What Is This
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What Is This
Summary
What Is This is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,344 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- What Is This's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
- What Is This's genre is alternative rock[4].
- What Is This's Commons category is recorded as What Is This? (band)[5].
- What Is This's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
- What Is This comprises Hillel Slovak[7].
- What Is This comprises Alain Johannes[8].
- What Is This comprises Jack Irons[9].
- What Is This comprises Flea[10].
- 1980 marks the founding of What Is This[11].
- What Is This's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[12].
- What Is This's start of work period is recorded as 1980[13].
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Group[14]
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Country: US[15]
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Began / founded: 1980[16]
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Ended / dissolved: 1986[17]
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MusicBrainz ID: 309879f6-77a0-4660-999c-310223a4ef97[18]
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Founding
1980 marks the founding of What Is This[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[12].
Why It Matters
What Is This ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,344 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]