Talk:Nilsson Sings Newman/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: GreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs) 15:21, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Will finish shortly

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
"The audio equipment and record review magazine Stereo Review named Nilsson Sings Newman their album of the year.[2] Newman began to record a solo album." - no connection between those sentences. As a reader I would like to know the name of the album (I see his album was released two years earlier...)

Not a big deal, but I would seperate the "Track listing" section into two columns, using {{col-begin}} and so on

Good prose
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
Ref 4: Should be converted to a cite template, with publisher, accessdate, etc

Do you have a better source as [1]? Blogs are mainly unreliable, but it despends on the author
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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):
Overall: Just this.
Pass/Fail:

That Napster blog was written by the Napster admins, so it's at least better than Joe Nobody. I know it is not the best source, but the fact it supports is not very controversial. I'll remove the artist's name and the Napster reference if it is a stumbling block to GA listing.
The track listing really has three sections: Side A, Side B (relevant to the original LP), and the extra tracks offered on CD. I would divide it into two sections otherwise. Binksternet (talk) 00:16, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I took out the non-sequitur bit about Newman beginning to record. I tried but could not find exactly when he went to United Western studios to record 12 Songs, but I read that it only took one day in the studio. The album 12 Songs was released April 1970. Unfortunately, without a date or even a month for him in the studio, the little sentence had no home, in my opinion.
I fixed the Allmusic reference. Let me know what you think about the Napster blog ref. Binksternet (talk) 00:55, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- You proofed it is reliable. Napster is actually a music store, but it is reliable as long as it has editorial oversight. Actually I have no problem to let it, as long as it is written by an admin. Also it is only used to mention one artist who was influenced by this album. --♫GoP♫_T ^C _N 12:06, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]