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[edit] Colbert

The Grey Album's page claims that Colbert mentioned Danger Mouse on December 11, but this article claims it was the 12. Which is it? MafiaCapo 21:34, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I just checked, it was on December 11 --Master Sel 21:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Grey Album reception

"In the opinion of most professional hip-hop producers, the Grey Album's relative popularity can be attributed more to its inventiveness in source selection, and not necessarily the skill with which the two records were blended."

Do we have any proof for this statement? Which prominent hip-hop producers?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.92.181.129 (talk • contribs) .

"its inventiveness in source selection"

Ha. Euphemism of the year. In plain English: "It is popular because it ripped off the Beatles rather than, say, the Andrews sisters."

Of course, with this sort of artistic terrorism, you can never quite have your complete outrage. Let us say I decided to "mix" the sistine chapel's ceiling with generous helpings of my own excrement (or, someone else's). You're still going to have Michelangelo's work coming through here and there, and thus those portions of the art can be claimed for the "Artist" who did the "Mixing". Wonderful culture we have.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.151.178.220 (talk • contribs) .

well, taht's how it is now. po-mo, man —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.234.52.209 (talk • contribs) .


"when he remixed The Beatles (more commonly known as The White Album)" I think this should say "when he remixed The Beatles' self titled album The Beatles (more commonly known as The White Album)" or something to this affect

[edit] Neutral Milk remixes?

This is a rather selfish request, but I'd be interested to hear more about his remixing of local artists like Neutral Milk Hotel. It is interesting to me that Danger Mouse draws from the work of such groups, they're pretty far from the DJing scene as far as I know. It would serve to more clearly define his style and identify some of his musical influences.

Also, anyone have any idea where one could get their hands on the NMH remixes?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.120.188.53 (talk • contribs) .

This article that says he remixed "The Fool" is all I could find, I can't find the actual remix any where but I'd really like to hear it too --Surachit 10:33, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
It appeared on the first Pelican City album, The Chilling Effect.[1] --Fritz S. (Talk) 14:03, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name?

Can someone confirm the DJ's proper name (i.e. the one that he uses for CDs etc.) as opinion seems to be divided between "Danger Mouse" and "Dangermouse" even in this article; especially as it refers to him as "Danger Mouse" who got his name from the cartoon "Dangermouse". And on a totally seperate note, I would also be very grateful if someone could suggest where one might be able to download some of his early local work, esp. with NMH.--Rubie 09:53, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

His website shows Danger [break] Mouse, as do AMG and Pitchfork. Hyacinth 10:05, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
In the liner notes for Ghetto Pop Life and Demon Days it is also spelled "Danger Mouse". --Fritz S. (Talk) 12:00, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was move. Please don't forget to disambiguate. ;) —Nightstallion (?) Seen this already? 07:54, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

[edit] Survey

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
  • Support with a redirect from the current title. KI 21:13, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Add any additional comments
  • Oppose - well I don't really oppose which is why I'm not voting right now - but I think the new title is too easily confused with Dangermouse, whose real name I'm told is actually Danger Mouse. Has anybody considered the disambiguation issues? How about (for this article) Danger Mouse (DJ)? Jim182 21:37, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Given the article about the cartoon is at Dangermouse I assumed that's the correct spelling (this link, which appears to be official, has it with a capital M, but still without space). Such, I think it would be sufficient to have a disambig link at the top of this article (once it's moved to Danger Mouse) to the article about the cartoon. --Fritz S. (Talk) 23:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
I believe you are technically correct about the cartoon character's name, but isn't there some guideline about arriving at the least surprising page? Check out for example the caption in the picture at the top of the Dangermouse article, the errors made in editing that article, Dangermouse's initials (DM), the origin (Danger Man), and this Google search. I think it should be properly disambiguated at Dangermouse and Danger Mouse, leading to Dangermouse (cartoon) and Danger Mouse (DJ). But then I don't really understand the disambiguation process too well. -- Jim182 23:49, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
As it seems both are spelled different I would prefer it if we avoid a disambiguation page and the descriptions in the articles' titles in parenthesis and just have a disambig notice at the top of each article, leading to the other one (like the one currently at Dangermouse). Although you are correct and both seem to be often misspelled (however the two most prominent links on your google search, one to a fansite for the cartoon and the other for the producer's official homepage, spell it correctly). However, if we are to disambig the titles, I think DangerMouse (cartoon) and Danger Mouse (producer) would be the better titles.
(I was just going to post a note about this discussion on the cartoon's talk page and noticed you already did that. Good thinking!) --Fritz S. (Talk) 09:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
  • At some point I will put in a request to have Dangermouse renamed to DangerMouse, since all the official documentation I can find suggests that as the proper spelling. With that in mind, I support DangerMouse (cartoon) and Danger Mouse (producer) as disambig pages. --Cholmes75 13:15, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
?!? If you want the article to be moved to DangerMouse, what would DangerMouse (cartoon) be for? If we decide to have the article about the cartoon at DangerMouse and the article about the producer at Danger Mouse we can avoid any disambiguation parenthesis and just put a note about the other at the top of each article. --Fritz S. (Talk) 14:51, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
That's fine. Pardon my confusion. I'm on board with that plan (two separate articles with notes at the top). --Cholmes75 17:52, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
OK, that's fine with me too. I just wanted to make sure that this had been given due consideration. Thanks. Long live the mouse! -- Jim182 19:32, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

[edit] gnarls

listen up - his main website is www.gnarlsbarkley.com now no? he is now hooj for 'crazy' from the st.elsewhere albumExtremeweb 14:54, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

His main website is still dangermousesite.com. Gnarls Barkley is just one of his many projects. --Fritz S. (Talk) 15:03, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

yeah. BIG project. booom. anyhows - liked the discussion about name change from DJ to merely Danger Mouse above. this should maybe be cited at WP:NAME Extremeweb 23:21, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

i told you so about Gnarls Barkley. ha ha . it is his biggest project by earnings and profile. Extremeweb 10:38, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] EMI reference

Can anyone find a reference to the fact that EMI was dismayed that Danger Mouse was selected to produce the Gorillaz album? I mean, it certainly sounds plausible, but that doesn't make it true. Citation? Taranah 20:11, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redirection?

Why does this article come up first and offer a link to the cartoon when it states that he took the name from the Cartoon?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.184.241.144 (talk • contribs).

Because the proper spelling for the cartoon is in one word ("DangerMouse"), while the proper spelling for the artist is two words ("Danger Mouse"). If you write it in one word, you get the article for the cartoon with a link to the artist, when you write it in two it's vice versa. --Fritz S. (Talk) 19:11, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Page Layout Change

I'm thinking about changing the layout of the page to be more organized like other artist pages. Objections?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enilcleahcim (talk • contribs) 11:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC)