I'd love for something to get meback in U2 mode again. I think the last few months have marked my biggest Interference hiatus in a long time, a long time.
Yes, it would be nice! Not necessarily looking with hands rubbing together on Christmas eve/day, and there certainly are enough other things as Last Unicorn said!
However, I think people as crazy as us are always looking for new things to bat around here, and are eager to see U2's next step!
I kind of feel you on the hiatus, as I have taken one of recent as well. I think its a combination of things. Alot of changes in life in general, and the fact that Horizon was my first experience with the blue crack pre release discussions!
In those days, early-mid 2008 and then again in early 2009, I could not get enough of this place, could not wait until I heard NLOTH for the 1st time, thought it was going to be something out of this world, etc. When I got the album, which I loved then and love even more now, I was underwhelmed. Not by the music, far from it, but I just did not see how all the anticipation and discussion here made it any different or better. I admit to not being as obsessed with what SOA will sound like, what the songs will be, etc as I was with Horizon, though I am certainly still eager to hear any news at all.
Its probably normal- your first pre album period here is probably the most interesting, then they kind of lose their cache after that?
Either way, just how I feel about this time vs last time!