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openMusic/Clannad link problems Music
On the Music/Clannad page, there are a bunch of links near the top of the page (such as Analysis, Fridge, Headscratchers, etc.) that don't pertain to the Irish band Clannad that the page is about, but to the Japanese visual novel Visual Novel/Clannad. Since these are unrelated topics, is there any way to get them sorted out from each other?
openDethroning Moment/Music Music
On the music subpage of Dethroning Moment of suck, a troper by the name of rumpbump deleted entries without any explanation.
openGuardians Inferno Music
Does the music video's list of Tropes in Film.Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 look long enough to merit a page in the Notable Music Videos index?
openCharacters/Disturbed Music
Sorry, but I worked for ages on the Characters for Disturbed. Whether it's allowed to trope real people, I'd still like a means to access the information stored there to integrate into the main article. One section of the page dealt with the band's mascot, who is certainly a character and not a real person.
openA page that vaguely describes a band or musician, with the answers set as spoilers. Music
Pretty much what the title says: the page is a big one full of such descriptions, and you can check to see if your guess was correct by opening the spoiler which tops each section off.
EDIT: I'm searching for this; probably should've made that clear oops
Edited by Automaton120open I'm searching for a remix of "MEGALOVANIA" Music
As far as I remember, it starts with a piano performance, then shifts to electric sounds. Do you know where I can listen to it?
openThree Days Grace main page cover image Music
Three Days Grace has an image showing the old, pre-2013 lineup of the band (before they changed lead vocalist). Can I go ahead and add an image of their new lineup, keeping the old image in a /note ? Should I ask permission from somewhere else?
openAmen Break? Music
Here are a couple things I've noticed with the page Amen break:
- The page consists almost entirely of zero-context examples. One of the examples listed is "DE-SIRE alternative - "Trip Machine PhoeniX", which doesn't explain how or where the amen break is used in the song.
- It might not be in the correct namespace. Generally, lists of every appearance of a song go in the Music/ namespace. Examples: Ode to Joy, Pachelbel's Canon, Ride of the Valkyries, The Cancan Song. Should we move Amen break to the Music/ namespace, or is it fine in the Main/ namespace?
openTextless Album Cover Music
The intro matter for Textless Album Cover was entirely deleted. It appears that another troper put it back, then it was deleted again.
Here is the intro/definition that was deleted from the page:
Album covers typically have two elements to them: text to tell the consumer the name of the artist and the album, and artwork to catch the consumer's eye. A number of albums, however, lack text on the cover. This could be for a number of reasons: artists may want the audience to focus on the artwork, or they may be trying to de-emphasize their name, or they may be trying to catch attention through minimalism. Whatever the reason, a Textless Album Cover is an album cover lacking text at least on the front cover, and possibly also the sides and back cover.
See also Minimalistic Cover Art, a style of artwork that often accompany albums without cover text.
Edited by jamespolkopenReporting a troper Music
AreYouTyler appears to be a sockpuppet of BigBertha, who was banned in 2016 for repeatedly misattributing a song & using a fanfic of all things as a justification. It took me years to make the connection, but their recent edit to L–Z confirms that it’s the same person.
open Anyone else not like paramore? Music
I hate Paramores music and Haley willams is annoying to me. Their early stuff is too edgy and their newer stuff is even worse! I’m a former emo and former goth and I never liked paramore!!!
openBanned user bornofself is back. Again. Music
Oriental 1 is, judging by their edit history, bornofself's latest mantle. Didn't bother sending a message, but it doesn't matter because they're not supposed to be here but still somehow don't know when to quit.
openPage in the wrong namespace? Music
I believe that Robin Thicke should be in the Music namespace instead of Creator, but I’m bringing it up here to get a second opinion.
openAlbums from Weird Al Yankovic Music
There appears to be albums that "Weird Al" Yankovic made. Now, I am pretty sure that pages for albums are only allowed if they tell a story. And Weird Al's albums don't tell a story. So, should we delete this or not?
openInfluences Music
How are the "Influences" listed on Music pages determined? Does it have to be an artist the creator has specifically stated to have influenced them to be listed?
openChristianRock examples Music
Just asking for confirmation, but works listed in Genre pages don't really need context to justify why the work is a part of the genre right?
I'm wondering because the examples listed in Christian Rock is really messy right now, with almost every entry being written in rambling paragraphs that has a lot of indentation issues. I just removed an entry that was listed three times in the page (because with the Wall of Text, I suppose it's harder to see which bands have already been written on the page).
Not to mention, a lot of the artists/bands listed in the page aren't even Rock...
Edited by AdeptopenChaotic evil automatically a YMMV trope? Music
Was editing the page for Razia's Shadow and tried adding the Chaotic Evil trope to the list of examples, but it automatically turned into a YMMV trope instead of a normal bullet point trope. Is Chaotic Evil automatically a YMMV / subjective interpretation trope? I would have thought if the character being described never has his motivations for an evil deed explained in canon apart from "because he wants to", that would count as Chaotic Evil, no YMMV about it. (For context: the character in question is Barayas the spider, who in the song "The Spider and the Lamps" from the musical Razia's Shadow encourages another character to literally Set the World on Fire without apparently gaining anything from it himself. Lyrics of the song here: https://genius.com/Forgive-durden-the-spider-and-the-lamps-lyrics)
Is there any way to sumbit the Chaotic Evil trope to the examples list without turning into a YMMV trope? Or should I just submit it to the YMMV page?
openWhy was Ear worm made in-universe only? Music
So, I just became aware of this and I am curious why? I'm guessing too many examples otherwise?
For the second time in just a few days, I've found two pages for the same person.
There's a Franchise page, Bob Dylan. There's a Music page, Bob Dylan. How can a person be a "Franchise"?