Talk:Commit This to Memory/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Basilisk4u (talk · contribs) 07:01, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

You've been waiting too long for a review! This is one of my favorite albums, so I'll give it a shot. I'll start the review as soon as I can. Basilisk4u (talk) 07:01, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Notes

Lead

• Perhaps a bit too much background info in the first paragraph, consider removing the mention of "The Future Freaks Me Out" from the first album
• What does it mean for an album to be "cut"? Mixed? Recorded?
• What does "tightening" mean in the context of song arrangement? Perhaps use the word "completing"?
• "The album became the band's breakthrough..." According to whom?

Background

• There is some passive voice in this section (ex. "Motion City Soundtrack were formed" and "The band was signed"). Remove the "were" and "was"
• "He was so taken with it that he raved about the band in Rolling Stone and the band was asked to come out and open for Blink-182 on their 2004 European tour, where he became good friends with the band" This sentence uses "the band" three times. Use "the group" or "the music" instead, as it is preferable to only use it once in a sentence.

Recording and production

• "The band did not set out to record their sophomore effort much different than their first" Is this regarding recording techniques? Or musically/lyrically different? Explain more or consider including a direct quote here.
• "He characterized him as both 'very involved and not involved,'" To whom does this refer? Say the person's name instead of "he"

Music

• I recommend incorporating the part about the record as a "winter album" into the first paragraph of this section to make it flow better
• Consider adding a music sample or two to exemplify the album's sound

Reception

• Begin the first paragraph with something like "Upon its release, Commit This to Memory received positive reviews from music critics."
• Any information about the album's commercial performance? Use info from the "Charts" section

Touring

• No major problems here

Overall, a well-written and engaging article that nonetheless has room for small improvements. Good work so far! Basilisk4u (talk) 04:55, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. I implemented all your suggestions, and added a couple more things:

• A triple image in the music section listing Justin Pierre's inspirations
• A sound clip
• Some more information on retrospective opinions of the record

Thanks again, let me know if there's any more to be done. Saginaw-hitchhiker (talk) 22:29, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Looks great. I'm passing the article, congrats! Basilisk4u (talk) 04:41, 30 May 2015 (UTC)