Talk:Amen break

Amen break is currently a Music good article nominee. Nominated by 🌙Eclipse ^(talk) ^(contribs) at 14:10, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

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Short description: Widely sampled drum break

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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future:

Kemp, Sam (September 20, 2021). "The most sampled band in music: The history of the 'Amen' break". Far Out. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Amen break/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: LunaEclipse (talk · contribs) 14:10, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Joeyquism (talk · contribs) 20:48, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! As someone who used to make really horrible boom bap instrumentals on FL Studio, I know all too well about this break. I'll get the review done in the coming days (or hours, depends on how much time I have). --Joeyquism (talk) 20:48, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Only things I could find: Though "Color Him Father" became a top-10 R&B hit and won a Grammy Award, "Amen Brother", received little notice at the time of release. — Remove the comma after "Amen Brother", and add a comma in between "Amen" and "Brother" (or remove commas from all other instances of "Amen, Brother" for consistency). [...] and "Keep It Going Now" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. — Change the wikilink to use the ampersand instead of the word "and". "Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock" is the name of the group; the ampersand is part of this name.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Otherwise, no issues with MoS.
2. Verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Looks good.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Since there are so few sources listed, I'm just going to do all of them: [1] Source supports Spencer's leadership of the group and statute of limitations stuff. No copyvio. [2] Source supports nearly everything except the £24,000 claim (the article says "gathered more than £18,000 ($26,000)", so you can use this instead). If there is a different source that states £24,000, use that one instead. If there is none, just say "more than £18,000". [3] Source supports everything it is used as a citation for. No copyvio — some sentences come kinda close, but they're so short that I can't see any other way to phrase these things without drifting into WP:ELEVAR territory. However, this phrase needs some in-line attribution or paraphrasing because of the quote: In "King of the Beats" by Mantronix (1988), the Amen break is "chopped up, layered and processed so that the drums became central to the track rather than simply a rhythmic bedding". [4] Source supports Amen break use in Straight Outta Compton and Keep It Going Now. No copyvio. [5] Source supports Amen break use in drum and bass and jungle music. No copyvio. [6] Source supports Amen break use in Futurama theme song. No copyvio. [7] Source supports information on Spencer's death. No copyvio.
	2c. it contains no original research.	Don't see anything that violates this.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Copyvio check comes back fine, with the highest similarity score at 27.5% from the BBC (source 2).
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Looks good.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Stays focused throughout.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Neutral point of view maintained.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	No edit warring here.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	All images used are fair use or public domain. Sample of Amen break is both below 10% of the original audio (15.6 seconds) and 30 seconds.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Everything is relevant to the topic, but can the drum notation get a caption? I would assume most people reading about a drum break would have some idea of what it shows, but I can't speak for everyone.
	7. Overall assessment.	@LunaEclipse: For now, I'm putting this on hold. Some very minor things with prose and references need to be addressed, but otherwise it looks pretty good. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to let me know by pinging me. Thank you for your hard work on this article! --Joeyquism (talk) 22:34, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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