Band of Susans
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Band of Susans was a New York City noise rock band known for its dense, guitar-heavy sound and influential role in the late-1980s and early-1990s alternative rock scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Band of Susans canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4161801 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Band of Susans Context triple: [Helmet, associatedAct, Band of Susans]
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A.
Aunt Plenty
Aunt Plenty is a kind-hearted, comfortably plump, and old-fashioned guardian figure in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Eight Cousins," known for her generosity and domestic fussing over the young heroine and her cousins.
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B.
St. Lunatics
St. Lunatics is a hip hop group from St. Louis, Missouri, best known for launching the career of rapper Nelly and for their early-2000s chart successes.
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C.
The Yellows
The Yellows is a common nickname for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., one of Israel’s most successful and popular football clubs, known for its yellow team colors.
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D.
The Yellows
The Yellows is the nickname of Warrington Town F.C., an English football club based in Warrington, Cheshire.
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E.
Sister Mister
Sister Mister is a character in the 1937 pro-labor musical "The Cradle Will Rock," which satirically portrays corruption and class struggle in a fictional American town.
- 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: Band of Susans Target entity description: Band of Susans was a New York City noise rock band known for its dense, guitar-heavy sound and influential role in the late-1980s and early-1990s alternative rock scene.
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A.
Aunt Plenty
Aunt Plenty is a kind-hearted, comfortably plump, and old-fashioned guardian figure in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Eight Cousins," known for her generosity and domestic fussing over the young heroine and her cousins.
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B.
St. Lunatics
St. Lunatics is a hip hop group from St. Louis, Missouri, best known for launching the career of rapper Nelly and for their early-2000s chart successes.
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C.
The Yellows
The Yellows is a common nickname for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., one of Israel’s most successful and popular football clubs, known for its yellow team colors.
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D.
The Yellows
The Yellows is the nickname of Warrington Town F.C., an English football club based in Warrington, Cheshire.
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E.
Sister Mister
Sister Mister is a character in the 1937 pro-labor musical "The Cradle Will Rock," which satirically portrays corruption and class struggle in a fictional American town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musical group
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noise rock band ⓘ rock band ⓘ |
| activeEndYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| activeStartYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| album |
Here Comes Success
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Hope Against Hope ⓘ Love Agenda ⓘ The Word and the Flesh ⓘ Veil ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Band of Susans alumni in Helmet
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Helmet NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhys Chatham ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Hope Against Hope ⓘ |
| EP |
Blessing and Curse
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Now ⓘ Peel Sessions ⓘ
surface form:
The Peel Sessions
|
| formedIn | 1986 ⓘ |
| formedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| formedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| founder |
Robert Poss
ⓘ
Ron Spitzer ⓘ Susan Stenger ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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experimental rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ shoegaze ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
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noise rock ⓘ shoegaze ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense guitar-heavy sound
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influence on alternative rock ⓘ use of multiple guitars ⓘ |
| member |
Anne Husick
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Everett Bradley ⓘ Hope Nicholls NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Braun ⓘ Jim Stout ⓘ Karen Haglof ⓘ Mark Lonergan NERFINISHED ⓘ Page Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Poss ⓘ Ron Spitzer ⓘ Susan Stenger ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for multiple members named Susan ⓘ |
| notableFeature | frequent use of guitar overtones and drones ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Hope Against Hope
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Ice Age ⓘ Pursuit of Happiness ⓘ
surface form:
The Pursuit of Happiness
Throne of Blood ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blast First
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Fierce Recordings ⓘ Restless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Trace Elements Records ⓘ |
| scene |
early-1990s noise rock scene
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late-1980s New York alternative rock scene ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Band of Susans Description of subject: Band of Susans was a New York City noise rock band known for its dense, guitar-heavy sound and influential role in the late-1980s and early-1990s alternative rock scene.
Referenced by (3)
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