anticipation

new U2 comes out tomorrow. joy! i think.

i am no where near as excited about this new CD as i have been about their past 2 or 3. i got all worked up about the sparkly/punky new sound of the first single released (Get on Your Boots), but i have been severely underwhelmed by the others that i have heard so far.

i've been trying to resist the temptation to listen to the mp3s that are posted on the U2 website and just go get the album and listen to it all in one sitting as Bono intended....

so there's a bit of an obligatory excitement in me this week. like, excited that new album means new tour means new chances to stalk Bono and get my picture with him. and U2 concerts pretty much always lead to great stories about U2 concerts. plus, i'm happy they are making new stuff. i'm happy that i did hear "Jesus" more in the new songs - Bono is a terrific witness for Jesus, in my opinion. but the overall sound of the songs don't grip my in a way that leads me to believe that i'll have this one in my car stereo on repeat like i have the last couple of albums.

oh well.

since i've given up worrying and saying mean things about myself for Lent, i'm going to slide the carbonation of anxiety about "what happens if i just don't like this album???" mini fears right off my plate and into the compost. yes, i do actually worry about stuff like that. i mean, it's like being a rabid fan of a sports team. you identify yourself with this other person or group's success and how they play themselves to the masses. at least to some extent. but hey, i stuck by U2 through the PopMart tour and the discotheque album that no body (including me, at the time) liked and now it's one of my favorites.

and can i just say that there is something casually delightful about the fact that life is chill enough right now that this blathering is the most urgent thing i have to write about? i think so.

i'll think of something good and meaty here this week. promise!