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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...SHAME that the title song of Tusk, buried as the second to last song on the album, has been the one getting the most radio play. A strong percussion solo (performed by the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band) punctuated by shrieks of "Don't say that you love me," it gives an entirely wrong impression of the rest of the album. Listening only to this song, one would think that Fleetwood Mac is finally experimenting with less formulaic, more outrageous and chaotic forms of rock. In fact, Tusk is probably the most tightly polished album the group...

Author: By Michael E. Silver, | Title: Driftwood of the '70s | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

Unconventional leads may have sparked the production, even if the supporting cast sagged. But both Henry Higgins (Hollander) and Eliza Doolittle (Tompsett) turn in standardized and mediocre performances. Tompsett's voice is low and well-modulated with a slight Southern softening, and though she tries to shrill, her slummy "Garn..." resonates with upper-class tonality. You can't make a sow's ear out of a silk purse. Only in scenes when Eliza is supposed to be furious with Higgins does Tompsett cast of her placid demeanor, and then she sizzles: her eyes splash cyanide when she seethes, "Just...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: My Frumpy Lady | 11/8/1979 | See Source »

...Harvard football team's record slowly sinks into the sunset, Cambridge residents look longingly at the football powerhouses of the West. They dream of having a team like the University of Southern California (8-0-1), Brigham Young (8-0-0) or Tufts...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Vic Gatto: Doing the Impossible | 11/8/1979 | See Source »

...show, which will include scenes shot at Indiana State University, the University of Florida, the University of Alabama, Colgate, Harvard and the University of Southern California, will be aired November...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Hope and Randall Joke at the Forum | 11/6/1979 | See Source »

...Cambridge Anti-Apartheid Coalition, whose members include the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC), the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, and the Friends Services Committee, among others, has worked since early September to gain support for Question...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: The Referendum: Gauging City Sentiment | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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