my mu2e(s)

So, now that I've got my tickets to see U2 and Muse in Charlottesville, VA, I can safely say that I have never been as excited about seeing a concert, ever. Even when I got to see the DT for the first time, or even when I went to see Van Halen with David Lee Roth last year, the anticipation for this coming show in October is just about too much.

Part of this may be that I've never bought tickets for a concert this far out before. It's six months away! A whole half a year. Wow.

I've already started preparing myself. U2's discography is playing at a nearly constant rate .

Also, if it weren't enough that I was going to see the single greatest influence on me as a musician, they're touring with one of my other top 5 (or so): Muse. If you haven't checked them out, you need too. Recently, they've gotten some fame as their song, "Supermassive Black Hole", was featured in the recent film adaptation of the novel Twilight. However, as any fanboy would say, I must say that that is far from their best work. If I had an album to recommend, I would say you should start with their 2004 album Absolution. Brilliant. And rockin'. And British.

Those moments where U2 has not been playing have been filled with Muse. The number of bands from the U.K./Ireland area that occupy my top bands list has been steadily growing over the past couple of years. Sorry for the lack of patriotism, I should listen to some country this week.