Talk:NRBQ
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does anyone think that this article should mention that nrbq often do songs for the simpsons?
- Do they? I know they appeared in an episode as themselves, but I thought Alf Clausen did all the music on The Simpsons. I think there was a heavily q-influenced episode of Sponge Bob, though. 24.195.17.40 02:09, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Just wanna say that whoever did the recent touchup on the Q article did a real good job.
In addition, they've served as the unofficial "house band" for The Simpsons in recent years, contributing several songs and even appearing in animated form during one episode.
- This makes it sound as if they wrote songs specifically for The Simpsons. Have they ever? The only songs of theirs I remember appearing on The Simpsons (Me and the Boys, Want You To Feel Good Too, I Like That Girl) were written and released well before appearing on the show. The text should make that clear. Skyraider 22:56, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The information about the other names NRBQ performed under comes from an interview Terry amd Joey did on 10/29/83 with a DJ from WDST FM. Skyraider 17:00, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
The Al Anderson link brings you to the entry for the OTHER Al Anderson, the one who was in the Wailers. Different guy.
I know it looks like the Adams/Ferguson quartet has 2 US performances from the NRBQ website, but here's the chronology: 1) 7/14 WAMC 2) 7/15 8:00 Turning Point 3) 7/15 10:30 Turning Point 4) 7/16 3:00 Turning Point
4 performances. Skyraider 00:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 2006 NRBQ performance?
The boys are rumored to have performed together at a private party for Mike Scully's 50th birthday. There was discussion of this on the NRBQ mailing list, but I haven't yet been able to verify this with an independent source. Anyone else have any leads?--Skyraider 15:30, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cluelessness ?
At minimum, it would seem this sentennce should have an attribution:
> The situation is largely due to the cluelessness of the pop music scene
In my view, the statement is subjective, possibly offensive, and should be deleted.
- cleanup is clearly in order, but tagging the entire article for tone and neutrality is overkill, IMO.--Skyraider 00:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, I've given it a going over and I think the more POV statements have been cleaned up. I'm removing the tags. --Skyraider 01:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Err I don't think so; just check out the intro sentence: "NRBQ is a highly-acclaimed rock band, purveyors of a unique brand of "omnipop"". First of all what is "omnipop"? There is no article about it so I'm inclined to think that it is a term that has been coined by the writers of this article (see WP:NEO about that). Second, "highly-acclaimed" might be true or not, but needs a citation at least. As to "a unique brand", that is all-out POV.
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- What about this: "The band's music, a rollicking blend of everything from stomping rockabilly to...". "Rollicking"? "Stomping"? That is not the kind of tone that is expected from an encyclopedia.
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- And that's not all; what about this: "rampant admiration from their peers and fans"; "the band's eccentric sense of humor, while beloved by fans, hasn't helped their commercial potential" (original research and POV); "legendary live shows"...
