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((Short description|Musical ensemble which performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre))
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[[File:Beatles ad 1965 just the beatles crop.jpg|thumb|[[The Beatles]] were a four-piece rock-pop band from Liverpool in England. They are pictured here in 1965, celebrating their Grammy win.]]
A '''rock band''' or '''pop band''' is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two guitarists (a lead guitarist and a rhythm guitarist, with one of them singing lead vocals), a bassist, and a drummer <!-- PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ADDING MORE BANDS TO THE LIST, UNLESS THEY ILLUSTRATE SOMETHING NEW THAT THE OTHERS DON'T (and please explain); THERE ARE ENOUGH AS IS :) -->(e.g. [[the Beatles]] and [[Kiss (band)|KISS]]). Another common formation is a vocalist who does not play an instrument, electric guitarist, bass guitarist, and a drummer<!-- PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ADDING MORE BANDS TO THE LIST, UNLESS THEY ILLUSTRATE SOMETHING NEW THAT THE OTHERS DON'T (and please explain); THERE ARE ENOUGH AS IS :) --> (e.g. [[the Who]], [[the Monkees]], [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[U2]]). Sometimes, in addition to electric guitars, electric bass, and drums, also a keyboardist (especially a pianist) plays.

Additionally, rock and pop bands can also include boy bands or [[All-female band|girl band]]s, which many times have bands where the members do not play any instruments but sing and dance instead. Such is the case of [[Menudo (group)|Menudo]], the [[Spice Girls]] and [[K-pop]] bands, for example.

==Etymology==
The usage of band as "group of musicians" originated from 1659 to describe musicians attached to a regiment of the army and playing instruments which may be used while marching.<ref name="etiben">((Cite web|title=band ((!)) Origin and meaning of band by Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/band|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205101452/https://www.etymonline.com/word/band|url-status=live))</ref> This word also used in 1931 to describe "one man band" for people who plays several musical instruments simultaneously.<ref name="etiben"/>

==Two members==
[[File:Blackkeys022011.jpg|thumb|[[The Black Keys]] are a two-part band consisting of drummer and a vocalist/guitarist lineup.]]
Two-member rock and pop bands (such as [[the White Stripes]], [[Tenacious D]], [[the Black Keys]], [[Twenty One Pilots]], and [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]]) are relatively rare because of the difficulty in providing all of the musical elements which are part of the rock or pop sound (vocals, chordal [[accompaniment]], [[bass line]]s, and percussion or drumming). Rock and pop duos typically omit one of these musical elements. In many cases, two-member bands omit a drummer, since guitars, bass guitars, and keyboards can all be used to provide a rhythmic pulse.<ref name="TwoPieceBands">((Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/02/greatest-two-person-bands/ |title=The 22 Greatest Two-Person Bands of All Time |date=2023-02-22 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |last=Shipley |first=Al))</ref>

Other examples of two-member bands are [[MGMT]], [[WZRD (band)|WZRD]], [[Pet Shop Boys]], [[Hella (band)|Hella]], [[Flight of the Conchords]], [[the Ting Tings]], [[They Might Be Giants]] (from 1982 to 1992) and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] (until shortly after scoring [[Ride A White Swan|their UK breakthrough hit]], at which point they expanded to a four-piece and more).<ref name="TyranosaurusFkingRex">((Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040353554/defining-t-rex-album-came-out-the-same-year-npr-debuted-original-programming |title=Defining T. Rex Album Came Out The Same Year NPR Debuted Original Programming|date=2021-09-24 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=[[NPR]] |last=Keaterley |first=Avery))</ref>

When electronic [[Music sequencer|sequencers]] became widely available in the 1980s, they made adding in musical elements easier for two-member bands to perform. Sequencers allowed bands to program some elements of their performance, such as an [[electronic drum]] part and a [[synth bass]] line. Two-member pop music bands such as [[Soft Cell]], [[Blancmange (band)|Blancmange]], and [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]] used programmed sequencers. Other pop bands from the 1980s, who were ostensibly fronted by two performers, such as [[Wham!]], [[Eurythmics]], and [[Tears for Fears]], were not actually two-piece ensembles, because other instrumental musicians were used "behind the scenes" to fill out the sound. Modern bands that use this format include [[Ninja Sex Party]].<ref name="NSP">((Cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/77798/Ninja-Sex-Party-Cool-Patrol/ |title=Ninja Sex Party Cool Patrol review |date=2018-08-22 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=[[Sputnikmusic]]))</ref>

Starting in the 2000s, blues-influenced rock bands such as the White Stripes and [[the Black Keys]] used a guitar-and-drums scheme. [[Death from Above 1979]] featured a drummer and bass guitarist. Tenacious D is a two-guitar band; [[One Day as a Lion]] and [[the Dresden Dolls]] both feature a keyboardist and a drummer. [[Ratatat]] comprises a two-guitar band that uses a drum machine for beats. [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]] guitarist [[Doug Blair]] is also known for his work in the two-piece [[progressive rock]] band Signal2Noise, where he acts as the lead guitarist and bassist at the same time, due to a special custom instrument he invented (an electric guitar with five regular guitar strings paired with three bass guitar strings). Heisenflei of Los Angeles duo [[the Pity Party]] plays drums, keyboards, and sings simultaneously. [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]] and [[The Garden (band)|The Garden]] are two-piece bands that uses bass and drums along with [[electronic effect]]s.<ref name="RoyalBlood">((Cite web |url=https://bassguitarrocks.com/royal-blood-goes-beyond-drums-bass-guitar/ |title=Royal Blood Goes Beyond Drums and Bass Guitar |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Bass Guitar Rocks |last=Ippersiel |first=Mike))</ref>

==Three members==
((Main|Power trio))
[[File:Jimi Hendrix Experience in Fenklup.png|thumb|right|200px|[[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]], a [[power trio]], performing for Dutch television in 1967: From left to right: singer-guitarist [[Jimi Hendrix]], bassist [[Noel Redding]], and drummer [[Mitch Mitchell]]]]

The smallest ensemble commonly used in rock music is the trio format. In a hard-rock or blues-rock band, or heavy-metal rock group, a "[[power trio]]" format is often used, which consists of an electric guitar player, an electric bass guitar player, and a drummer, and typically one or more of these musicians also sing (sometimes all three members sing, e.g. the [[Bee Gees]] or [[Alkaline Trio]]).((citation needed|date=April 2024)) Some well-known power trios with the guitarist on lead vocals are [[the Jimi Hendrix Experience]], [[Green Day]], [[Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], and [[Muse (band)|Muse]].

[[File:Green Day at 2009 MTV VMA's.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Green Day]], a [[power trio]], at [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]]: From left to right: Bassist [[Mike Dirnt]], singer/guitarist [[Billie Joe Armstrong]], and drummer [[Tré Cool]]]]

A handful of others with the bassist on vocals include [[Thin Lizzy]] (from 1970 to 1974), [[Primus (band)|Primus]], [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Motörhead]], [[The Police (band)|the Police]], and [[Cream (band)|Cream]].

Some power trios feature two lead vocalists. For example, in the band [[Blink-182]], vocals are split between bassist [[Mark Hoppus]] and guitarist [[Tom DeLonge]], or in the band [[Dinosaur Jr.]], guitarist [[J. Mascis]] is the primary songwriter and vocalist, but bassist [[Lou Barlow]] writes some songs and sings, as well.

An alternative to the power trio is an [[organ trio]]s formed with an electric guitarist, a drummer, and a keyboardist. Although organ trios are most commonly associated with 1950s and 1960s jazz organ trio groups such as those led by organist [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]], organ trios also exist in rock-oriented styles, such as [[jazz fusion|jazz-rock fusion]] and [[Grateful Dead]]–influenced [[jam bands]], for instance [[Medeski Martin & Wood]]. In organ trios, the keyboard player typically plays a [[Hammond organ]] or similar instrument, which permits the keyboard player to perform bass lines, chords, and lead lines. A variant of the organ trio is a trio formed with an electric bassist, a drummer, and an electronic keyboardist (playing synthesizers) such as the [[progressive rock]] band [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]].

A power trio with the guitarist on lead vocals is a popular record-company lineup, as the guitarist and singer usually are songwriters. Therefore, the label only has to present one "face" to the public. The [[backing band]] may or may not be featured in publicity. If the backup band is not marketed as an integral part of the group, then the record company has more flexibility to replace band members or use substitute musicians. This lineup often leads to songs that are fairly simple and accessible, as the [[frontman]] has to sing and play guitar at the same time.

==Four members==
[[File:Rhcp-live-pinkpop05.jpg|thumb|[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] is a four-part band with a lead vocalist, guitarist, bassist, and drummer lineup.]]

The four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. Before the development of the electronic keyboard, the configuration was typically two guitarists, a bassist, and a drummer<!-- PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ADDING MORE BANDS TO THE LIST, UNLESS THEY ILLUSTRATE SOMETHING NEW THAT THE OTHERS DON'T (and please explain); THERE ARE ENOUGH AS IS :) --> (e.g. [[The Beatles]], KISS, [[Metallica]], [[Rise Against]], [[Weezer]],  [[the Clash]], and [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]).

Another common formation is a vocalist, electric guitarist, bass guitarist, and a drummer<!-- PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ADDING MORE BANDS TO THE LIST, UNLESS THEY ILLUSTRATE SOMETHING NEW THAT THE OTHERS DON'T (and please explain); THERE ARE ENOUGH AS IS :) --> (e.g. [[Van Halen]], [[the Who]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Led Zeppelin]], and [[Blur (band)|Blur]]). Instrumentally, these bands can be considered as trios.

In some bands, the guitarist could also be an occasional keyboardist, like the Who, [[the Smiths]], and [[Joy Division]]. And some bands might have a keyboardist instead of a guitarist, like [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] and [[Future Islands]].
In some rock bands, bassists could be occasional keyboardists like Led Zeppelin and [[R.E.M.]] Keyboardists are used in place of bass, performing with a guitarist, singer, and drummer, for instance [[the Doors]]. Some bands have a guitarist, keyboard player, bassist, and drummer, for example [[Talking Heads]], the [[Small Faces]], and [[Pink Floyd]].

Some bands have the bassist on lead vocals, such as [[Thin Lizzy]] (a four-piece from 1974 onwards), Pink Floyd, Motörhead (as a four-piece 1984–1995), NOFX, Skillet, or even the lead guitarist, such as [[Dire Straits]], [[Megadeth]], [[Weezer]], and [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]. Some bands, such as the Beatles, have a lead guitarist, a rhythm guitarist, and a bassist that all sing lead and backing vocals, with those three playing and composing on keyboards regularly, as well as a drummer. Others, such as [[The Four Seasons (band)|the Four Seasons]], have a lead vocalist, a lead guitarist, a keyboard player, and a bassist, with the drummer not being a member of the band.

==Five members==
[[File:TheStrokes.jpg|thumb|[[The Strokes]] are a five-part band with a lead vocalist, two guitarists, bassist, and drummer lineup.]]
[[File:Cairokee.band.jpg|alt=Cairokee.band|thumb|[[Cairokee]] are a five-part band with a lead vocalist, two guitarists, bassist, and drummer lineup.]]
Five-piece bands have existed in rock music since the development of the genre.<!-- PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ADDING MORE BANDS TO THE LIST, UNLESS THEY ILLUSTRATE SOMETHING NEW THAT THE OTHERS DON'T (and please explain); THERE ARE ENOUGH AS IS :) --> [[The Beach Boys]], [[Aerosmith]], [[AC/DC]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] are examples of the common lineup of vocalist, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. An alternative lineup replaces the rhythm guitarist with a keyboard–synthesizer player (examples being the bands [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[Dream Theater]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], and [[Deep Purple]]). Another alternative replaces the rhythm guitarist with a [[turntablist]], such as in [[Deftones]],<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/music/deftones-frank-delgado-on-changing-perceptions-and-chis-current-health-2678019 |title=Deftones' Frank Delgado on Changing Perceptions and Chi's Current Health |date=2011-04-25 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=[[Riverfront Times]] |last=Wasoba |first=Ryan))</ref> [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]],<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/apr/25/incubus-on-nu-metal-skrillex-interview |title=Incubus on nu-metal: 'It always made me cringe' |date=2017-04-25 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=[[The Guardian]] |last=Hutchinson |first=Kate))</ref> or [[Limp Bizkit]].<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-mn0000290502 |title=Limp Bizkit |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=[[AllMusic]]))</ref>

Further alternatives include a keyboardist, guitarist, drummer, bassist, and saxophonist, such as [[the Sonics]], [[the Dave Clark 5]], and [[Sam the Sham|Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs]]. Three guitarists may be present with a bassist and a drummer, such as in the bands [[Radiohead]], [[Pearl Jam]], and [[the Byrds]]. Some five-person bands feature two guitarists, a keyboardist, a bassist, and a drummer, with one or more of these musicians (typically one of the guitarists) handling lead vocals on top of their instrument (examples being [[Children of Bodom]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[Tally Hall]], and [[White Reaper]]). The four-piece arrangement can be augmented to five with a [[Double drumming|second drummer]] playing a separate full drumkit, such as [[Adam and the Ants]] from 1980 onwards, although other formations can also be expanded using two drummers such as [[Pink Fairies]] (1970–1971), [[the Glitter Band]], [[Wizzard]], [[Sigue Sigue Sputnik]], [[Add N to (X)]], and [[Rialto (band)|Rialto]].

Other times, the vocalist brings another musical "voice" to the table, most commonly a harmonica or percussion; [[Mick Jagger]], for example, plays harmonica and percussion instruments such as [[maracas]] and [[tambourine]] in the Rolling Stones. [[Ozzy Osbourne]] played the harmonica on some occasions with [[Black Sabbath]]. Flutes may also be used by vocalists, most notably [[Ian Anderson]] of [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] and [[Ray Thomas]] of the [[The Moody Blues|Moody Blues]].

==Larger rock ensembles==
[[File:Iron Maiden in performance.jpg|thumb|[[Iron Maiden]] is a six-part band with a lead vocalist, three guitarists, a bassist, and drummer lineup. (Not shown in this image are [[Bruce Dickinson]] and [[Nicko McBrain]].)]]

Larger bands have long been a part of rock and pop music, in part due to the influence of the "singer accompanied with orchestra" model inherited from popular [[big-band]] jazz and [[Swing music|swing]] and popularized by [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Ella Fitzgerald]]. To create larger ensembles, rock bands often add an additional guitarist, an additional keyboardist, additional percussionists or second drummer, an entire [[horn section]], and even a flautist. An example of a six-member rock band is [[Toto (band)|Toto]] with a lead vocalist, guitarist, bassist, two keyboard players, and drummer. Other examples include Australian band [[INXS]] and American [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]; both consist of a lead vocalist, two guitarists, a keyboard player, a bassist, and a drummer. The American heavy-metal band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] is composed of nine members, with a vocalist, two guitarists, a drummer, a bassist, two custom percussionists, a [[turntablist]], and a sampler. Brazilian band [[Titãs]], currently a three-man band, had as many as eight members in the late 1980s, with three lead singers, two guitarists, bassist, keyboard player, and drummer.

In larger groups (such as [[the Band]]), instrumentalists could play multiple instruments, which enabled the ensemble to create a wider variety of instrument combinations. More modern examples of such a band are [[Arcade Fire]] and the [[Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros]]. More rarely, rock or pop groups are accompanied in concerts by a full or partial symphony orchestra, where lush string-orchestra arrangements are used to flesh out the sound of slow ballads. [[Rhys Chatham]] and [[Glenn Branca]] started doing performances in the late 1970s with orchestras consisting of 10 to 100 (Branca) and even 400 guitars.<ref>Chatham</ref> Some groups have a large number of members who all play the same instrument, such as guitar, keyboard, horns, or strings.

==Role of women==

[[File:Suzi Quatro plays a bass guitar while she sings at AIS Arena.jpg|thumb|right|170px|[[Suzi Quatro]] is a singer, bassist, and bandleader. When she launched her career in 1973, she was one of the few prominent female instrumentalists and bandleaders.]]
((Main|All-female band|Mixed-gender band))
Women have a high prominence in many [[popular music]] styles as singers. However, professional women instrumentalists are uncommon in popular music, especially in rock genres such as [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. "[P]laying in a band is largely a male homosocial activity, that is, learning to play in a band is largely a peer-based... experience, shaped by existing sex-segregated friendship networks.<ref>Julian Schaap and Pauwke Berkers. "Grunting Alone? Online Gender Inequality in Extreme Metal Music" in ''IASPM Journal''. Vol.4, no.1 (2014). p. 101–102.</ref> As well, rock music "...is often defined as a form of male rebellion vis-à-vis female bedroom culture."<ref name="Pauwke Berkers 2014 p. 102">Julian Schaap and Pauwke Berkers. "Grunting Alone? Online Gender Inequality in Extreme Metal Music" in ''IASPM Journal''. Vol.4, no.1 (2014) p. 102</ref> In popular music,  a gendered "distinction between public (male) and private (female) participation" in music has existed.<ref name="Pauwke Berkers 2014 p. 102"/> "[S]everal scholars have argued that men exclude women from bands or from the bands' rehearsals, recordings, performances, and other social activities."<ref name="Pauwke Berkers 2014 p. 104">Julian Schaap and Pauwke Berkers. "Grunting Alone? Online Gender Inequality in Extreme Metal Music" in ''IASPM Journal''. Vol.4, no.1 (2014) p. 104</ref> "Women are mainly regarded as passive and private consumers of allegedly slick, prefabricated – hence, inferior – pop music..., excluding them from participating as high-status rock musicians."<ref name="Pauwke Berkers 2014 p. 104"/> One of the reasons that mixed-gender bands rarely exist is that "bands operate as tight-knit units in which homosocial solidarity – social bonds between people of the same sex... – plays a crucial role."<ref name="Pauwke Berkers 2014 p. 104"/> In the 1960s, pop music scene, "[s]inging was sometimes an acceptable pastime for a girl, but playing an instrument...simply wasn't done."<ref name="rebeatmag.com">((cite web |first=Erika |last=White |url=http://www.rebeatmag.com/music-history-primer-3-pioneering-female-songwriters-of-the-60s/ |title=Music History Primer: 3 Pioneering Female Songwriters of the '60s &#124; REBEAT Magazine |publisher=Rebeatmag.com |date=28 January 2015 |access-date=2016-01-20 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152836/http://www.rebeatmag.com/music-history-primer-3-pioneering-female-songwriters-of-the-60s/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

"The rebellion of rock music was largely a male rebellion; the women—often, in the 1950s and '60s, girls in their teens—in rock usually sang songs as personæ utterly dependent on their macho boyfriends...".<ref>((Cite journal |last=Oglesbee |first=Frank W. |date=June 1999 |title=Suzi Quatro: A prototype in the archsheology of rock |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03007769908591731 |journal=Popular Music and Society |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=29–39 |doi=10.1080/03007769908591731 |issn=0300-7766))</ref> Philip Auslander says that "Although there were many women in rock by the late 1960s, most performed only as singers, a traditionally feminine position in popular music". Though some women played instruments in American [[all-female bands|all-female garage rock bands]], none of these bands achieved more than regional success. So they "did not provide viable templates for women's on-going participation in rock".<ref name="I Wanna Be Your Man">((cite journal
 |last         = Auslander
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 |title        = I Wanna Be Your Man: Suzi Quatro's musical androgyny
 |journal      = Popular Music
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))</ref>((rp|2–3)) In relation to the gender composition of [[Heavy metal music|heavy-metal bands]], it has been said that "[h]eavy metal performers are almost exclusively male"<ref name="Brake 1990 87–91">((cite book |last=Brake |first=Mike |editor1-last=Frith |editor1-first=Simon |editor2-last=Goodwin |editor2-first=Andrew |title=On Record: Rock, Pop and the Written Word |publisher=Routledge |date=1990 |pages=87–91 |chapter=Heavy Metal Culture, Masculinity and Iconography ))</ref> "...[a]t least until the mid-1980s"<ref>((cite book |last=Walser |first=Robert |date=1993 |title=Running with the Devil:Power, Gender and Madness in Heavy Metal Music |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |page=76 ))</ref> apart from "...exceptions such as [[Girlschool]]."<ref name="Brake 1990 87–91"/> However, "...now [in the 2010s] maybe more than ever–strong metal women have put up their dukes and got down to it",<ref>((cite journal |last=Eddy |first=Chuck |date=1 July 2011 |title=Women of Metal |journal=Spin |publisher=SpinMedia Group))</ref> "carv[ing] out a considerable place for [them]selves."<ref>((cite journal |last=Kelly |first=Kim |date=17 January 2013 |title=Queens of noise: heavy metal encourages heavy-hitting women |journal=The Telegraph))</ref>
When [[Suzi Quatro]] emerged in 1973, "no other prominent female musician worked in rock simultaneously as a singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader".<ref name="I Wanna Be Your Man" />((rp|2)) According to Auslander, she was "kicking down the male door in rock and roll and proving that a female ''musician''&nbsp;... and this is a point I am extremely concerned about&nbsp;... could play as well if not better than the boys".<ref name="I Wanna Be Your Man" />((rp|3))

==Variable lineups==
Many bands maintain different but consistent lineups for studio recording vs. live performances. [[Toxic Holocaust]], for instance, consisted entirely of a single member within the recording studio for the first 10 years of their existence but still toured as a band with supplementary members on stage.  For decades [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] maintained two consistent lineups:  [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], [[Mike Rutherford]] and [[Phil Collins]] in the studio with [[Chester Thompson]] and [[Daryl Stuermer]] always additionally appearing as band members in live performances.

==See also==
((Portal|Music))
*[[Side project]], a band containing a person or persons already in another band

==References==
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[[Category:Types of musical groups]]
[[Category:Accompaniment]]
[[Category:Popular music]]
[[Category:Rock music]]

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