Talk:Fallen (Evanescence album)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jclemens (talk · contribs) 22:38, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	A couple issues noted, good overall.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Fine.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Well cited.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Looks good to me.
	2c. it contains no original research.	None noted.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Earwig's tool finds properly attributed quotes, and things that look derived from our article; nothing problematic seen.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Appropriate scope for an album.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Fine.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Fine.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	No edit warring seen.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Everything looks to be in order.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Appropriate.
	7. Overall assessment.	What few issues there were have been substantively addressed. Good job!

First Read Through

Lead

• "Writing songs for Fallen started eight years prior; several of the songs that would feature on the album appeared on the band's earlier releases." Eight years prior to the release (1995, year the band formed) or eight years prior to signing with Wind Up (1993?). I suspect the former, please clarify.
• "The album was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and was certified abroad." Certified abroad is light on details, consider expanding that.

This was a copyeditor's decision. I'm willing to change it still, just asking for confirmation. dannymusiceditor ^{Speak up!} 01:30, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Song Information

• "Lee realized that she was not, when she was "woken up"; the lyrics "wake me up inside".[12]" What does that mean?

Commercial performance

• "and it has sold more than 7.6 million copies in the United States." Should that be 'as of (date)'?

Overall, everything appears reasonably well written and very well cited. Just a couple of issues to fix or clarify... Jclemens (talk) 23:17, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

All other concerns  Done. dannymusiceditor ^{Speak up!} 01:30, 9 January 2017 (UTC)