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Main Page appearance: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

This is a note to let the main editors of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 21, 2014. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at present, please ask Bencherlite (talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/June 21, 2014. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles (pictured). Released on 1 June 1967, it was an immediate commercial and critical success. After the group retired from touring, Paul McCartney had an idea for a song involving an Edwardian era military band, and this developed into a plan to release an entire album as a performance by the fictional Sgt. Pepper band. Knowing they would not have to perform the tracks live, the Beatles adopted an experimental approach to composition, writing songs such as "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life". The producer George Martin's innovative recording of the album included the liberal application of signal processing. The cover, depicting the band in front of a collage of celebrities and historical figures, was designed by the English pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth. One of the best-selling albums of all time, Sgt. Pepper is regarded as an important work of British psychedelia and an early concept album. One music scholar has described it as "the most important and influential rock and roll album ever recorded". (Full article...)

You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates based on those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating another article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:02, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Neo soul

The article Neo soul you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Neo soul for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Retrohead -- Retrohead (talk) 06:22, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

You've been awarded!

		The WikiProject Albums Barnstar
		Congratulations on your 49th good article and well done in improving numerous albums from the neo soul genre. The Misplaced Pages community is grateful for your contributions to the music field. Retrohead (talk) 09:52, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

MM

Precious again, "your" music on the Main page Marquee Moon, following the lonely hearts ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:15, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Today's Featured Article: Notification

This is to inform you that Song of Innocence, which you nominated at WP:FAC, will appear on the Main Page as Today's Featured Article on 7 January 2015. The proposed main page blurb is here; you may amend if necessary. Please check for dead links and other possible faults before the appearance date. I have not scheduled an image; the lead image is copyright, the Blake image might misinform as to the nature of the article, and the other image within the article is tangential. Please let me know if you have other suggestions. Brianboulton (talk) 15:40, 18 December 2014 (UTC) Brianboulton (talk) 15:50, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

I had to squeeze the text down to about 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? - Dank (push to talk) 21:56, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

I wasn't too concerned about it to begin with lol. I trust your judgment. Dan56 (talk) 05:01, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks :) - Dank (push to talk) 05:03, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Thank you for improving Misplaced Pages by contributing so many high quality music articles. Your work does not go unnoticed, and your time is appreciated. Keep up the great work, and happy editing! --Another Believer (Talk) 05:05, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Invitation

I'd like to invite you to join the WikiProject R&B and Soul Music. We are currently on demand for new members, the project was dying, but with your help we can revive it and make it one of the best WikiProjects. Make me sure that you'll think about this and remember cooperative works can do amazing things. Regards Dfrr (talk to me:-)) 00:43, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Precious again

Misterioso
Thank you for quality articles on albums such as The Way I See It and Misterioso, for collaboration such as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, for taking care of articles with explaining edit summaries and polite warnings, for being an ally, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:27, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

A year ago, you were the 954th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

Today we enjoy Aaliyah, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Two years ago, you were recipient no. 954 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:32, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for today's Agharta! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:49, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Modern Vampires of the City

The article Modern Vampires of the City you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Modern Vampires of the City for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of EditorE -- EditorE (talk) 23:21, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Modern Vampires of the City has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Dan56. Modern Vampires of the City, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated  to appear on Misplaced Pages's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 14:55, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Moondance

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Your GA nomination of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

The article The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sparklism -- Sparklism (talk) 03:41, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

With this ever dramatic world and WikiDrama, here's a cup of tea to alleviate your day! This e-tea's remains have been e-composted SwisterTwister talk 05:57, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Modern Vampires of the City

On 31 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Modern Vampires of the City, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Modern Vampires of the City was called "a deeply God-haunted work"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Modern Vampires of the City. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Light of the Sun

The article The Light of the Sun you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Light of the Sun for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Azealia911 -- Azealia911 (talk) 03:41, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/November 24, 2015

Hi Dan, I'll do the summary on this one tonight. Good to see this one, TFA can use a little funk. - Dank (push to talk) 23:10, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Precious again, your Rhythm Killers, - what Dank said!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

... and today's Sons of Soul, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Maxinquaye

Just wanted to say: love what you're doing for Maxinquaye. Keep it up! :) — sparklism 08:36, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

"Don't Stop the Music"

Hey Dan, how's going? I hope you are doing well. Can I get your help on the article? I recently nominated it for featured, but according to one user the prose is not satisfactory yet! Can you at least just do some rough checking and slight copy-editing? Thanks, as always... — Tom 11:19, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Spin Alternative Record Guide

The article Spin Alternative Record Guide you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Spin Alternative Record Guide for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Lewismaster (talk) 18:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of So Beautiful or So What

The article So Beautiful or So What you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:So Beautiful or So What for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Retrohead -- Retrohead (talk) 19:41, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Rollback granted

Hi Dan56. After reviewing your request for "rollbacker", I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

• Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
• Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
• Rollback should never be used to edit war.
• If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
• Use common sense.

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Misplaced Pages:New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Widr (talk) 08:09, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Also pending changes reviewer given. Let me know if you don't want it. Widr (talk) 08:11, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Daughters (Nas song)

The article Daughters (Nas song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Daughters (Nas song) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CaliforniaDreamsFan -- CaliforniaDreamsFan (talk) 09:01, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of All I Want Is You (album)

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Your GA nomination of Devil's Halo

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Your GA nomination of The Sea (Corinne Bailey Rae album)

The article The Sea (Corinne Bailey Rae album) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Sea (Corinne Bailey Rae album) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Carbrera -- Carbrera (talk) 18:21, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Maxinquaye

Dan56, I've added some more reviews from the UK press – feel free to edit or delete as you wish. I'm not happy about the position of the 2009 reviews, for instance: I think they're better off going in the ratings table, but there's no room for them there... just out of interest, are you opposed to the use of two tables, for contemporary and legacy reviews?

Two other things: the reception section states that the album was record of the year in "numerous" English publications... well, apart from NME and Melody Maker (where it was joint first, actually), I can't find any other publications where it was the outright winner, so perhaps that word "numerous" needs to go. Also, do you not see "Hell Is Around the Corner" as the album's fifth single? Obviously it wasn't in its original form and formed part of a remix EP, but I still think it's a single from the album, nevertheless. I also have dates for all the single releases, if you want them added in. Richard3120 (talk) 20:28, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

@Richard3120:, great addition of those contemporary reviews! I think the deluxe edition reviews don't add much that hasn't already been said earlier in the section ("the album was unique", "sui generis", etc., albeit in different mealy-mouthed phrases and declarations of praise)... I don't want to have too many quotes reiterating the same things (WP:QUOTEFARM). I revised and rearranged both. Let me know what you think. Q(('}}s 5-stars are represented in the ratings template already, but I would like to substitute Mojo for The Observer. Judging by the Misplaced Pages articles on those two, I'm given the impression Mojo is/was a more notable publication. I changed "numerous" to "several". What are your sources for the single dates? Dan56 (talk) 09:57, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

No problem, I just wanted to make you aware I'd made the changes – I tried to keep them in the style of what had already been written, but I agree with you, I found it difficult to find a suitable place in the text for the 2009 reviews... and yes, there's only so many times you can quote a critic going "it's great" about an album.

Mojo is a monthly music magazine that tends to focus on legacy material, i.e. most of its reviews are about new records from classic artists (Bob Dylan, Neil Young... you get the picture) and reissues of classic records from the past, while the articles tend to be retrospectives about a classic single, album or even tour... very useful for finding material if you're working on records from past decades, particularly rock – the magazine aims at an older readership who aren't really into electronic or dance music. The Observer is the Sunday edition of The Guardian, the UK's main (only?) left-leaning broadsheet newspaper. Nothing wrong with The Observer/The Guardian at all: many of their music critics over the last ten or fifteen years – Jude Rogers, Kitty Empire, Dorian Lynskey, Garry Mulholland, Tim Jonze, and indeed Jon Savage – all started their careers as staff writers for NME or Melody Maker. But I personally think a review from a music magazine carries more weight than a newspaper critic... maybe that's just personal preference.

The release dates for the six singles all come from the weekly "new releases" section of Music Week, which I'm sure you know is the UK's equivalent trade paper to Billboard in the US. They all match up with a UK singles chart entry date of 12 days later according to the OCC database (released on Monday, they would have entered the chart dated w/e the following Saturday), so I am confident that these dates are correct.

There's a couple of other things to add to the article, but they won't change the text that much: sources for the NME and Melody Maker year-end critics' list which placed Maxinquaye at no. 1, and the Rolling Stone critics' list for 1995 which placed the album at no. 3. Also, I found a quote in another Tricky interview about "Suffocated Love", where he says he wanted a song where Martina played "the cruel woman, the bitch" because he likes "playing the weak role... the person who's used" – it seemed an interesting quote in the context of their musical and personal relationships.

Then by all means, those single dates should be worked into the sentence where the months are already mentioned. NME and Melody Maker's are already sourced, so I don't see it as necessary, but definitely Rolling Stone and sure, that quote would be interesting to add. Dan56 (talk) 05:29, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Next week I will try and do the same thing and add UK reviews to The Stone Roses. Hope you can get The Ecstatic to FA by the way: I know it didn't chart in the UK but it has its British fans, including me, who agree that it was Mos Def's best album since his debut. Richard3120 (talk) 15:44, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Great, and thanks @Richard3120: Dan56 (talk) 05:29, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? - featured article candidate

Hello. First, I want to say good luck with your FAC for The Ecstatic. I was wondering if you could help with my FAC for "Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?" as I would really appreciate any comments or feedback on this nomination, especially from an experienced user like yourself. I know this is outside of your field of interest so I understand if you are too busy or not interested. I apologize for any inconvenience.

The link is here if you are interested: Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?/archive1. Aoba47 (talk) 16:51, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer, but I wouldn't have the time to give it a proper look. Best of luck though Dan56 (talk) 10:03, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Guitar (Sonny Sharrock album)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Guitar (Sonny Sharrock album) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cartoon network freak -- Cartoon network freak (talk) 17:41, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

FAC voluntary mentoring scheme

During a recent lengthy discussion on the WP:FAC talkpage, several ideas were put forward as to how this procedure could be improved, particularly in making it more user-friendly towards first-time nominees. The promotion rate for first-timers at FAC is depressingly low – around 16 percent – which is a cause for concern. To help remedy this, Mike Christie and I, with the co-operation of the FAC coordinators, have devised a voluntary mentoring scheme, in which newcomers will guided by more experienced editors through the stages of preparation and submission of their articles. The general format of the scheme is explained in more detail on Misplaced Pages: Mentoring for FAC, which also includes a list of editors who have indicated that they are prepared to act as mentors.

Would you be prepared to take on this role occasionally? If so, please add your name to the list. By doing so you incur no obligation; it will be entirely for you to decide how often and on which articles you want to act in this capacity. We anticipate that the scheme will have a trial run for a few months before we appraise its effectiveness. Your participation will be most welcome. Brianboulton (talk) 17:04, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Guitar (Sonny Sharrock album)

The article Guitar (Sonny Sharrock album) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Guitar (Sonny Sharrock album) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cartoon network freak -- Cartoon network freak (talk) 05:01, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Metallica

Hey Dan, when you were doing the critical reception of Metallica, you haven't included the Allmusic review in the prose. Can you do that these days? Thanks in advance. Also, are there any other contemporary reviews we've missed?--Retrohead (talk) 08:17, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Possibly, just because of the difficulty in searching an eponymous album title, but I think the section as it is captures the gist of how the record was received. Dan56 (talk) 19:21, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Featured article candidate: Unlocked (Alexandra Stan album)

Hi there! My mean is not to bother you, but I was wondering if you could find time to comment on my FAC above and even support or oppose to it. Best regards, Cartoon network freak (talk) 11:53, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Would it be possible to return for an oppose or suppose? Best, Cartoon network freak (talk) 12:47, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/November 4, 2016

Hi Dan, here's another one of your FAC nominations at TFA, I'm working on the TFA text now. - Dank (push to talk) 15:39, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Done, I hope. I had to move some things around to deal with the much shorter space, and to conform a bit more with the ordering in past TFA columns; I think there's some value in the concept of a "column", something that people can get used to reading, something that aims for consistency. My edits are of course no reflection on your lead, which is beautifully worded, I think. - Dank (push to talk) 21:50, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

I've made some minor changes, but I think your column flows quite nicely @Dank:. I was surprised this article would be picked for TFA this fast. So thanks :) Dan56 (talk) 00:24, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Okay, glad to hear that, and Brian picked it. I'm sorry I had to revert your last edits; it's up to 1198 characters now, and 1200 is the absolute maximum. If you want to delete other stuff, then more can be added. - Dank (push to talk) 00:28, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

• Hey Dan--congrats. It was a nice surprise to see one of my favorite MD albums on the front page. I wish I knew where my Japanese import double vinyl version was at--paid $50 for it 25 years or so ago. Good work! Drmies (talk) 14:22, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
• Which reminds me: I made a few edits on Pete Cosey last month (after watching Live in Vienna 1973), and there's more to be fished from the biographical reference I added, maybe. Drmies (talk) 14:27, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

  Nice! I wish there was footage of the '74-75 concerts. That's when they were really developing a chemistry and rocking out. And it's too bad there's no free images of Cosey, at least I think; I got no hits on Commons. Dan56 (talk) 18:22, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Music Story

We don't often agree on things, I think it's fair to say, but thanks for starting this article. I've long meant to do the same. JG66 (talk) 14:08, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Composition sections

Hi -- I don't think we've interacted much, except perhaps at FAC. I'm looking for a second opinion on a music article that I'm trying to help with. If you have time, would you mind taking a look at Talk:Make Me Like You, at the discussion about sections on composition and lyrics? The article has failed at FAC a couple of times, and I'm hoping that working with the nominator away from FAC will improve it to the point where it will pass, and might also give them a better idea of what to do with their next article. The issue is whether a section on the composition and lyrics of a song is required, and how directly the sources need to address those points to be usable. Thanks for any help. (And any TPSs with an interest would be welcome to chip in too.) Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 23:04, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi, @Mike Christie:. I don't think I'd have the time at the moment to delve adequately into that article, nor am I an expert on song articles; I've only worked on a few in any substantial capacity. My opinion would be that a featured article should be comprehensive on all information available in the literature on the topic. If there isn't anything in the sources about a song's composition and lyrics, then it seems unfair to hold that against the nomination. Usually reviews of a work (album, song, etc.) will have some discussion of this information, but since it's critical opinion, that information seems as if it would be touched upon in a reception section. I don't think a section titled "composition and lyrics" (and the like) should be made mandatory simply because it seems to appear elsewhere on Misplaced Pages. It's really a matter of allocating information IMO. Good luck! Dan56 (talk) 12:36, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, that's very helpful. Thinking of it in terms of how to allocate the information that is sourced, rather than filling required sections, seems like a good approach to me. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 13:39, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

I've recently been looking at Agharta and wanted to thank you for all of the work you've put into it! It's a fantastic article! I am shocked as to all of the sources you found for the album despite it being relatively underrated album. Great job!

Carbrera (talk) 01:54, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
Thank you!!¡!¡! Dan56 (talk) 15:44, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

3RR sanctions

You appear to have breached 3RR at Too Much Too Soon (album). Please choose from the following two sanction: 1. a 24-hour block. 2. adhering to 0RR for the next 72 hours. If you fail to choose, I will choose 1. for you. Thanks. El_C 23:04, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

I misread the dates. But you still didn't attempt to use the article talk page. I think I'll just protect the page in be done with it. El_C 23:28, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' noticeboard

There is currently a discussion at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Esszet (talk) 23:09, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Yo, asshole

Keep it up and I'll see to it that you're blocked permanently. — MShabazz /_Stalk 16:13, 2 April 2017 (UTC)