The Black Keys are just a rip-off of the Wh--? Wait ... the James Gang?

The indie rock world has a love-hate relationship with the Black Keys.  The band keeps turning out good-if-not-great rock records.  Still, the Black Keys can't seem to escape the long shadow of another indie rock titan.  There always seems to be this population out there who think that the Keys, indie rock darlings and all, are just a rip-off off the White Stripes.  Those people can point to a few obvious things in favor of their argument:

• Both bands are guitar-and-drums duos
• Both have a two-word "garage-rock" sounding name that includes a neutral color
• Both have a connection to the midwest 

But could it be that the "Black Keys rip off the White Stripes" thing is just a product of laziness?  I mean, listen to the two bands' music.  Sure, they are both influenced by blues rock and psychedelia, but so are about 50,000 other indie rock bands.  To be honest, watch this, and tell me you can't build a much stronger case that the Black Keys are just a somewhat-impotent version of Joe Walsh and the James Gang circa 1971?

Just saying.