Are girls aloud a band?

[ark alost]

The title says all. i only post this as they say that they are one of the more sucessful bands of this time. its a lie!!! vote on your opinion but i will fight back nastily to those who vote yes >:(

[Meanies]

In my media lessons we class them as a girl group :)
Only cos we're doin a case study on em lol

[ark alost]

good at least some ppl see sense lol

[Eamonn]

Well generally when a group of people are in a group together, give themselves a name and release musical material you usually assume they are a band, which infact I think they are.

[Narsh]

In my eyes, a band is a group of people, or solo artist that make their own music and write their own songs. I personally say they're a Group, not a band.

[manga21]

Oh crap I voted yes :( I ment no , they are not

[Virgin Mary]

A band plays their own instruments, a group just sings, so they're a group.

[ihavenofriends]

nah, i'd class them as a girl group :)

[Ed.]

I saw them on Monday - they suck.. but no they arent a band coz bands need like guitars and drums etc??

[Energizer]

na i'd say they were a group.

[Jazza]

No because bands play music and what they do isn't music in my opinion.

[Tranquilox]

OH.

i thought you meant "are girls allowed to have a band"

so i meant no.

[liquid]

i class anything that makes music that isn't a solo artist as a band normally, so yeah i'd say they are.

[chilloutrich]

They do not play any instruments, they are effectively all just singers working alongside session musicians that are most likely more talented in 'music' than girls aloud are. same with boyzone, take that, you get the gist. and just to clarify, i dont agree with the 'groups' :)

[CJW93]

There fit, apart from the ginger one

[kooldude23]

Isnt a band a group of people who play instroments ? So I voted no, they are not a band.

[beth]

where does the whole band "plays instruments" come from? i was just under the impression band was a collective term for people who stick together? i mean you get a "band of brothers" they aren't strumming up a guitar are they?

but yeah, i would vote they're a three-headed minotaur. the title of this thread, to me, is pretty ******ed.

[Ashley]

I think that they're classed as a group, not a band ;)

[RedStratocas]

Band
2. Music.
a. a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type: rock band; calypso band; mariachi band.

so i guess by definition they aren't. but that isnt to take anything away from them really. many people dont consider drum machines instruments, and plenty of bands use only that and are amazing.

[Hellspencer]

theyre a group

[:dallsgreen]

they're called girls aloud?

[iloveJ1MI]

they're called girls aloud?
ye

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_Aloud

[YoManGo!]

A musical ensemble (band) is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style or genre, different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform.

sthu greebos

[Ramones]

There fit, apart from the ginger one

agreed! who cares what they are

[Boonzeet]

Most of their songs - 78% - are someone elses songs they glammed up.
Jump for my love - 1996

Its not really a band. Just a group of people who sing over other songs.

[iloveJ1MI]

Most of their songs - 78% - are someone elses songs they glammed up.
Jump for my love - 1996

Its not really a band. Just a group of people who sing over other songs.
that song was only covered cus it was for a movie lmao
barely any of their songs that they actually released are covers ;s if not none of them except jump

[omgitslily]

i voted yes.. i know they don't play their own music.

and i don't know why but they could be referred to as a 'girl band' and it wouldn't sound weird so yeh.

[Misawa]

To officially be classed as a band, you need instruments within a group. Those which just feature vocalists are "groups".

[YoManGo!]

actually they do have backing instrumentalists within their band; even though you may not see them they are still paid and treated as a band member =/

[:Hazel]

girl group, they dont play the music themselves so they aint a band.

[Fifteen]

god, when they sing live, its so obviously mimed! they annoy me