Intro
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Sometimes listeners can find similarities in the music of two seemingly very different artists. Arcade Fire is essentially an indie rock band, but many people think that in a way they sound like Bruce Springsteen, an all-American classic rock hero.
Marni tells Kevin that, in her opinion, Arcade Fire does indeed share a certain quality with Springsteen. But if you want to see and hear Arcade Fire before you listen to Marni and Kevin talk about them.
Dialog
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Kevin: I was just walking on Broadway and I see that Arcade Fire is coming to the Schnitz.
Marni: Oh, I love Arcade Fire?
Kevin: Are you gonna go?
Marni: Hopefully, but sometimes those big shows are kind of expensive. The Schnitz…kinda fancy.
Kevin: Yeah, but fun.
Marni: But fun.
Kevin: I don’t really know that much about them, but I hear really good things.
Marni: I really enjoy them. They’re from Canada. I don’t know, it just seems like Canada is the green light for success. But, no, they’re really good. You haven’t heard the new album then?
Kevin: No, I haven’t.
Marni: This is their second release, Neon Bible, I actually was just listening to it last night. It’s great and an interesting thing is…this new album in particular, some of the songs have been compared to Bruce Springsteen. Which seems kind of a very unlikely comparison, but there’s one particular song, I think it’s called “Antichrist Television…something”, I don’t know, but I was listening to it and I totally could see the comparison. And I certainly hope they feel it’s a compliment because I love the Boss, personally.
Kevin: I mean, I like the Boss, but that kind of rough around the edges?
Marni: Well, I think it’s an unlikely comparison in a lot of respects. I don’t think someone would listen to them and naturally make that comparison. But, there’s just a lot of soul and breadth to the new album.
Kevin: Like really good energy, strong, manly, kind of buff.
Marni: Kind of buff, yeah.
Kevin: Cool, I’ll check it out.
Marni: You should.
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Discussion
Kevin was walking down the street in Portland when he saw that Arcade Fire will be playing a show at a place called the Schnitz. Marni says that she loves Arcade Fire but that she’s not totally sure she’ll go to the show because concerts at the Schnitz can be expensive because it’s a fancy place.
As it turns out, Kevin doesn’t know that much about Arcade Fire. He hasn’t heard their new album. Marni was actually listening to it last night, so she tells Kevin about the band and the record. She says that some people have been comparing the album to the work of Bruce Springsteen, who is nicknamed the Boss. The comparison seems a little odd to Marni, but on one particular song (which she can’t remember the name of entirely) it makes sense. She hopes that Arcade Fire is happy to be compared to Springsteen because she likes Springsteen too.
Kevin guesses at the qualities Arcade Fire shares with Springsteen. And Marni says that both are a little bit manly and high energy.
Can you think of an unlikely comparison between two seemingly different artists?
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