Talk:Canned Heat

message: How did this article achieve "B" class on the quality scale with such an emphasis on primary source material?
Candsastles1 (talk) 16:37, 4 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I would agree to a point. There is much evidence that the style with which de la Parra wrote is used a bit too much perhaps. The band - or lineup - "names" are a primary example of this. It would be great if someone into the band, as much as the editor that contributed much of the article, would dig up other sources to "balance" things out a bit. That said, the article seems rather complete and the group's history is well covered.THX1136 (talk) 21:08, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Quality scale rating and primary source reliance?

message: Any source to show that Wilson committed suicide? I changed it to just death until it can be corroborrated. (drivinghighway61 03:04, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "but sadly, Wilson committed suicide on 3 September 1970, between the album's completion and release." - p. 353, Blues on CD, Charles Shaar Murray, 1993,  It's all there in the book.  --Blainster 04:33, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

text: You may be correct, but you need to provide a published source per Wikipedia guidelines.  --Blainster 23:00, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Looks like linkspamto me, but benefit of the doubt. . . . Mikereichold 18:38, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canned Heat Potted History LINK 

message: According to the Canned Heat website discography, the album Live at the Fox Theatre, Venice, with John Lee Hooker, was recorded in 1987, not 1978 as previously listed in the article. Corrected a paragraph formatting problem at the same time. --Blainster 23:32, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Live At The Fox Theatre

message: Can we get a lineup table please? --kingboyk 23:06, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing as no one has argued against the existence of a lineup table, I would start one, but I'm going to start a new discussion to ensure that others aren't against the idea. Burbridge92 (talk) 09:10, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

text: Any reason why you haven't provided a name for this individual? You are right of course by the principle of what you are saying. Normally in cases of this occurrence it would be right to mention the name on the talk page and ask if anyone can provide a source to prove the claim, but you've already disproven the claim so it's fine. Burbridge92 (talk) 19:56, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lineup 

message: The Australian tv show, Rage is often programmed by guest performers, often international musicians who happen to be touring Australia at the time. 
Malcolm McLaren used his opportunity to show many videos which he considered showed rock'n'roll in a very bad light because they were, without exception, very bad examples of the genre. One of them was, for instance Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real".
By far the worst of his selections however, was Canned Heat's performance at Woodstock, and I must say, for me, this proved his point. It was some medium tempo 12 bar that went on and on and on. The drummer appeared catatonic, playing the same chops for twenty minutes without variation. The lead guitarist was playing the same (beginner) chops over and over again until I thought he'd die of boredom but after about twenty minutes it still went on and on. The band, as a whole, looked completely stoned.
Not to say that Canned Heat weren't any good. I mean we all enjoyed those two big singles, but the laudatory statements on this page, including the reference to Woodstock must be taken in the context that a bunch of white boys playing extremely simple music badly doesn't really deserve such kudos.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.12.252.112 (talk) 05:56, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: How Bad Was Woodstock?

message: Why is'nt Henry Vestine in the 'Former Members' section?
:He is, third one down under "guitarists". Burbridge92 (talk) 07:49, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Henry Vestine 

message: Don Preston was listed in the former members section of the infobox. He is not mentioned anywhere else in the article, nor is he mentioned in the former members section at the further down the article. In fact I can find any mention of him ever being a member in my searches, the only place I can find him mentioned in relation to Canned Heat is on this page and on his personal Wikipedia page where Canned Heat is mentioned in the associated acts section. Can anyone confirm him actually being a member of the band at some point, and place his name appropriately in the infobox? If confirmation can be given in a comment on this discussion topic along with years of activity I could appropriately place his name in the infobox if the guidelines are unknown to other users. Kind regards, Burbridge92 (talk) 23:44, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not recall reading about Don Preston ever being a member of Canned Heat. However, a possible connection can be found in Henry Vestine. Vestine played with The Mothers in 1965 before joining Canned Heat, and I think (someone correct me) Preston was in The Mothers from about that time too. Overall I doubt Preston played with Canned Heat in the mid-sixties before a stable lineup was achieved, and I don't believe he ever joined them later on. Another Vestine-Zappa link is that Jimmy Carl Black played on Vestine's 1991 album Guitar Gangster Lalielalo (talk) 13:30, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the information. Yes, I too thought it unlikely that Preston was ever a member of Canned Heat. Unless anyone can provide any evidence to the contrary he should not be found on any of the members lists on the page, infobox or otherwise. Burbridge92 (talk) 23:14, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Don Preston 

message: It was brought up in a previous discussion that this page doesn't have a lineup table and could do with one. I would start one but I want to check what people's thoughts are first (seeing as the original discussion is a good 5 years old). What are people's thoughts? Any objections? Burbridge92 (talk) 09:11, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lineup table - yes or no? 

message: Would it not make more sense to list the former members altogether, in order of joining the band, with their instrumentation listed with their names? I personally think the current format is a bit over-the-top, especially given that under the heading of "Keyboards and miscellaneous" we can't tell what the actual instrumentation is in any case. Any thoughts/suggestions?
Kind regards, Burbridge92 (talk) 18:06, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Former members 

message: There have been several incidents over the past few years of the same few musicians being added to the members sections on this page and then being removed by other users because they weren't members of the band. These musicians have not been verified in the article and as such there's no reason to assume that they were ever in the band. I personally have undergone a search for information about these musicians and cannot find anything, and therefore agree with the other users who to date have removed these names from the page. If anyone knows for a fact that these were members of Canned Heat (or supporting musicians as it may be), then vefiable evidence of their membership needs to be obtained before they are added to Canned Heat's list of former members.
The musicians in question are:
* Mike "The Pigeon" Pesch - bass in 1994, and again between 1996 and 1997; sometimes credited as "Tim Pigeon", unless the latter is a separate unverified case.
* Jacob "Montreal" Havig - keyboards from 1999 to 2001; who has sometimes been credited simply as "Jacob Montreal".
* Thom Trossaert - guitars from 1977 to 1978.
Kind regards, Burbridge92 (talk) 16:30, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Member verification 

message: The discography lists the albums but doesn't list the singles.  Most bands on Wikipedia have both albums and singles listed.  Could someone add these please?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.90.159.141 (talk) 13:22, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Singles 

message: In the article is states: "Band manager Skip Taylor was forced to obtain the $10,000 bail by selling off Canned Heat's publishing rights to Liberty Records President Al Bennett.". I was wondering if Taylor was truly "forced" or simply chose the easiest route to raise the 10 grand? It is a moot point now, but does anyone have any thoughts on this matter? Thanks!THX1136 (talk) 16:06, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question on Colorado drug bust 

message: Thinking as a casual reader it seems the mention of Mandel when Vestine is mentioned in the "classic" lineup is confusing. This is especially so in the intro/overview section with the usage of the word "or". Is this worth dealing with or a non-concern? Thanks!THX1136 (talk) 16:19, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mention of Mandel within the "classic" lineup 

message: All of these references to Fito De La Parra, Living The Blues. Canned Heat's Story of Music, Drugs, Death, Sex and Survival, 2000 can be consolidated.  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 08:21, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  references 

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message: Support split - The sections for List of Canned Heat band members and Canned Heat discography take up more than one third of the page, and should be split to new articles entitled as such. --Jax 0677 (talk) 14:21, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split 

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message: Most of this article is based upon Fito’s book.  So it is very one-sided.  For example, Alan Wilson did have some girlfriends.  In addition, a lot of his depression was related to the band not necessarily women. 165.117.223.124 (talk) 21:15, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Skip should be mentioned as an integral part of the canned heat story. He has been involved since the sixties. 2600:8800:7007:1E00:1895:1A66:7AD0:669C (talk) 14:45, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Skip Taylor