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Quiz

QUIZ: How Much Of A Music Snob Are You?

Have we even heard of your favourite band?

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Pick an album...
Adele - '21'

Enya - 'Greatest Hits'
Neutral Milk Hotel - 'In The Aeroplane Over the Sea'
Have you ever stopped liking a band once they became well-known?
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Yes
No
Which of these are you MOST likely to say?
'Yeah, I have their first demo on tape'
'I saw the Frames play THAT gig at Witnness'

'What's the song on that Meteor ad?'
'Ooh the new Ed Sheeran song is lovely'
Pick a physical format
Where do you buy your records?
HMV
Tower Records

iTunes
Direct from the independent record label
Your favourite album THIS year was...
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Ed Sheeran - 'X'
Sleaford Mods - 'Divide and Exit'

War on Drugs - 'Lost in the Dream'
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That Taylor Swift one that's always on the radio
You're at a party. Do you:
Commandeer the music. Your DJing will MAKE their night.
Find a decent CD and throw it on.

Put the telly on in the background for some 'ambiance'
Fire up your Spotify playlist of 90s hip hop.
Pick a venue
3 Arena
Whelan's

You wouldn't have heard of it
Where you do you find out about new music?
Nialler9.com, Pitchfork, music blogs
I don't need someone to tell me what to listen to

Larry's Golden Hour
I keep a close ear on the charts
How many U2 albums do you own?
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None, Bono is a pox
Two - Boy and The Joshua Tree

All of them
Just their early stuff (the best stuff)
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
The music snob
Your favourite album hasn't even been released yet, and your favourite gigs happen in sheds.
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You scored out of !
The music nerd
You know your stuff, but you're not insufferable. Your friends ask you for music recommendations and you're secretly smug about it.
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You scored out of !
The music fan
You love a good album, but music isn't your life. No need to venture beyond the charts when there are Taylor Swift songs to listen to.
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You scored out of !
The music listener
You like a good album. You just haven't bought one since 2007.
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