By now, most people know that Arcade Fire are playing here Oct. 5th and the buzz is palatable and delicious.  The blogosphere is aflame.

To be honest, I don’t know much about them.  More of a Bread man meself.  And to be perfectly blunt, I personally think they sound a bit too much like Bruce and the E Street Band.  I guess that was my reaction after hearing “Keep The Car Running.”

And while these similarities- which are, mind you, eerie and numerous – have likely been illustrated in other nooks on the Web, I’d like to throw in my two cents.  After all, each artist has:

• The “slapback” vocal effect
• Propulsive, infectious beats!
• Uber-dreamy frontmen
• Songs about escaping the mundane (Thematic similarities between “The Suburbs” and “Rosalita” are downright spooky.)
• Roots in often-maligned and disparaged places (Canada and Jersey)
• #1 records on Billboard
• Histrionics
• Iconic butts
• Larger-than-life sax players with huge pecs

What else am I missing?