Talk:The Lexicon of Love

Proposed merge
Because of the lack of content in The Look of Love (ABC song) and other songs, I propose that the article should be merged/redirected to this. Songs can have their own articles only if there is something substantial to be written about them. Note, this is not a 'notability' issue -- it's just that the articles about some songs are stubs that could be integrated within this parent article. The JPS talk to me  13:33, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

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Critical reception
The article doesn't convey an accurate impression of the album's initial reception in 1982. The weight given to Ken Tucker's extremely negative American review implies that critical opinion was mixed, while my recollection is that it was overwhemingly positive even in the US, with opinions like Tucker's very much outliers. Some critics did seem to have trouble adjusting to the changes in the UK music scene in the post punk era, with the merging of commercial pop music and indie as exemplified by bands like Depeche Mode, The Human League, Scritti Politti etc. --Ef80 (talk) 13:38, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

How can Mark Lickley be the bass guitarist?
How can Mark Lickley be the bass guitarist when he only played on "Poison Arrow", "Tears Are Not Enough", and "The Look of Love" instead of Brad Lang!?! In other words how can Lickley be a past member when he only played on three songs whilst Lang played on the rest!?!

And also David Robinson – drums on single/demo versions of "Tears Are Not Enough"!?!
How could they possibly count as members of the band? When Luis Jardim played on the rest of the tracks!?!

THIS DOES NOT MAKE A LICK OF SENSE! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.131.38.2 (talk) 00:27, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

New Wave source
As the editor who added the source for new wave, I don't think it should stay, unless it is added to the other albums on the list. Otherwise, it reeks of cherry-picking, which is indeed how I found the source (by googling "Lexicon of Love" "new wave album"). Until it gets removed from this page, then, I'll add it to the other albums on the list (even though I don't agree). Janglyguitars (talk) 04:15, 4 May 2023 (UTC)


 * If you are choosing to disrupt Wikipedia to make a point, check out the page WP:POINT. Binksternet (talk) 04:54, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Alright, I gave it a read. Edit: Upon reading other sources it seems that the NME list is not alone in calling those records/bands new wave, so I was wrong to doubt it. Janglyguitars (talk) 05:49, 4 May 2023 (UTC)