Pieces of Eight
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Pieces of Eight is a 1978 rock album by Styx that blends progressive and arena rock elements and is known for tracks like "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" and "Renegade."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pieces of Eight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8696907 — 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: Pieces of Eight Context triple: [Styx, notableAlbum, Pieces of Eight]
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A.
Pieces of Eight
Pieces of Eight is a pirate-themed gift shop in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square that sells pirate apparel, toys, and souvenirs inspired largely by the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
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B.
Piratas de Quebradillas
Piratas de Quebradillas is a professional basketball team from Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, competing in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).
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C.
Pirates of Nassau
Pirates of Nassau is a museum and interactive attraction in Nassau, Bahamas, dedicated to the history and lore of Caribbean piracy during the Golden Age of Piracy.
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D.
Sound Out the Galleon
"Sound Out the Galleon" is a track from Jon Anderson’s 1976 progressive rock concept album *Olias of Sunhillow*, contributing to the record’s mystical, narrative-driven soundscape.
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E.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
- 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: Pieces of Eight Target entity description: Pieces of Eight is a 1978 rock album by Styx that blends progressive and arena rock elements and is known for tracks like "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" and "Renegade."
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A.
Pieces of Eight
Pieces of Eight is a pirate-themed gift shop in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square that sells pirate apparel, toys, and souvenirs inspired largely by the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
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B.
Piratas de Quebradillas
Piratas de Quebradillas is a professional basketball team from Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, competing in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).
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C.
Pirates of Nassau
Pirates of Nassau is a museum and interactive attraction in Nassau, Bahamas, dedicated to the history and lore of Caribbean piracy during the Golden Age of Piracy.
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D.
Sound Out the Galleon
"Sound Out the Galleon" is a track from Jon Anderson’s 1976 progressive rock concept album *Olias of Sunhillow*, contributing to the record’s mystical, narrative-driven soundscape.
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E.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Styx studio albums ⓘ |
| containsElement |
guitar solos
ⓘ
keyboard-driven arrangements ⓘ vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
arena rock
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Pieces of Eight album cover ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Chuck Panozzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis DeYoung NERFINISHED ⓘ James Young NERFINISHED ⓘ John Panozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextAlbum | Cornerstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renegade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renegade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 10 ⓘ |
| performer | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousAlbum | The Grand Illusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySongwriter |
Dennis DeYoung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Barry Mraz
NERFINISHED
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Rob Kingsland NERFINISHED ⓘ Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-09-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| theme |
materialism
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personal ambition ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| track |
Aku-Aku
NERFINISHED
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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) NERFINISHED ⓘ Great White Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ I’m O.K. ⓘ Lords of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ Pieces of Eight NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen of Spades NERFINISHED ⓘ Renegade NERFINISHED ⓘ Sing for the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ The Message NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pieces of Eight Description of subject: Pieces of Eight is a 1978 rock album by Styx that blends progressive and arena rock elements and is known for tracks like "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" and "Renegade."
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