Talk:The First Edition

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[edit] POV

I added the NPOV tag. There are many statements in this article that seem to breach the NPOV policy. Such as "While their music was excellent, their second hit was nothing like their first," "Kenny's soft voice on verses and rock shouting on the chorus made for a great record,"The music was terrific" just to name a few. References could also help. I don't know anything about this band, so I can't really help. - Akamad 10:45, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

A lot of the article was nonsence and I doubt the authour would be able to quote sources. Therefore I have once again reverted this nonsence. Kenny did not leave the group as such, he disbanded the group, there were no first edition records or tours without Kenny. Also, Kenny was creative in his solo carrer after the group split in 1976. "Daytime Friends" (1977) and "Kenny"(1979) for example were two very diverse records, probably even more diverse than any First Edition album. 195.93.21.36 15:26, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Have redone article to not include the POV and the false info. Broken into sections rather than one long page. 205.188.116.74 19:58, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

This article needs further POV editing, especially in relation to geography. The USA is referred to as "here". There is a reference to bringing country music to "the north". Design 13:45, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

The POV was once again re-added. Again it has been removed. This is not a place for someone to air their opnions and tell us what "the facts are", i.e claming Rogers sang his best on a certain track and that he was a sell out in his solo carrer, etc. 74.65.39.59 20:35, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Once again the editor has added his POV. I have removed it. 205.188.116.199

I would also like to add here that the editor has gone around wikipedia ruining articles about Kenny Rogers for many months now, adding own views in. This is not on. One example is his/her recent edit to the Ten Years Of Gold page which reads:

Ten Years Of Gold is a compilation album by Kenny Rogers issued in 1977. His fourth solo album, it is a collection of ten songs spanning the last decade. The album features solo reworkings of hits Kenny had with The First Edition that on the whole reveal his diminished vocal range. A disco "Just Dropped In" is probably the worst of the lot, but none come off particualrly well. Though Kenny had already scored three other solo hits, "Lucille", "Daytime Friends", "Love Lifted Me" and "While The Feeling's Good" are all that represent his recent work. The last track is the First Edition's original hit recording of "Today I Started Loving You Again", which Kenny still had the rights on. Oddly they are not credited on the album jacket, even individually.

This is not the place to air your own views please. Personally, I prefer many of the solo versions of Ten Years Of Gold and think he is in better voice. If you want to air your views on Kenny's music, then write reviews on Amazon.com. DO NOT put them into articles on wikipedia! 205.188.116.199 12:21, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced and Copyedit

I placed these tags on the page because I feel this article needs a lot of work. I'll try to find time this weekend to do some cleanup myself if I have time. Although I think the recent overhaul was excessive, section by section sourced cleanup should be more effective than edit warring.

Mike Eder, your edit summary for blanking this talk page was, "What I wrote is a biography. The info on other versions are wrong and I can back any of the facts. This group is all but ignored and needs critical re-assesment"

• What I wrote is a biography. - Is this your essay? Is this original research?
• I can back any of the facts. - Don't say it. Do it. Provide reliable sources please.
• This group...needs critical re-assesment - What this group needs is an overhauled page with more sources and less bias.

I'm assuming that you were 76.209.63.222 before creating this account today. If so, you may also want to read up on WP:OWN. Edit summaries of "HEY LEAVE THIS ALONE I WORKED DARN HARD ON IT." and "This is the revision that should stay please leave it alone." aren't exactly appropriate.

--Onorem 12:33, 20 October 2006 (UTC)