Talk:The Get Up Kids
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According to Alternative press, Four Minute Mile was recorded in two days and a half. /Sven —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.185.28.206 (talk) 13:15, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Who added the Mormon thing ? I'm not sure if it's a good idea to have up personal things regarding the members. People are gonna find the Get Up Kids via the LDS Wiki, and they don't exactly represent what the LDS church stands for. It's probably best for both parties to just leave that out, in my opinion. What do you think?
- I don't know what you mean by the LDS Wiki, but I think it's interesting enough to include. That they don't represent what the LDS church stands for is pretty irrelevant -- the article doesn't claim they do, and explicitly says that they are non-practicing. If we had articles on the two individuals in question, I'd say move it there, but since we don't, leaving it here is fine. It's not like this article is overly long or anything. Tuf-Kat 01:48, Jan 28, 2005 (UTC)
- I agree with the initial comment. The Mormom line is irrelevant, especially since they're not practicing. It's not interesting; it's irrelevant. How interesting would it be if we labelled other artists as "non-practicing Catholics" or "non-practicing Jews"? Not very. The length of the article should not be a factor; the information is just not useful. --Sinosplice 12:07, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
The following wording strikes me as somewhat biased: "Their May 2002 release, On a Wire (see 2002 in music), marked an evolution in their music, a maturity that was continued in March 2004's Guilt Show." It carries the obvious implication that these releases are better than others, which is purely opinion based, even if widely agreed upon. I don't happen to be a fan of theirs or have much knowledge of them myself, so I won't change it, but I think something like this would be more neutral and more informative: "Their May 2002 release, On a Wire, marked a change in their music. (Slightly more in depth discussion of some of the sylistic changes here). Much of this progression carried on into March 2004's Guilt Show."
- I agree, there is a slight pov in the above quoted section. Personally, as a Get Up Kids fan, I believe that the album marked a decline in their music. A npov revision like the one above would be best... -- BMIComp (talk) 5 July 2005 07:45 (UTC)
The Discography section is missing the Woodson Ep and the collected Woodson and Red Letter Day Eps which were released on one cd. If I had more time I'd add it myself, as it stands I'm just pointing it out.
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Just curious, what does the section below even mean? I'd try to rewrite it but I have no idea what the original author was going for. Grammar is wonky and meaning is vague. Eargang 04:39, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
"One of the most common credits to The Get Up Kids is Dashboard Confessional, to the point where when Dashboard Confessional began to gain national prominence, there comments made between The Get Up Kids and Superchunk about Dashboard Confessional "Stealing Their Bread" when the three bands toured together. (AP Magazine, Issue #204}"
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Yeah, not sure what that means, and not sure what this means either:
"One of the most common credits to The Get Up Kids is Hot Rod Circuit. At one point, when the two bands toured together alongside Superchunk, there were often jokes between members of Superchunk about The Get Up Kids and Hot Rod Circuit "Stealing their bread," in reference to their capitalizing on the genre The Get Up Kids helped pioneer. (AP Magazine, Issue #204}"
To be sure, Superchunk came before The Get Up Kids, and TGUK invited them to tour because they had always considered Superchunk to be an influence. (http://www.markprindle.com/wurster-i.htm)
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I've corrected the ridiculous assertion that TGUK are from Missouri, in a couple of places. I may have missed one, but I don't think so.
- Although TGUK were closely associated with the Lawrence, KS music scene, they were not from Lawrence. The Pope brothers are from Olathe, KS (a suburb of KC), and James Dewees is actually from Liberty, MO. When they gave interviews and played live, they would claim to be from Kansas City, MO. Perhaps it should read "Kansas City Area" instead. What do you think?Natt the Hatt (talk) 21:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
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- I fail to understand how this is "ridiculous", as it is actually the truth. Not only have they always claimed to be from Kansas City, but it's pretty widely known amongst fans that many of their references to "Valentine" in their songs refer to Valentine Road in Kansas City, the street they grew up on. In fact, they confirmed this at their final show which took place at the Uptown Theater, located on Broadway and Valentine. Get your facts straight before you hack up an article. Rwiggum (talk) 04:29, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
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What about the Red Letter Day Album?
1. One Year Later
2. Red Letter Day
3. Forgive And Forget
4. Anne Arbour
5. Mass Pike
6. Woodson
7. Second Place
8. Off The Wagon
9. A Newfound Interest In Massachuse
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Red Letter Day is not an album. What you are thinking of is the Woodson/Red Letter Day EP's that were re-released together as "Two EP's: Woodson and Red Letter Day." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Natt the Hatt (talk • contribs) 22:26, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Singles Pages Created
I've gone ahead and created the articles for all of the bands' singles. Should we do pages for the splits too? Rwiggum (Talk/Contrib) 20:50, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- I think pages for the splits would be a good addition. We just need to make sure we have enough to support the pages. Are there pages for the EP's as well?Natt the Hatt (talk) 23:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
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- Yeah, I created those a month or so back. It should be noted that the page for Shorty has been nominated for AFD, and I could use some help supporting it's staying. I've added some reasons why it's notable, but I don't know if that will appease whoever nominated it. Seeing as that release got the attention of Doghouse Records and Ed Rose, I think that it's notable for that reason. Rwiggum (Talk/Contrib) 23:36, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
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- The AFD discussion can be found here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shorty (song) Rwiggum (Talk/Contrib) 23:39, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Put the "discography" secion into tables, added sources to "influences" section
I put all of their albums, singles, EPs and compilation appearances into tables to make the section look a bit tidier. Also, I added at least one source for ever entry in the "influences" section, as well as added "Hellogoodbye" and re-added "Fall Out Boy" (someone removed it, for some reason.) Rwiggum (Talk/Contrib) 19:33, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
