The Story of Light
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The Story of Light is a 2012 concept album by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai that blends intricate instrumental rock with spiritual and philosophical themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Story of Light canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5193672 — 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 Story of Light Context triple: [Steve Vai, notableWork, The Story of Light]
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A.
In Search of the Light
In Search of the Light is a book by psychologist and skeptic Susan Blackmore that explores consciousness, paranormal claims, and the scientific investigation of extraordinary experiences.
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B.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a work by author W. Jeffrey, likely a novel or story centered on themes of illumination, revelation, or spiritual insight.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a chapter or section within the novel "Like Water for Chocolate," contributing to its blend of magical realism, romance, and culinary symbolism.
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E.
And There Was Light
"And There Was Light" is the English motto of Morehouse College, reflecting its mission to illuminate minds and foster leadership and service.
- 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 Story of Light Target entity description: The Story of Light is a 2012 concept album by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai that blends intricate instrumental rock with spiritual and philosophical themes.
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A.
In Search of the Light
In Search of the Light is a book by psychologist and skeptic Susan Blackmore that explores consciousness, paranormal claims, and the scientific investigation of extraordinary experiences.
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B.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a work by author W. Jeffrey, likely a novel or story centered on themes of illumination, revelation, or spiritual insight.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a chapter or section within the novel "Like Water for Chocolate," contributing to its blend of magical realism, romance, and culinary symbolism.
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E.
And There Was Light
"And There Was Light" is the English motto of Morehouse College, reflecting its mission to illuminate minds and foster leadership and service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Steve Vai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNext | Modern Primitive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrevious | Real Illusions: Reflections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Steve Vai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| follows | Real Illusions: Reflections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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instrumental rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasGuestMusician |
Aimee Mann
NERFINISHED
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Beverly McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bridgette Rios NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Weiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Deborah Henson-Conant NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Colson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelley Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Latchaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Mangini NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Bynoe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Slovak National Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book of the Seven Seals
NERFINISHED
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Creamsicle Sunset NERFINISHED ⓘ Gravity Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ John the Revelator NERFINISHED ⓘ Mullach a’ tSí NERFINISHED ⓘ No More Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ Racing the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunshine Electric Raindrops NERFINISHED ⓘ The Animal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moon and I NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of Light (narrative interludes) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of Light (title track) NERFINISHED ⓘ Velorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of instrumental and vocal tracks
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integration of narrative concept ⓘ intricate guitar work ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf | Real Illusions trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Steve Vai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Vai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Favored Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2012-08-14 ⓘ |
| theme |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ redemption ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Story of Light Description of subject: The Story of Light is a 2012 concept album by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai that blends intricate instrumental rock with spiritual and philosophical themes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.