The Revolution
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The Revolution is the American funk rock band best known as Prince’s backing group during his peak 1980s period, including the Purple Rain era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Revolution canonical | 68 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2010920 — 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 Revolution Context triple: [Prince, associatedBand, The Revolution]
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A.
Revolution
Revolution is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, known for featuring a single vertical loop traversed both forwards and backwards.
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B.
Revolution
Revolution was the internal codename for Nintendo's Wii console during its development, reflecting the company's aim to radically change how people play video games through motion controls and accessible design.
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C.
Revolution
"Revolution" is a solo album by American musician and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, showcasing his rock and socially conscious songwriting style.
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D.
Revolution
"Revolution" is a 1968 rock song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon, that expresses his ambivalent and critical views on political radicalism and social upheaval of the era.
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E.
Revolution (book)
"Revolution" is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Emmanuel Macron in which he outlines his vision for France and his centrist reform agenda.
- 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 Revolution Target entity description: The Revolution is the American funk rock band best known as Prince’s backing group during his peak 1980s period, including the Purple Rain era.
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A.
Revolution
Revolution is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, known for featuring a single vertical loop traversed both forwards and backwards.
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B.
Revolution
Revolution was the internal codename for Nintendo's Wii console during its development, reflecting the company's aim to radically change how people play video games through motion controls and accessible design.
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C.
Revolution
"Revolution" is a solo album by American musician and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, showcasing his rock and socially conscious songwriting style.
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D.
Revolution
"Revolution" is a 1968 rock song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon, that expresses his ambivalent and critical views on political radicalism and social upheaval of the era.
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E.
Revolution (book)
"Revolution" is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Emmanuel Macron in which he outlines his vision for France and his centrist reform agenda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American funk rock band
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Prince backing band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1980s
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late 2010s reunion period ⓘ mid 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Prince ⓘ |
| backedArtistOnTour |
Around the World in a Day Tour
ⓘ
linked to:
Around the World in a Day
Parade Tour ⓘ Prince ⓘ Purple Rain Tour ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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linked to:
Minneapolis
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formedBy | Prince ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ funk rock ⓘ pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasDiscographyEntry |
Around the World in a Day
ⓘ
Live recordings with Prince ⓘ Parade ⓘ Purple Rain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to the Minneapolis sound
ⓘ
integrating rock, funk, pop, and R&B ⓘ tight live performances ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| member |
Bobby Z.
ⓘ
BrownMark ⓘ Dez Dickerson ⓘ Dr. Fink ⓘ Lisa Coleman ⓘ Mark Brown ⓘ Matt Fink ⓘ Prince ⓘ Wendy Melvoin ⓘ |
| memberOfEra |
Minneapolis sound scene
ⓘ
linked to:
minneapolis sound
|
| notableAs | Prince’s backing band during the Purple Rain era ⓘ |
| notableSongPerformance |
Let’s Go Crazy
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Purple Rain ⓘ When Doves Cry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1999 (album, partial involvement)
ⓘ
Around the World in a Day ⓘ Parade ⓘ Purple Rain (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Purple Rain
Purple Rain (film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
Purple Rain
Sign o’ the Times (some members contributed) ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| reunionPurpose | tribute performances to Prince ⓘ |
| reunitedAfter | Prince’s death in 2016 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Revolution Description of subject: The Revolution is the American funk rock band best known as Prince’s backing group during his peak 1980s period, including the Purple Rain era.
Referenced by (68)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Wendy
subject linked to:
Prince – vocals, instruments, production
subject linked to:
Lisa Coleman – backing vocals
subject linked to:
Lisa Coleman – backing vocals
subject linked to:
Dez Dickerson – guitar, backing vocals
subject linked to:
Dez Dickerson – guitar, backing vocals