Facelift (Alice in Chains album)
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Facelift is the 1990 debut studio album by American rock band Alice in Chains, widely regarded as one of the pioneering releases of the Seattle grunge movement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alice in Chains – Facelift | 1 |
| Facelift (Alice in Chains album) canonical | 1 |
| Facelift (album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6102382 — 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: Facelift (Alice in Chains album) Context triple: [London Bridge Studio, notableWork, Facelift (Alice in Chains album)]
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A.
Jesus Piece
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B.
Broken Face
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C.
Vicious Cycle
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D.
The Relapse
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E.
Balliemore
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- 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: Facelift (Alice in Chains album) Target entity description: Facelift is the 1990 debut studio album by American rock band Alice in Chains, widely regarded as one of the pioneering releases of the Seattle grunge movement.
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A.
Jesus Piece
"Jesus Piece" is a studio album by American rapper The Game that blends West Coast hip hop with religious and gangsta rap themes.
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B.
Broken Face
"Broken Face" is a raw, punk-influenced track by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album *Surfer Rosa*.
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C.
Vicious Cycle
Vicious Cycle is a studio album by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2003 and known for blending their classic sound with contemporary production and themes of resilience.
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D.
The Relapse
The Relapse is a Restoration comedy play by English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh, first performed in 1696 and known for its witty satire of marriage and morality.
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E.
Balliemore
Balliemore is a small settlement on the Scottish island of Kerrera, located off the west coast near Oban.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Alice in Chains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance for "Man in the Box" ⓘ |
| bassist | Mike Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification |
Music Canada platinum
ⓘ
RIAA platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | pioneering release of the Seattle grunge movement ⓘ |
| drummer | Sean Kinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sap ⓘ |
| follows | We Die Young (EP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ |
| guitarist | Jerry Cantrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bleed the Freak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confusion ⓘ I Can’t Remember NERFINISHED ⓘ I Know Somethin (’Bout You) NERFINISHED ⓘ It Ain’t Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ Love, Hate, Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Man in the Box NERFINISHED ⓘ Put You Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Real Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Sorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunshine ⓘ We Die Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 54:02 ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Jerry Cantrell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Layne Staley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Kinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Bleed the Freak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Man in the Box NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Sorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ We Die Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seattle grunge movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Alice in Chains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alice in Chains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Jerden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Capitol Studios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Bridge Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunset Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1989
ⓘ
1990 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-08-21 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Layne Staley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Facelift (Alice in Chains album) Description of subject: Facelift is the 1990 debut studio album by American rock band Alice in Chains, widely regarded as one of the pioneering releases of the Seattle grunge movement.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Facelift (album)
this entity surface form:
Alice in Chains – Facelift