Permanent Waves
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Permanent Waves is a 1980 progressive rock album by the Canadian band Rush that marked a shift toward more concise, radio-friendly songs while retaining their complex musicianship and lyrical themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Permanent Waves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8544447 — 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: Permanent Waves Context triple: [Rush, notableWork, Permanent Waves]
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A.
Corkscrew Conk
Corkscrew Conk is a powerful aerial attack used by Wario in the Super Smash Bros. series, where he spins headfirst into opponents to deal heavy damage.
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B.
Hair
Hair is a 1979 musical anti-war film directed by Miloš Forman, adapted from the 1960s stage musical and known for its portrayal of the hippie counterculture and Vietnam War–era America.
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C.
Blow Dry
Blow Dry is a 2001 British comedy-drama film set around a national hairdressing competition, starring Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, and Rachel Griffiths.
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D.
Tresemmé
Tresemmé is a popular hair care brand known for its salon-inspired shampoos, conditioners, and styling products widely available in retail stores.
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E.
Braid My Hair
"Braid My Hair" is an R&B song by American singer Mario, known as one of his early hits that helped establish his career in the early 2000s.
- 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: Permanent Waves Target entity description: Permanent Waves is a 1980 progressive rock album by the Canadian band Rush that marked a shift toward more concise, radio-friendly songs while retaining their complex musicianship and lyrical themes.
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A.
Corkscrew Conk
Corkscrew Conk is a powerful aerial attack used by Wario in the Super Smash Bros. series, where he spins headfirst into opponents to deal heavy damage.
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B.
Hair
Hair is a 1979 musical anti-war film directed by Miloš Forman, adapted from the 1960s stage musical and known for its portrayal of the hippie counterculture and Vietnam War–era America.
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C.
Blow Dry
Blow Dry is a 2001 British comedy-drama film set around a national hairdressing competition, starring Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, and Rachel Griffiths.
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D.
Tresemmé
Tresemmé is a popular hair care brand known for its salon-inspired shampoos, conditioners, and styling products widely available in retail stores.
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E.
Braid My Hair
"Braid My Hair" is an R&B song by American singer Mario, known as one of his early hits that helped establish his career in the early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rush album
ⓘ
song ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Rush studio albums ⓘ |
| composer |
Alex Lifeson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geddy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| coverArtDesigner | Hugh Syme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Paul Northfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalStyleShift | more concise, radio-friendly songs ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Different Strings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Entre Nous NERFINISHED ⓘ Freewill NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob's Ladder NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural Science NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spirit of Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 35:34 ⓘ |
| location | Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Neil Peart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWork | Moving Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakChartPositionUKAlbumsChart | 3 ⓘ |
| peakChartPositionUSBillboard200 | 4 ⓘ |
| performer | Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Hemispheres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Terry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Le Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEndDate | 1979-10 ⓘ |
| recordingStartDate | 1979-09 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Anthem Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-01-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1978
ⓘ
1980 ⓘ 1981 ⓘ |
| retainsCharacteristic |
complex musicianship
ⓘ
philosophical lyrical themes ⓘ |
| sideOneTrackListingOrder |
1. The Spirit of Radio
ⓘ
2. Freewill ⓘ 3. Jacob's Ladder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideTwoTrackListingOrder |
4. Entre Nous
ⓘ
5. Different Strings ⓘ 6. Natural Science ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Permanent Waves Description of subject: Permanent Waves is a 1980 progressive rock album by the Canadian band Rush that marked a shift toward more concise, radio-friendly songs while retaining their complex musicianship and lyrical themes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.