Talk:Thievery Corporation

Intro quote
I just removed this quote:

Their style has frequently been described as "what Amon Tobin would have written if he had been born with Down's Syndrome".

...as I went to the linked article and did not find the quote.76.121.3.146 (talk) 10:47, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

I removed it again. It isn't in the referenced articles and is a sad reflection on the person who made the change - anyone who thinks that using a condition like Down's Syndrome as an insult is appropriate should be ashamed. Agentwhim (talk) 11:25, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

comment with no heading
I will look into writing a more comprehensive article. These guys are very talented, and the more info about them that we can share with the public, the better. --Kibblesnbits 00:02, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Most of this article is a copyright violation. The text has been taken from the website: http://www.eslmusic.com/artists/thievery-bio.html. If anyone out there wants to rewrite this article, let me know. If I don't hear from anyone within a couple days, I'm going to list it under Copyright problems.

But it's better if someone rewrites it first because Thievery Corporation is awesome. NymphadoraTonks 29 June 2005 03:39 (UTC)
 * Y'know what, I just reverted it. So... that's that. --NymphadoraTonks 30 June 2005 23:51 (UTC)


 * I think someone needs to write an article on ESL, the record label which hosts theivery corporation - along with all the rest of the wonderful artists on their label. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.226.105.244 (talk • contribs) 00:03, February 12, 2006 (UTC)
 * And it all happened again - so I'll remove it again this time, since it reads like a bloody advert Xmoogle 17:40, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: copyright problems: Please don't fret, very little has been taken from their overall website: some content and a photogaph. All in all its what the law considers "fair use" and especially on a website like Wikipedia which provides educational material. --Misha

Anyone else notice how uncannily David Byrne (Talking Heads) the singing seems on "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter"? Even the backing sounds a little bit Talking Heads...

Hehehe never mind, that's because it's David Byrne singing that song I found out... Xmoogle 13:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Featuring artists
Should Emilie Simon be mentioned? I don't know if she has actually sung with Thievery Corporation but her single "Desert" is remixed in the album "Versions". --Ireon 15:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey, does anybody know for sure if its ASTRUD Gilberto (Joao's ex-wife) or BEBEL Gilberto (Joao's Daughter, also a recording artist, but not actually related to Astrud) that Theivery has collaborated with? I don't have liners to check by but I swear its bebel on So Com Voce off "Mirror Conspiracy"… if anybody knows for sure before I find it somewhere…

Xodiaq 02:48, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

That is Bebel in "So Com Voce", but I still can't find Astrud documentation, so Im adding Bebel, but not deleting Astrud… They remixed a song on a Verve complation, so there is at least an association. Xodiaq 19:47, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Article image
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The photo was taken from the Amazon.com Web site, and those images are free to use. I don't think Thievery Corporation will mind its use.

-Nathan Greenhalgh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.211.119.60 (talk) 22:21, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Fair use rationale template added to image page --Tikilounge (talk) 09:34, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

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Weasel words
I'm recommending changing a lot of the phrasing. Stuff like "they had already begun to define a new genre of electronic music and connect with an international community of like-minded souls...they have been at the top of their game ever since" sounds completely like an ad. Cwilli201 (talk) 21:14, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I re-wrote the History portion of the page so it doesn't sound as bias. I think it sounds like a neutral and objective perspective.

SamuraiFez (talk) 06:29, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Alright, I went ahead and removed just about every bias word from this article. I'm taking off the weasel words tag; if there are problems with this please let it be known! SamuraiFez (talk) 06:55, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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