Before These Crowded Streets
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Before These Crowded Streets is a 1998 studio album by Dave Matthews Band known for its darker tone, complex arrangements, and prominent use of guest musicians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Before These Crowded Streets canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4594566 — 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: Before These Crowded Streets Context triple: [Dave Matthews Band, notableWork, Before These Crowded Streets]
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A.
Down on the Street
"Down on the Street" is a raw, hard-driving proto-punk song by The Stooges, known for its gritty energy and influential role in shaping punk rock.
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B.
Out in the Street
"Out in the Street" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1980 album *The River*, known for its upbeat sound and themes of working-class freedom and camaraderie.
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C.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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D.
The Crowds
The Crowds is an English title for the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, which emphasizes sincere worship of God alone and contrasts the fates of believers and disbelievers.
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E.
I Came to the City
"I Came to the City" is the second side of Joni Mitchell’s 1968 debut album *Song to a Seagull*, thematically focused on urban life and personal transformation.
- 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: Before These Crowded Streets Target entity description: Before These Crowded Streets is a 1998 studio album by Dave Matthews Band known for its darker tone, complex arrangements, and prominent use of guest musicians.
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A.
Down on the Street
"Down on the Street" is a raw, hard-driving proto-punk song by The Stooges, known for its gritty energy and influential role in shaping punk rock.
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B.
Out in the Street
"Out in the Street" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1980 album *The River*, known for its upbeat sound and themes of working-class freedom and camaraderie.
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C.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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D.
The Crowds
The Crowds is an English title for the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, which emphasizes sincere worship of God alone and contrasts the fates of believers and disbelievers.
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E.
I Came to the City
"I Came to the City" is the second side of Joni Mitchell’s 1968 debut album *Song to a Seagull*, thematically focused on urban life and personal transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dave Matthews Band album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Dave Matthews Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 1 ⓘ |
| containsHiddenTrack | short reprise of "Pantala Naga Pampa" on some editions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresGuestMusician |
Alanis Morissette
NERFINISHED
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Béla Fleck NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lovely Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Everyday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Crash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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jam band ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex arrangements
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prominent use of guest musicians ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtDesigner | Dave Matthews Band art department ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong |
Crush
NERFINISHED
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Don’t Drink the Water NERFINISHED ⓘ Spoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Stay (Wasting Time) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dreaming Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone | dark ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Crush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don’t Drink the Water NERFINISHED ⓘ Halloween NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantala Naga Pampa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pig NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapunzel NERFINISHED ⓘ Spoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Stay (Wasting Time) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dreaming Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Stop NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 70 minutes ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 11 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dave Matthews Band early studio albums trilogy with Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| performer | Dave Matthews Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByInSeries |
Crash
NERFINISHED
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Under the Table and Dreaming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySongwriter | Dave Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
1997
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1998 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-04-28 ⓘ |
| releasedBy | RCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Before These Crowded Streets Description of subject: Before These Crowded Streets is a 1998 studio album by Dave Matthews Band known for its darker tone, complex arrangements, and prominent use of guest musicians.
Referenced by (3)
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