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To start a new discussion section, please click here "New Wave Yacht Rock" Is this a thing? The List of yacht rock artists article divides the list into classic and new wave yacht rock artists, and includes Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles in the latter category. Does this make any sense to anybody? I'm old enough to remember when New Wave Music was new (early 80s) and it makes no sense to me. A brief search turns up basically nothing other than one article that uses the term rather loosely. Mr. Swordfish (talk) 19:45, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply] Dispute about the term underground for NWOBHM bands A dispute arose on Talk:New wave of British heavy metal about the use of the term underground associated with a few British bands, which had limited notoriety and chart success during the New wave of British heavy metal of the 80s. Comments and contributions to the stalled debate would be much appreciated. Lewismaster (talk) 19:37, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply] Foals (band) a British or English band? Hello there. I have started a discussion for the article Foals (band) on their origin, and there is a bit of edit warring from an IP regarding the lead section on whether the band is British or if they are English. I have started a discussion on the article's talk page for this thread: Talk:Foals (band)#British or English?. I would like to see some discussion to see if a consensus could be reached on whether they are British or English. The categories say they are an English band, but IP (who refuses to communicate in talk discussion) persists that it is a British band via their edit summaries. So far, there's been no communication from the IP and users I have pinged. Also, adding this to other related WikiProject talk pages for their input. HorrorLover555 (talk) 16:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply] I'm having similar issues with Deep Purple which formed as Roundabout in London in 1967. An IP keeps reverting my edits without discussion and despite my sources. Anyway, Foals were formed in Oxford in England, and therefore they are an English band - simple as that! They could be considered British generally, but specifically when referring to country of origin, it is England and therefore they're English. I am English, and we would certainly not say British. Hope that helps Deep Purple Fan (talk) 21:43, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply] Whitesnake Needed opinion at Talk:Whitesnake#Lead and else about mentioning "Love Ain't No Stranger" in the lead, and at Talk:Whitesnake#Lead and else#Quote about including a quote/quote box about 2003 live performance. Miki Filigranski (talk) 09:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply] Deep Purple origin discussion/edit wars Ok, hopefully i can get some clarity or discussion from here. There has been an edit war between myself and an IP address constantly changing the origin of Deep Purple, as in the place where they started. In the book, Deep Purple: A Matter of Fact by Jerry Bloom https://www.wymeruk.co.uk/webshop/books/rock/deep-purple/deep-purple-a-matter-of-fact-jerry-bloom/ It is pointed out that the band forming in Hertford, Hertfordshire is an urban myth. Sources cite that the band's origin begins in 1967 as Roundabout in Jon Lord's flat in Kensington, London. The MK1 line-up came together at Deeves Hall, South Mimms in Hertfordshire near the M25, about 15 miles away from Hertford. MK2 classic line-up came together in Ealing, West London in 1969. The band's origin starts in London in 1967, not Hertford, not were the band ever based there. Yes, there are sources that state the band formed in Hertford, but all of them are news articles that have copied information directly from the main Wikipedia entry, which leads to question the reliability of said source? My issue is that every time I add London as an origin of Deep Purple in 1967 where Lord, Blackmore and Paice came together, it is instantly reverted back to Hertford, despite adding several sources. I am following protocol and have requested it be discussed on the Deep Purple Tak section, but no luck. Where do I stand, can anyone back me up or at least help me find a common ground where I can include London as a place of origin? What is considered a reliable source anyway, if newspaper or blog articles can be used that have copied and pasted info direct from Wiki which is then used as a source to back it up? My intention is not to add erroneous information, but to add London as a place of origin for the band, which is cited by several sources. Deep Purple Fan (talk) 21:39, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply] Discussion at Talk:Oasis (band) regarding a member There is a discussion currently ongoing at Talk:Oasis (band) regarding whether a member is in the band officially or if they are a touring musician. Some input from this WikiProject would be appreciated. The discussion is called Discussion on whether Joey Waronker is a member or a touring member. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 16:24, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Discussion at Talk:Stevie Young#Stevie Young nationality You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Stevie Young#Stevie Young nationality, which is well within the scope of this WikiProject. HorrorLover555 (talk) 19:04, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Alice in Chains (album) FAC I am once again asking for assistance on the featured article candidacy on this album. I am doing everything I can to get this promoted, but I am running out of time to get reviewers. So far, I only have a media review and one reviewer who opposed, but whose concerns I have responded to (they have not been around to respond at the time of writing this). I would appreciate any and all feedback you can give. It can be found at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Alice in Chains (album)/archive2. mftp dan ^oops 04:44, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply] Discussion at Talk:Oasis (band)#Touring members in the Band members section You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Oasis (band)#Touring members in the Band members section, which is well within the scope of this WikiProject. HorrorLover555 (talk) 17:48, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply] Good article reassessment for The Quarrymen The Quarrymen has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 14:16, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply] Seeking Advice on Barbara Gogan Article (currently in AfD) Hi all, I’m a new editor working on the Barbara Gogan article—she was the lead of The Passions. The article is currently under deletion discussion (AfD), and I’m hoping to improve it with reliable sources and better coverage. If anyone has advice on how to strengthen the article or knows strong sources I could use, I would really appreciate it. This has been a fun project so far, and I’m learning a lot! Thanks so much for any guidance or any assistance with improvements, if you are so inclined. Best, Adrian Adrian.stewart.music (talk) 16:34, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply] Hello! I’ve compiled additional sources on post-punk and electronic musician Barbara Gogan. Feedback or assistance verifying or expanding the content by any noninvolved editors would be very welcome. I aim to expand and improve the article. Thank you for any guidance or assistance you can provide! — Adrian Newly identified possible key sources: Women Make Noise: Girl Bands from Motown to the Modern, Julia Downes et al., 2015 Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986–2014, Greil Marcus, 2015, p. 504 Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982, George Gimarc, 1997, p. 36 Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth, Cathi Unsworth, 2024 The England’s Dreaming Tapes, Jon Savage, 2010, p. 736 Newly identified possible additional sources for reference: New Women in Rock, Liz Thomson, 1982, p. 46 Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop, Sue Steward & Sheryl Garratt, 1984 The Trouser Press Record Guide, Ira Robbins, 1991, p. 492 Billboard, 4 Oct 1997, p. 30 The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music, Colin Larkin, 2003, p. 377 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin, 1992 & 1995 Complete UK Hit Albums 1956–2005, Graham Betts, 2005, p. 309 Collins Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004, Graham Betts, 2004, p. 586 The Peel Sessions, Ken Garner, 2010 BBC Music Magazine, Vol. 6, 1998, p. 62 The Wire, Vols. 173–178, 1998, p. 33 The Nation, Vol. 238, 1984, p. 697 Enciclopedia rock anni ’80, Riccardo Bertoncelli, 1989, p. 529 The Literature of Rock II, 1979–1983, Frank W. Hoffmann, B. Lee Cooper & Lee Ann Hoffmann, 1986 The Great British Mistake: Post Punk Fanzines: 1979–84, Tom Vague, 2017 Adrian.stewart.music (talk) 18:37, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply] Discussion at Talk:Oasis Live '25 Tour#Box Office data You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Oasis Live '25 Tour#Box Office data, which is well within the scope of this WikiProject. HorrorLover555 (talk) 19:59, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Discussion at Talk:Black Sabbath#Please change the section "Years active" You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Black Sabbath#Please change the section "Years active", which is well within the scope of this WikiProject. HorrorLover555 (talk) 05:15, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Proposed deletion of Private Line (band) The article Private Line (band) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern: Tagged as Unreferenced for 5 years. Unsourced BLP. In ordinary times, not a big problem, but nowadays, this is a legal risk. While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons. You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Bearian (talk) 17:28, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Discussion at Talk:Rush (band)#Information in lead You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Rush (band)#Information in lead, which is well within the scope of this WikiProject. HorrorLover555 (talk) 14:55, 27 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Good article reassessment for George Martin George Martin has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:15, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] Peer Review of Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis You are invited to participate in the peer review for the Oasis song Don't Look Back in Anger here - Wikipedia:Peer review/Don't Look Back in Anger/archive1. I have seriously expanded the article and would like feedback/collaboration to raise the article from C-Class to GA or better. DiamondIIIXX (talk) 09:46, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] The article has now been submitted as a Good Article Nominee. Wikipedia:Good article nominations#Songs DiamondIIIXX (talk) 06:43, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] Good article reassessment for We Don't Need to Whisper We Don't Need to Whisper has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 01:03, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] Help: name of this rock songs for jive First: 1988 Ohio Star Ball - Corky & Shirley Ballas Jive Second: on the 1997 Melbourne Dancesport Championship between the 1:23:14 and 1:24:47 Doncsecz^talk 22:33, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] Best might try to Google some of the lyrics and see what shows up.★Trekker (talk) 23:49, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] @StarTrekker: The videos are old and there are many things interfering with the sound. I can't write down the lyrics properly. Doncsecz^talk 14:25, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] Good article reassessment for Progressive rock Progressive rock has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 16:13, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] Discussion at Talk:Dream Theater#Edit warring You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Dream Theater#Edit warring, which is well within the scope of this WikiProject. HorrorLover555 (talk) 19:31, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] Good article reassessment for Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song) Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:56, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for D'oh-in' in the Wind

D'oh-in' in the Wind has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 01:32, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced BLP - Ghosts of Jupiter

I came across this unsourced BLP - Ghosts of Jupiter. Bands aren't my area of expertise so I wouldn't know where to look for sources. Placing it here if anyone here can :) RossEvans19 (talk) 15:27, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion about WikiProject banner templates

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Requested move at Talk:Apt. (song)#Requested move 13 December 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Apt. (song)#Requested move 13 December 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ROY is WAR Talk! 05:48, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Rock Band (video game)

Rock Band (video game) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 16:21, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]