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...begins with his older stuff, "Ziggy Stardust" and songs from that album like "Five Years," leaving on the rock riffs and self-consciously-confused lyrics. The sound quality will strike fans of the vinyl Bowie as poor; his lushly-produced effects get stripped down to what a seven-man band can handle on stage. Bowie's vocal machinations, so clever and startling out of the studio, lose some of their sparkle when forced to follow one another in sequence. The side has a nightclub feel, like a good band at Jack's going through some of Bowie's old hits...

Author: By Kerry Konrad, | Title: Spaced-Out | 10/18/1978 | See Source »

...lightweight freshmen did not fare so well. Sailing smoothly along with a few seat margin before 1000 meters, their seven-man, MacMillan, pulled a devastating crab--his oar banged against and broke his oarlock and he had to sit watching his teammates row and other boats pass by as the seven-manpower machine slipped into fifth place, 18 seconds behind victor Dartmouth; an unfortunate end to an otherwise unblemished season for the freshman and first-year coach Jon Brock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ...Bring Back the Shirts to Cambridge | 5/15/1978 | See Source »

...subcommittee, Bok has involved himself on the issue because the full Corporation makes all major policy decisions for the University. Bok, as president, is the most influential Corporation member, and because he has over the years acquired a reputation for being one of the more liberal members of the seven-man body, his involvement may spell a coming strong anti-apartheid stance by the Corporation. No one really knows, however...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: Tinker to Evers to Chance: Harvard Makes Investment Decisions | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...bespectacled, Clark Kent mild-manneredness, said. "Our timing is off--we're not catching [a term describing the entry of the oars into the water on the stroke] together properly at this point and we're worried about such a hard race this early in our season," the seven-man said...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Harvard Crews Open Regular Season | 4/15/1978 | See Source »

Last season's seven-man Tom Howes and three-man Paul Templeton will fight for varsity starboard spots with stellar sophomores Charlie Altekruse and George Hatch and 1977 J.V.'s. Parker had Altekruse switch from the port side during the early part of the school year in order to redress an apparent imbalance in the strengths of the Crimson's two sides...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Parker's Young Men Go West for Crew Classic Head for San Diego Opener | 3/24/1978 | See Source »

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