Brain Salad Surgery
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Brain Salad Surgery is a 1973 progressive rock album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, renowned for its ambitious compositions and iconic H.R. Giger cover art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brain Salad Surgery canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6379178 — 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: Brain Salad Surgery Context triple: [Greg Lake, notableAlbum, Brain Salad Surgery]
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A.
Brain Stew
"Brain Stew" is a grungy, slow-tempo rock song by Green Day, known for its repetitive riff and lyrics about insomnia and mental exhaustion.
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B.
Before the Lobotomy
"Before the Lobotomy" is a multi-part punk rock song by Green Day from their rock opera album *21st Century Breakdown*, exploring themes of disillusionment and societal decay.
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C.
Mother Brain
Mother Brain is a recurring biomechanical antagonist and central boss in Nintendo's Metroid series, often depicted as a sinister organic supercomputer controlling the Space Pirates.
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D.
Like a Surgeon
"Like a Surgeon" is a 1985 parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic that humorously spoofs Madonna's hit "Like a Virgin" by reimagining it from the perspective of an inept surgeon.
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E.
Grey Matter
Grey Matter is a small, highly intelligent Galvan alien form that Ben Tennyson transforms into in the Ben 10 franchise, known for his genius-level problem-solving and technical skills.
- 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: Brain Salad Surgery Target entity description: Brain Salad Surgery is a 1973 progressive rock album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, renowned for its ambitious compositions and iconic H.R. Giger cover art.
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A.
Brain Stew
"Brain Stew" is a grungy, slow-tempo rock song by Green Day, known for its repetitive riff and lyrics about insomnia and mental exhaustion.
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B.
Before the Lobotomy
"Before the Lobotomy" is a multi-part punk rock song by Green Day from their rock opera album *21st Century Breakdown*, exploring themes of disillusionment and societal decay.
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C.
Mother Brain
Mother Brain is a recurring biomechanical antagonist and central boss in Nintendo's Metroid series, often depicted as a sinister organic supercomputer controlling the Space Pirates.
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D.
Like a Surgeon
"Like a Surgeon" is a 1985 parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic that humorously spoofs Madonna's hit "Like a Virgin" by reimagining it from the perspective of an inept surgeon.
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E.
Grey Matter
Grey Matter is a small, highly intelligent Galvan alien form that Ben Tennyson transforms into in the Ben 10 franchise, known for his genius-level problem-solving and technical skills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
progressive rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Emerson, Lake & Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Toccata for Percussion and Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Alberto Ginastera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Carl Palmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Sinfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | H. R. Giger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends... Ladies and Gentlemen, Emerson, Lake & Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
progressive rock
ⓘ
symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Benny the Bouncer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Karn Evil 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression NERFINISHED ⓘ Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression NERFINISHED ⓘ Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression NERFINISHED ⓘ Still...You Turn Me On NERFINISHED ⓘ Toccata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesAdaptationOf | Jerusalem (hymn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Atlantic Records
NERFINISHED
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Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Manticore Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | ~45 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricsBy |
Greg Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Sinfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Carl Palmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
H. R. Giger biomechanical cover art
ⓘ
complex multi-part suite Karn Evil 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ use of synthesizers and electronic keyboards ⓘ |
| originalFormat | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Trilogy ⓘ |
| producer |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Advision Studios
NERFINISHED
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Kingsway Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1973 ⓘ |
| reissuedAs |
compact disc
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remastered edition ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-11-19 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brain Salad Surgery Description of subject: Brain Salad Surgery is a 1973 progressive rock album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, renowned for its ambitious compositions and iconic H.R. Giger cover art.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.