Talk:Zebra & Giraffe

This article was nominated for deletion on 16 September 2008 (UTC). The result of the discussion was keep.

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Untitled[edit]

The page created about the South African band, Zebra & Giraffe, has been deleted. It was a very good article about the band that is currently very big in South Africa and the article explained exactly everything about how the band came to life, who they are, their current status, music videos, how they are doing on the charts, etc. etc.

The article was written after an interview with their frontman, Greg Carlin, who also started the band, and everything in it is factual and also has his approval.

Zebra and Giraffe is taking the music industry by storm with their debut album, Collected Memories, and has had a lot of independant reviews and articles written about them. See the article itself for more information on this band and it will be clear that this is not an article just to get them noticed, it is simply informative, seeing as they are already considered as one of the best bands in South African music.

--Rachelle crous (talk) 21:15, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The focus of this article[edit]

I'd swear the title of this article should be Greg Carlin. It's much more directly about him, with Zebra & Giraffe being just one topic discussed in connection with his involvement in it. —Largo Plazo (talk) 22:02, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't disagree. I'm neutral, I can't figure out a lot of things about this article. Feel free to contribute to the AFD Largoplazo. Keeper ǀ 76 22:04, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

History without frame of reference[edit]

Given the extensiveness of the History section, it's odd that there isn't any mention of dates or years within which to frame the sequence of events. —Largo Plazo (talk) 22:02, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Keeper ǀ 76 22:04, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I will get the dates from Carlin tomorrow and it will be added. --Rachelle crous (talk) 22:23, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Z&G ROCKS[edit]

People, Z&G is one of the best and biggest bands in our country at the moment!! I think this is a fantastic article because it gives you all the information u'll ever need or wondered about!! Please don't delete it!! I agree that Greg Carlin is a musical genius and why would you wonder about verification if there are so many external links that clearly shows what this band is made of and the article was written after an interview WITH GREG CARLIN HIMSELF - what more do you want?? DON'T DELETE IT!!--Workspots (talk) 22:48, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced description of Collected Memories[edit]

Removed from the article for sourcing concerns:

"Carlin combines darker elements with traditional pop structures and sentiment with autobiographical themes on the album such as bittersweet nostalgia, lost love and life’s learning curve – the writing of the songs used as a cathartic process for Carlin to find closure to deal with things that have gone on in his past. All the songs on his debut album are quite autobiographical - they deal with emotions, events and memories collected over the past 25 years. Although the album has been compared to the likes of New Order and Joy Division (http://modernoptimist.co.za/zebra-and-giraffe-collected-memories-review), Carlin certainly found his own niche with this album and without a doubt conquered the world of electronic rock in South Africa."

the skomorokh 15:04, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]