Contemplations/ List making

Am I easily impressed? It seems that way.

I come out of (almost) every single concert I go to in awe. Tonight was Maroon 5. I already knew they would be good because I saw them 2 years ago.

List of concerts that did not impress me or were disappointing (that I can think of at the top of my head):

-Our Lady Peace

-Keane

-Good Charlotte

-The Fray

Average concerts (this list is longer):

-Goo Goo Dolls

-Third Eye Blind

-Boys Like Girls

-All Time Low

-Copeland

-Blink 182

-Simple Plan

-Fall Out Boy

-... list goes on...

AMAZING concerts:

-John Mayer 2008?

-Backstreet Boys 2008?

-Butch Walker

-Ingrid Michaelson

-Jason Mraz

-Maroon 5

-Anberlin

-Metric

-Incubus

-Dashboard Confessional

-The Spill Canvas

-Muse

-...list goes on....

Going through typing this, I realize I've seen a lot of acts. This is a list of acts I have not seen yet that I want to see.

-Britney Spears

-Lifehouse

-Hoobastank

-Gavin Degraw

-A Fine Frenzy

-Bryan Adams

List of acts that I'd be interested in seeing, but not DYING to see:

-Taylor Swift

-Alanis Morrisette

-The Ataris

-Something Corporate

-Matchbox 20

-Michael Buble

Acts that I'd love to watch but I can't due to an unfortunate circumstance known as death:

-Michael Jackson

-Nirvana

-The Beatles

I have pretty much seen everything I've wanted to see. I wouldn't mind seeing them again though. So where do I go from here? After seeing everything on my list, I mean... It's strange to be at an end. Will there be more bands I'd like to see live in the future? Probably.

It's hard to put into words what I'm feeling now. The closest I can come to is this: the more I see, the less impact it has on me. I remember being so excited for my first concert: Stabilo. I had the lead singer sign my jacket. I was infatuated. Then I was better prepared for the next concerts I would go to- bringing a fully charged camera; listening to the CDs for months before the concert, knowing things like there are set lists to be collected; knowing that sometimes the artist comes out to meet fans. Knowing that the real cost of the plastic, materials, transportation of a CD is only about $2.50- when they charge up to $30 for one in retail. Mosh pits are dangerous, how to push through a crowd, the best spots to get the closest you can to a stage... what you can or can't bring into a concert venue... It's been 5 years of learning this stuff. It has been fun, but where does it bring me now?