Talk:Tomahawk (album)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk · contribs) 22:02, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Initial comments: The article's content is well-written, complies with MoS, verifiable, neutral and stable. My concern is with the bredth of coverage:

Lack of Background and recording section (anything about where the album was recorded?)
Lack of Musical style and themes (any discussion of the album's content)
Possible to get hold of a song sample?
Reception could presumably include many more reviews (tried to find a Metacritic listing myself but was unable)
Track Listing after Reception
Provide a reference for the Personnel (CD liner notes usually)
Provide some genres in the infoxbox

MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 22:34, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking on this review. Unfortunately a good bit of what you're asking here isn't able to be sourced properly—this is a pretty obscure record release by an independent label who deliberately spend next to nothing on marketing. Information on the actual recording, composition or the like just isn't out there (this one took so long between DYK and GAN as I was still trying to find more information). I've moved the track listing around in the article like you've asked but I'm not adding genres as I'm opposed to their use—there's no comfortable way to use them in the article's prose, they're often subjective and they invite constant edit warring or needless tweaking (if it helps, I've put through other album articles without them). Not entirely keen on a song sample as I don't feel it would meet fair use (if sources existed that discussed the composition of the music then a sample would be a great accompaniment to that, but without that kind of material available it would seem more decorative than insightful). I did add a link to a sample from Ipecac Recordings' official site t the external links, though, which should be a good workaround. I've given an AllRovi reference for the personnel as I figured citing the album notes would be too circular (citing an album in the article for the album). GRAPPLE X 00:07, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thought that might be the case, but I have to ask these things of course. Okay then, a few more things.

The release date is not mentioned immediately. Is there no way we can have "the 2001 debut album" or "the debut album by [...], released in 2001 [...]".
Reception: "Tomahawk was released on October 30, 2001." This could go in Production, as it seems slightly non-seq with what follows. Perhaps integrate the tour information and reception with the comments made by Irish Times? MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 11:39, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You could re-title to Release and reception, which would equally solve the issue.

Yeah, that makes sense. Done now. GRAPPLE X 16:55, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Final comment: A small article, but which nonetheless comprises all available sources and information on the topic. Highlighted issues have been resolved, and the remaining minor points do nothing to prevent the article passing; the content that is present is of a high standard. Pass: MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 12:24, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I know you're a veteran of this sort of thing, but I would encourage you to review another GAN! Thanks, MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 12:27, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for the review! GRAPPLE X 16:55, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]