Talk:Liability (song)/GA1

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Aoba47 (talk · contribs) 18:42, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

• Grabbing this for a review. It may take me a few days to get to this just so you know. Aoba47 (talk) 18:42, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

Lead and infobox

• I do not believe that “studio album” needs a link.
• For this part ("Green Light" which was released a), I would add a comma between “Green Light” and “which”.
• For this part (It is labelled as a pop piano ballad), I would remove the “is labelled as a” and just say it “is” this.
• For this part (The lyrics talk about the), you will need a different verb other than “talk”. I have been given this note in the past that “talk” does not really correspond with “lyrics” as they are not really talking.
• I am not sure what this part (and her unexplored vulnerable character) means, particularly the “unexplored” part. I could not find much in the “Reception” section to support this, other than critics saying that she is vulnerable in the track. But, I do not see a comparison between this and previous work to support such a statement.
• For this part (Rihanna's “Higher”), I would add Rihanna’s song or something along those lines to make it clear in the prose that it is a song.
• I would change this (from her Anti (2016) album) to this (from her 2016 album Anti) to avoid having the year awkwardly interrupt the sentence.
• For this sentence (The song had minor chart placements in the United States and the United Kingdom, charting at 78 and 84, respectively.), I would revise to avoid the repetition of the word “chart”.
• This sentence (The track centers around the themes of loneliness, self-love and consequences of fame from Lorde's perspective.) appears to be repetetive and not in the correct spot. The same information was already present in this previous sentence (The lyrics talk about the consequences and effects from the scrutiny Lorde's friends received from the media as a result of her new-found fame and learning how to live comfortably with herself.). I actually like this sentence between then the previous one and would suggest swapping them out.
• I do not think that the label parameter of the infobox needs a reference if it is already referenced in the body of the article.
• I would unlink Lorde in the producer and the songwriter parameters as she is already linked at the top of the infobox.

Background and development

• Please add ALT text for the Rihanna image.
• For this quote "so overcome with anger and emotion.”, I believe the period should be on the outside of the quotation marks. Please go throughout the entire article, and make sure that punctuation is outside of the quotation marks unless you are pulling a complete quote or sentence.
• I would change this (from her Anti(2016)) to this (from her 2016 album Anti) as it is written quite awkwardly right now.
• For this part (Rihanna's “Higher”), I would add Rihanna’s song or something along those lines to make it clear in the prose that it is a song.
• I would move this sentence (Lorde elaborated more on the meaning behind this specific line, stating that she used the word "summer" as a metaphor for youth.) to the end of the first paragraph as breaking up information on the specific line in this manner is rather awkward and does not flow very well.
• I am a little confused by this part (She initially rejected the song which was intended to be a rap skit.). If she wrote and produced this song, how could she reject it? This makes it sound like someone gave her the song. More context and/or clarification would be helpful.
• This sentence (She recalls spending a couple of days in Waikiki to write.) is not complete. Write what?

Recording and composition

• For this part (three different locations around the United States), I would either use “in” or “across” rather than “around”.
• For this (in New York, New York), just say New York.
• For this part (and assistance from Barry McCready and Eric Eylands.), could be specific on how they provided assistance?
• Rework this part ("Liability" is composed in the key of D-flat major and composed in the common time signature.) to avoid having “composed in” twice in the same sentence.
• For this part (It is described as a pop piano ballad,), attribute in the text who is describing it this way.
• This part (with guitar strums and organs in the background.) needs a source.
• You use “described” a lot in the second paragraph so I would revise this for variation.

Reception

• I have the same question about the “unexplored vulnerable character” part as I did in the lead.
• For this part (and was called one of the stand out tracks on the record.), you will need a comma before “and”.
• Why is this part ( In a detailed review by) necessary? How is the review more detailed than others?
• I would either use both the critics name and the magazine or just the magazine when attributing the sources. The first paragraph has a mixture of both, and it should be consistent one way or the other.
• This entire part (Despite this, "Liability" managed to debut at number eight in the singer's native country, earning Lorde her ninth top 10 entry in New Zealand. Conversely, the song debuted within the mid-tier in Australia and Canada, placing at number 42 and 62, respectively.) needs a citation.

Live performances and usage in media

• Please add ALT text for the image.
• I would link Styrke in the image caption.
• For the image caption, I think you are missing an end quotation mark for "Liability (Demo)”.
• For this part (Lorrie Moore's Self-Help (1985)), I would add “short story collection” before the title to make it clear what it is for the reader.
• Add a link for Patti Smith and Paul Westerberg.
• For this part (sang Kanye West’s "Runaway" (2010).), I would add “single” in front of the song title.
• For this part (a "deserted studio, decorated with fluorescent lights, [and] sprawled across the ground.”), I am confused by the quote. Who or what is sprawled across the ground?

References

• I would use Entertainment Weekly rather than EW.com.
• I would use The New Zealand Herald rather than NZ Herald.
• Make sure that all of the work/publisher items are linked for each citation (where an article exists of course). Right now, it is rather disorganized.
• Reference 7 is not complete (i.e. missing author and publication date). Same goes for Reference 28.

Final thoughts

Great work with this! Once all of my comments are addressed, I will be more than happy to promote this to a GA. Aoba47 (talk) 04:35, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

I finally got around to edit this article. From the looks of it, I think I am finished. Thank you so much once again! De88 (talk) 07:20, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

• Thank you for addressing everything! I will ✓ Pass this. Aoba47 (talk) 16:29, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

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