Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Secret Band


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The result was keep. Missvain (talk) 21:35, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Secret Band

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Contested PROD. Fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:32, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * AfD has a better search link and I found the following: https://www.deadpress.co.uk/album-review-secret-band-lp2/ https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/63672/Secret-Band-Secret-Band/ https://www.billboard.com/music/secret-band/chart-history/VNL/song/1133002 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/secret-band-mn0001780377/biography but no album reviews . Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:38, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:32, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:32, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

-- The first two links are album reviews. If you read WP:MUSICBIO, you can see that there is a simple criteria for notability of releasing two albums (#5), they also meet requirement #2 as shown in the billboard link — Preceding unsigned comment added by War Hero56 (talk • contribs) 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete: per nom, failing WP:MUSICBIO and WP:GNG, no major record label, no chart CommanderWaterford (talk) 08:03, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Billboard shows they did chart, are on a notable label, and there is enough coverage for WP:GNG imv Atlantic306 (talk) 00:56, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep: Full disclosure, I do love this band, but that might have made it easier for me to find sources. If you don't know Dance Gavin Dance and the related acts, that's a little different. Their first lead singer, Jonny Craig, was kind of a mess, and so the other members started "Secret Band" so that they could continue working together in case DGD exploded. More notably, on the 2012 All Stars Tour, Craig was fired halfway through and DGD was replaced on the lineup with Secret Band, which unclean vocalist Jon Mess talks about here. In addition, there are the links already mentioned, plus this Will Swan interview and this from Kill Your Stereo. Oh, and this interview. It looks a little borderline, only because Swancore-type sound is still a little underground, but I'd say it passes.  Kncny11  (shoot) 17:37, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Most are passing mentions. Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:23, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 23:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep as there is enough coverage for WP:GNG in my view including an AllMusic staff written bio, album reviews by Deadpress and Sputnik Music together with the Billboard entry which shows charting but is unclear as to which Billboard chart, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 00:54, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep - AllMusic staff bio, Billboard chart placement, and some album reviews add up to enough coverage to satisfy WP:NBAND, at least for a basic stub article. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (TALK&#124;CONTRIBS) 17:44, 18 May 2021 (UTC)


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