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By Tish Mccfcler
There are bats in the residence halls
Snappi Bats. You might have heord
them screeching in the Neihardt Hail
basement weekend nights. If you lis
tened closely enough you will already
know tha,t these bits aren't Er.i-aab.
They're musicians plains snappy tunes,
Sit ting la the Neihardt Blue Lounge,
guitarist Jen Taylor said the Snappi
Eats formed because of school, friends
and a -place to practice in Gather-pound-Nclhsrdt
residence hslls.
Kraus, drums; Jon Taylor, guitar and
David Zikmund, sir.gcr.
They first practiced in the Neihardt
basement and Neihardt Pub. This
them immediate visibility and in their
first month together they have opened
for Why Not?, Playground and played at
a party. Taylor said they appreciate the
opportunity to play.
Snappi-Batswiil have another oppor
tunity tonight when they open for Why
Not? at the Drumstick, 547 N. 48th St.
Perhaps living closely with many
types of students and on-campus has
given the group a chance to see many
aspects of student life, motivating it to
comment on social and political trends.
"Wage Peace," is a song motivated
by the conservative bent of students,
which they aren't happy about, Taylor
said. "Wage Peace" voices their per
ception of this right-wing movement:
"No one left to defend our rights
We take no stands ive start no
fights
Submission and apathy shield
our minds
Where are all the feelings we left
behind?"
The bluegrassrockabilly style of
"Wage Peace" is analogous to the
peace signs they stick on their instru
ments and equipment. Taylor said that
the band would like to see the peace
svrabol and its significance endure in
the '80s.
"I can't see why things people were
doing in the 'SQ's went out when times
The Snappi-Eats are Gregg Cesgrcve
who plays bass and harmonica; hancy
are more dangerous now," he said.
Ccrgreve listens tc Dob Dylan, Taylcr
listens to the Dead Kennedys, Kraus to
029 and Zikmund to The Smiths and
Dauhaus seemingly irreconcilable
styles, yet they are compatible, Taylcr
ilid.
?.!u ;ic:J tad personality !;."::: h.-cj
'may be the spark for their creativity
along with a lack efifcae requiring that
th:y cccrr.a. Tsyisr str;ss:-d their
creativity, tttributhj it to the fad that
whea they do g:t together they do net
have much tise. Pro1ous six-hoar
practices hsva been reduced to h?If
hour "minl-prictices" before per
formances. Their uniqueness is hard to Isicre in
song titles such as "JumpinsTaraals,"
"Nessie's Lament," and "i Was a Teen
age Werewolf," a song which stops in
the middle when the werewolf turns
back into a man. "Nessie's Lament" Is
about the life of a Loch Ness Monster
who is a spectacle grabbed at and
wanted only for pictures, likening its
feeling to that of a person's sometimes.
Zikmund writes the lyrics and Taylor
writes most of the music. They play all
originals except for a couple such as
"Batman." Taylcr says the response has
been good so far, but a cautious revi
sion about Lincoln audiences, "They
may net like your music, but they can
respect you for having your own songs."
Taylor says their music has a "tad cf
western in there somewhere," while
stressing a danceatle beat. He called it
"fast moving, not hard core . . . a peppy
kind of music." On most songs there is
"a lot of guitar and a prevalent bass."
Taylor shied away from comparisons
to other bands, to the point that he said
he stopped listening to other music
when he started playing his own to
keep their own sound.
"It's music I haven't heard before
. and it's the kind of music we want to
hear ... I would listen to ours if given
the choice (over ether music)."
Confident in what he likes, Taylor is
maybe not so confident that what he
likes is as well received as his friends
say it is.
At any rate it's nice to have friends.
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They have had friends' support since
they "had only two songs."
Their sound is clean and compact
with the result being that the western
guitar licks are noticeable without
being excessive. The vocals are remi
niscent cf the dark and doom of Joy
Division. At other times the vocals
lighten up considerably on songs such
as "I Was a Teenage Werewolf."
Currently the Snappi-Eats are not
planning too far ahead because they
Vl tat W'V
aren't sure where a'l the members will
cr. Meanwhile they are
:rtoire.
If you lock carefully and listen closely
pit be atle to catch the Snsppi-
Eats making their music.
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depths . . . Philllpe Gaston, "PMIlipe the'
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underdable, but Esaer never ccaca c!f as pas
siorte enough fcr the part It wss also some
what demystifjfeg far such a character to talk
like o averaga Ascrfcaa.
FfsiTer also is a tit dispoklfeg. a part cf
wMca is cu8 10 ner csscnption as a izzy L'&e
ddest tones cf an araLM Haw msnv ai4rft.s
can live up to that? Partially due to the writlsg,
both characters lack depth.
"Ladyhsw&Q" is & poor man's "Camelct." IMm
Isn't bad, it's fine ia fact, but en should net
build rp one's expectations ia aatlclptioa cf a
cedlevsl folk epic. It's a pretty "small" film,
really, but enjcysHe.
The main ettrssthn cf 'laiisawke" b its star 5? F srceMn, with gluing jade eyes ssd t
MatthswEroderick (as PhiUipe Gastca). In fact,
Ercdcriak Is only a supporting actcr, but he is
the nest engaging character ia the movie. Unex
pected pluses include Leo ilcXera as a drunken
eld priest (Ms specialty) and John Wood as the
evil bishop cfAequlla.
I personalty found the reunion of two cf the
"Stars cf "War Gases" la a medievsl folk tale
rather interest! (Wood played Fslken, the
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