The Jesus Lizard
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The Jesus Lizard is an influential American noise rock band known for its abrasive sound, intense live performances, and prominent role in the 1990s underground rock scene.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jesus Lizard canonical | 41 |
| The Jesus Lizard discography | 1 |
| work with The Jesus Lizard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T767654 — 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: The Jesus Lizard Context triple: [Steve Albini, workedWith, The Jesus Lizard]
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A.
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American experimental rock duo known for their lo-fi, noise-infused sound and influential role in the 1990s indie and underground rock scenes.
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B.
Chief Weasel
Chief Weasel is a villainous, scheming weasel who leads a gang of stoats and weasels in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."
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C.
The Red Krayola
The Red Krayola is an experimental rock band formed in the 1960s known for its avant-garde, psychedelic sound and influential role in underground music.
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D.
No Age
No Age is an American experimental noise rock duo from Los Angeles known for their lo-fi sound and association with the indie and DIY music scenes.
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E.
Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
- 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: The Jesus Lizard Target entity description: The Jesus Lizard is an influential American noise rock band known for its abrasive sound, intense live performances, and prominent role in the 1990s underground rock scene.
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A.
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American experimental rock duo known for their lo-fi, noise-infused sound and influential role in the 1990s indie and underground rock scenes.
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B.
Chief Weasel
Chief Weasel is a villainous, scheming weasel who leads a gang of stoats and weasels in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."
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C.
The Red Krayola
The Red Krayola is an experimental rock band formed in the 1960s known for its avant-garde, psychedelic sound and influential role in underground music.
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D.
No Age
No Age is an American experimental noise rock duo from Los Angeles known for their lo-fi sound and association with the indie and DIY music scenes.
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E.
Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musical group
ⓘ
noise rock band ⓘ rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| album |
Blue
ⓘ
Down ⓘ Goat ⓘ Head ⓘ Liar ⓘ Shot ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear |
Blue – 1998
ⓘ
Down – 1994 ⓘ Goat – 1991 ⓘ Liar – 1992 ⓘ Shot – 1996 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Nirvana
ⓘ
Rapeman ⓘ Scratch Acid ⓘ Shellac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReputation | influential in noise rock ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Head ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| debutEP | Pure ⓘ |
| debutEPReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1987 ⓘ |
| formedInCity |
Austin, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Austin
|
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
noise rock ⓘ post-hardcore ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| guitarStyle | disjointed and dissonant ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Brendan Murphy – drums
ⓘ
David Wm. Sims – bass ⓘ David Yow – vocals ⓘ Duane Denison – guitar ⓘ Jim Kimball – drums ⓘ Mac McNeilly – drums ⓘ |
| influenceOn | underground rock bands of the 1990s ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterBasedIn |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| liveShowCharacteristic | stage diving by vocalist David Yow ⓘ |
| member |
Brendan Murphy
ⓘ
David Wm. Sims ⓘ David Yow ⓘ Duane Denison ⓘ Jim Kimball ⓘ Mac McNeilly ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abrasive sound
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intense live performances ⓘ role in 1990s underground rock scene ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
Touch and Go Records ⓘ |
| reunitedFor | live performances ⓘ |
| reunitedIn | 2008 ⓘ |
| rhythmSectionCharacteristic | tight and powerful bass and drums ⓘ |
| touredWith | Nirvana ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | confrontational ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Jesus Lizard Description of subject: The Jesus Lizard is an influential American noise rock band known for its abrasive sound, intense live performances, and prominent role in the 1990s underground rock scene.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
David Wm. Sims – bass
subject linked to:
David Wm. Sims – bass
subject linked to:
Blue
linked to: The Jesus Lizard
subject linked to:
Blue
linked to: The Jesus Lizard
subject linked to:
project "Tomahawk"