Talk:Biffy Clyro

Beggars Banquet Link
The link to beggars banquet links to the rolling stones album and not the record label, i don't know how to change it, so thought i'd just say. Also, could someone tell me how to actually do it for future reference? cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.9.57.122 (talk) 01:58, 13 June 2007
 * Simply make an internal link to Beggars Banquet Records, but like this: Beggars Banquet, as it is the norm on Wikipedia articles to not include the "Records" bit. Daisy-berkowitz 02:09, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

James And Ben's footballing beliefs (cont)
''Does anyone know if the Johnstons are Killie fans? --> 7+1 22:05, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Is that relevant though? --SteelersFan UK06 19:46, 4 June 2007 (UTC) I've heard somewhere that they are, but unless they are famous among Kilmarnock fans, or it has actively influenced their work (which I don't believe it has), then it's not really notable, so not suitable for inclusion. Unless of course there's a journalist somewhere who's taken the time to write something about it? Tbone762 22:50, 4 June 2007 (UTC) ''

Actually I just wanted it know. Harhar :) user:Sevenplusone 01:49, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

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Machines the next single?
I raised my eyebrows when I saw this on the page, but after a little bit of research I couldn't find any reference to it anywhere, so I'm going to take it off for now. If any information is released, then it would be ok to include, but without some kind of citation I think it counts as unverifiable. Tbone762 16:31, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, there's album art, it's on their page as the next single...and also that it is out right now. Doc Strange 17:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup, glad to be proved wrong by the band, just couldn't find any mention of it at the time. Tbone762 22:45, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Failed Good Article nomination
After reviewing this article, I do not think it meets the Good article criteria. The following are observations on why this is the case:


 * This article has one major difficulty with its nomination - it is not thoroughly and reliably sourced. The lede states that the band "have found real commercial success", the album has "won wide critical acclaim" and goes on to describe their "sound" without any references whatsoever.


 * The entire Style and songwriting section, including the band's sound, lyrics and influences is unsourced and appears to be original research.


 * The main body of the article reads like a timeline and does not flow well, with many short sentences starting with dates. These should be incorporated into large paragraphs with sentences which follow stylistically and logically from each other. See Tool (band) for an example of a well written band article.


 * Omitting the unsourced Style and songwriting section, the entire article is a blow-by-blow account of the band's history. In this respect, it is insufficiently broad in its coverage.


 * The only image in the article, Image:Biffy.clyro.png is a non-free image that is replaceable, thus violating the fair use rationale on the image description page. Other band pages have free images to depict the bands (see Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against the Machine), there is no reason that I am aware of why Biffy Clyro should be any different. The article should preferably have more than one image.

Once these difficulties have been resolved, I look forward to the article being renominated. Best of luck with the development. Skomorokh incite  13:59, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I think the Style and songwriting section, doesn't need sources, cause what is stated there are plain facts,not something arguable —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.141.119.154 (talk) 02:15, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
 * If they're "plain facts", they should be straightforwardly sourceable. As it stands it seems to me to be perilously close to original research (without necessarily much in the way of actual research).  Alai (talk) 00:37, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 05:51, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

"Awful name"
"The bands reason for chosing this awful name" There's a spelling error there, and calling the name awful is subjective. 74.37.143.14 (talk) 06:04, 19 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Great spot. I removed the section as it was poorly-written, unencyclopedic, and perhaps not important enough to have its own section there. Again, thanks for spotting it. :) --Dreaded Walrus t c 06:10, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Much commotion in the genre field
Lots of edits to the "genre" field of the infobox, none of which seems to relate to any discussion in the body of the article, much less any relaible sources. I think "alternative rock" pretty much covers most of the assorted other additions, so I'd propose returning to simply that. Alai (talk) 07:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And likewise, now they're "alternative metal" now -- or used to be, before Puzzle, allegedly. Again, this doens't look helpful, and it certainly isn't sourced, so I plan on prung again, unless someone objects in a convincing manner...  Alai (talk) 10:11, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
 * And now, "post-punk revival". People, if you're not going to source these, at least keep it simple (and plausible).  Alai (talk) 15:56, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Post-hardcore punk emo alternative pop rock? I give up.  Alai (talk) 05:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Most definitely not emo post-hardcore punk; alternative: fine, pop rock: sure, emo or any other shit related to it: no.

How could alternative rock and pop rock both be fine? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.173.4.209 (talk) 15:37, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * As a wild stab in the dark, is it possible that they play both genres? Like saying Bob Dylan played both acoustic and electric music... Cheers, This flag once was redpropagandadeeds 15:49, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Kilmarnock or Ayr?
I can find sources saying that are from both Kilmarnock and Ayr. I think the problem is that some members are from each - so "Ayrshire" would seem to cover both. Fences &amp;  Windows  17:32, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Protection on the article?
I Think its fair to say that the article should be protected, so many edits which are false. Looking at the page at the moment, users have came along and changed the band member's names, and changed the genre's to something that Biffy wouldnt even consider recording a song under, "Gospel Pop"? What?, can the article maybe be protected for a few days or something? Just until things die down with the user that thinks the lead singer is called Joel? and other members called Fiona? Thanks! --Holywood56 (talk) 19:40, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Iname (song)


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 * Single songs generally do not meet the requirements of WP:N, no mention of notability no references

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When was the name Biffy Clyro first used?
The article does not mention when the band changed it's name to Biffy Clyro. This would be nice to know. 13 October 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.23.223 (talk) 08:58, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Associated acts: Muse ?
I'm intrigued as to why Muse is listed as an Associated Act in the fact box. Aside from supporting them on tour several times, there's no mention of any concrete association eg. a collaboration. In which case I don't think it's appropriate to call Muse an 'Associated Act' IainMullan (talk) 16:52, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Just checked, it was added recently. Removed it. HrZ (talk) 17:08, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

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drummer golen rule
The drummer on the hit track golden rule was performed by Kevin shovelin in the town of maryhill in Glasgow Baraman123 (talk) 22:35, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

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I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here vandalism
Tonight's episode of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here included a clip where Nick Knowles said he had played with Biffy Clyro on a rooftop in Soho. The presenters asked fans to get the hashtag '#BiffyClyroNotEmbarrassedTheyJammedWithNickKnowles' trending on Twitter.

Here is a Tweet about this Wikipedia article being vandalised: [https://twitter.com/SamanthaQuek/status/1064999427750928391 Google #BiffyClyro ... clicks the link to Wikipedia...]

Who do I need to talk to to get the page protected from vandalism? Big Mac (talk) 22:07, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I've applied a short period of semi-protection. If it's needed again, WP:RFPP is the place to request it. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:11, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help. Hopefully they will have gotten over this in a few days. Big Mac (talk) 22:16, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

When did they change the name?
10 years after this was asked (| When was the name Biffy Clyro first used), the article still makes no mention of when the band changed the name from "Skrewfish" to "Biffy Clyro". This is obviously quite important. 2A00:23C6:760A:7F01:AC31:A15B:584C:B67B (talk) 13:44, 5 August 2020 (UTC)