Electro-Shock Blues
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"Electro-Shock Blues" is a dark, introspective 1998 studio album by the American rock band Eels, widely noted for its raw exploration of grief and personal tragedy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electro-Shock Blues canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7160498 — 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: Electro-Shock Blues Context triple: [E, notableWork, Electro-Shock Blues]
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A.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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B.
Hangman Blues
"Hangman Blues" is a song by Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 lo-fi indie folk album *The Doctor Came at Dawn*.
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C.
Mystery Train
Mystery Train is a 1989 independent film by Jim Jarmusch that interweaves three offbeat, deadpan-humorous stories set in a Memphis hotel steeped in rock-and-roll lore.
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D.
Backwater Blues
"Backwater Blues" is a classic 1927 blues song, widely regarded as one of Bessie Smith’s most powerful and influential recordings.
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E.
Hoodoo Ann
Hoodoo Ann is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Marsh and directed by Lloyd Ingraham, produced under the supervision of D. W. Griffith.
- 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: Electro-Shock Blues Target entity description: "Electro-Shock Blues" is a dark, introspective 1998 studio album by the American rock band Eels, widely noted for its raw exploration of grief and personal tragedy.
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A.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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B.
Hangman Blues
"Hangman Blues" is a song by Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 lo-fi indie folk album *The Doctor Came at Dawn*.
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C.
Mystery Train
Mystery Train is a 1989 independent film by Jim Jarmusch that interweaves three offbeat, deadpan-humorous stories set in a Memphis hotel steeped in rock-and-roll lore.
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D.
Backwater Blues
"Backwater Blues" is a classic 1927 blues song, widely regarded as one of Bessie Smith’s most powerful and influential recordings.
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E.
Hoodoo Ann
Hoodoo Ann is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Marsh and directed by Lloyd Ingraham, produced under the supervision of D. W. Griffith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Eels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| describedAs |
dark
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ |
| followedBy | Daisies of the Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Beautiful Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
indie rock ⓘ lo-fi ⓘ |
| hasSongwriter |
E
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Oliver Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
3 Speed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ant Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ Baby Genius NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer for the Cure NERFINISHED ⓘ Climbing to the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dead of Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ Effigy NERFINISHED ⓘ Electro-Shock Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor NERFINISHED ⓘ Going to Your Funeral Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ Going to Your Funeral Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Stop: This Town NERFINISHED ⓘ My Descent into Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ P.S. You Rock My World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Medication Is Wearing Off NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 48:19 ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death
ⓘ
family tragedy ⓘ grief ⓘ mental illness ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark and introspective lyrics
ⓘ
personal and autobiographical subject matter ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 16 ⓘ |
| partOf | Eels discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Eels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
E
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Petralia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1997–1998 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | DreamWorks Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-09-21 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Electro-Shock Blues Description of subject: "Electro-Shock Blues" is a dark, introspective 1998 studio album by the American rock band Eels, widely noted for its raw exploration of grief and personal tragedy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.