Talk:The United States of America (album)/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: Iostn (talk · contribs) 13:41, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Blueskiesdry (talk · contribs) 01:22, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: NegativeMP1 (talk · contribs) 02:49, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I’ve been meaning to listen to this album. Will start the review in a couple days.

@Iostn: So it appears that the reviewer has taken... quite a while longer than a couple days. If you would like me to, I'd be willing to take over this review and probably get it done fairly quickly. Your thoughts? λ NegativeMP1 01:15, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

That would be fine, although I might need to do some quick work to see if there's any extra details I could add Iostn (talk) 06:42, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Alright, lemme know whenever you do that and I'll take a look afterwards. λ NegativeMP1 18:16, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

@NegativeMP1 It should be ready now Iostn (talk) 18:52, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm not even going to ask how I didn't get the notification for this, I'm sorry. I'll take a look as soon as possible. λ NegativeMP1 20:18, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Review

• Lead could use some more work to give it a little more meat. I'd say start by adding a sentence or so about the background/production.
• Is it possible to split Background into two paragraphs?
• I think there should be a sample of one of the tracks off the album, so that it's possible to accurately understand what the music in the album sounds like. I'm pretty sure it would meet NFCC.
• I don't really know how much the quote box helps here?
• "The tunes are infectious, the harmonies adventurous yet eminently satisfying. And the lyrics (which Columbia has wisely printed on the jacket) are the best thing of all", wrote Barret Hansen in his 1968 review for Rolling Stone." → "In his 1968 review, Barret Hansen of Rolling Stone wrote that "the tunes are infectious, the harmonies adventurous yet eminently satisfying. And the lyrics (which Columbia has wisely printed on the jacket) are the best thing of all", wrote Barret Hansen in his 1968 review for Rolling Stone." Consistency.
• When rewriting the article for Wake Me Up When September Ends, I found several sources from Far Out that I wasn't sure if I could use or not. I'm uncertain on the sites reliability, though if you think it is then I'd say it's fine.
• Release history table needs sources. Sourcing the personnel and track lists would also help, even if its just citing the album itself.
• Spotchecked sources 5, 22, and 28. All verify the text I checked for.
• Not required, but alt text on the images would be nice.

Overall, this is a pretty well written article and I don't have too many complaints. I'll put this on hold for now to give you time to address the comments I did have. λ NegativeMP1 17:38, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

@NegativeMP1 I've been making improvements gradually, including adding a sample and sourcing the release history. I wasn't sure how to expand the lede, but I did manage to make it slightly longer. I'm not really entirely sure what to do with the quote box, as even if it could maybe be integrated better I think providing some retrospective thoughts in the album does help with a bit of context. Re: Far Out, I don't know that much about the site itself but the author at least seems legit in terms of credits Iostn (talk) 16:51, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

I brought Far Out to the WikiProject Albums talk page to see what other editor's stance on it was, and there seems to be concerns regarding it possibly being a content farm. I'd personally swap it out with another source knowing this. λ NegativeMP1 21:06, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

@NegativeMP1 I haven't been as active recently due to personal reasons, but I managed to find alternate sources, at least. Iostn (talk) 22:07, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

@NegativeMP1 don't think you got the cue last time, but its been ready for a while, and I waiting to get it over with at this point. Iostn (talk) 09:33, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Once again, I did not see this somehow. Taking a look at the article again, it seems that you've addressed my concerns, so I think this article is fine. I'm passing this, I apologize for the wait. λ NegativeMP1 16:36, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

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