Word: flavorful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Star is cushioned with more developed, at times cheesy, arrangements for guitar, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and flute. The album seems very carefully organized, progressing from the opening track, "Introducing the Band" to the end song, "Still Life." While the entire album is bathed in a Bowie-esque flavor, each song seems to have its own unique sound. Ultimately, though, the album's eclecticism falls apart because its frequent musical borrowings from well-established styles are none too subtle...
...Square has lost 40 percent of its alternative flavor...it has become more commercialized," says Montague, a volunteer at the Harvard Square Information Booth for more than eight years. "You used to come into the Square and not see all the advertising...
...people on the Defense Fund don't know anything about simple economics like supply and demand," charges Tod Beaty, president of the Harvard Square Business Association. "Their plan for a mom-and-pop flavor actually backfired on them...
...Personally, I think we've lost a little flavor," he adds...
Strong ethnic flavor and warm community cooperation make Inman Square an urban anachronism, a reminder of an era when stickball ruled the streets and store owners spoke to customers in their native tongues...