--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@...> 
wrote:
> 2.  As for The Arcade Fire -- first and foremost, they are one of 
the best 
> live bands on the planet.  I'm going to see them in three weeks.  I 
saw 
> their second Chicago gig ever at the 250 capacity Empty Bottle.  
These folks 
> tear into their material with joy and ferocity. 


@@@@I have not seen them live(yet)but their gig on SNL awhile back 
had me glued to the tele like few groups have done in recent memory. 
Now my wife didn't give a hoot for the show...
I had not explored them prior to this but after seeing them on the 
television I made sure to pick some up (via emusic). I will now have 
to catch them live. 
 
> And the Heads are also a reference point for some of the best Fire 
tunes -- 
> it is again a groove thing -- Remain in Light and Stop Making Sense 
are 
> great reference points for some of their most pulsating material.  
One other 
> reference point, that became quite clear on Neon Bible, is Bruce 
> Springsteen.  
snip
-- my point is, if you like stuff that really amped up and 
> baroque, maybe this will have some appeal).

@@@@@I totally hear the Talking Heads with maybe a dash of Bowie and 
once in a whle a sprinkle of Joy Division. But that's just in my 
head. However,they are more them mimics to my ears.
> 

> Butler's vocals may be a turn off for some.  Not for me, but for 
some.  I 
> find The Arcade Fire's music to be about as inspiring as anything 
currently 
> out there.

@@@@@I agree, his vocals are dramtic but I've always been a sucker 
for that when done well. I think this band desearves the praise in a 
big way.  

Modest Mouse I've never heard..


best,
Steve D.