1. I'm sorry to hear about your Van Halen spell

    other than U2 I find myself listening intently to Leonard Cohen and Rufus Wainwright
  2. I've had my fair share of band spells. However, to me, if I add most of the artist's music, its a revolution. I started listening to the Who. Then I discovered the Rolling Stones with the Rock and Roll Circus. I started a music project last summer where i would sigmificantly add to my music collection. Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin are two more. Then I found U2 august of last year.

    That's only the crust. As for the music project, I have seasonal playlists that sample artists and their songs. I went from 90 artists to 120, including the beatles and u2. Currently I'm on the spring 2008 sampler.