Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rain (American band)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Star  Mississippi  01:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Rain (American band)

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Lack of notability Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 14:44, 11 February 2024 (UTC) -- Chubbles (talk) 15:10, 11 February 2024 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  23:49, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Washington, D.C.. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 15:09, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment This band was signed to Dischord Records, a label that has had substantial independent coverage, and had a member who later formed Girls Against Boys. It's rather plausible that, given those circumstances, this band would have received retrospective attention. I don't have them on hand, but these sources should probably be consulted in the event they have significant coverage of the band:
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep This is a tricky subject to find sources for - due to both the generic band name, and the age since they were active. I have added 4 citations to non-trivial independent coverage, all from reliable sources.  I am leaning keep as a result; they may have have been short-lived but their music does appear to have significance, and sustained impact - with independent commentary such as "La Vache Qui Rit is both aesthetically and historically valuable", and "Songs like “Worlds at War” and “That Time of Year” stood alongside the best of their peers" .  It's nearly 40 years since this band was active, so on current evidence we should be able to presume notability - as there was likely greater coverage in the 1980s we cannot access.   (Note - I have not managed to access the books above mentioned by ).  ResonantDistortion 16:24, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep - Sourcing found. There is evidence that more should be presumed to exist offline. Likely meets WP:NBAND. ~Kvng (talk) 18:49, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Based on the work of the subsequent !voters, I will move to keep the article. Chubbles (talk) 00:56, 26 February 2024 (UTC)


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