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An Evening with Silk Sonic is currently an Albums good article nominee. Nominated by MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) at 16:12, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

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Song's length

A user, Zvig47, states that "Put On a Smile" and "Blast Off" have different lengths. The former is "4:15", however, the user says it is "4:16", the latter it is "4:44", the user states is "4:45". Nevertheless, we are using the same source? Evening with Silk Sonic but I guess we see differences in the length?

Kind regards, MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 21:49, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There really was no need to start a new section in the talk page for this. If there was a way I could screenshot it and show you I would. The link you provided said it was not available in the United States. If you are not in the United States perhaps your source differs from mine. Nevertheless, it should abide by the United States source. Zvig47 (talk) 22:16, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's better to open the section rater than revert and revert. The source is in the US. Not another one in Europe or something else. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:49, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well for some reason it said it was a foreign source. For now keep the page the way it is, the source you provided shows exactly what the page reflects. Like I said, even if you put your times for the songs down, it doesn’t add up to 31:20. It would add up to 31:17. I took time to add them all together and the true time is 31:19 without Love’s Train. I am in no way insulting you or what you have done, I’m just simply saying the source that is there and even the source you provided is shown on the page. If you have to check again, because each time the page is changed I check the source again just to make sure, and it always is the times what I have put. Zvig47 (talk) 00:08, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Even if it is a foreign source the time is the same. No, let's keep the way it was. [1], this one shows the excat time I said. Also Spotify adds the time up to 31:19, sodespite having the time of the songs right the total lenght is wrong on Spotify? Even on the other releases the time of each song is the same. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 02:18, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You have not provided a link that supports your edits and are not editing with the source provided in mind. Your edits are also contradicting themselves. You said in the same edit the length was 31:17 and 31:20. Proof read. Zvig47 (talk) 04:33, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are joking, right? Both links support the length of the songs. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 10:41, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Platinum certification

I have no interest in starting an edit war, but Bruno Mars Tweeted today that the album was certified Platinum. I wasn't able to find anything about it on the RIAA's site either, but maybe they've just been slow to update. Perhaps a tweet isn't an adequate enough source in this case, but it's still worth putting out there. ---The Pastrami-Eating Bulldog 02:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wait for the RIAA source to update. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 10:41, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:An Evening with Silk Sonic/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: MarioSoulTruthFan (talk · contribs) 16:12, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Locust member (talk · contribs) 21:28, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This will be my first time reviewing a GAN so bear with me. I'm excited though!

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

Well-written

Paak's lyrics usually address contemporary matters...which are not represented on the record. — suggest "While .Paak's lyrics usually adress contemporary matters...these are not represented on the record."
"Leave the Door Open" and "Smokin out the Window", which were commercially successful, while "Skate" charted moderately, "Love's Train" and "After Last Night" had minor commercial success. — would change to ""Leave the Door Open" and "Smokin out the Window", which were commercially successful, "Skate", which charted moderately, and "Love's Train" and "After Last Night", which both had minor commercial success." the original wording doesn't flow very well.
Would remove the second paragraph in the Background section. Information is already addressed in the Release and promotion section so it's kinda redundant. It also reads as if the album's title wasn't An Evening with Silk Sonic.
derived from old-school Motown influence. — link "Motown"
Silk Sonic decided not to address the police killings and the pandemic on their music. — change to "in their music."

For the most part, prose and background sections look good after those are tweaked.

Verifiable with no original research

It is the most acclaimed studio album of Mars' career and .Paak's second most, after Malibu. — according to whom? Not addressed later in the article and is a very broad claim.

Stable

Not too many edits on a day to day basis, looks good.

Images

Artwork has non free use rationale and has a suitable caption. No other media on the page, looks good.