What if any, is the difference between a band or a group?

My personal feeling is a band consists of 4 or more artists. A group, 3 or less.

Any thoughts if this is a distinction that has any merit?

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millercarbon Details Discussions Posts This discussion 12,531 posts 12-19-2020 at 04:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Nobody ever will get it I guess. A group is a bunch is more than one. A band is whatever holds them together. Band of brothers. Not group. Band. What holds them together? A bond. What bond? Brotherhood. Band and bond are similar. Band and group not similar, but related. Words you see actually do have meaning. Even though lost on many who use them.
jpwarren58 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 611 posts 12-19-2020 at 04:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Big Band Width, my waistline. Super Group, the crowd waiting to eat at Yez Kassem's.
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winnardt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 169 posts 12-19-2020 at 08:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think yogiboy had it the closest. It's a set theory thing. All bands are groups but not all groups are bands. All music groups make music but to be a band, you have to play instruments. If they don't play instruments, they are a vocal group. Boy bands is a misnomer and was created because it's catchy.