Talk:Michael McDonald (musician)

message: When the original Michael McDonald page was moved here to make room for a new disambiguation page, none of the links to this article were cleaned up -- and there were a LOT of them! I've now taken care of that oversight. Engineer Bob 09:29, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Links to this article have been fixed

message: As much as I would like to put that McDonald "Single handedly destroyed music" and that he "broke up one of the best bands ever" its not really wikipedia style. DELETED! —Preceding unsigned comment added by RickO5 (talk • contribs) 11 September 2006
Without a doubt, McDonald has the sexiest male voice around, and the looks, the keyboard skills (try to imitate his style) and the songwriting ablity to match.CuteMama1 (talk) 16:15, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Subjective Stuff

message: Edit history:
*198.49.31.230 20:29, 4 June 2005 - tenor
*129.2.74.17 15:35, 19 December 2005 - tenor
*Africa4ever 01:37, 1 May 2006 - baritone 
*138.123.128.72 19:10, 7 June 2007 - tenor
*OettingerCroat 07:04, 15 July 2007 - baritone
Pdfpdf 12:29, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Tribal44 has changed tenor to baritone. Is consensus in the future here, people? Patricia Meadows (talk) 05:52, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

text: You know, there are much, much worthier debates on WP than this. But I'm starting to enjoy it nonetheless. It's kind of hilarious that anyone really cares enough to pick a fight. Why don't we take a Solomonic approach and call him an alto? Or a tenitone? Patricia Meadows (talk) 03:18, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

text: The comment above yours addresses this. Baritone describes an essential characteristic of his voice, not the range in which he typically sings. Many singers typically sing outside their natural range. I have no personal opinion as to whether McDonald is a baritone or a tenor (although he absolutely is not a countertenor), but it wouldn't matter if I did; we have a reliable source saying he's a baritone and no alternative source to refute it. Rivertorch (talk) 16:03, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Is [[Michael McDonald (singer)]] a baritone or tenor?

message: Could you move the Steely Dan part. He toured with the band but is not a recurring member —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knowitallmusic (talk • contribs) 18:58, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Steely Dan

message: This section was poorly written and packed with too many details in no particular order; it also had no references whatsoever. I have deleted much of the section, re-written it and added references. Patricia Meadows (talk) 14:52, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Editing Solo Career section

message: User 216.164.57.137 has added "West Coast Pop" to the Genre section in the infobox. Aside from the fact that "West Coast Pop" redirects (rather inexplicably) to "Professional wrestling aerial techniques," I am unconvinced that it adds anything to the article, and should be deleted. Patricia Meadows (talk) 03:52, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There should be a Yacht Rock category. 98.226.15.142 (talk) 02:08, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: West Coast Pop?

message: This was not mentioned in this article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.109.97.45 (talk) 14:38, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: McDonald is also background singer in a few Ambrosia songs.

message: Just replace "soulful" with "distinctive." The first is PR. Replacement conveys individuality and recognizability. Sounds less like the work of an agent or fan(atic). Tapered (talk) 16:40, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, but not quite correct. Did you read the source? It's the reason why the source is there (or vice versa). And although the word "distinctive" is also in the source, it says, "soulful baritone", not "distinctive baritone". —Musdan77 (talk) 05:26, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Until soulful is linked to another article or outside source that defines it in a clear, objective manner, it is An Opinion, and at best ought to be bracketed in quotes to indicate its subjectivity. Even then, in order to remain, it ought to be attributed to some "objective" music/culture reviewer's stated opinion. Weeb Dingle (talk) 18:57, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Peacock Wording Replacement

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message: "He was 'discovered' while playing with a group called Blue"
Is that like being "abducted," or maybe "enlightened" or "called" -- or is it something done by someone?
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thread_title: ...by whom?

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message: I have now see McDonald play guitar live multiple times and seems more than proficient. Can we add this to his instruments list?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidanmcmurry (talk • contribs) 04:25, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Needs a reliable source. Besides, what matters is not whether he can play the guitar but whether he's noted for playing it. RivertorchFIREWATER 07:18, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Michael McDonald on Guitar

message: thumb|300px|McDonald with the Doobie Brothers, 1976
The caption needs to tell which one of the men in the group is McDonald. Without that information, the image is useless in this article. —8.9.93.141 (talk) 00:36, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image caption needs to ID McDonald 

message: Michael McDonald'On Beach boys Grammy salute he was awesome and he was with Take 6 it was quite great to hear great talent 159.118.38.58 (talk) 07:15, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
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