Talk:Evergreen (Echo & the Bunnymen album)/GA1

GA Review

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I'll be reviewing this article shortly. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:11, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   a couple of rough prose spots

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   a couple of spots that need citation, and some more that could really use it

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Specific concerns

• Background : these two sentences need citations "The Bunnymen released one further album, Reverberation (1990), which critics and fans alike received poorly. WEA Records subsequently dropped the group, who went on to break-up in early 1993."
  • References added
• Likewise "McCulloch was not upset about this as he and Sergeant had started working together as Electrafixion."
  • Reference added
• "Sergeant felt that as the band were playing Echo & the Bunnymen songs they may as well play as Echo & the Bunnymen..." awkward, suggest rewording. Perhaps "Sergeant felt that if the band was playing Echo & the Bunnymen songs, they might as well play as ..."
  • Reworded to "Sergeant felt that as the band were playing Echo & the Bunnymen songs, they might as well reform Echo & the Bunnymen"
• Strongly suggest a citation for "Adam Peters, who had previously worked on the band's 1984 album Ocean Rain, was brought in to provide string arrangements for the album. Using musicians from the London Metropolitan Orchestra, Peters recorded string passages for seven tracks from the album at Abbey Road Studios in London. With Clif Norrell, who had previously worked with R.E.M., finishing the mixing of the album, the recording was completed by the end of March 1997." as someone will probably challenge it sometime. Especially if you head to FAC.
  • Reference added
• Same for "The cover picture shows the band against a backdrop of trees at night. However, in place of the band's former drummer de Freitas, who died in a motorcycle accident, the photograph shows the remaining band members with a car."
  • I've moved the reference from the sentence before to the end of this as it covers both sentences.
• Releases ... "... was released on 14 July 1997 on London Records." shouldn't it be released on 14 July 1997 BY London Records."?
  • Changed
• Strongly suggest citation for the last sentences of the first paragraph of Releases.
  • References added
• Need a citation for ""Nothing Lasts Forever" reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, although the follow-up singles "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" and "Don't Let It Get You Down" fared less well reaching numbers thirty and fifty respectively." (it's the "less well" that's the opinion and requires a citation.)
  • I've moved the reference to the end of the paragraph.

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:27, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

All done, thanks for the review. --JD554 (talk) 14:40, 7 March 2009 (UTC)