Talk:Republic of Loose

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DateProcessResult
November 4, 2009Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the manager of Oasis has described Republic of Loose as the most exciting band since Oasis?

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What is Republic Of Loose's genre?

  • Well, it definetly isn't rock as mentioned in the article. I'd reckon it is a mixture of funk and instrumental pop.

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Need Chart info[edit]

Have done up the discography section but I can't find info on how well their third album charted, therefore have left it blank. Would appreciate if anyone could help with this.
Thanks, --RavensFists (talk) 11:10, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced quote moved from article[edit]

Similarly, band is influenced by numerous American music genres of the twentieth century, and has supported bands such as Alabama 3, The Thrills and U2. Frontman Mick Pyro defends claims that the band's sound is overtly American by saying "authenticity is a construct, and a bogus construct at that. It was invented by a bunch of wack-jobs in the nineteenth century out of their minds on opium and nature [...] fuck irony and parody, we're going to get to the heart of the music we love".

Unsourced discography[edit]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
 AUS
 IRE
 JPN
 NLD
 NZ
 US
 US Indie
 US Heat.
2004 This is the Tomb of the Juice — — — — — — — — —
2006 Aargh!
  • Released: April 7, 2006
  • Label: Big Cat Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
 — — 2 — — — — — — IRE: Platinum[1]
2008 Vol IV: Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil
  • Released: May 2, 2008
  • Label: Big Cat Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: maclean (talk) 01:06, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see Wikipedia:What is a good article?)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  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:
Notes
Who is the copyright holder of this file?
Added. --candle•wicke 22:02, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • In "Formation", "During this time, he was "depressed out of my brains" listening to artists such as Manic Street Preachers." - this is a little over-the-top. First, what does "depressed out of my brains" even mean? Second, in the reference, while Pyro mentions the Manic Street Preachers, he does not directly attribute his depression to listening to them, whereas this WP sentence links them, imo, in an inappropriate way.
  • In "This is the Tomb of the Juice":
    • "The band's break, according to Mick Pyro, came when they won "some competition or something, some fucking battle of the bands".[17]" - I think this misses the point. The 'break' was "getting 10 days recording time" which occurred as a result of the battle of the bands.
    • The timeline is a little unclear wrt the signing with Big Cat and the 'lucky break' of a 10 day recording session. The signing is placed first in the paragraph, but wouldn't the recording company give them a recording session?
    • ""helped to shoot them into the most wanted category"" - I don't think this quote is helping. The context of the reference is a promotion of concerts occurring that week. I'd prefer to see facts speak for themselves: they toured heavily? played to sold out crowds? sold a lot of albums? This quote is a vague assertion that they are in demand.
  • In "Aaagh!":
    • "included a performance in "the lashing rain" at Oxegen 2006" - lots of bands play in the band. I think the point was that the band played + fans danced outside despite the lashing rain.
    • References 39-41 (Bill Browne's The Corkman piece) are all the same word-for-word. I think only one should be listed here.
  • In "Vol IV"
    • "...hip hoppers Millionaire Boyz and Sinéad O'Connor.[1]" - wait, what?
      • What exactly do you mean? I don't know anything about the first one and the second has her own article. --candle•wicke 22:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • I just thought it was funny. I made it unfunny by listing Sinéad O'Connor before the adjective "hip hoppers". -maclean (talk) 00:23, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The lead insists they play "Blues,[3] funk,[4] metal,[1] R'n'B,[5] pop,[3] rock,[3] soul[4]" but the rest of the article (most notably absent from the "Influences and style" section) only mention funk and soul
  • The third paragraph of the lead is an extraordinarily long sentence.
Conclusion

This article has good narrative and structure. Its weak point is the use of quotes without sufficient context. For example the second paragraph of "Influences and style" provides a list of other people endorsing the band without any explanation (is this style or influences?). "Comeback Girl" is "one of the greatest songs ever recorded"....ok...care to provide context?...or it just is? This paragraph could be reduced to two or three sentences by removing such undescriptive promotional quotes as "a real privilege my friends, a massive privilege".

  • (i) Adjusted (ii) That's what the Scottish novelist said (iii) Reduced. --candle•wicke 21:29, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. --candle•wicke 21:17, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comeback Girl's first appearance[edit]

A useful link. So its Republic Of Loose who take the top honours with the previously unheard ‘Comeback Girl’. --candle•wicke 09:21, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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