Talk:Brilliant (band)

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Good article Brilliant (band) was a nominee for good article, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
October 3, 2006 Good article nominee Not listed
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GA was placed on hold:

  • What they sound like. I guess an audio sample would be a good idea too.
  • Fair use rationale for image
  • How did they meet and other background info, if available
  • If any more info does come to light, that might allow us to introduce a new section and not use the lead as part of the body (which in the present article is fine I feel given that the material is slim)

[edit] GA Nomination

I have put the nomination for this article "On Hold" because I don't feel that the prose is particularly captivating, especially that of the lead, and because there is not sufficient content. I realize that the band was a flop and only produced one album, but even so, there is little information about the band. What do they sound like? I see reviews, but unless I actually pursue the reviews and read them in full, I have no idea of their sound. "Pop/rock" is pretty general; that could mean anything from The Beatles to Good Charlotte, who are obviously quite distinct from one another. Expand the article and improve the writing of the lead, and I'd consider passing it. Solid in terms of references, format, stability and the like; it's just lacking in content, mainly. -- Cielomobile minor7♭5 02:09, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Also, the image in the infobox needs to have fair use rationale for each specific article it is used in, meaing this one. The little box that automatically comes up isn't enough. -- Cielomobile minor7♭5 02:12, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
The origins of the band must also be noted. How did the musicians know each other before recording the album? Teemu08 05:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the review.

  • What they sound like. Describing these things isn't really my forte. I'll see if I can find some quotes. I guess an audio sample would be a good idea too.
  • Fair use rationale - yes, will fix that.
  • How did they meet and other background info - I'm really limited by the sources on matters like this. I'm quite interested to know too, but at the moment I don't know. There's not much written about this band and I guess they would have slid into obscurity if 2 of the members hadn't gone on to achieve some fame. As for those members, June Montana never became famous, Cauty became quite infamous but there's no published biography of him that I know of, Youth became well known too but I don't know if there's any books about him... I'll ask on the talk pages of Youth and his more famous band Killing Joke; perhaps there is a book about him which has this info.
  • I'm not sure an article has to be captivating to be GA; being well written, solidly referenced and comprehensive ought to be enough. I don't imagine, for example, that a print enyclopedia would find much more to say about this band than we do.

Thanks again for the review; I think I'll withdraw this request as these aren't necessarily improvements I can make overnight. --kingboyk 11:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm guessing Tin Tin is Stephane Holweck. This may shed some light upon the origins of the band. Drwhawkfan 16:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)