Talk:Apartment Life/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Cartoon network freak (talk · contribs) 09:03, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Lead

 * by American band Ivy. It was released → by American band Ivy, released (I suggest doing it this way as you open the article with three very short and clipped sentences)
 * Realistic (1995) → You have already mentioned the record's release year before, so you can remove this
 * forms of production created from keyboards → forms of production consisting of keyboards
 * also took place in 1999 → also took place in the same year

Infobox

 * Flawless ;)

Background and develoment

 * Dominique Durand met each other → I don't think "each other" is necessary here
 * Release year of "Get Enough" in brackets
 * which was well received by the public → you need a reference for this; just use the ones you have in the article for "Get Enough" for its critical reception
 * he had established a relationship with Atlantic Records → I would clarify that it was a "business relationship"
 * sign with them who → comma before "who"
 * much like they had been from Seed Records after the release of Realistic in 1995 → I would just remove this as you are repeating yourself with what you already wrote in the first paragraph.
 * Ivy signed to 550 Music who reissued Apartment Life → I would replace "Apartment Life" with "the album", as you have already mentioned its name two times in a row
 * During this same time → "same" is just superfluous and can be removed

Music and songs

 * Apartment Life served as a musical departure and improvement from the material found on their previous efforts → I would add that music critics thought that, as it is subjective whether something is an improvement or not
 * described the album as a collection as a step up → ??
 * present in the production from brass → present in the production, consisting of brass
 * the album contains influence from → the album contains influences of
 * the music by American band Pixies → the music of American band Pixies
 * Peter Nashel receive credits as co-writers of the track → Peter Nashel received credits as co-writers on the track
 * The rest of the section is very well-written and comprehensive

Promotion

 * Prior to the scheduled release date for Apartment Life → Prior to the scheduled release date of Apartment Life
 * It was during this time that Ivy's → replace "Ivy's" with "the group's" to avoid repetation
 * Billboard announced that a music video for "The Best Thing" would complete filming and production by the end of the same month → Billboard announced that a the filming and production of a music video for "The Best Thing" would be completed by the end of the same month
 * was released on CD on October 7 → I would still add the year of release for clarity
 * included a cameo appearance from Iha → please link to James Iha here
 * I would connect the last paragraph with the others, as it seems a little strange to have such a short para

Critical reception

 * You need an opneing sentence such as "Critics received the album with generally positive reviews following its release"
 * He declared that Apartment Life is → He declared that Apartment Life was
 * felt that the album displaying Ivy's strengths → felt that the album displayed Ivy's strengths
 * Robbins, also a columnist for Rolling Stone, → remove "also"
 * Release year for Nimrod in brackets
 * the album constantly was ranked → the album was constantly ranked

Track listing

 * Flawless ;)

Credits and personnel

 * What is "legal" supposed to mean?

Copy-violation

 * 16.7% is very acceptable!

Outcome

 * Very good work on this! I put the article for 7 days to allow your edits. Congrats on all your thorough work on Ivy!!  Best regards; Cartoon network freak (talk) 15:40, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
 * – Thanks as usual. I addressed your changes (and I assume "legal" refers to the person who handled any legal work with the record label; in the liner notes, he is only credited with "legal"). Thanks again, Carbrera (talk) 20:18, 4 January 2018 (UTC).
 * Happy to pass this! Congrats; Cartoon network freak (talk) 20:46, 4 January 2018 (UTC)