The Use of Ashes
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The Use of Ashes is a 1970 psychedelic folk album by Pearls Before Swine, noted for its delicate, introspective songwriting and baroque-influenced arrangements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Use of Ashes canonical | 4 |
| The Use of Ashes (title track) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3495654 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Use of Ashes Context triple: [Pearls Before Swine, notableWork, The Use of Ashes]
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A.
Ashes in the Fall
"Ashes in the Fall" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine from their influential album "The Battle of Los Angeles."
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B.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
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C.
Cold Ash
Cold Ash is a small village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, situated just north of Newbury and known for its rural character and woodland surroundings.
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D.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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E.
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice is a 1986 philosophical drama film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky that explores faith, sacrifice, and existential dread against the backdrop of an impending nuclear apocalypse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Use of Ashes Target entity description: The Use of Ashes is a 1970 psychedelic folk album by Pearls Before Swine, noted for its delicate, introspective songwriting and baroque-influenced arrangements.
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A.
Ashes in the Fall
"Ashes in the Fall" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine from their influential album "The Battle of Los Angeles."
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B.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
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C.
Cold Ash
Cold Ash is a small village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, situated just north of Newbury and known for its rural character and woodland surroundings.
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D.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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E.
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice is a 1986 philosophical drama film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky that explores faith, sacrifice, and existential dread against the backdrop of an impending nuclear apocalypse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
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psychedelic folk album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Pearls Before Swine ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInDiscography | fourth studio album by Pearls Before Swine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
noted for its delicate, introspective songwriting
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praised for baroque-influenced arrangements ⓘ |
| followedBy | City of Gold ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
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folk ⓘ psychedelic folk ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Gordon Hayes
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Jon Tooker ⓘ Lane Lederer ⓘ Tom Rapp ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
piano ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasPart |
From the Movie of the Same Name
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Margery ⓘ Riegal ⓘ Rocket Man ⓘ Tell Me Why ⓘ The Jeweler ⓘ The Old Man ⓘ The Surrealist Waltz ⓘ The Use of Ashes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Use of Ashes (title track)
When the War Began ⓘ |
| label | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Tom Rapp ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Rocket Man
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The Jeweler ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pearls Before Swine
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surface form:
Pearls Before Swine discography
|
| performer | Pearls Before Swine ⓘ |
| precededBy | These Things Too ⓘ |
| producer |
Peter H. Edmiston
NERFINISHED
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Tom Rapp ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| style |
baroque-influenced arrangements
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delicate songwriting ⓘ introspective lyrics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Use of Ashes Description of subject: The Use of Ashes is a 1970 psychedelic folk album by Pearls Before Swine, noted for its delicate, introspective songwriting and baroque-influenced arrangements.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Use of Ashes (title track)
subject surface form:
City of Gold