For about six years, from 1968 through 1975, the Band was one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world, their music embraced by critics (and, to a somewhat lesser degree, the public) as seriously as the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Their albums were analyzed and reviewed as intensely as any records by their one-time employer and sometime mentor Bob Dylan. And for a long time, their personalities were as recognizable individually to the casual music public as the members of the Beatles.
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A band is another way to say one thousand dollars.
I got a band for you
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A group of people who come together to play music. Often comes in two forms in popular usage:

1. A high school band. These tend to be tight-knit groups of kids who all either love or hate what they do. Their shows tend to show great musical skill and/or choreography.

2. A rock band. These tend to be tight-knit groups of people who all either love their music or the money they earn from it. Their shows are either dull or explosive.
The band is playing at 4:30 at the football game, and then Bill is playing with his band at 8:00 after the game.
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1) The BEST way to ear a PE credit in high school

2) Organization of dedicated individuals who suffer heat, emotional pain, exhaustion, and terrible tan lines all for the sake of music

3) Brothers and sisters of a different parents with the same passion for music
"What sport do you play?"
"Marching band...It's a PE credit...that counts!"
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"Damn, you see Gucci Mane in that drop top 'Vette? I bet that bitch cost about 70 bands."
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a "passtime" that takes up your whole life and doesn't allow you to do anything fun because you're too busy with band.
sometimes can be fun, but also hard work. takes some mad skill to be a band nerd. warning: once in band, you automatically become a band geek, even if you don't try
those who quit are losers
p.s. band kids are also known to have some pretty wild parties with a lot of slut dancing
Cindy: Hey Bobby, wanna hang out Friday? My parents are out of town!
Bobby: Sorry Cindy, I can't, I have band. Then a band party
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An assortment of different people playing certain instruments(i.e., percussion, brass, woodwinds, strings, etc.) to create music. Utilizing different groupings of instruments, bands can become symphonies, orchestras, and philharmonics.
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