Talk:Kerry Livgren

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Contents 1 Inconsistencies 2 Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio perceived as "satanic", and citation needed 3 Picture? 4 Major Edit and Layout Change

[edit] Inconsistencies

A determination needs to be made what to call him throughout the article. He is called Kerry, Kerry Livgren, Livgren, and Mr. Livgren interchangeably and with no consistency. "Mr. Livgren" has a distancing effect and sounds like newspaperspeak. I favor Livgren or Kerry. Inside paragraphs, "he" is fine.

I edited the article with the suggested changes. It now reads Kerry in place of just "Livgren" or "Mr. Livgren". I should have caught that when I was working on the article the first time. Apercu 17:19, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I've reworked this - "Kerry" is informal, whereas "Livgren" is more encyclopedic. --Ckatz^chat_spy 18:51, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio perceived as "satanic", and citation needed

Dio and Sabbath have often erroneously been perceived as "satanic" by those who look no further than imagery (in fact, much of their lyrical content warns against becoming involved in such things). Also, I believe a citation is needed as to where the interview exists that says Dio did not consider the Seeds Of Change album to be "Christian". Dio is quite intelligent and usually researches his projects quite thoroughly; plus, with his being a friend of Kerry Livgren's, he would have to have known Kerry had become a Christian. I say this as a big fan of Kerry, RJD, Sabbath and Kansas, as well as being a Christian myself.--MarshallStack 05:02, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture?

Come on! Surely we can find a picture of Kerry! I mean, how hard could it be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.106.107.192 (talk) 01:34, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Actually there is a press picture on his home website that can be legally used. I will embarassingly admit to never having uploaded a picture here so I have no clue how to do it but would be more than happy to. -Apercu

[edit] Major Edit and Layout Change

I've updated the page to include information from several sources including Mr. Livgren's autobiography and his website biography as well as several interviews. I attempted to keep the information pertinate and relevant. I left the change about Dio intact. --Apercu 19:16, 26 April 2007 (EDT)