Against the Grain
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Against the Grain is a 1990 punk rock album by Bad Religion known for its fast tempos, melodic harmonies, and socially conscious lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Against the Grain canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5215179 — 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: Against the Grain Context triple: [Bad Religion, notableWork, Against the Grain]
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A.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
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B.
La Conquête du pain
La Conquête du pain is a seminal 1892 work of anarchist political philosophy by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative, and egalitarian society.
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C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
The Tilled Field
The Tilled Field is a seminal 1923–24 surrealist painting by Joan Miró that marks his transition from detailed realism to a highly personal, symbolic, and abstract visual language.
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E.
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods is a book by Terence McKenna that explores the historical, cultural, and evolutionary impact of psychoactive plants and substances on human consciousness and civilization.
- 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: Against the Grain Target entity description: Against the Grain is a 1990 punk rock album by Bad Religion known for its fast tempos, melodic harmonies, and socially conscious lyrics.
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A.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
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B.
La Conquête du pain
La Conquête du pain is a seminal 1892 work of anarchist political philosophy by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative, and egalitarian society.
-
C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
The Tilled Field
The Tilled Field is a seminal 1923–24 surrealist painting by Joan Miró that marks his transition from detailed realism to a highly personal, symbolic, and abstract visual language.
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E.
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods is a book by Terence McKenna that explores the historical, cultural, and evolutionary impact of psychoactive plants and substances on human consciousness and civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bad Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Brett Gurewitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Graffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Hetson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Finestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Generator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | No Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
melodic hardcore
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
fast tempos
ⓘ
melodic harmonies ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
21st Century Digital Boy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
21st Century Digital Boy (original version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Against the Grain (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Anesthesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Blenderhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Entropy NERFINISHED ⓘ Faith Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ Flat Earth Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Get Off NERFINISHED ⓘ God Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Misery and Famine NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Rescue NERFINISHED ⓘ Quality or Quantity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Positive Aspect of Negative Thinking NERFINISHED ⓘ Turn on the Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Unacceptable ⓘ Walk Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | 1990s punk rock revival ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter |
Brett Gurewitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Graffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWorkReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| notableSong |
21st Century Digital Boy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Modern Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 17 ⓘ |
| partOf | Bad Religion discography ⓘ |
| performer | Bad Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| producer |
Bad Religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Peccerillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1990 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epitaph Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-11-23 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Against the Grain Description of subject: Against the Grain is a 1990 punk rock album by Bad Religion known for its fast tempos, melodic harmonies, and socially conscious lyrics.
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