the band's original intention to release all four volumes at the same time, I'd also say it's reasonable to count it as one release. GeneralAtrocity (talk) 21:53, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. I was just playing devil's advocate, really. tdogg241^TC 01:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leak

According to the source provided about the leaking situation, Vagrant Records asked for people to avoid spreading the leak. Anyone else think we should honor their request, and take down this information until the album is released? Obviously it is sourced and notable, and should probably be mentioned. I just think maybe we could hold off on including it until Thrice and Vagrant get things sorted out? In the announcement from Vagrant it suggests they might release the album in a different way due to the leak. Perhaps when this new release is known it could then be added. Fezmar9 (talk) 02:13, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The band has now released a statement indicating they might push up the release date. I think that mentioning the leak is acceptable and necessary at this point, but we should not mention where it can be found (as a previous editor had done). tdogg241^TC 19:54, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

From WP:ALBUM: The date an album was leaked onto the Internet is not notable unless it results in some other action that is notable, such as being directly responded to by the musical artist or their management, or the leak itself receiving broad media coverage. Personally I'd agree that this particular leak meets the criteria for being added to the article, as long as no info is later added about where it can be found. GeneralAtrocity (talk) 21:46, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Release Date

There seems to be some confusion over the release date. While it may have been released a couple days earlier in the U.K., the official U.S. release date is August 11. Likewise, the article for new Muse song, Uprising, states that it is to be released on 7 September, while here in the U.S. it has been out for a week already. We should be shooting for consistency. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.184.230.206 (talk) 17:46, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to WikiProject Albums (which aims to provide consistency among album articles), in the infobox, "only the earliest known date that the album was released should be specified." Fezmar9 (talk) 18:23, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to remember a fair bit of confusion over the release of All Hope Is Gone, which was released in Japan first, and its article reflects that. Beggars was released in the UK first, therefore that's the date that should stick (unless it was released even earlier elsewhere that is). GeneralAtrocity (talk) 18:38, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Album Art

Thrice stated during their chat on AP.net that the album art has been officially changed. An update needs to be made here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.160.210.210 (talk) 00:40, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I re-added the cover using the "extra album cover" extended infobox template. I think it's worth keeping since they had to change the cover due to the leak. tdogg241^TC 06:10, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Will we run into an legal/copyright issues by posting this? The original cover was scrapped because Thrice didn't have clearance from the artist to use it. Is this still covered under fair use? Fezmar9 (talk) 15:51, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I hadn't considered that. From what I'd read, Thrice had to go with a different cover because they couldn't get the clearance for the original artwork in time for the new release date, which made it sound like more of a timing issue than a copyright issue. The old cover had already been included in promotional materials for the album. tdogg241^TC 16:09, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Billboard 200

Although the significance may be considered original research, it might be interesting to note that Beggars had originally peaked at #48 on the Billboard 200 chart after the digital album was released. It then peaked again this last week at #47 with the physical CD release. Fezmar9 (talk) 18:30, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Wood & Wire" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Wood & Wire. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 23#Wood & Wire until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:54, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]