http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com Tales from our life on the road... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:16:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/swim-by-nightlodi-day-23/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/swim-by-nightlodi-day-23/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:16:40 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=44 ]]> This is really the last show of the tour even if H2O left…we drove for 700km straight to Lodi for this festival…not so many people but the few are digging it…we took some time for swimming at night right before playing and that makes me feel better…we play fast and tight because we have to drive back home and back to real life…thank you all.Goodnight!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/swim-by-nightlodi-day-23/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/last-dayelz-day-22/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/last-dayelz-day-22/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:14:10 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=42 ]]> So the end is coming…last show of this great tour!We got to the place early and we found out its an open air fest and the worst is that its raining bad…tons of people by the way and a great live show even if I could not even breath due to my ribs…hardcore hardcore hardcore…after some bands its time for H2O to end up the show and this goes over and over the wildest imagination!One of the funniest show Ive ever seen in my life and definitely the best time of my life…time for some pictures and getting drunk before spending the night at the hotel…the party is almost over mortherfuckers!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/last-dayelz-day-22/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/take-restdour-day-21/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/take-restdour-day-21/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:11:11 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=40 ]]> No big deal…I spent the whole day taking rest after some injuries in London…the fest was worth after all but I could not make it!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/take-restdour-day-21/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/shopping-addictlondon-day-20/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/shopping-addictlondon-day-20/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:50:19 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=38 ]]> After a night spent in the van we got to the Underworld early…we meet the guys from Death By Stereo who are gonna play too and we got some time for chillin’!The show is SOLD OUT and everybody has great expectactions…time for a walk in Camden for a shopping addict like me and the damage is done…ahahahaha…the show starts and some italian brothers show up…this makes me feel more comfortable!We played one of the best show of this tour even if I got ready to play just 10 minutes before the show and fell down badly on some cables with some injuries…Death By Stereo keep the crowd moving before the H2O set…the band is on stage and the Underworld is fuckin’packed…thats harcore at its best!People dancing and stage diving…so crazy…definitely the best show of this tour for both bands!We have to drive straight to Dover after this but we got time for a beer at night before leaving…bye bye UK…see ya the next time!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/shopping-addictlondon-day-20/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/extreme-van-sleepingsheffield-day-19/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/extreme-van-sleepingsheffield-day-19/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:44:31 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=36 ]]> We are almost done with the UK shows and tonight we played Sheffield…once again tons fo stairs to get to the club carrying all the heavy shit down there…we got enough time to take a walk before the show but it seems to be really hard to get some food in here…ahahahah…we found something but we gotta get on stage in 10 minutes…fuck it!We play our set really fast because we are hungry and after all its too noisy to survive…H2O play last and the crowd dig it…time for some words before leaving to London where we are supposed to spend the night but shit happens…we got there and the rooms are all booked and this turns into an extreme van sleeping:6 persons in a shitty van…by the way I had one of the best sleep of the last nights!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/extreme-van-sleepingsheffield-day-19/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/release-the-pressurebristol-day-18/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/release-the-pressurebristol-day-18/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:03:29 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=33 ]]> Two days spent thinking about this and that with no where to go after all…another short drive and we got the chance to visit Stonehenge.Thats amazing and right after that we found out that traffic in UK sucks and we got stuck in!Bristol tonight…first time and the place seems to be packed with 150 presale…so cool…4 bands on the bill and we played 3rd with no linecheck:get on and fuckin play!Not a great show tonight but who cares after all…H2O rock and I spend most of my time in the pit before the guest on “Guilty by association”.Great night…great tiredness…good night baby!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/release-the-pressurebristol-day-18/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/bunnyplymouth-day-17/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/bunnyplymouth-day-17/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:43:06 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=31 ]]> Second show in the UK and thats not so bad after all!Tonight we are gonna play with Death By Stereo too but the the club is not really packed…weird!I spent most of my day complaining about this or that…personal issues as well…as soon as we got the stage we start raging like never before!Maybe we released the pressure…who knows…great show by the way!Death By Stereo are up next and this is the first time I check them out…great set after all and nice persons too!H2O are the last band to play and I dont know what else to say…they made me forget the rest of my shitty day with thei music and thats it!Time for some drinks after the show before the night call…see you tomorrow in Bristol!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/bunnyplymouth-day-17/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/mainland-adiosluton-day-16/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/mainland-adiosluton-day-16/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:02:43 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=30 ]]> Before leaving the mainland we were a bit worried about the UK shows because the past experiences but Adam promised us that this time its gonna be ok.Luton is the first on the list of 5…we got there in time and everything is supercool as usual.Tonight we are gonna play at the Student Union of the Luton University…5 bands on the bill tonight but everything is going to finish early!Local Your Demise kick ass among the others and soon its our turn…tight and aggressive show as usual just to warm up the crowd for H2O.Once again they rock the stage and the highlight of the night is the singer Toby who jumps over the barricades and starts a circlepit singing all the song on the run…simply amazing…lets pack all the shit and get reasy to party for Todd F. bday…here we go!!!

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/mainland-adiosluton-day-16/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/who-beats-whoparis-day-15/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/who-beats-whoparis-day-15/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:47:58 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=29 ]]> Its a brand new day and thats gonna be longer than expected!After a great day off in Freiburg we leave early with two vans in order to pick H2O up in Paris and the drive is really long with no stop and after all we spend 7 hours to get stuck in the Paris traffic before picking them up at the airport.By the way the flight brings only bad news…one guitar is lost and the other snapped.Fuck it!We got back to the place and everything is almost ready…4 bands on the bill and we played third with fun even if we drove all day long!H2O are up next and once again they prove what hardcore is all about…simply great!Load in again and dinner time for the bands before ending up the night with the hardcore heavyweight championship and the question “WHO BEATS WHO?”…JJ of course!Saturday night in Paris and no party…

]]> http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/who-beats-whoparis-day-15/feed/ 0 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/too-young-to-diefreuburg-day-14/ http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/too-young-to-diefreuburg-day-14/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:37:16 +0000 alessandroblasi http://strengthapproach.wordpress.com/?p=28 ]]> Finally we are back in Germany…as usual we got to the place in time to relax and waste time!The club is really small and the stage is small too but the result once again is super.We played first and the place is packed even if few in the crowd will to dance but after all we ended up the show all wet…H2O are on stage next and again the small club is packed as hell with people singing and stagediving all the time…so good!Not much to load tonight and I deicide not to party and sleep a little bit…

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