From mtanaka@pipeline.com Thu Apr 04 12:51:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pipeline!mtanaka From: mtanaka@pipeline.com (Mikhail Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr04.125131.6945@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 12:51:31 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Mikhail Tanaka -- The Pipeline Internet Network "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From lsilva@panix.com Fri Apr 05 06:02:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!panix!lsilva From: lsilva@panix.com (Lucia Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr05.060231.1172@panix.com> Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1996 06:02:31 GMT References: <1996Apr04.125131.6945@pipeline.com> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Apr04.125131.6945@pipeline.com>, mtanaka@pipeline.com (Mikhail Tanaka) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Lucia Silva Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From dsantos@kth.se Sat Apr 06 21:22:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kth!dsantos From: dsantos@kth.se (Dave Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr06.212231.8452@kth.se> Date: Sat, 06 Apr 1996 21:22:31 GMT References: <1996Apr04.125131.6945@pipeline.com> <1996Apr05.060231.1172@panix.com> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr05.060231.1172@panix.com>, lsilva@panix.com (Lucia Silva) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Dave Santos "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Decstation 5000/200 / SunOS 4.1.4 From tpark@pacbell.net Mon Apr 08 07:23:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!tpark From: tpark@pacbell.net (Thiago Park) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr08.072331.2948@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 07:23:31 GMT References: <1996Apr04.125131.6945@pipeline.com> <1996Apr05.060231.1172@panix.com> <1996Apr06.212231.8452@kth.se> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr06.212231.8452@kth.se>, dsantos@kth.se (Dave Santos) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Thiago Park | tpark@pacbell.net PGP Key fingerprint: 0207 D7C5 68C3 3A24 "Keep the channels open."