# Talk:Zapp

vocoders are not the same thing as talkboxes.
I concur. From the video's i've just watched, it would seem that Roger Troutman uses keyboards plugged into talkboxes, not vocoders.
Looks like something just copied parts of this article from allmusic.com
Wathiik 17:41, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
I'd say this article definitely needs some clean-up. It's pretty hard to follow, and much of it seems to just be a listing of their songs and albums.

Marked as such. :) Ianthegecko 15:42, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

THE GOD OF TALKBOX:ROGER LYNCH TROUTMAN  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.107.111.100 (talk) 19:54, 11 January 2009 (UTC) 

This review is transcluded from Talk:Zapp (band)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 17:55, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
Nominator: Kaleidoscopic God (talk)
Hi! My review for this article will be here shortly.  --Seabuckthorn ♥ 17:55, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

1: Well-written

a. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors: 
b. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists: 

2: Verifiable with no original research

a. Has an appropriate reference section:  Yes
b. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:  excellent (Thorough check on Google. Cross-checked with the other FAs)

c. No original research:   Done

3: Broad in its coverage

4: Neutral

5: Stable: No edit wars, etc:  Yes
6: Images  Done (NFC with a valid FUR)

Kaleidoscopic God, I'm glad to see your work here. I do have some insights based on the above checklist that I think will improve the article. Can you provide incline citations for the following?: 

in early 1981 without much impact.
The Many Facets of Roger was eventually released in late 1981 on Warner Bros.
but only in 1995, a decade after its initial release. Zapp's presence began to fade in the latter half of the 1980s, and Troutman's attention was focused on his solo career. The final release by Zapp before Troutman's death was Zapp V, on September 12, 1989, which met with moderate commercial success and failed to receive an RIAA certification.
Besides that, I think the article looks excellent. All the best,  --Seabuckthorn ♥ 16:59, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
Cited everything you wanted apart from the second one: "The Many Facets of Roger was eventually released in late 1981 on Warner Bros.". Is this too much of a hitch to pass the article? Kaleidoscopic God (talk) 21:19, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I went ahead and cited the second one also because all statistics must be cited to a RS.  --Seabuckthorn ♥ 04:20, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Promoting the article to GA status.  --Seabuckthorn ♥ 04:20, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

I noticed that my discog references were not good as they are user submitted info, changed that and replaced with some hopefully more reliable sources. A couple still remain and I'll be working on that, the one source can remain in my opinion regarding Roger Troutman's first recordings as it has photographic evidence of the band's name and track listing. Also, please stop changing the book's author from 'Rickey' to 'Ricky'. the author of the book is credited clearly as 'Rickey'. Thanks. Kaleidoscopic God (talk) 19:50, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

If you have images of the records, you can cite the album as a source opposed to citing discogs. Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:52, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the suggesting the things I need to cite, will get on that. Kaleidoscopic God (talk) 20:32, 17 February 2014 (UTC)