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I have decided to fail this one for two main reasons:
Then, footnote 2 tells us, "The organ is an uncommon element in modern music". Says who? What kind of modern music?
"The record was the first time a Pixies record could be so widely reviewed". Because it was on the web? Long ago it was rather easy to buy Pixies' CDs and tapes. Is there a source for this? I'd like to see it.
Debatable, subjective assertions like that do not epitomiuze the best or near-best that Wikipedia can produce.
I could also see more in this article, and some more images (maybe a screenshot of the download page? Is there a video a screenshot could be taken from? A contemporary picture of the band?) could help a bit. Daniel Case 23:14, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Rest looks good to me, if you disagree with anything mentioned I'm open for discussion. M3tal H3ad 10:00, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
I know that the link to listentome.com (3) was used because there aren't too many other sites that can be used for citation in this situation, but I really think it should be replaced. As far as information goes, the website itself seems pretty low-key and unprofessional, even for a blog. I think using a more reliable source would greatly increase the reliability of the statements involved. 71.180.220.103 ( talk) 05:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Song no longer appears to be available in the iTunes Store (UK). Can't find any references to it being deleted though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chappers1 ( talk • contribs) 02:02, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
AVersion.com is so dead that it's not even at archive.org; I've been hunting around for replacement sources.
"From the handwriting, you could tell that this book must have belonged to a little kid," Deal said. "This kid had written a short story, a paragraph really, about a party that took place in another universe, about people and monsters that were partying together. It's a song about loving everyone, showing good will to everyone." - this is on Rolling Stone and NME.
Francis praised "Bam Thwok," as "a really good song." --- I found this on Movement Magazine and PunkNews; it seems to be from a press release (as does the 'people and monsters' comment, really).
At the time of "Bam Thwok"'s release, the Pixies' management gave no indication as to whether future releases would be limited to the iTunes Music Store. - haven't found this yet. DS ( talk) 12:38, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
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I have decided to fail this one for two main reasons:
Then, footnote 2 tells us, "The organ is an uncommon element in modern music". Says who? What kind of modern music?
"The record was the first time a Pixies record could be so widely reviewed". Because it was on the web? Long ago it was rather easy to buy Pixies' CDs and tapes. Is there a source for this? I'd like to see it.
Debatable, subjective assertions like that do not epitomiuze the best or near-best that Wikipedia can produce.
I could also see more in this article, and some more images (maybe a screenshot of the download page? Is there a video a screenshot could be taken from? A contemporary picture of the band?) could help a bit. Daniel Case 23:14, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Rest looks good to me, if you disagree with anything mentioned I'm open for discussion. M3tal H3ad 10:00, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
I know that the link to listentome.com (3) was used because there aren't too many other sites that can be used for citation in this situation, but I really think it should be replaced. As far as information goes, the website itself seems pretty low-key and unprofessional, even for a blog. I think using a more reliable source would greatly increase the reliability of the statements involved. 71.180.220.103 ( talk) 05:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Song no longer appears to be available in the iTunes Store (UK). Can't find any references to it being deleted though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chappers1 ( talk • contribs) 02:02, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
AVersion.com is so dead that it's not even at archive.org; I've been hunting around for replacement sources.
"From the handwriting, you could tell that this book must have belonged to a little kid," Deal said. "This kid had written a short story, a paragraph really, about a party that took place in another universe, about people and monsters that were partying together. It's a song about loving everyone, showing good will to everyone." - this is on Rolling Stone and NME.
Francis praised "Bam Thwok," as "a really good song." --- I found this on Movement Magazine and PunkNews; it seems to be from a press release (as does the 'people and monsters' comment, really).
At the time of "Bam Thwok"'s release, the Pixies' management gave no indication as to whether future releases would be limited to the iTunes Music Store. - haven't found this yet. DS ( talk) 12:38, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
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