Anthropology survey for metal fans- help me out!

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Re: Anthropology survey for metal fans- help me out!

Post by Jadestone » Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:06 am

1. Are you male or female?
☐ Female

2. What is your age group?
☐ 0-20

3. What is your education level?
☐ High School/College prep

4. What are your political tendencies?
☐ Left-leaning

5. How do you define your religious beliefs or lack of them?
☐ Atheism


Some questions on your relationship to music:

6. How often do you physically purchase albums (not legal downloading)?
☐ Less than once a month

7. How many hours do you spend listening to music each day?
Hard to say, but on average:
☐ 3-5

8. How often do you go to concerts?
☐ Less than once a year

9. Do you more often buy albums or download albums?

Question: What does iTunes count as? If buying, then buy; if not then downloading.
☐ Buy
☐ Download

10. Do you play an instrument?
☐ Yes

11. Have you ever been part of a music group that released some form of album?
☐ Yes

Now some questions about heavy metal bands in particular.

12. Image is important for a heavy metal band.
☐ Neutral

13. Technique is important for a heavy metal band.
☐ Somewhat agree

14. Lyrical content is important for a heavy metal band.
☐ Somewhat agree

15. Political views are important for liking a metal band.
☐ Somewhat disagree

Questions about how you live as a fan:

16. Apparel is important for a metal fan.
☐ Strongly disagree
You're talkin' to the girl in bright bright light blue and tennis shorts today.

17. It is important to listen to genres other than heavy metal.
☐ Strongly agree

18. It is important to listen to as many genres as possible.
☐ Somewhat agree

19. What is the most important element of a metal band?
☐ Technique and virtuosity
☐ Songwriting
☐ Style

x_x Can't decide... they're pretty equal to me, but I guess... style? If style means the type of music they make, not clothing or such

20. Which is the most important band of the following?

☐ Iron Maiden
☐ Metallica
☐ Slayer
☐ Megadeth
☐ Motörhead
☐ Ozzy Osbourne
☐ Mötley Crüe

I'm probably not really well-informed enough to answer this question at all... I guess I'd say Iron Maiden? I know they had a big effect in Britain but that's all I know historically >.<
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