Blind Melon (album)
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Blind Melon (album) is the 1992 self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, best known for its hit single "No Rain" and its blend of alternative rock and neo-psychedelic influences.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blind Melon (album) canonical | 4 |
| Blind Melon (self-titled album) | 3 |
| Blind Melon (debut album) | 1 |
| Blind Melon – Blind Melon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5229781 — 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: Blind Melon (album) Context triple: [Brad Smith, notableWork, Blind Melon (album)]
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A.
The Sunblind
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B.
Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf is a critically acclaimed 2002 rock album by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its heavy, desert rock sound and concept of a surreal drive through radio stations.
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Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
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D.
Balliemore
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E.
Mother Road
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blind Melon (album) Target entity description: Blind Melon (album) is the 1992 self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, best known for its hit single "No Rain" and its blend of alternative rock and neo-psychedelic influences.
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A.
The Sunblind
"The Sunblind" is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris, exemplifying his distinctive use of geometric forms and luminous color.
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B.
Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf is a critically acclaimed 2002 rock album by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its heavy, desert rock sound and concept of a surreal drive through radio stations.
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C.
Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
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D.
Balliemore
Balliemore is a small settlement on the Scottish island of Kerrera, located off the west coast near Oban.
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E.
Mother Road
Mother Road is a nostalgic nickname for the historic U.S. Route 66, celebrated as an iconic cross-country highway symbolizing American road travel and mid-20th-century culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Blind Melon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Brad Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | multi-platinum in the United States ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | reached top 10 of the US Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtFeatures | a black-and-white photo of a young girl in a bee costume ⓘ |
| drummer | Glen Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | containing the hit single "No Rain" ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ grunge ⓘ neo-psychedelia ⓘ |
| guitarist |
Christopher Thorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rogers Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Change
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tones of Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Shannon Hoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 46:25 ⓘ |
| name | Blind Melon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextAlbum | Soup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextAlbumReleaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| notableStyleElement | blend of alternative rock and neo-psychedelic influences ⓘ |
| performer | Blind Melon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Blind Melon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Parashar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | London Bridge Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEnd | 1992-06 ⓘ |
| recordingStart | 1992-02 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1992-09-22 ⓘ |
| track |
Change
NERFINISHED
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Dear Ol' Dad NERFINISHED ⓘ Deserted ⓘ Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Holyman NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wonder NERFINISHED ⓘ No Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Scratcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Seed to a Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleepyhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Soak the Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Tones of Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Blind Melon (album) Description of subject: Blind Melon (album) is the 1992 self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, best known for its hit single "No Rain" and its blend of alternative rock and neo-psychedelic influences.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blind Melon (debut album)
this entity surface form:
Blind Melon (self-titled album)
this entity surface form:
Blind Melon (self-titled album)
this entity surface form:
Blind Melon – Blind Melon
this entity surface form:
Blind Melon (self-titled album)