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four people who disagree about everything except the beat.
means a small group of musicians playing amplified guitars, bass, drums, and usually vocals, built to be loud in a room together.
from the format crystallized in the 1950s and 60s from blues and rockabilly combos, but the template—guitar, bass, drums, singer—got fixed by acts like the beatles, who proved four guys could out-earn an orchestra.
lineup mathmost bands split money four ways, egos don't
garage originliterally rehearsed in garages, hence the genre name
breakup ratemost famous bands lasted under a decade together
for instance
the beatles — liverpool, 1960, redefined what four guys could do
led zeppelin — london 1968, invented arena rock volume
nirvana — aberdeen 1987, three chords ended hair metal
black sabbath — birmingham 1968, accidentally invented heavy metal