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I added an infobox for nrbq, but I do not know how to upload wikipedia images, so I hope someone else could do that... NJMD 18:24, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
does anyone think that this article should mention that nrbq often do songs for the simpsons?
Just wanna say that whoever did the recent touchup on the Q article did a real good job.
In addition, they've served as the unofficial "house band" for The Simpsons in recent years, contributing several songs and even appearing in animated form during one episode.
What about Mayonnaise and Marmalade? Betomg
The information about the other names NRBQ performed under comes from an interview Terry amd Joey did on 10/29/83 with a DJ from WDST FM. Skyraider 17:00, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
The Al Anderson link brings you to the entry for the OTHER Al Anderson, the one who was in the Wailers. Different guy.
I know it looks like the Adams/Ferguson quartet has 2 US performances from the NRBQ website, but here's the chronology:
1) 7/14 WAMC
2) 7/15 8:00 Turning Point
3) 7/15 10:30 Turning Point
4) 7/16 3:00 Turning Point
4 performances. Skyraider 00:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
The boys are rumored to have performed together at a private party for Mike Scully's 50th birthday. There was discussion of this on the NRBQ mailing list, but I haven't yet been able to verify this with an independent source. Anyone else have any leads?-- Skyraider 15:30, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
At minimum, it would seem this sentennce should have an attribution:
> The situation is largely due to the cluelessness of the pop music scene
In my view, the statement is subjective, possibly offensive, and should be deleted.
I asked for specifics about what needs to be cited here, and a week later, I haven't heard a peep. I don't object to the tag, but without a specific list of what needs to be cited in order to satisfy the tagger, it's meaningless. I've removed the tag for now. Skyraider 01:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
I am proposing the merger because I feel that Tapdancin' Bats does not deserve its own article based on WP:MUSIC: Album articles with little more than a track listing may be more appropriately merged into the artist's main article or discography article, space permitting.-- Samuel Tan 03:03, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
This whole page reads like a marketing release from the band.
"NRBQ's devoted following has been stoked by years of legendary live shows."
Which legends do these shows appear in?
"The band never works with a setlist, so fans never know what songs they may hear."
How does the BAND not having a setlist relate to what the FANS know about the show?
GeneCallahan ( talk) 14:57, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Why is there no mention whatsoever in this article about the disagreement/ litigation with Bearsville Records in the early 1980s that kept the band from recording any new material for about four years? From what I have read it involved Grossman or Warners wanting them to remove a song from "Grooves in Orbit" that had been written by a friend of theirs who was dying and they had already told him they were recording the song, so they wouldn't remove it. Grossman got mad and somehow this kept them from recording for four years...or in other accounts it has to do with Bearsville going out of business. Anyway, this was apparently a big enough hassle for the band that it has a large mention in a Rolling Stone article from 1990 that's featured on the RS Coverwall right now ("NRBQ RSVP") and implies that it was very discouraging for the band and without a couple of their friends in the business who supported them, they might have broken up...so it's odd not to see anything about it at all here. TheBlinkster ( talk) 06:57, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
There are many puzzled comments above about the extravagant praise for NRBQ. Since 1969 when Richard "The Gap" Lorber heralded them in either Fusion or Rolling Stone, they were spoken of as the Next Big Thing. Somehow NRBQ managed to be the Next Big Thing for decades, without ever creating a record anybody can remember. Or bought. Their fame now rests on having sometimes been studio musicians for the Simpsons? My god, after all those decades of waiting for them to be the next Grateful Dead, if not the next Bob Dylan? There are words for the One Hit Wonders, for the Flash in the Pan, but no words for a band that was always just about to do something, and were admired for that, respected for that, for 40 years, until they passed away in old age, may they rest in peace. "Failure to Launch?" They had a great life. No need to feel sorry for them. They were always treated as the Heirs Apparent no matter what they didn't do. I don't get it. Profhum ( talk) 07:05, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
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I'm going through the article to add supporting cites. I came across a "disagreement" on formation dates. AllMusic and the Boston Globe say 1967, lohud.com has 1966 as the date. Since I have 2 that agree I changed it to 67 with added cites. If I come up with "overwhelming evidence" that 66 is the correct year I will change it back. If another editor can supply more evidence to the contrary, please feel free to do the change. Thanks THX1136 ( talk) 01:22, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
I removed the following: "In May 1968, Terry and Steve re-formed NRBQ in Miami." as there is no source cited for it. It may be reincorporated into the article when a source is found. All the sources I have make no mention of the group being in Miami in 68 in a "formative" stage. The date I'm seeing at this point is 1967 for the date that Adams reformed the NRBQ (due to a meeting with Sun Ra in 1967 to quote Adams) after he disbanded the group for a short time. Of the sources I currently have it is unclear of the precise dates of the group going to FL and then returning to the NJ/NY area. FYI, among my sources are Rolling Stone, the Boston Globe, Goldmine and AllMusic. THX1136 ( talk) 14:51, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
Removed the following as not sourced: "In 1970 the group played at Terrace in the Park (atop the 1964 NY World's Fair site) for the Chaminade High School prom, hired by prom chair Paul Riordan." This should be added back into the article when a reliable source is found to support the info. THX1136 ( talk) 15:32, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
NRBQ are..a corporation is not a person Anonymous8206 ( talk) 20:21, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
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I added an infobox for nrbq, but I do not know how to upload wikipedia images, so I hope someone else could do that... NJMD 18:24, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
does anyone think that this article should mention that nrbq often do songs for the simpsons?
Just wanna say that whoever did the recent touchup on the Q article did a real good job.
In addition, they've served as the unofficial "house band" for The Simpsons in recent years, contributing several songs and even appearing in animated form during one episode.
What about Mayonnaise and Marmalade? Betomg
The information about the other names NRBQ performed under comes from an interview Terry amd Joey did on 10/29/83 with a DJ from WDST FM. Skyraider 17:00, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
The Al Anderson link brings you to the entry for the OTHER Al Anderson, the one who was in the Wailers. Different guy.
I know it looks like the Adams/Ferguson quartet has 2 US performances from the NRBQ website, but here's the chronology:
1) 7/14 WAMC
2) 7/15 8:00 Turning Point
3) 7/15 10:30 Turning Point
4) 7/16 3:00 Turning Point
4 performances. Skyraider 00:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
The boys are rumored to have performed together at a private party for Mike Scully's 50th birthday. There was discussion of this on the NRBQ mailing list, but I haven't yet been able to verify this with an independent source. Anyone else have any leads?-- Skyraider 15:30, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
At minimum, it would seem this sentennce should have an attribution:
> The situation is largely due to the cluelessness of the pop music scene
In my view, the statement is subjective, possibly offensive, and should be deleted.
I asked for specifics about what needs to be cited here, and a week later, I haven't heard a peep. I don't object to the tag, but without a specific list of what needs to be cited in order to satisfy the tagger, it's meaningless. I've removed the tag for now. Skyraider 01:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
I am proposing the merger because I feel that Tapdancin' Bats does not deserve its own article based on WP:MUSIC: Album articles with little more than a track listing may be more appropriately merged into the artist's main article or discography article, space permitting.-- Samuel Tan 03:03, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
This whole page reads like a marketing release from the band.
"NRBQ's devoted following has been stoked by years of legendary live shows."
Which legends do these shows appear in?
"The band never works with a setlist, so fans never know what songs they may hear."
How does the BAND not having a setlist relate to what the FANS know about the show?
GeneCallahan ( talk) 14:57, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Why is there no mention whatsoever in this article about the disagreement/ litigation with Bearsville Records in the early 1980s that kept the band from recording any new material for about four years? From what I have read it involved Grossman or Warners wanting them to remove a song from "Grooves in Orbit" that had been written by a friend of theirs who was dying and they had already told him they were recording the song, so they wouldn't remove it. Grossman got mad and somehow this kept them from recording for four years...or in other accounts it has to do with Bearsville going out of business. Anyway, this was apparently a big enough hassle for the band that it has a large mention in a Rolling Stone article from 1990 that's featured on the RS Coverwall right now ("NRBQ RSVP") and implies that it was very discouraging for the band and without a couple of their friends in the business who supported them, they might have broken up...so it's odd not to see anything about it at all here. TheBlinkster ( talk) 06:57, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
There are many puzzled comments above about the extravagant praise for NRBQ. Since 1969 when Richard "The Gap" Lorber heralded them in either Fusion or Rolling Stone, they were spoken of as the Next Big Thing. Somehow NRBQ managed to be the Next Big Thing for decades, without ever creating a record anybody can remember. Or bought. Their fame now rests on having sometimes been studio musicians for the Simpsons? My god, after all those decades of waiting for them to be the next Grateful Dead, if not the next Bob Dylan? There are words for the One Hit Wonders, for the Flash in the Pan, but no words for a band that was always just about to do something, and were admired for that, respected for that, for 40 years, until they passed away in old age, may they rest in peace. "Failure to Launch?" They had a great life. No need to feel sorry for them. They were always treated as the Heirs Apparent no matter what they didn't do. I don't get it. Profhum ( talk) 07:05, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
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I'm going through the article to add supporting cites. I came across a "disagreement" on formation dates. AllMusic and the Boston Globe say 1967, lohud.com has 1966 as the date. Since I have 2 that agree I changed it to 67 with added cites. If I come up with "overwhelming evidence" that 66 is the correct year I will change it back. If another editor can supply more evidence to the contrary, please feel free to do the change. Thanks THX1136 ( talk) 01:22, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
I removed the following: "In May 1968, Terry and Steve re-formed NRBQ in Miami." as there is no source cited for it. It may be reincorporated into the article when a source is found. All the sources I have make no mention of the group being in Miami in 68 in a "formative" stage. The date I'm seeing at this point is 1967 for the date that Adams reformed the NRBQ (due to a meeting with Sun Ra in 1967 to quote Adams) after he disbanded the group for a short time. Of the sources I currently have it is unclear of the precise dates of the group going to FL and then returning to the NJ/NY area. FYI, among my sources are Rolling Stone, the Boston Globe, Goldmine and AllMusic. THX1136 ( talk) 14:51, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
Removed the following as not sourced: "In 1970 the group played at Terrace in the Park (atop the 1964 NY World's Fair site) for the Chaminade High School prom, hired by prom chair Paul Riordan." This should be added back into the article when a reliable source is found to support the info. THX1136 ( talk) 15:32, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
NRBQ are..a corporation is not a person Anonymous8206 ( talk) 20:21, 24 January 2023 (UTC)