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to be regarded as

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to been seen as, to be thought of as

The Beatles are regarded as one of the most influential band in music history.

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influential

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to affect or change how people behave or think, to have an effect on the course of events

The Beatles are regarded as one of the most influential band in music history.

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to be seen as

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to be thought of as

The Beatles are seen as one of the most influential band in music history.

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innovative

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using new methods or ideas

There will be a prize for the most innovative design.

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unconventional

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different from what is usual, from what most people do

They used a variety of unconventional methods to advertise themselves.

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exciting

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making you feel happy and enthusiastic

That’s what makes their songs so exciting for the fans.

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to be known as

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to have a certain reputation

The Beatles were known as the Fab four.

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fab(ulous)

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very good, excellent, amazing, extraordinary

Music lovers described their songs as brilliant and their performances as wonderful.

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brilliant

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very good, excellent, amazing, extraordinary

Music lovers described their songs as brilliant and their performances as wonderful.

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wonderful

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very good, excellent, amazing, extraordinary

Music lovers described their songs as brilliant and their performances as wonderful.

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to head the charts

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to be the song or album that has sold more copies than all the others

Even through this song has headed the charts for weeks and is definitely critically acclaimed, I think it sounds really old-fashioned. It’s arguably the most popular song at the moment, but I really hate it.

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critically acclaimed

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having received good reviews from a number of critics

Even through this song has headed the charts for weeks and is definitely critically acclaimed, I think it sounds really old-fashioned. It’s arguably the most popular song at the moment, but I really hate it.

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old-fashioned

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not modern

Even through this song has headed the charts for weeks and is definitely critically acclaimed, I think it sounds really old-fashioned. It’s arguably the most popular song at the moment, but I really hate it.

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arguably

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used when stating an opinion that you believe you could give reasons to support

Even through this song has headed the charts for weeks and is definitely critically acclaimed, I think it sounds really old-fashioned. It’s arguably the most popular song at the moment, but I really hate it.

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mind-boggling

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extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine

Nirvana’s song Smells Like Teen Spirit has sold a mind-boggling 30 million copies wordlwide. When it took off in 1991, it almost instantly made Nirvana world-famous.

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world-famous

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known and popular all over the world

Nirvana’s song Smells Like Teen Spirit has sold a mind-boggling 30 million copies wordlwide. When it took off in 1991, it almost instantly made Nirvana world-famous.

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fascinating

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extremely interesting

I think it’s fascinating how their music has remained so popular for decades.

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popular

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liked by many people

I think it’s fascinating how their music has remained so popular for decades.

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strings

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the group of instruments that have strings (= snaren)

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percussion

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musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or an object

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horns

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musical instruments consisting of a pipe or tube from brass fitted with a mouthpiece

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a bass player

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someone who plays the bass guitar (an electric guitar with four strings that plays very low notes)

The band members had an argument about the lyrics. The guitarist and the bass player felt the song was to emotional. The singer, who had written the song, was insulted. The drummer was fed up with their fights and decided it was the first time for a break-up.

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a drummer

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someone who plays the drums

The band members had an argument about the lyrics. The guitarist and the bass player felt the song was to emotional. The singer, who had written the song, was insulted. The drummer was fed up with their fights and decided it was the first time for a break-up.

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a guitarist / a guitar player

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someone who plays the guitar

The band members had an argument about the lyrics. The guitarist and the bass player felt the song was to emotional. The singer, who had written the song, was insulted. The drummer was fed up with their fights and decided it was the first time for a break-up.

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a singer
someone who sings in a band
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the lyrics
the words of a song The band members had an argument about the lyrics. The guitarist and the bass player felt the song was to emotional. The singer, who had written the song, was insulted. The drummer was fed up with their fights and decided it was the first time for a break-up.
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a break-up
the end of the band, the moment they split up The band members had an argument about the lyrics. The guitarist and the bass player felt the song was to emotional. The singer, who had written the song, was insulted. The drummer was fed up with their fights and decided it was the first time for a break-up.
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a producer
a person who makes the the pratical and financial arrangements needed to make a cd or other recordings Finneas O'Connell works as a producer for Billie Eilisch, who's his younger sister.
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the audience
the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc. The audience was/were clearly delighted with the performance.
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a recording
music that has been recorded to be listened to later Let's listen to this live recording.
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a trumpet player
someone who plays the trumpet
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a keyboard player
someone who plays the keyboards
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a piano player
someone who plays the piano
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a record
a thin, round piece of plastic on wich music, etc. is recorded; a piece or collection of music released as a record, or on CD, the internet, etc. The new record is now available on all digital platforms.
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to release a song
to make the song available for the public to buy The band's latest song will be released next week.
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a songwriter
someone who writes songs
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to have many hits
to have many very popular songs The Rolling Stones had a string of number-one hits in the 1960s.
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to sell lots of albums
to sell a lot of collections of several pieces of music, made available as a single item on a cd, the internet The Weeknd's After Hours was the fourth best-selling album of 2020.
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to play a gig
to give a performa,ce The band is going to Atlanta to play a gig at the Fox Theatre.
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to play at a festival
to play at an organized set of musical performances He's playing at the New Orleans Jazz Festival next month.
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to record a song
to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later Cliff Richard has recorded more number-one hit song than any other British pop star.
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to receive an award
to be given a prize and/or money as a sign of appreciation Do you have any idea how many awards Taylor Swift has received.
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to form a band
to come together as a group of people who play music together If you want to form a band you should take your time finding the right people. If you don’t, your band might break up because you don’t get along.
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to break up
to stop being a band, to stop recording and performing together If you want to form a band you should take your time finding the right people. If you don’t, your band might break up because you don’t get along.
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sampling
reusing a portion of a sound recording in a new piece of music Sampling in music is reusing a portion of a song in a different recording.
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to sample
to record a part of a song and use the recording to make a new piece of music This song has been heavily sampled.
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to tour
to go on a tour somewhere; to travel around a place to perform The band is currently touring to promote the new album.
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to take someone back
to remind someone of something in the past Not only does this song take you back to the 1980s, it also features inspiring lyrics and next level musicianship
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inspiring
encouraging, making you feel you want to do something Not only does this song take you back to the 1980s, it also features inspiring lyrics and next level musicianship
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next level
very good, advanced or succesful Not only does this song take you back to the 1980s, it also features inspiring lyrics and next level musicianship
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repetive
repeated many times Some people say that there is not enough variation in techno music, but I find the repetitive nature of this genre quite pleasant.
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pleasant
enjoyable; easy to like Some people say that there is not enough variation in techno music, but I find the repetitive nature of this genre quite pleasant.
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to be into something
to be interested in something I didn’t know she was into Billie Eilish so much. When she didn’t manage to get tickets for her concert in Brussels, she was so gutted we had to comfort her for days.
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to comfort
to make someone feel better when they are sad or worried I didn’t know she was into Billie Eilish so much. When she didn’t manage to get tickets for her concert in Brussels, she was so gutted we had to comfort her for days.
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to get inspiration from
to get a sudden good idea from something When I’m writing songs, I can really get inspiration from long walks in nature.
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to evoke
to make someone remember something or feel an emotion These walks tend to evoke the right words for my lyrics.
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to capture
to describe something very well using words The song captures the spirit of those times.
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a frenzy / a mania
excited, crazy behaviour Beatles frenzy flared up once again when they were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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to induct into the hall of fame
to formally introduce, with a special ceremony Beatles frenzy flared up once again when they were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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