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Archive 1

Are We Sure The Lady is the Ring?

There's no source for this. Although it's a popular theory, I can't find any proof for it. I did, however, come across an alternate theory that the whole song is actually about Aragorn and his decades-long search for Arwen. Lending credence to this theory is that Plant's dog was named Strider, after Aragorn. 2601:C:4200:114:F8B3:3515:897:91C5 (talk) 09:57, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Boston Tea Party

Played at the boston tea party

I had a bootleg album of a performance in Boston,it was either 69 or 70.Anyways,"Ramble On" was played and in the middle of the song they(Zeppelin)break into "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield.

Chance Genre

This song is Hard Rock but it is also Folk Rock. --Italodal (talk) 04:46, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

You need to state your verifiable references... propose genre changes on the talk page (not declare them)... and wait for discussion and consensus before tampering with the genre field of any article on Wikipedia. The Real Libs-speak politely 10:40, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Plastic rubbish bins

Hes patting his knees, not hitting a plastic rubbish bin. It says in the book dazed and confused. http://books.google.com/books?id=vbATNlX8128C&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Ramble+On+what+is+john+bonham+playing+in+the+beginning&source=bl&ots=33PVIqFPY4&sig=VgTvSxozS0YFY-SHYP1GW8veQyc&hl=en&ei=Wam7TL31Jou4sQOR-ZHqDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.183.151.247 (talk) 01:57, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Sound Clip for the article

Just wanted to say, to whomever put the sound clip there, that it's a great choice in the song. Well done! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 16:49, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Stairway To Heaven and LoTR

The article said that Stairway to Heaven also referenced Lord Of The Rings, but it doesn't... at least not directly. Shenkerism (talk) 23:09, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Folk rock

The genre folk rock was removed because the source is self-published:[1]

Here is a source for the genre:[2]

The article isn't in english, but points out that David Fricke of Rolling Stone is the author, so the source seems reliable. --Marcos FTO (talk) 19:27, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

I am never comfortable with musical sources by a single person, hence this challenge, however the source I would trust agrees with yours [3] I will undo my revert. - FlightTime (open channel) 19:54, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Kevin Courtright (1 September 2009). Back to Schoolin'. Xulon Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-61579-045-6.
  2. ^ Fricke, David (12 November 2012). "A Última Valsa". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 24 March 2019. Jones costurando o galope folk-rock de 'Ramble On' com contramelodias graves;" Translation: "Jones stitching the rampant folk-rock of 'Ramble On' with bass counter-melodies;
  3. ^ Rafferty, Jon Dolan,Patrick Doyle,Rob Tannenbaum,Will Hermes,Douglas Wolk,Brian; Stone, Rolling (13 January 2019). "The 40 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

GA Review

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

Reviewer: Vaughan J. (talk · contribs) 06:49, 26 October 2023 (UTC)


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I will start this review soon! — VAUGHAN J. (TALK) 06:49, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Many thanks! I'll aim to respond promptly to your comments. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:27, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
No worries! Anyways, here are the comments. — VAUGHAN J. (TALK) 07:40, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

What to change the infobox to
Original Change to
"Ramble On"
Song by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin II
RecordedApril-August 1969
StudioJuggy Sound and A & R Recording, New York City
Genre
Length4:35[4]
"Ramble On"
Song by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin II
Recorded1969
Studio
Genre
Length4:35
Audio video
"Ramble On" on YouTube
  • Infobox looks okay, but there are a few changes needed. Notes are down below. See the changes here: →
  • Recorded – It only mentions that it was recorded in 1969, it doesn't mention the month.
  • Studio – See Template:Infobox song
  • Genre – Mention the genres in the "Composition and lyrics" section.
  • Length – Ref isn't needed. Maybe mention the length in the "Composition and lyrics" section.
  • Audio video – Add the template since you're going to move the audio sample.
  • Audio sample – It should be in the body instead of the infobox.
  • Recast infobox as suggested, and moved the audio to the body.
  • "The song was not released as a vinyl single in the 20th century," It was though? I see on Discogs, it was released as a the B-side of "Whole Lotta Love" in Turkey. The vinyl cover was added in the infobox. Am I missing something here?
    • Added "in the US or the UK", at the risk of repetition. The Turkey vinyl cover is dated 2015 but it's possible it came out a bit earlier than that.
  • "but the album reached number 1 in the US and the UK, and over 12 million copies have been sold." Is that really relevant to the song?
    • Yes, it absolutely is, as otherwise the reader has no inkling how wide the reach of the song was. Had the song been released in 1969 as a single, of course the statement would be redundant.
  • Also the reception section says that the song reached number 77 on Billboard's Canadian Digital Song Sales chart, so you should probably mention that in the lead.
    • Done, but I think it's a minor detail and a sharp comedown from the heights it reached a generation earlier.

Song

  • Get rid of that section, as the subsections just need to be just sections by itself.
    • Done.

Composition and recording

Contents
  1    Composition and lyrics  
  2    Reception  
  3    Live performances  
  4    Charts  
  5    Certifications  
  6    See also  
  7    References  
  8    External links  
  • Retitle to Composition and lyrics and merge with the Analysis section per the short size
    • Done.
  • That was not what I meant by moving it to Analysis section. I added a table of contents that you can see here →
  • Make the two paragraphs into one paragraph.
    • Done.
  • Add the genres and the length of the song with the sources from the infobox.
    • Done.
  • "tone on the solo by" → "tone on the guitar solo by"
    • Done.
  • "built by the audio engineer Roger Mayer." → "built by audio engineer Roger Mayer."
    • No, this is standard British English.

Live performances

  • Move the section under the reception section.
    • Done.
  • "century concerts, never as" → "century concerts, but never as"
    • Done.
  • "It was first performed live in its entirety at" → "The full song was first performed live at"
    • Done.

Impact

  • Get rid of that section, as the subsections just need to be just sections by itself.
    • Done.

Reception

  • "In his book" Whose? Dave Lewis?
    • I tried reordering this, but that didn't work well, so I've left it as it was. The construction is quite usual in British English, and it has the advantage that it serves to introduce the authority ("Who's Dave Lewis?") by being placed before their name. You're right that it's a mild form of forward reference, but it's resolved at the start of the very next clause.
  • "Page's acoustic guitar is "stirring" and Plant's vocals are "electrifying", but emphasized that John Paul Jones's less-noticed bass playing is "sublime"." → "Page's acoustic guitar is stirring and Plant's vocals are electrifying, but emphasized that John Paul Jones's less-noticed bass playing is sublime." per MOS:QUOTE
  • "sonic attack."" → "sonic attack"." per MOS:QUOTE
    • Done.

Analysis

  • No need to add the further template, the table and the quote box.
    • Done.
  • Make the last two paragraphs into one paragraph.
    • Done.
  • "of rural Britain."" → "of rural Britain"." per MOS:QUOTE
    • Done.
  • "commented that "The narrator" → "commented that "the narrator" per MOS:QUOTE
    • Done.
  • "the One Ring."" → "the One Ring"." per MOS:QUOTE
    • Done.

Certifications

  • Looks good.
    • Noted.

See also

  • Looks good.
    • Noted.

References

  • Copyvio score – Not great at 53.7%. Mostly highlighted on the lead: that's why I wanted you to copyedit the lead.
    • Noted; this is surely others copying from Wikipedia. Lead has been edited.
      • I've checked the tool's findings; basically there are just simple matches of book titles ("The Lord of the Rings"), and the directly quoted, attributed, and cited piece from Andy Greene, so there's no issue.
  • All web urls (except ref 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 16 and 19) needs to be archived.
    • Will have a go; this is outside the GAN criteria so should not impede the process.
  • Get rid of the first link, since you're adding it to the infobox anyway.
    • Done.

Final comments and verdict

References

  1. ^ Fricke, David (12 November 2012). "A Última Valsa". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 24 March 2019. Translation: Jones stitching the rampant folk-rock of 'Ramble On' with bass counter-melodies;
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (15 August 2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7.
  3. ^ "Led Zeppelin Biography". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016. Led Zeppelin II found them further tightening up and modernizing their blues-rock approach on such tracks as "Whole Lotta Love," "Heartbreaker" and "Ramble On."
  4. ^ Led Zeppelin II (Album notes). Led Zeppelin. New York City: Atlantic Records. 1969. Side two label. SD 8236.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)