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The result was delete. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 14:07, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Carry Me Ohio

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Independent band of dubious notability. Some coverage from local blogs, but the "good reviews from national music magazines" is just one online blurb. Little coverage of this band found in independent reliable sources - most search results are about the Sun Kil Moon song they took their name from. MikeWazowski (talk) 15:50, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree most search results are for the Sun Kil Moon song and not this band. However, this is because the song has been in existence for much longer than the band has. This only means the Sun Kil Moon song is more notable, not that the band is not notable. In addition to the Sun Kil Moon song, searching for "carry me ohio" on google returns multiple links to lyric sites with the band Carry Me Ohio's lyrics on it.

I agree the only online citation from national music magazines is an online blurb, but it was also in the paper copy of the magazine. Reviews have also been included in paper-only magazines and are not linkable online. Rparkbco87 (talk) 21:45, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A google search of "carry me ohio" returns in the top results the band website, facebook page, and links to lyrics sites (songmeanings.com/songlyrics.com/lyricsfreak.com/mp3lyrics.com/etc) which have the band's lyrics on them. Regards, Rparkbco87 (talk) 21:52, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 02:29, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Fails WP:GNG. In order for a band to be notable (per [[WP:N|Wikipedia's definition), it needs to have been covered in a significant way by reliable sources. The google page rank of a particular search term is irrelevant. There are various sources in this article, but none of them are reliable sources. Here's a description of the 9 sources that are currently in the article:

A 3-sentence album review.
A blog article.
Not even sure what this is. Looks like a radio station playlist or something.
Same as #1.
A blog article.
A google map of a location the band once played.
A promotion for a music festival with a 2-sentence mention of the band at the end.
A news article about a quirky race, with a 1-sentence mention that the band played there.
The Carry Me Ohio website forum.

Doesn't cut it for me. —SW— ^speak 17:27, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I like to favor obscure music, but I must admit this one probably falls below the line of what I see deleted at AfD.--Milowent • ^talkblp-r 01:37, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - sorry; fails to meet WP:MUSIC and WP:GNG. Simply not enough in the way of achievements to claim notability. Bridgeplayer (talk) 11:55, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:BAND and WP:GNG. User:Snottywong correctly analyzes the sources. Like the nominator, most sources I found seem to be about the Sun Kil Moon song "Carry Me Ohio", and not about this band. BusterD (talk) 13:29, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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