Wikipedia:Peer review/In the Air Tonight/archive1

In the Air Tonight

a great song, as well as the first of many great songs released by Phil Collins. This song has lasted through the ages and is still consider a 'classic'. I'm hoping that this peer review will give me an idea about what still needs to be done on this article, or hopefully get Good article status. Hopefully not much :) . --Skully Collins 12:59, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, not sure I share your enthusiasm for the song, but since I'm here... Firstly, I think the normal practice is to put a picture of the original single inside the infobox - did the original not have a picture sleeve or anything? It might be nice to have a screenshot to illustrate the section about the video too. The text itself looks a bit lacking in parts, particularly the lead, which should be a couple of paragraphs long (see WP:LEAD). The video section is just a brief overview of what happens in the video; maybe you include details of other performances or existing recordings of the song, as is done on "This Charming Man". The "Other pop culture references" section: many editors dislike such collections of trivia, so you may wish to integrate the important information into the main text. I also notice a couple of links directly to media content on other websites, which I believe is frowned upon - a link to the relevant page on the other website should be enough. It's not looking bad though, do make sure all opinions are referenced to the people who expressed them. Flowerparty■ 20:34, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey there -- Regretably, a lot of work needs to go into this article. Everything Flowerparty says is accurate, but to go further, more has to be about the song itself. What did the critics think of the song? Were there comparisons to Genesis, since it was Collins' first solo song? Of all of Collins' songs, there is probably more written about this one and its influences on 80s music, his career, etc., than any of his songs. Because of this, the article can't just be about the lyrics and video (although the video was probably important, too, since it was among the first 50 aired on MTV). The article needs to answer, why is this song important? Best of luck with the article. As an obvious fan of Collins, I appreciate the work being put into the article. -- BTW, as I previously uploaded a 30 second sample of "In the Air Tonight" for the Collins article during its FA nomination, I included a link in this article, too. --Ataricodfish 06:22, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

I heard this song for the first time in 1988, and ever since it's been one of my fav. Phill Collins was a bit ahead of this time with the compression technique he used in the song. The lyrics, vocals and instrumental (drums) make the song a delight to listen.