Talk:The Band

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[edit] picture caption

Is the caption to the picture correct? I'd swear Manuel is the second one in that pic... --patton1138 13:22, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

I'm positive it's correct, Richard Manuel is the pianist/a vocalist for the band. You're thinking of Levon Helm, the second one in the picture, he play's the drums and also does vocals. (Ngoah89 18:32, 14 March 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Levon's NPR interview

Can anyone validate what Levon Helm says in this NPR interview concerning Robbie Robertson being overcredited in writing the songs? (Ngoah89 18:32, 14 March 2006 (UTC))

[edit] The Band's website

The link to The Band's website should be edited to say "A definitive The Band resource" instead of "The ultimate The Band web site" because ultimate is an opinion. Although the website is not official, it has been reviewed as the "definitive resource on The Band on the World Wide Web" (Ngoah89 16:22, 12 May 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Dylan comment

I think the comment that Dylan made about the "thin wild mercury sound" was actually about the album Blonde on Blonde. (rhm01 15:24, 06 September 2006 (UTC))

True, I've read it many times in reference to BoB, and it's in SACD version of BoB's liner notes. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.87.187.26 (talk) 09:53, 25 December 2006 (UTC).

The comment does indeed refer to the Blonde on Blonde album - Dylan stated that the closest he ever got to the sound he heard in his head was the sound of Blonde on Blonde, not, specifically, The Band. I've removed the reference accordingly.

Also, Dylan actually says, "Get fucking loud!" on the Free Trade Hall recording. It's not even open to interpretation - listen to it and its unmistakeable. Nsign 13:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Featured Music Project evaluation

The Band has been evaluated according to the Featured Music Project criteria, most recently affirmed as of this revision. The article's most important issues are listed below. Since this evaluation, the article may have been improved.

The following areas need work to meet the criteria: Comprehensiveness - Sales - Pictures - Audio - References - Format/Style
The space below is for limited discussion on this article's prospects as a featured article candidate. Please take conversations to the article talk page.
  • Comprehensiveness: good start in "overview" section, but needs more on musical style and legacy
  • Sales: Not covered at all
  • Pictures: Need fair use rationales
  • Audio: Needs sound samples
  • References: Inline cites needed, consider adding books on more general topics (e.g. folk rock in general, or music history)
  • Format/Style: needs a copyedit, consolidate short paragraphs, remove "overview" section (lead should be overview)
  • Lead could use some work, but generally pretty good
  • Discography looks good, but why are singles only given for 1965? Is this discography comprehensive? If not, then consider making a subpage for the details

[edit] Merger

I support the merging of the Levon and the Hawks article into this one. Levon and the Hawks could then become a redirect. -Wisekwai 12:56, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Agreed ::Supergolden:: 16:04, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
I also agree --Alcuin 17:53, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Logical merge, I agree
I definitely agree. Seems perfectly logical, and I am surprised it has not already been done. ---Charles 02:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Done. There wasn't much in that article not already here, other than weasel words and POV junk. VT hawkeyetalk to me 00:52, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA Re-Review and In-line citations

Members of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles are in the process of doing a re-review of current Good Article listings to ensure compliance with the standards of the Good Article Criteria. (Discussion of the changes and re-review can be found here). A significant change to the GA criteria is the mandatory use of some sort of in-line citation (In accordance to WP:CITE) to be used in order for an article to pass the verification and reference criteria. Currently this article does not include in-line citations. It is recommended that the article's editors take a look at the inclusion of in-line citations as well as how the article stacks up against the rest of the Good Article criteria. GA reviewers will give you at least a week's time from the date of this notice to work on the in-line citations before doing a full re-review and deciding if the article still merits being considered a Good Article or would need to be de-listed. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us on the Good Article project talk page or you may contact me personally. On behalf of the Good Articles Project, I want to thank you for all the time and effort that you have put into working on this article and improving the overall quality of the Wikipedia project. Agne 02:19, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A question

As there is a fixed policy on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject The Beatles/Policy saying that the Beatles has to be written with a lowercase 't', I wonder what your thoughts are about using that policy for this page, and if you would agree or disagree. I thank you. andreasegde 16:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Delisted GA

Nowhere near enough inline citations.--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 06:03, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good article push?

Any interest in getting this article in shape so as to see it listed as a good article? I would be interested in doing so, if there are other editors willing to help. ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 04:28, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Band at 2008 Grammy's

It says in the article that the band is set to reunite for the 2008 Grammy Awards to receive their Lifetime Achievement Award. Does anyone have a source to site for this or proof that this is really true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Particleman624 (talk • contribs) (20:16, 19 January 2008)

[edit] From Bacon Fat to Judgement Day

I just reverted a change on the date of release for this compilation. The main article says it was supposed to be released in 2006, but never appeared. Is there any indication it is coming out in 2008? Or should we put a note in that section saying it is as yet unreleased? ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 17:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Citations & References

See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 08:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)