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Guess Davey's Top 10 Euro Cities

Ok folks, this should be fairly self-explanatory; The following 10 albums in some way cryptically represent my top 10 cities visited in Europe over the past 7 weeks. Nothing is super obvious (ie: there is no 'London Calling' by The Clash) but many of them will be quickly worked out with a little looking into. Although, some are definitely trickier than others, so if 1 or 2 of them prove too hard a nut to crack, I will come along with a clue. Have fun & the user who gets most correct will get a free pos on a future review...

Spirit of the West
Faithlift

Santogold
Santogold

Have A Nice Life
Deathconsciousness

Pet Shop Boys
Release

Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke

Counting Crows
This Desert Life

NoMeansNo
All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt

Tina Arena
Don't Ask

Ween
Quebec

Funeral For A Friend
Seven Ways To Scream Your Name

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DaveyBoy 07.04.09	By the by, I've only heard/rated 2 of these albums; Ladyhawke & FFAFriend.
Fxxkit13 07.04.09	10- Wales
Dougie 07.04.09	Tina Arena - Paris/France
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Both are INCORRECT.
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	9: wild guess.....Quebec? lolz these are tough.
Waior 07.04.09	Quebec =/= Europe. But Davey, should've come to Quebec! Beautiful. 9 = france?
rasputin 07.04.09	7 is Berlin? and 9 is Paris? that's all i can really think of, and this is a stupid game anyway. your selection of albums sucks.
Fxxkit13 07.04.09	Daym.
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Haha. Maybe this will be a little harder than I originally thought. 9 may in fact may be the trickiest to get of the lot. So obviously both of Stan & Caleb's guesses are wrong. PS: I've been to Quebec before. Loved Quebec City's old-town feel & didn't mind Montreal either. Especially the large beers & the heart attack food known as Pouton (or however you spell it).
Waior 07.04.09	Aha, Canada's only food it can call it's own: poutine. Terrible.
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Sorry Rasputin, both of those are wrong also. 7 will be a tricky one too. I thought 1, 4 & 5 would be easy, while anyone that knows album 10 will get that city immediately.
Dougie 07.04.09	Ladyhawke is paris surely!
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	oh of course. 1 is Amsterdam
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Bing bing. The first one goes to Dougie. #5 Paris ('Paris Is Burning' is a track off of Ladyhawke's self-titled).
Dougie 07.04.09	And 10 would be Amsterdam or however you spell it.
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Sorry Stan, #1 is not Amsterdam. But BING BING to Dougie again: 10: AMSTERDAM ('10:45 Amsterdam Conversations' is a track off that FFAFriend EP/LP)
Dougie 07.04.09	Hip Horray!
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	oh crap i wrote 1! i meant to write 10. that sucks. well my loss is your gain Dougie...good job
gaslightanthem 07.04.09	but amsterdam is better than paris :(
gaslightanthem 07.04.09	and the song titles - chocolate town, among his tribe and there's too many people in this fucking neighbourhood for number 9 suggest london so many not whites there it's funny
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	ok this one's gonna count: 4 = London
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	also 1 has to be Dublin
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Sorry Stan. Correct answers must be given. Kane, I have no idea what you are going on about, but it sounds like you may have had an Amsterdam cookie or 15 to me. If you are trying to suggest #9 is London, that is incorrect. But BING BING to Stan... #4: LONDON ('London' is a song title on Pet Shop Boy's 'Release' LP). I wonder if that's high enough a rating for the English Sputnik'ers.
Captain North 07.04.09	6 is Miami?
Dougie 07.04.09	Could 1 possible be Voncouver?
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	I hope all has been well Tom. Judging by your answer though, I fear not. Is there a Miami in Europe?
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	I missed your Dublin answer Stan. Didn't matter though as it is incorrect.
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	ok got finally got 1...i think Venice?
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Dougie, Vancouver is in Canada, which is NOT part of Europe. I thought #1 would be easy since the band were arguably a one-hit wonder.
Dougie 07.04.09	1 is not Vancouver thats in Canada
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	BING BING. Stan ties it up with Dougie at 2 each. #1: VENICE ('If Venice Is Sinking' was Spirit of the West's only real hit hit. Song is catchy as & I'd recommend it for pop-rock fans, even though the band is predominantly a folk-rock group)
Captain North 07.04.09	Shush, Davey, let's pretend that never happened. Well, the only thing I can think of for 6 is Rome.
Captain North 07.04.09	Also...does Santogold have something to do with Greece?
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Haha Tom. And I'm sorry to say that your answer for #6 is incorrect. Gee, this is going to be much more difficult than I thought. It seems that a geography lesson may be required for Sputnik'ers.
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	You may be on the right track with Santogold though...
Captain North 07.04.09	It's more that the only song of Counting Crows that had anything to do with Europe was Thinking About Michelango (or whatever)...or maybe Holiday in Spain. But I doubt it's that.
Captain North 07.04.09	Santorini Island is what made me think of Greece.
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	A sort of clue: Only one of the remaining six has anything to do with song titles. #6 is not that one.
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	BING BING to Tom (Captain North)... #2: SANTORINI (Just a play on words with Santogold, because the island is indeed gold.)
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	8 = Sorrento it's in the title
CrackTheSkye 07.04.09	Is 7 Germany?
Captain North 07.04.09	Ausfahrt is a city in Germany.
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	7 could also be Berlin
CrackTheSkye 07.04.09	Its still to do with Germany
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	BING BING to Stan... #8: SORRENTO (While Tina Arena is talking about the Sorrento in Victoria-Australia, there is also one in the south of Italy which is a really nice little city.) Incorrect on #7 to both CrackTheSkye & Tom. That was an intentionally misleading album I used. I think Ausfahrt means "exit" or something like that. It's definitely on a lot of signs there, that's for certain.
Captain North 07.04.09	All I can say is fuck you for having travelled so much.
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Recap: 1: Venice 2: Santorini 3: 4: London 5: Paris 6: 7: 8: Sorrento 9: 10: Amsterdam The remaining 4 are a lot more cryptic. Look carefully & you should eb able to get 3 & 7 though.
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	7 = Vienna?
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	9 could be Vienna too
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	Come on Stan, you can't just pick a city & spread it across every number. However, one of those is correct. Pick which one & why...
Metalstyles 07.04.09	7 is Vienna because when Ausfahrt means "exit" then where else will you exit to from germany then to austria. And the capital of Austrial is Vienna, aka the place most likely for one to visit in Austria. I think that this should be a sufficient explanation
Ruins 07.04.09	I would've guessed 3 as Paris because the cover is a painting called "The Death of Marat". It depicts the killing of Jean-Paul Marat, who was a French journalist who advocated The French Revolution. He was killed in Paris. but I guess not
Ruins 07.04.09	is 9 Geneva or Zurich i have a hunch it's a Swiss city
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	my first guess was 7 = Vienna, & i think that's right.
thebhoy 07.04.09	is 3 Oslo? One of the songs is waiting for black metal in the mail, and norway is known for black metal right? I'm just guessing that I don't listen to black metal. Also, this list is actually pretty sweet.
silverleaves 07.04.09	is 3 Bruxelles in Belgium?, cause i'm pretty sure that The Death pf Marat is in a museum in Belgium
DaveyBoy 07.04.09	F**k, now you're all getting too deep on me with the origins of paintings & the like. I can tell you that nothing commented on further is correct. Therefore, #7 is not Vienna & Stan has indirectly told you what #9 is... But whoever states why will be given the point... #3 is not Paris, Brussels or Oslo. Take a closer look at the words on your screen & you should be able to get it. And metalstyles, Germany has borders with a lot of countries. In fact, we went into Germany from Switzerland & out of it to The Netherlands!
Piglet 07.04.09	lol, Stan takes up half the list. Soon he will guess every city in Europe at the rate he was at.
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	sorry i've become a list troll, but any competition interests me lol. so if i still qualify, 9 = Vienna
Piglet 07.04.09	Don't worry. We all have to be List Trolls sometimes ;)
ScorpionStan 07.04.09	haha thanks for the vindication pigletoothpet. so...while i'm at it: 3 = Nice (French city). can't believe that was staring me in the face the whole time lol
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	BING BING for Stan... #3: Nice (reason should be obvious). You still don't get #9 yet Stan as you have to tell me why it is Vienna.
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	because Wien = Vienna in Austrian. and Wien is very similar in spelling and pronunciation to Ween
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	BING BING... Exactly correct. It's roughly pronounced that way too. I think that means ScorpionStan has won the competition... Even with 2 remaining to get. I guess I should finish up with some clues for 6 & 7. 6: MassiveAttack 7: Did they spell a word incorrectly?
Piglet 07.05.09	My brother reviewed 3
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	pigletoothpet: so is yurr bro Jared or Dillon? and thank you Davey, i am deeply honored. i think i know 7, but i'll let someone else have a crack at it.
Piglet 07.05.09	Scorpian: sorry my mistake, I meant 2 :)
MassiveAttack 07.05.09	6: Dubrovnik, Croatia YEA YEA
Piglet 07.05.09	Dubrovnik sounds Polish
MassiveAttack 07.05.09	What's the connection between the album and the city...Dubrovnik (I'm guessing), but it may be Split.
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	pigletoothpet: coolness...Jake's a good reviewer. i pos'd the review the for you :)
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	correction: pos'd the review JUST for you
Piglet 07.05.09	awww thnx!
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	BING BING for Marko on #6. #6: DUBROVNIK I couldn't find a connection for the city (I'm sure you will know one), so I simply looked for the word Cro & hoped that would be enough. I guess it (eventually) was. BTW, it was a really nice place to visit. Walked the old walls, drank a lot at a few bars & even visited 2 of the nearby islands (can't recall their names) which I presume are technically part of the city.
MassiveAttack 07.05.09	Yea I love the architecture its just so medieval, beautiful city.
Piglet 07.05.09	yeah, medieval-like cities are like blue vein cheese
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	Interesting analogy. #7 is still remaining. Just take a closer look at the words...
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	i'll give everyone a clue: it's in Italy. (if i'm right, that is)
Piglet 07.05.09	Bologna? iunno
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	Don't listen to Stan, he is wrong. The answer is not a city in Italy. In fact, I have no idea what he even thought it was... Unless he has the right city, but wrong country.
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	oh wow haha...i thought it was Rome for sure cuz the first 4 letters are r-o-m-e if you change the N to an R. and your clue was "did they spell it incorrectly?" oh well i have no idea now lol
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	Oh righteo. Well, there's a total of 8 words in the band & album title and one of them is the name of a city (but spelt differently)...
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	oh ok i've got it for sure this time. shall i announce it?
Piglet 07.05.09	please do
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	7 MUST = Rhodes i will kill myself if i have it wrong again! lol
Piglet 07.05.09	lets wait for the fake "Bing.Bing" noise then shall we?
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	BING BING. Stan continues his domination of Europe by naming a very under-rated Greek city/island. With that kind of domination, his new user-name should be Hitler or Napolean. So, the final rankings are: 1: Venice 2: Santorini 3: Nice 4: London 5: Paris 6: Dubrovnik 7: Rhodes 8: Sorrento 9: Vienna 10: Amsterdam Lucerne, Barcelona & Mykonos were the unlucky cities to miss out on the top 10. All other cities were ok to average, with a special mention to the Hofenbrau beer hall which raised Munich from ordinary to ok. 3 cities were below average. I'm still figuring out whether to do some kind of list on them. I doubt it.
Piglet 07.05.09	yay !! took a while for the list to finish didn't it?
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	Yeah, about 24 hours. I was guessing 12 hours. Just recalled a 4th city I didn't like at all. If I think of a 5th, it's list-worthy.
ScorpionStan 07.05.09	DaveyBoy: thank you, i am humbled and deeply honored. Your bit of praise there sounds like the congratulatory message at the end of a level in some video game lol. but thanks all the same. 'twas a fun ride. and sounds like an awesome vacation as well. i'm jealous.
Piglet 07.05.09	yeah, must've been awsomeness.
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	Yeah, it was... But it's back to reality now unfortunately. Back to work tomorrow morning. Gonna be a b!tch.
Vooligan 07.05.09	ohmygoditsDavey!! you back in aussieland yet?
DaveyBoy 07.05.09	Hey Billy. Indeed I am. Got back Thursday & still cannot get back into normal sleeping patterns. I hope all has been well with your good self.
foreverendeared 07.05.09	this list idea wins. it's too bad i've been away from sputnik the last day and a half or i would have participated despite the fact i've never been to Europe, or anywhere even close to it.

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