Talk:SexyBack/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Matthewedwards : Chat 19:13, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Hi. I'll be reviewing this article. Please just give me an hour or two to read through the article fully in order to give you a thorough review. Regards, Matthewedwards : Chat 19:13, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:
Article is very well written generally. I just have a couple of things.

What is "musiscape"?
The overall sound of the song. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 21:20, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In discussion of the song, Timberlake revealed that he went "left", regarding going more rock, not in how he developed the song, but in the way he sang it. is very wordy and hard to read.. can it be simplified in any way?
How 'bout now?

~~The track entered the top ten on most charts just to clarify, could you make this "on most singles charts"?~~

"SexyBack" was certified platinum. it doesn't say where, but also, the infobox says 3x platinum for the US
I think I got this.

~~In the Background section, In discussion of the song, isn't really necessary, cause we know he's discussing it because of the quote that follows~~

~~a list of 10 songs they did for the album is a bit informal. Try "...a list of 10 songs they recorded for the album"?~~

Let Me Talk To You/ My Love has a space after the forward slash, but not before it.. I don't know if it should be there or not
The source has it "styled" like that, but fixed per here.

Is there any additional information for the Poison cover? When was it released? Was there a music video. Are there any quotes from the band as to why they covered it?
The only thing I found, when working on the article, was that Bret Michaels, the front man of Poison, said that the their cover of the song was "about the heaviest track we've ever done as far as sound goes."{{cite journal|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=Poison bandmates end tensions with new album of cover songs|date=2007-06-22|work=The Plain Dealer|page=T15}}</ref> In another interview he said, "It sounds a lot like Poison meets Nine Inch Nails meets AC/DC. So it's like 'SexyBack in Black.'"{{cite journal|first=Mark|last=Jordan|title= Metal fans still pick this Poison -- '80s genre has revival, but this unit never quit rocking|date=2007-07-10|work=The Commercial Appeal|page=M1}}</ref> I don't whether or not that warrants to be included. What do you think? No, there was no video release. It was released in June 2007.

B. MoS compliance:
Nothing major here, but please use Template:"' and Template:'" in sentences such as "'SexyBack' is the most annoyingly..., ..Timberland's repeated declaration that 'I'm bringing sexy back.'" when you have a single and double quote next to each other
Done, I hope.
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
WP:CHARTSCHART seems to recommend Hung Median owned sites rather than aCharts, especially for Good and FA articles. I've noticed discrepancies at aCharts before, myself, so I would tend to agree with this
Added Hung Medien sources.

C. No original research:
Should those succession boxes be referenced? It's not something I've seen, but I really don't know if they should.
No, they don't need to be sourced.
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
Image is reasonably low resolution, and the soundclip is a small percentage of the song

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Alt text is required on all images
Will work on this.
Added alt text. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 00:22, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
This is an excellent article, and I could find very little to fault with. I just have a couple of suggestions and questions before I pass it, so I'm putting it on hold. I have every faith that the editors will be able to respond and get this passed very soon. Well done to everyone involved. Matthewedwards : Chat 22:07, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 21:20, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Based on the recent edits following the review, and the answers provided, I have promoted the article to GA. Congratulations! Matthewedwards : Chat 14:09, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]