Talk:My War/GA1

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Reviewer: Retrohead (talk · contribs) 20:42, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

With no other significant duties, I'll take this one. I suppose there won't be much for correction, but I'll give it a detailed read-through.--Retrohead (talk) 20:42, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Background

• resulting in five days in jail–the second "in" is not needed, if I'm correct.
  • It could be "in jail" or "of jail", but "five days jail" won't work. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
• Following the release of Damaged Black Flag...comma between the album and the band
  • Done'. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
• Shouldn't "new approaches" and "new sounds" be singular?
  • I don't think that would be appropriate for this album—Black Flag didn't have a uniform approach or "sound" like many bands strive for. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
• in Germany during a European tour in 1983→"during the 1983 European tour in Germany" (the second one sounds better to me)
  • I'm not sure I can call it "the" European tour—the band often did multiple tours per year. I can't find a source at the moment that lists their tours to make sure. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Reception and legacy

• "My War was but the first release by the band in 1984"–I assume the italicized word here is extra.
  • In this case, "but" is supposed to mean "only". I've reworded to make it clearer. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
• Also, what happened to the album's length in the 'track listing' section? Is it not supposed to be at the end of the track list anymore?
  • Looking at the template documentation, it looks like it's optional. I don't see an example of how it's done with LPs—should I do it for it side, or just for the whole album? Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Other formal stuff

• The prose looks professionally written and easy to understand.
• Images and audio files are properly licensed and their use is justified.
• The sources are books and online reviews by reputed music websites/magazines, acceptable for GA level.
• Without further ado, I pronounce this for good article. Curly Turkey, you may add another "G" tag at your profile. Solid work.--Retrohead (talk) 19:52, 30 March 2015 (UTC)