Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)
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Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993) is a landmark live acoustic album and television performance by the American rock band Nirvana, renowned for its raw, intimate reinterpretations of their songs and select covers shortly before Kurt Cobain’s death.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13419583 — 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)
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Target entity: Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993) Context triple: [In the Pines, notableRecordingContext, Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)]
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A.
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a television series featuring artists performing stripped-down, acoustic versions of their songs in an intimate live setting.
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B.
Nutshell (MTV Unplugged)
"Nutshell (MTV Unplugged)" is the acclaimed live acoustic performance of Alice in Chains' song "Nutshell," recorded for their 1996 MTV Unplugged session and noted for its raw, emotional delivery.
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C.
Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog was a short-lived early-1990s Seattle supergroup formed as a tribute to Mother Love Bone’s Andrew Wood, featuring members who would later form Pearl Jam alongside Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell.
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D.
Unplugged (Alice in Chains album)
Unplugged (Alice in Chains album) is a 1996 live acoustic album by Alice in Chains, recorded for MTV Unplugged and noted for its intimate reinterpretations of the band’s heavy, grunge-era songs.
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E.
Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor
Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor is a compilation album by Alicia Keys featuring remixes and acoustic versions of songs from her debut album, Songs in A Minor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993) Target entity description: Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993) is a landmark live acoustic album and television performance by the American rock band Nirvana, renowned for its raw, intimate reinterpretations of their songs and select covers shortly before Kurt Cobain’s death.
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A.
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a television series featuring artists performing stripped-down, acoustic versions of their songs in an intimate live setting.
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B.
Nutshell (MTV Unplugged)
"Nutshell (MTV Unplugged)" is the acclaimed live acoustic performance of Alice in Chains' song "Nutshell," recorded for their 1996 MTV Unplugged session and noted for its raw, emotional delivery.
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C.
Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog was a short-lived early-1990s Seattle supergroup formed as a tribute to Mother Love Bone’s Andrew Wood, featuring members who would later form Pearl Jam alongside Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell.
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D.
Unplugged (Alice in Chains album)
Unplugged (Alice in Chains album) is a 1996 live acoustic album by Alice in Chains, recorded for MTV Unplugged and noted for its intimate reinterpretations of the band’s heavy, grunge-era songs.
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E.
Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor
Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor is a compilation album by Alicia Keys featuring remixes and acoustic versions of songs from her debut album, Songs in A Minor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acoustic album
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live album ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| artist | Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyAfter | In Utero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyBefore | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCoverOf |
Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam
GENERATED
ⓘ
Lake of Fire GENERATED ⓘ Oh, Me GENERATED ⓘ Plateau GENERATED ⓘ The Man Who Sold the World GENERATED ⓘ Where Did You Sleep Last Night GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresGuestMusician |
Cris Kirkwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curt Kirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Grohl NERFINISHED ⓘ Krist Novoselic NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Smear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
About a Girl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
All Apologies NERFINISHED ⓘ Come as You Are NERFINISHED ⓘ Dumb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh, Me NERFINISHED ⓘ On a Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennyroyal Tea NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau ⓘ Polly NERFINISHED ⓘ Something in the Way NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Sold the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Where Did You Sleep Last Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Kurt Cobain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acoustic reinterpretations of Nirvana songs
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intimate live performance shortly before Kurt Cobain’s death ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastOn | MTV GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| performer | Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alex Coletti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott Litt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Sony Music Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedOn | 1993-11-18 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DGC Records
NERFINISHED
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Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-11-01 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993) Description of subject: Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993) is a landmark live acoustic album and television performance by the American rock band Nirvana, renowned for its raw, intimate reinterpretations of their songs and select covers shortly before Kurt Cobain’s death.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MTV Unplugged in New York performance with Nirvana
this entity surface form:
MTV Unplugged in New York (live album)
this entity surface form:
Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York