Talk:Hybrid Ice
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BOSTON'S COVER HISTORY This page is about hybrid ice. I am removing the line stating how many covers boston has made in their career. This deserves to be on the BOSTON page, not hybrid ice.
Accuracy of Hybrid Ice band and album entries[edit]
I have been trying to correct the gross historical innacuraccies in these two entries, and Kellymoat keeps reverting the entries. There are three specific claims in these two articles that range from flat-out wrong to being a misrepresentation. 1. The claim that the album Hybrid Ice reached #5. This claim implies the common ranking of the Billboard 200 Albums chart. I researched this on Billborad.com - they have no mention of Hybrid Ice on their charts. I then manually searched the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a period of 1 year starting with the release of the album (per the band's supposed "official" website, HybridIce.net) in December 1982, and did not find Hybrid Ice among any of the weekly top 200 listings. 2. The claim that the song "Magdelene" was a "hit". Searching the Billboard Top 100 sinlges weekly charts from Dec. 1982 through Dec. 1983, there is no mention of "Magdelene." I have charitably attempted to change the languange referring to the song as "... was a moderate hit in certain markets." 3. The fact that "Magdalene" was "covered" by the band Boston. Hearing the two songs, and reading the album liner notes from Boston's "Walk On" album reveals that Tom Scholz of Boston substantially rewrote the song, both musically and lyrically. I have attempted to reflect this in my edits.
I would appreciate that my research be repected and that historical accuracy be repected. Regards, Rocketman703 (talk) 20:15, 1 April 2017 (UTC) Rocketman703 (talk) 20:15, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
- Since your initial appearance, I have added content, changed some wording, and added a couple sources in hopes to appease your need for "historical accuracy".
- As your issues -
- Wording was changed. And that is partially because that US Charts and US charts are not the same thing. One is a proper name, and the other is a description. Also, you assume Billboard is the only charting agency.
- A "hit" is a word that requires perspective. It is currently 60 degrees. If you are in Florida, you are wearing a coat because you are so cold. If your name is Santa and you are at your secret base at the North Pole, you are sweating profusely. The song was their hit. That does not automatically mean that it sold 45,000,000 copies.
- It is a cover, regardless of how much was re-written. Most covers are going to have re-writes, they are still covers. That is why they have the writing credit on the Boston album - Hybrid Ice wrote the song.