User:Alyons7/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Country_music&action=edit

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am one of not too many anymore that like country music (fun fact I'm going to 4 country concerts this summer!). I also chose this because this is what I grew up on and it's something I hold very close to my heart because of my grandparents. Country music may not matter to a lot of people who don't listen to it. However music to you is how it speaks to you and how it makes you feel. I think music is a part of everyone's personality in a way.

Evaluate the article
This article did start off very strong and very straight forward about the history of country music. I wouldn't say it was an eye catching opener, but it definitely did want to make me want to read more about the history of it anyway. It gave a clear definition of country music and what kinds of instruments are typically used. It had a very nice flow of how country music evolved into what it is now. From James Gideon Tanner to Miranda Lambert. It also had clear pictures of the different country singers. Not only just in America but other countries as well. Such as Canada, Australia, Mexico, United Kingdom, etc... Their sources were referenced, although they could have done a better job citing them. The talk page seemed pretty negative when it came to the ordering of the subsections of which country music evolved, they said that they should have been ordered through decades and that the topic was too big for one page. Another said that New Zealand should have been mentioned in the article. And another that said newer artists should have their own section rather than blending them in with the older ones. I personally did not get confused or lost in this article because it was just so interesting to see how country music has evolved. The articles strengths has to be explaining in detail of the different country artists in different countries. I honestly think that it was cool that they included country artists in different countries rather than just one to see how widely the evolution has spread. I think this article was well developed and most likely took a lot of time because of how many references and lengthy it is. Like I said before it could cite their sources in their writing. I definitely agree that it is pretty lengthy for one page, but I guess you just have to have enough patience to read it.