How to get me excited? Well, for starters you could mention that U2 is recording new songs. If you then mention to me that a fan recording is excisting somewhere on the net, I'm all over the place!

Before all the questions come, you can find it on U2Exit.com :)

Now to the songs. The soundfile isn't the best quality, but who am I to complain about this?

Song #1
I love the guitar in this one, especially that solo! The melody is soooo nice! It entire song sounds actually really nice and worshipable. Maybe a bit Electrical Storm-ish.…

Exactly one year ago I saw U2 for the very first time. I was very much a new fan of them. In February I had spent an entire night in the cold with a friend in front of the postoffice to get tickets. She was the HUGE fan and I just went along for fun. Because, you know, had heard U2 was a pretty good live band. And then came Live 8 and Bono sang Beautiful Day with that snippet of Blackbird and I was converted to the Church of U2 ;)

Lots of things changed since then. I bought…

I feel the incredible need to talk a little about Muse. I bought their new album, Black Holes & Revelations, this weekend and I think it’s the greatest album of 2006 so far. And the greatest they have ever made. But I get back on that one later in my review.

My love for Muse started by accident. At the time that I discovered them I was all over pop music, so Muse isn’t really the first thing that springs to mind to listen too. However, I saw them on the television doing Feeling Good live and I…

Act: Live
Support act(s): a balladeer & Charlie Dée
When: 2006-06-28
Where: Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Let’s start with how I got to know Live. The first song that really made me notice them was The Dolphin’s Cry, with that wonderful video clip. That made me fall in love with them and soon I owned all the albums they had made so far. The first concert I’ve been to was on December 14, 2004 and I remember it being amazing. And to make a long story short, this concert was more than amazing too!

It also had a first,…

I was really excited for this new album Under The Iron Sean. I had heard some of it’s new songs already through bootlegs, but studio versions are always different. I must admit that their first album took a while to grow on me. At first I only liked Somewhere Only We Know and that was it. Only recently I started listening and liking the rest of the album too.

Before I start with the songs I really need to mention the artwork of the album. I think it’s absolutely gorgeous and very fitting with the sound and imagine of…

Act: Bon Jovi
Support act(s): Blue Bus & Nickelback
When: 2006-05-25
Where: Nijmegen, Goffertpark, The Netherlands

For me this was my third Bon Jovi concert. I've seen them in Amsterdam in 2003 & 2005 and now in Nijmegen in an open air concert.

The weather looked threatening, but as soon as me and my friend entered the field it stayed dry with even some sun. So yay! :)

There were two support acts. One I hadn't heard about before (Blue Bus), which was apparently some Dutch band and the other one was Nickelback from whom I only knew…

Well, reviewing the other CD from Stadium Arcadium took me a bit longer than anticipated. Damn life for interfering!

So on with Mars (Jupiter-review can be found here)

Desecration Smile
For some reason this song reminds me a bit of Dosed. I don't think it's their best and really don't understand why it opens the second album. I personally would have started it with Tell Me Baby.

Tell Me Baby
Love this song! I believe it's their next single and I can't wait to see what they cook up for a video. I love Anthony and John's harmony together…

I seem to write a lot in here these days, but there is so many good new music floathing around at the moment! This evening it's the new Muse.

I've loved them for years and am very very excited for there upcoming new album. But now the first new single has leaked and I just couldn't resist. I'm too curious for my own good probably, but I will undoubtly buy it anyway when it's officially released.

Supermassive Black Hole

I love the weirdness of the title. I would almost say: typical Muse. Their songtitles and lyrics in general are…

Red Hot Chili Peppers is one of those bands I always blindly buy the new albums off, cause they will probably not disappoint anyway. And again I was right with their new Stadium Arcadium. A double album this time, with more than lovely artwork something that I think is rather important as well.

Now for the songs. First I do the Jupiter album, cause that's the only one I really listened to so far.

Dani California
The first single. I think it's a great song. The music is good, the melody is good: I only have no idea what…

I was really excited about this new album by Pearl Jam. Truth to be told: I haven't been a fan for that long (less than a year now), and I don't know all there albums all that well, but that doesn't mean I wasn't looking forward to anything new. Especially not after a break of album-making of 4 years. Thank God, I wasn't disappointed with this new album!

Life Wasted
I love their rockish sound. Great song to start with. It kinda sets to tone for the entire album. Not my favorite, but very likable.

World Wide Suicide
I…