Talk:Iowa (album)/Archive 1

Resident Evil?
shouldnt this mention that my pluge was in resident eveil


 * Done SOADLuver 02:33, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Shoul Iowa (song) have its own page?
Iowa(Song) Personally I Think This Should Be Given Its Own Page. Its Slipknots Longest Song To Date. (Id Rather Be Hated For Who I Am, Than Loved For Who I Am Not 10:20, 23 February 2007 (UTC))

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Section on Cover Art
There are many things in the booklet (ie. Mathematical formulas, etc.) should there be a section to explain these? Blackngold29 (talk) 18:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I wasn't aware there was any real signficance worthy of note behind it all? ≈  The Haunted Angel  Review Me! 20:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I am not aware of any true meaning either, I was suggesting that if there is a meaning it should be mentioned, but if there is no meaning, then I guess there isn't much to add. Blackngold29 (talk) 21:17, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm sure there's a whole load of meanings behind almost everything Slipknot does but you can only mention what you know and have sources to back it up.  Rezter  TALK  00:49, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Alternative metal
Alternative metal keeps geting removed. why is this? its listed on the main artical so why not here?88.97.6.98 (talk) 21:21, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * That applies more to The Subliminal Verses, where the genre changes from what it is in their first two albums. ≈  The Haunted Angel  21:25, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

i still think alternative metal should be listed as well because some of songs have quite unconventional sounds. lots of the songs lack raping and none of them have a funky base witch are fetures of nu metal also, if limb bizkit can be called alternative metal surly this can?88.97.6.98 (talk) 21:47, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Unfortunatly, as much as I'd love to agree with you, calling them alternative because of your views on how the music is produced is original research, unless a reliable source can be provided. ≈  The Haunted Angel  21:58, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfixqu0ldse is that reliable? and when i said unconventional sounds i ment wierd samples,lyrics and things instead of production88.97.6.98 (talk) 22:10, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I would say that it is reliable, but from what I can tell it puts alt. metal under "styles", not genre - although I'm probably splitting hairs there. Give me a few moments, I'll see if I can find a more definate source. ≈  The Haunted Angel  22:19, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I can't seem to find anything. Anyone else have any sources for this album's genre, other than nu metal? ≈  The Haunted Angel  22:58, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Credits
On the album (don't know if it matters, but I have the red alternitive cover) there are no band credits listed. They are only shown by number, so how are we supposed to add a credits section to the article if there are no reliable sources? We can list the members, but they may have played instruments not listed anywhere. Blackngold29 (talk) 17:13, 16 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I have listed the members in order they appear within the booklet. No it doesn't say which members play what, but all members have played the same instruments since Slipknot, so I have kept the same format throughout all the albums.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  01:19, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

"Gut" track on aussie edition
So what is this track then? As far as i knew, there wasn't any b-sides made from Iowa.

I have never even heard of this song before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.16.61.79 (talk) 00:44, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Certifications
This is misleading. Why have that they went gold AND platinum on the same day? Why not just platinum there is no need to mention that it went gold also. It makes you think that it sold 100,000 units by October 11 and then another 900,000 on the same day to make it platinum. Do you know what i mean? I don't think there should be a mention of gold cerification. Riverpeopleinvasion (talk) 22:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure what to do with this. The RIAA does list them both on the same day, I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because they sold 1, 000, 000 units by October 11 and because of this they were automatically award Gold as well. Or maybe, there is a fault with the listing.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  01:22, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

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Collaborations
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 * Recording of
 * I will be happy to research in to and write this section with the help of another editor.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  22:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Reception
 * The reception section could use a lead in, like the reception section of the You could have it so much better album. With a lead in, plus the professional reviews underneath Portillo (talk) 00:15, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I think more the long the liens of a paragraph like Slipknot (album) would be appropriate, I think that a lsit like that isn't the most encyclopaedic way of presenting information.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  01:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * So do I, lists can end out looking messy and there are better methods of presentation. Thanks for reading, ThunderMaster  UTC  13:20, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I've started a collection of review quotes in my sandbox, along with a roughed out paragraph. Any more reviews will be helpful, you can work on the paragraph if you want too. Thanks. Blackngold29 (talk) 15:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Great job Rezter. I added another quote, do you guys think its long enough? Since that was one of the FA reviewer's main reasons for not promoting Slipknot (length of recteption paragraph). Also there are a few quotes (Rolling Stone, NME) that can also be found online, should they be sourced online or stay the way they are? I guess it's not broke, so we shouldn't try to fix it; but then again websites are easier for people to find, they might be better. Blackngold29 (talk) 15:34, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Track listing
 * I updated the track lengths to match the readings iTunes gives the disc, however according to the iTunes store many are different (+- a few seconds). Is there a policy regarding a correct source for lengths? Also, is there any truth to the above mentioned "Gut" track? If so it should be added. Blackngold29 (talk) 03:24, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I can't find any trace of an Australian edition on the internet.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  10:38, 18 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Music style and lyrical themes
 * OK I think these are liek the last two sectiosn which need doing, so I would like you guys to help me collect sources relatign to them both. Please post all of them here: User:Rezter/Sandbox2. Lets make this article as good as Slipknot.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  14:02, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I think that these two sections should be merged. There isn't enough info about both for them to each constitute its own section. Blackngold29 (talk) 20:31, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah I have done that, but the lyrical themes section needs a lot more to it, whoever crossed it off thinking it was done must have been joking. OK, if anybody would be up for finding sources with me I will write that section, however I don't have the time to go source hunting.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  12:45, 14 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Looks pretty good!  Black  ngold29   18:11, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Awards section
 * Needs written as prose. Could also be merged with the reception section.  Black  ngold29   18:11, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * OK done, I even repositioned the article so it's structured just like Slipknot (album). We just need to rewrite the lead-in.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  13:41, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Intro
 * I revised it, although it could still be improved some.  Black  ngold29   01:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

More genres.
Heavy metal should be listed, it is the main genre of quite a few songs in this album.
 * Find a reliable source which states heavy metal as a genre, and I have no problem with it being added.  Black  ngold29   22:44, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Isn't heavy metal sort of covered by the whole "nu metal" thing, as nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal? ≈  The Haunted Angel  22:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

GAN
Could you source the track listing please? Sedd&sigma;n talk Editor Review 13:55, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I understand what you mean, I can't say I've ever seen a sourced track listing before. The track listing appears as it does on the album. Unless you mean the "All songs credited to Slpknot." part, that can easily be sourced.  Black  ngold29   22:39, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Move info from "Background info"?
Can we just eliminate this section? Most of the info should probably be kept, the "Band members have claimed that Iowa is the source of their energy..." sentence shows good insight into why the album recieved its title. Possibly the first few sentences could be merged into the "Production and promotion" section. And the Rollerball and Resident Evil stuff to Reception maybe? Like I said it's good info, but its a very random section, as Efe has stated. I just don't know where it really fits in. Suggestions?  Black  ngold29   02:13, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I suggest to remove the last two sentences that are irrelevant and merge the remaining to the following section. Thoughts? --Efe (talk) 02:19, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Now that I think about it, that's true, the remix info should be included on the song's own pages, not this one. I'll merge the other ones now.  Black  ngold29   02:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh! I should have said that. Info like this is very detailed that it would be better to add on its related pages. Man, tell me when you're done. --Efe (talk) 07:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Chart columns
I noticed that the "Chart" column for the Album chart positions is positioned to the left, which I feel looks neater than centered, I'm just wondering why the "Chart" column for the Singles is centered? Shouldn't it all be formatted the same? I think they'd look much better if they were aligned to the left.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  12:59, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yah. As part of the review, I would suggest to align it left. --Efe (talk) 07:38, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Took care of it. I assume the Single titles will remain centered?  Black  ngold29   15:57, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Usually its the same as the album chart positions. --Efe (talk) 06:18, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Assessment comment
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