Talk:Walk the Moon

The band's 'Genre' listing as rock and roll

The text below is directly from the "Walk The Moon - About (us)" webpage (July 2016):

WALK THE MOON's new album, 'TALKING IS HARD', is a bold statement from the band known for their blissful, quirky brand of rock and roll. Fueled by years on the road and now emerging from months in the studio, WALK THE MOON are clearly unafraid to bear their hearts and their ambition.

They are listed on mass media outlets as having a presence on both alternative and rock music charts. Using the bands direct writings, this band should be reflected as a rock and roll band. Vwanweb (talk) 11:27, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

You obviously have no idea what rock and roll is. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 04:07, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

“ "We're venturing into unmarked regions of the map with these songs," says guitarist Eli Maiman, "but we're leaving breadcrumbs along the way so people can follow us."

WALK THE MOON's new album, 'TALKING IS HARD', is a bold statement from the band known for their blissful, quirky brand of rock and roll.

” — Walk The Moon, from the WTM website's 'About' page.

Vwanweb (talk) 05:52, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

References

I read the quote. This just reinforces what I mean. If you are unable to discern the difference between a 1950s genre and the phrase "rock and roll" which is colloquially still used to refer to all of rock music, then you should probably abstain from editing genres in articles. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 13:33, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Notability?

I'm not an expert on the music industry or on Wikipedia's inclusion criteria for musicians and bands (WP:BAND), so I am just asking for further input here from editors who know more about this. As far as I can tell, this band has gotten some coverage in reliable sources (the segment on Last Call and article in MTV Hive probably qualify as "substantial" coverage; the ones in Spin and Esquire are more like snippets/passing mention, although in concert with the other coverage they're worth taking note of). On the other hand, though, as far as I know they haven't yet signed any record deal and all their albums/EPs are essentially self-produced (I myself bought two of the earlier ones from the band itself, and the most recent one from CD Baby, which I think allows self-publication). Much of this article consists of a writing style I find common in articles struggling to pass off something non-notable as notable: listing the band's name alongside of a bunch of more famous band (e.g. "they joined forces with Mick Management, whose artist roster includes John Mayer, Ray Lamontagne, and Brett Dennen"); such language probably needs to be toned down, since it's peacocky, doesn't in of itself prove notability, and in fact makes the band look even less notable (or, rather, makes the article writer look desperate).

I'm not sure if the band meets the notability criteria yet or not, although they are definitely closer than they were when this article was deleted a few years ago. rʨanaɢ (talk) 21:27, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Rjanag, personally I believe that the article has met the standard and at least it is fairly well put together.

My analysis of your comments above is that you are unclear as to the notability of the article. In these circumstances deletion should be a last resort WP:FAILN. FrankFlanagan (talk) 07:58, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I wasn't suggesting deletion; I was just saying I was unsure about whether this was notable and was hoping for more input from others. rʨanaɢ (talk) 16:39, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Understood, and apologies if I my comment came across a little sharp. I believe it has been deleted in the past and I suppose that I felt that given that the page creator had made the effort to do things right and there at least a hint of notability the page desreves a chance.FrankFlanagan (talk) 22:13, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

For what it's worth, they signed with RCA Records this past summer (see http://www.rcamusicgroup.com/artists/walk-moon). No CD has actually been released from this yet, but they're on the website (and their band page on facebook has indicated they've recorded the songs) 109.152.175.169 (talk) 19:26, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Walk the Moon has gained more popularity since their album debuted recently. So, I decided to add some info about how they started and what they tried to accomplish with their official album. I cited a couple of their more recent interviews as well. I tried to add a photo of them to the page, but I am not allowed to do that until my account has been confirmed. So if anyone else is allowed to add an image to the page, I think it would be a good idea. Otherwise, I'll try and do it in the future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cynders2013 (talk • contribs) 05:04, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

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Members

The members section of the article has a -refimprove template-. There were no citations for the current band members, I created a reference to the bands management company "Mick Management" that lists the bands current members. Do you think it is OK to remove the current --refimprove section|June 2016-- template? Vwanweb (talk) 09:14, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

I had a wiki admin review this Members section to check if the new references posted allow for the
--refimprove template-- removal. He advised me that it was ok to remove the --refimprove template-- as there are a sufficient amount of --references-- posted in the section.

--refimprove template-- removed for this section Vwanweb (talk) 10:49, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

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Request for edit protection

I submitted a request for semi-protection of this page, to reduce disruptive editing and recurring copyright violations. You can view the request here. Danazar (talk) 20:08, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Wonderstruck Festival image == copyright violation

The "Wonderstruck Festival" image recently added is a blatant copyright violation; it's actually taken from Walk the Moon's Facebook page. The user who uploaded it on Wikimedia Commons ("Brettandelle") is the same username that's been banned for repeated sockpuppet editing / adding COPYVIO images on pages including this one. I'll be submitting a request to delete the image for COPYVIO on Wikimedia Commons shortly. Danazar (talk) 04:36, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

I'm reporting the new Brettandelle socks thanks to your vigilance. Binksternet (talk) 07:10, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Some Proposed Changes

Remove Text: Anywhere it's mentioned that Nicholas played bass on "Can You Handle My Love??". Reason for the change: It is incorrect. Only Eli wrote and recorded the bass portion of "Can You Handle My Love??". References for supporting the change: The band.

 Not done for now: No sources. Quetstar (talk) 06:32, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Sure, but there are no sources that he does play bass either. Unsourced addition was made in April by an IP, with no useful edit summary Special:Diff/1018466932. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 22:05, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

 Done. Ianmickmgmt, it would be useful if you or the band could publish official track listings with credits. Back in the "old days", I used to be able to go to a public library and check the credits on the CD liner. But now with everything digital, proper attribution is hard to find. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 22:25, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

 Comment: For background to this request, see Help Desk thread. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 22:36, 17 August 2021 (UTC)