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To start a new discussion section, please click here "New Wave Yacht Rock" Is this a thing? The List of yacht rock artists article divides the list into classic and new wave yacht rock artists, and includes Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles in the latter category. Does this make any sense to anybody? I'm old enough to remember when New Wave Music was new (early 80s) and it makes no sense to me. A brief search turns up basically nothing other than one article that uses the term rather loosely. Mr. Swordfish (talk) 19:45, 9 November 2022 (UTC) Dispute about the term underground for NWOBHM bands A dispute arose on Talk:New wave of British heavy metal about the use of the term underground associated with a few British bands, which had limited notoriety and chart success during the New wave of British heavy metal of the 80s. Comments and contributions to the stalled debate would be much appreciated. Lewismaster (talk) 19:37, 24 September 2023 (UTC) Foals (band) a British or English band? Hello there. I have started a discussion for the article Foals (band) on their origin, and there is a bit of edit warring from an IP regarding the lead section on whether the band is British or if they are English. I have started a discussion on the article's talk page for this thread: Talk:Foals (band)#British or English?. I would like to see some discussion to see if a consensus could be reached on whether they are British or English. The categories say they are an English band, but IP (who refuses to communicate in talk discussion) persists that it is a British band via their edit summaries. So far, there's been no communication from the IP and users I have pinged. Also, adding this to other related WikiProject talk pages for their input. HorrorLover555 (talk) 16:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC) I'm having similar issues with Deep Purple which formed as Roundabout in London in 1967. An IP keeps reverting my edits without discussion and despite my sources. Anyway, Foals were formed in Oxford in England, and therefore they are an English band - simple as that! They could be considered British generally, but specifically when referring to country of origin, it is England and therefore they're English. I am English, and we would certainly not say British. Hope that helps Deep Purple Fan (talk) 21:43, 3 January 2024 (UTC) Whitesnake Needed opinion at Talk:Whitesnake#Lead and else about mentioning "Love Ain't No Stranger" in the lead, and at Talk:Whitesnake#Lead and else#Quote about including a quote/quote box about 2003 live performance. Miki Filigranski (talk) 09:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC) Deep Purple origin discussion/edit wars Ok, hopefully i can get some clarity or discussion from here. There has been an edit war between myself and an IP address constantly changing the origin of Deep Purple, as in the place where they started. In the book, Deep Purple: A Matter of Fact by Jerry Bloom https://www.wymeruk.co.uk/webshop/books/rock/deep-purple/deep-purple-a-matter-of-fact-jerry-bloom/ It is pointed out that the band forming in Hertford, Hertfordshire is an urban myth. Sources cite that the band's origin begins in 1967 as Roundabout in Jon Lord's flat in Kensington, London. The MK1 line-up came together at Deeves Hall, South Mimms in Hertfordshire near the M25, about 15 miles away from Hertford. MK2 classic line-up came together in Ealing, West London in 1969. The band's origin starts in London in 1967, not Hertford, not were the band ever based there. Yes, there are sources that state the band formed in Hertford, but all of them are news articles that have copied information directly from the main Wikipedia entry, which leads to question the reliability of said source? My issue is that every time I add London as an origin of Deep Purple in 1967 where Lord, Blackmore and Paice came together, it is instantly reverted back to Hertford, despite adding several sources. I am following protocol and have requested it be discussed on the Deep Purple Tak section, but no luck. Where do I stand, can anyone back me up or at least help me find a common ground where I can include London as a place of origin? What is considered a reliable source anyway, if newspaper or blog articles can be used that have copied and pasted info direct from Wiki which is then used as a source to back it up? My intention is not to add erroneous information, but to add London as a place of origin for the band, which is cited by several sources. Deep Purple Fan (talk) 21:39, 3 January 2024 (UTC) Evanescence has an RfC Evanescence, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RfC for determining the musician timeline's formatting. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. WidgetKid Converse 02:58, 18 May 2026 (UTC) "I Will Not Break" There is a discussion at Talk:Disturbed (band)#I Will Not Break to determine whether or not "I Will Not Break (song)" should be moved to I Will Not Break. --Jax 0677 (talk) 08:32, 24 May 2026 (UTC) Band timeline guidance After consulting on the RFC talk page, I boldly added a section to article guidance regarding band timelines. It covers the following aspects of band timelines: Member grouping Instrument order Instrument color Release colors These patterns are used on all current FA & GA top & important band articles with a timeline. I intentionally didn't add many other aspects of band timelines. While some usage patterns do exist, they can be contentious and include corner cases. I intentionally did not attempt to answer: Should backing vocals be included & what color should they be? What should the timeline size be (500 vs. 800 vs. 1000 pixels)? What should the size (height) of timeline bars be? Where and how should the timeline's legend appear? What should the bar increment (in pixels) be? What should the major year scale be? How should instruments in non-pop/rock band timelines be ordered? How should member sections beyond the timeline be organized? Please let me know if there's anything that needs further discussion. Thanks! WidgetKid Converse 05:39, 26 May 2026 (UTC) Maybe we should consult someone with knowlege in color theory or someone who knows what would be most helpful for color blind users.★Trekker (talk) 22:59, 1 June 2026 (UTC) FYI Yesterday, Rock music was moved to Rock (genre). Seems to me that the word "music" should still be in the title, but maybe I'm wrong. Thought the Project would want to know. A discussion has been opened on the article talk page, see Talk:Rock (genre)#Recent title change. - Shearonink (talk) 14:01, 3 June 2026 (UTC) I moved the article back to Rock music while the community determines if there's consensus for the proposed change. WidgetKid Converse 21:50, 3 June 2026 (UTC) I agree. The community can weigh in on the possible change. To me it didn't make sense, because per WP:COMMONNAME, the most common name for this type of music is Rock music. I'll take any further posts of mine about this to Talk:Rock music#Recent title change. - Shearonink (talk) 00:41, 4 June 2026 (UTC) Request for draft review: Interpol This Mirror Weighs a Ton Album page Hi, I have created an album page for Interpol's upcoming album This Mirror Weighs a Ton if I could get some feedback / some helpful edits that would be helpful. It's my first page created in Wikipedia so thanks in Advance. Draft:This Mirror Weighs a Ton HowlongForever (talk) 14:20, 22 June 2026 (UTC) Discussion at Talk:The Jackson 5 § Changing the main photo  You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:The Jackson 5 § Changing the main photo, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Qwerty123M (talk) 22:58, 25 June 2026 (UTC) Band membership timeline question Where can I find the guidelines or rules for the band membership timelines that are often included on band pages? I have a potential dispute with another editor over what should or shouldn't be included in a particular band's timeline, but I can't seem to find any rules or guidelines for these membership timelines anywhere. Many thanks. Kohoutek1138 (talk) 13:05, 27 June 2026 (UTC) I would also like to know more about this, I constantly see edits being made on the template used on Rolling Stones band members and I have no idea what exactly is being changed or how it works or if the changes are accurate.★Trekker (talk) 21:25, 27 June 2026 (UTC) Anybody know anything about this? Are there any guidelines of rules for band member timelines? Or are they just the Wild West? Thanks. --Kohoutek1138 (talk) 11:15, 6 July 2026 (UTC) Never mind, I found it myself. The guidelines are at WP:BT if you want them ★Trekker --Kohoutek1138 (talk) 12:24, 6 July 2026 (UTC) Plush I took a look at the article Draft:Plush (band), and after doing internet searches for articles, I found several from Blabbermouth.net, Loudwire and Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. It is hard for me to believe that a band with this much publicity would not be notable. Thoughts? --Jax 0677 (talk) 18:39, 1 July 2026 (UTC) Discussion at Talk:Van Halen  You are invited to join the discussion Talk:Van Halen#Years Should be 1973-2020 about the years active parameter for the band's Infobox. Your comments would be appreciated. HorrorLover555 (talk) 12:09, 1 August 2026 (UTC) Requested move at Talk:Steve Miller (author, born 1957)#Requested move 8 August 2026 There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Steve Miller (author, born 1957)#Requested move 8 August 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 09:17, 23 August 2026 (UTC)