Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rude and Smooth: 1974-'75 Harvard heavy weight crew that won two national titles. So-called because of their rude behavior, shouting epithets at other boats as they put them away in the sprint at the end of the race, and smooth technique...
WELL, THE toning down at last has arrived in the form of Tunnel of Love, an album too good to be true, too smooth to be Bruce, too rough not to be. It is likely to win back any old diehard devotees whose faith has been shaken in recent years and win over any remaining skeptics. It is very heartful, somewhat soulful and completely there. Which is to say, it's a self-aware album...
However, because he must play warm and seductive as opposed to Janet's tough and funky, O'Neal is confined to mostly mellow and smooth R&B tunes. Except for "Fake," "Criticize," and the opener, "What Can I Say to Make You Love Me," the album is hardly suited for the party dj's turntable...
...this isn't necessarily bad, for slow jams are one of the Jam/Lewis team's more recent specialties. Expertly smooth synthesizer work focusing on a pattern of three or four chimelike notes laid on top of heavily seductive slow rhythms, with horns thrown in here and there; it's a recipe they use in almost every song...
...paucity of course offerings in the department this year cannot legitimately be explained away solely by its size. The problem calls for attention from University Hall, not benign neglect. First, the University must smooth the path for joint appointments. There is cause for optimism on this point, as Huggins met this week with Deans A. Michael Spence and Phyllis Keller to work on more effective appointment processes...