Talk:Songs of Faith and Devotion/GA1

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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:03, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Will take a look at this Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:03, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article needs some discussion of the tracks and their writing.

One new approach to recording was performance. - sentence is meaningless - remove and let facts speak for themselves

though the album used a great deal of live recorded audio than previous Depeche Mode releases - which album we talking about? Also, "than" needs a comparative adjective

link "distortion"

link "outro"

Upon returning, they found it difficult to re-integrate as a unit, - ummm, how about "difficult to work/collaborate together...?

The concept of the band living and working together in the same house meant that they rarely got breaks from each other - wasn't a concept it was reality. I'd say "Living and working together in the same house meant that the band members rarely got breaks from each other"

The band also began to jam together, something which they had not previously done, only for fun. - huh? either they hadn't or they had..only for fun?

The lack of success of coming up with musical ideas from such jams led to frustration that the band were not making any progress - remove everything after "frustration"

The lack of progress increasingly frustrated recording. --> "The lack of progress increasingly frustrated everyone/the band."

1. Well written?:

Prose quality:

- tweaks pending as above

Manual of Style compliance:

2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:

References to sources:

- need to look at these

Citations to reliable sources, where required:

No original research:

3. Broad in coverage?:

Major aspects:

- as it stands, lacks any discussion on the songs themselves. Needs a summary at least.

Focused:

4. Reflects a neutral point of view?:

Fair representation without bias:

5. Reasonably stable?

No edit wars, etc. (Vandalism does not count against GA):

6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:

Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

- single fair use image.

Overall: on hold. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:11, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I am failing this as no action taken for a month. It doesn't need that much but is lacking in some material. Hopefully this review will be helpful for a future reader. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:34, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

All adjustments made that have been suggested. The only thing missing is a song summary, largely because information on all tracks individually is surprisingly difficult to come by. (82.27.188.98 (talk) 20:58, 23 October 2015 (UTC))[reply]