Talk:Nu-Clear Sounds/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 10:37, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

My first review for you in a long time; will take this on soon! --K. Peake 10:37, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

• Separate studios in the infobox by using flatlist instead
• Pipe Astoria to Astoria (recording studio)
• Add a comma after debut studio album
• Only introduce Charlotte Hatherley as being a guitarist since the Nightnurse part is too much detail for the lead
• "joined the band." → "became a member."
• "at a farmhouse in the country," what country? If not known, then only keep the farmhouse bit
• "With sessions also held at" → "With additional sessions held at" to be more specific
• Pipe Astoria to Astoria (recording studio)
• "the band co-produced the proceedings with" → "Ash produced the proceedings alongside"
• "Described as a garage rock album," → "A garage rock record," since "described" is not appropriate lead language
• "the Rolling Stones, and" → "the Rolling Stones and" per British English
• "inspired Nu-Clear Sounds." → "inspired the album."
• "Preceded by the lead single" → "Preceded by Nu-Clear Sounds' lead single"
• "and Europe until" → "and other parts of Europe until" since the UK is part of Europe (only left the EU!)
• Pipe single to Single (music)
• "the band played shows" → "Ash played shows"
• "Australia, and Japan." → "Australia and Japan."
• "they played a handful" → "they performed a handful"
• "Nu-Clear Sounds was released in the US in September;" → "The album was released in the US in September 1999;"
• Are you sure it is notable to mention here what songs are remixed or just write "three remixes"?
• "at number 7 in the UK and charted in Australia, Germany, and Norway." → "at number seven in the UK, alongside reaching the top 50 in Australia, Norway and Scotland." per MOS:NUM and since the German position is too low to be notable for the lead
• "Nu-Clear Sounds was certified" → "It was certified"
• Mention the certification was by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) at the end of the sentence

Background

• Remove the commas after 1977 since this is in the body, not lead
• "and Brian Bell, and dreamt" → "and Brian Bell; he dreamt"
• "with the band" → "as part of Ash"
• "the band had written" → "they had written"
• Remove the comma before "while"
• The source does not mention Ash wanting to break free from the Pop scene so maybe write "break free from the pigeonholing they experienced" instead
• "while in Australia" → "while in Australia,"
• "Mark Hamilton, and drummer" → "Mark Hamilton and drummer" but the members are not mentioned by the source
• "and worked on" → "and working on"

Production

• Retitle to Recording and production
• "Chris Kimsey, and" → "Chris Kimsey and"
• "They had previously built" → "Ash had previously built"
• Pipe Mixing to Audio mixing (recorded music)
• Pipe Astoria to Astoria (recording studio)
• The studio info is not sourced
• "Morris and the band mixed" → "Morris and Ash mixed"
• "of "Low Ebb", and "I'm Gonna Fall", and added" → "of "Low Ebb" and "I'm Gonna Fall", alongside adding"

Composition

• Retitle to Music and lyrics
• "the Velvet Underground, and" → "the Velvet Underground and"
• "except for "Projects"" → "with the exception of "Projects"" to be less repetitive
• "solely by Hamilton), and" → "solely by Hamilton) and"
• Shouldn't you write "hardcore songs" instead of "harder-sounding songs"?

The source (according to google translate) says "...series of hard clapping tracks..." I think they're referring to hard rock instead of hardcore punk. Yeepsi (talk) 17:16, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

• ""Numberskull", and "Fortune Teller"" → ""Numberskull" and "Fortune Teller""
• Pipe ballads to Sentimental ballad
• ""Aphrodite", and "I'm Gonna Fall"." → ""Aphrodite" and "I'm Gonna Fall"."
• "the band were known for," → "Ash were known for,"
• Are you sure the more aggressive quote should be included since that seems to be the tweet's indicator of hardcore?
• Add a source at the end of the percussion/strings sentence
• "with the sound of" → "with the sounds of"
• Add release year of Star Wars in brackets
• "evokes the sound of" → "evokes the sound of both"
• "the New York Dolls, and uses a lot of" → "the New York Dolls, while it heavily features"
• "for the album." → "for Nu-Clear Sounds.
• "was most reminiscent of" → "was described by Hamilton as most reminiscent of"
• "on 1977, and featured" → "on 1977 and features
• "includes elements of" → "includes reminiscent of"
• Remove comma after New Order
• The source does not mention Kurtaine as being responsible for scratching
• "The band said it was" → "Ash said it was"
• "featured strings that Morris" → "features strings that Morris"

Release

• Retitle to Release and promotion
• "played a few European festivals" → "played a few festivals in mainland Europe"
• "as the lead single on" → "as the album's lead single on" with the wikilink
• Pipe CD to Compact disc
• ""Heroin, Vodka, White Noise", and the other with" → ""Heroin, Vodka, White Noise", while the other included"
• "In October and early November," → "In October and early November 1998,"
• "a tour of the UK." → "a tour of the United Kingdom."
• "the band had been on" → "Ash had been on"
• "the band embarked on a" → "Ash embarked on a"
• "as the second single on" → "as the second single from Nu-Clear Sounds on"
• ""When I'm Tired", and the other" → ""When I'm Tired" and the other"
• "The band played a" → "Ash played a"
• I don't think brackets are needed around the info saying who the original songs are by
• Wikilink music video
• "premiered on The Jo Whiley Show on 5 May." → "premiered for The Jo Whiley Show on 5 May 1999."
• "In June, the band" → "In June 1999, the band"
• "shows in the US, and" → "shows in the US and"
• "The band played a few" → "Ash played a few"
• "in June, and then in August," → "in June and then in August,"
• "on 28 September through" → "on 28 September 1999 through"
• "of the songs, and remixed" → "of the songs and remixed"
• ""Wildsurf", and "Folk Song"" → ""Wildsurf" and "Folk Song""
• "he had liked the album and" → "he was found of the album and"
• "The band planned to promote" → "They planned to promote"
• "the band's first compilation album" → "Ash's first compilation album" with the wikilink
• ""Wildsurf", and "Numbskull"." → ""Wildsurf" and "Numbskull"." on any occasions
• Remove commas around their second compilation album
• Wikilink 7" vinyl per MOS:LINK2SECT
• Remove commas around their third compilation album
• ""Jesus Says", and "Wildsurf"." → ""Jesus Says" and "Wildsurf"."

Reception

• "appeal" of Ash's debut," → "appeal" of 1977,"
• "Hatherley "galvanizes ..." → "He further wrote that Hatherley "galvanizes ..."
• "of the songs were" → "of the songs are"
• "wrote the album saw the band" → "wrote the album sees Ash"
• "found the album delivered" → "found Nu-Clear Sounds delivered"
• "there was "enough" → "there is "enough"
• "said the band "are" → "said Ash "are"
• "the band were "far" → "the band are "far"
• "said that as the band got older," → "said that as Ash get older,"
• Remove comma after the UK position and move the UK ref to the end of the sentence too
• "in Australia,[68] and" → "in Australia and" moving [68] to the end of the sentence
• Mention the organization that awarded the certification in the UK and how many units this has pushed, plus this should be by the UK/Scotland positions
• "and number 15 in" → "alongside reaching number 15 in"
• "and number 31 in" → "while it peaked at number 31 in"
• The UK singles positions are unsourced

Track listing

• Pipe "Numbskull" to Numbskull (song)

Personnel

• Seems disorganized or is this the way it is ordered in the booklet?

Per order in the booklet. Yeepsi (talk) 17:16, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Charts and certifications

• Good

References

• Copyvio score looks fantastic at 16.0%!!!!
• Are you sure the Twitter accounts should be mentioned in titles when you already have done this for the authors?
• Pipe Rock Hard to Rock Hard (magazine) on ref 24
• Wikilink The Irish Times on ref 27
• Wikilink Exclaim! on ref 41
• WP:OVERLINK of BMG on ref 60
• Pipe Pitchfork to Pitchfork (website) on ref 64
• Should The Observer Review be piped to The Observer or is it a different publication?

Final comments and verdict

 On hold until everything is fixed; this did not take too long! --K. Peake 16:34, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

@Kyle Peake: Made the changes; added two comments above. Yeepsi (talk) 17:16, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Yeepsi ✓ Pass now, after I did very brief copy editing! --K. Peake 20:23, 26 September 2021 (UTC)