Thursday, March 1, 1934
Pago 16
Daily Ncbrcskan
Model Citizens . . .
Continued from Pee 8
The album pretty much was all recorded
before I even had a band . . . We had
only been together for two weeks so I
wasnt sure the Model Citizens were
going to be anything, but I wanted the
record to be long term. If I had a band
called the Model Citizens and we made
the records and (the band) fell apart
in a month,. that doesnt help your
advertising much," O'Kane said.
The band has been together eight
months, and through that period, the
increasing influences of the individual
members can be detected.
To a certain degree we love to have
little parts in each song where we
improvise . . . like a few bars where
everybody has a certain thing to do but
they can mix it up," O'Kane said. When
there are two or three people giving
input on a song, the product is better
than doing it alone,' O'Kane said.
T can play a little bit of everything,
enough to make an idea and formulate
it. I'm not a virtuoso in any sense ... I
can be a good singer when I'm concen
trating, but I'm not that great of a
musician. I'm not as good a musician
as the other guys in the band so I think
as they get more confident, the band
will be more self-propelled," O'Kane
said.
The Model Citizens' relatively quick
popularity has left some critics and
basic music-goers curious as to what
the Model Citizens' attraction is.
"There's a hook. When I write a song
I can't help it I want to go for a hook;
a little hook part that people are
gonna stick in their heads that's all
there is to it. That's what I mean by a
pop song there's a hook in there.
Some people criticize me for that. There's
like two fashions in modern music:
those against the hook and those for it.
I'm not against it or for it. It's just
something that comes out when I write,"
O'Kane said.
"When I write a pop song I just mean
the melodies are accessible. I'm not
trying to write something too bluesy or
too funky because it just never works
out for me. My best songs are songs
that really have a pop melody to them "
he said.
T really like to sing a popular melody,
but the rhythmic kind, like we do a
funkier bass line and real traditional
rhythms on the drums and congos
that kind of makes for a mod sound. It
seems like an effective way to deliver
the kind of songs that I've been writing
and still get people to dance," O'Kane
said.
There seems to be a myth that artists
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immune, to the capitalistic system.
Everybody needs to earn a living yet
musicians are served extra criticism
when that is their goal and they reach
it. Maybe there are two types of musi
cians: those that are in it only for the
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a profession.
"I'm all for (profit) to tell you the
truth, because I work hard on (music).
I think of it only in terms of 'I need to
eat cheeseburgers and eat at Arturo's
Taco Hut twice a week,' " O'Kane said.
The Model Citizens have latched on
to a sound that is pleasing and enjoyable
to a diverse crowd of people and are at
this time taking some heat for their
popularity.
"Since when is 'popular' a four-letter
word? That's how it's gotten ... If the
Model Citizens are successful, it can
only be good for Lincoln, in everyway. I
want to be popular, that's all there is to
it. I write songs and I want as many
people as I can to hear them. If that's a
bad thing I'm guilty of it," O'Kane
said.
Their first album has done , well,
O'Kane said. At this point they've broken
even on it and have some albums left to
sell. They are starting to work on
another album now. They have also
hired an agency in Milwaukee to book
them around the Midwest so that they
can exand their sound, but they still
plan on playing in Lincoln.
"I think lately we've changed a lot
since we started and we're gonr.a change
a lot more in the next couple of months,
some sound-wise, but also just in the
way we're approaching what -we're
doing. I think we're jui,t going to be a
lot more confident about what we
want to play. We're starting to know
what it is. It's not going to be mish
mash of all the things that we initially
wanted to get in there," O'Kane said.
The problem right now with the
Model Citizens is that we haven't even
played togther a year. At times our
instrumentation fuses together and
it's because everybody is not quite sure
yet how they want to make the sound . .
. If you come and see us right now and
catch us on a good night when we
really sound great, you can tell it
really clicks. Right now it happens one
out of three times and I want it to
happen two out of three times and
eventually all the time," O'Kane said.
While the band seems to be striving
for perfection, it. has not lost sight of
the need to have fun.
"Nothing is going to go over unless
you're having a good time," O'Kane
" said. This attitude is infectious and is
one of the pleasures of seeing them
live.
Record shops
Continued from Page 11
The downtown store offers clothes
and gifts as well as albums. Not a bad
idea since most of the non-music items
won't be found in the city.
If you're in the market for some gifts
or clothes and want to pick up some
music, the downtown Dirt Cheap is
your store. You may end up shelling
out a little more for your records, but
as long as you're there . . .
For the most part, the same thing
goes if you happen to be doing some
shopping in East Park and an album is .
on your ljst of things to pick up. If,
however, you find a steep price on the
album, you don't need to feel obligated
to buy it there rather than head back
dowtown. .
Pickles' two locations offer the best
prices in town. You'll find that $5.98 is
the norm in both stores. The prices of
the black music selections may be a
little bit higher, but they still are around
the lowest in town.
The difference between the two stores
is the selection. At the downtown loca
tion, 220 N. 10th St., one finds music,
music and more music.
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Pickles sports the best and most
extensive selection of imports in the
city. While the 237 S. 70th St. location
lacks a little in its import options,
price-wise they are definitely at an
advantage over their Gateway and
East Park Plaza competitors.
A word must be "said about the
selections carried by most of the city's
department stores. Prices are quite a
bit higher and the selection probably is
limited to the top 1 0 or 1 5 albums, The
decision is yours.
So, after all of this, it comes down to
a couple of things. One is the fact that
for the most part, pnees among Mar
lowe's Dirt Cheap and Pickles are compe
titive. Dirt Cheap's downtown store
offers books, clothes and gifts while
just down the alley Pickles houses the
best import section and prices'in town.
On the other hand, Marlowe's can
allow you to pick up something without
worrying about the crowds in the malls
or downtown.
It boils down to where you are at the
time, how much you're willing to spend
and what you are in the market for.
Just remember, you do have some
choices.
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