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THE BATTALION
Monday, March 25, 2002
A/ter Cool Hand Luke's performance, students will be...
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By Bethany Brown
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Two years ago, the Tennessee band Cool Hand Luke wowed
Ficials have -Jggies during a performance at Double Dave’s. The three-man band
i the Metropo 1 M 13 ^ ma£ fe its way back to College Station for a show at
tanization faidgendoo’s tonight.
ig to create a sJ In 1998 ’ Jason Hamill » Brandon Morgan and Mark Nicks found
movina the tr IM 1 other at a local restaurant.
ted to the regJ was at Rub y Tuesday with some friends, and Brandon and
s little public* 5011 were [there] as well,” said drummer and lead singer Mark
ack relocationli cks - “ A mutual friend introduced us and the first words that each
lisappointed ■them said simultaneously were, ‘Do you play drums?”’
his fundamrl would have it, Brandon and Jason had been praying for
r this longdis idrummer, and Mark had been praying for guys interested in start-
r. Ray M. Bovlg a band. Not long after this encounter. Cool Hand Luke was born.
!J ‘ "The band is different from most bands in that its lead singer is
so the drummer. Only a few bands, such as Genesis and the
i Plaid Jgles, have had drummers that sang, but Cool Hand Luke also
will investis tiled it off.
‘When we first started, Brandon was the singer,” Nicks said. “I
■adually started doing harmonies ... and singing sometimes,
al bus crosJefore we knew it, I was pretty much singing most of the time.”
be too expenvl Hamill said while most people think it is unusual to have a drum-
i assessmen ffi as the lead singer, it did not strike him as odd.
ust be complet i guess people probably think it’s pretty strange,” Hamill said,
uction can beg Since it happened gradually. I’ve never really thought much about it.”
fice Chaim Cool Hand Luke has a powerful, unique sound and style. The
dies said hefi embers gather a great deal of their influence from their faith in
by the plannii od and use it to write songs that are intense, emotional and
s decision. orshipful.
)t very encoural "Being Christian influences everything we do, from our music
i say the teiour lyrics to our shows,” Nicks said. “Jesus is the reason we
lay music.”
^ents apP r0 'l Despite several offers. Cool Hand Luke has chosen to remain an
> million. 16,ffl dependent or “indie” band. The members’ main concern is fur-
addition toil ering their ministry, and Cool Hand Luke is still looking for the
hitecture Ceffi ght label to help them do that.
chitecturesclio "God hasn't shown us an open door that he wants us to go
named numli rough yet.” said guitarist Jason Hamill. “We want to further God’s
itry. ngdom, and if we find a label that we think will help us in that pur-
>se, we will sign.”
setting uptaW .^ ven wltbout a record label. Cool Hand Luke has released
ir votes togea
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albums such as So Far ... and / Fought Against Myself. The band
sold more than 2,000 copies of I Fought Against Myself independ
ently in less than one year.
Cool Hand Luke was recently voted as the top indie band by HM
Magazine. The band was surprised and excited by the news.
“It made us feel really good that people liked us enough to take
the time to vote for us,” Nicks said.
Hamill said the news was a true blessing.
“Last year we were voted number two, and weren’t
expecting it at all ” Hamill said.
Aside from Didgeridoo's, Cool Hand Luke has
' V other shows coming up at festivals
^ around the country. The biggest of
it these is MACRock, a three-day
festival for independent music.
“There will be a lot of
'w \ good bands there,” Nicks
said. “Fugazi
Q and Not U are playing, and I’m especially excited about that.”
The band will also play at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois,
Furnace Fest in Alabama, and Purple Door in Pennsylvania.
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges the members of Cool Hand
Luke face is balancing school and a band. The members all attend
Middle Tennessee State University and sometimes must work hard
to keep everything balanced.
“I love playing in the band, but sometimes I really want a break
from school and not having to go out of town on the weekends,”
Hamill said. “It kind of wears me out.”
Nicks said their members’ faith in God
plays an important role in keeping the
band going.
“We never get any rest and have to pull a lot
of all-nighters to get all of our work done,”
PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.HARDCORECHRISTIAN.COM
Drummer and lead singer Mark Nicks performs with Cool Hand Luke at the 2001 Uproar Music Fest in Kissimmee, Florida.
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