From mmoreno@earthlink.net Fri Apr 21 07:22:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!mmoreno From: mmoreno@earthlink.net (Mateo Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr21.072249.2841@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 07:22:49 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Mateo Moreno | mmoreno@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: 3028 6582 D613 46A9 "Keep the channels open." From lnilsson@stanford.edu Fri Apr 21 23:23:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!lnilsson From: lnilsson@stanford.edu (Liam Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr21.232349.3718@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 23:23:49 GMT References: <1995Apr21.072249.2841@earthlink.net> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr21.072249.2841@earthlink.net>, mmoreno@earthlink.net (Mateo Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- === Liam Nilsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From landersson@rwth-aachen.de Sat Apr 22 13:41:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!landersson From: landersson@rwth-aachen.de (Lisa Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr22.134149.1586@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 22 Apr 1995 13:41:49 GMT References: <1995Apr21.072249.2841@earthlink.net> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr21.072249.2841@earthlink.net>, mmoreno@earthlink.net (Mateo Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Lisa Andersson -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From pmoreau@kiae.su Mon Apr 24 03:39:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kiae!pmoreau From: pmoreau@kiae.su (Pavel Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr24.033949.5200@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 03:39:49 GMT References: <1995Apr21.072249.2841@earthlink.net> <1995Apr21.232349.3718@stanford.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr21.232349.3718@stanford.edu>, lnilsson@stanford.edu (Liam Nilsson) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Pavel Moreau Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. ------------------------------------------------------------ From snakamura@titech.ac.jp Tue Apr 25 19:58:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!titech!snakamura From: snakamura@titech.ac.jp (Sven Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr25.195849.1605@titech.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 19:58:49 GMT References: <1995Apr21.072249.2841@earthlink.net> <1995Apr22.134149.1586@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr22.134149.1586@rwth-aachen.de>, landersson@rwth-aachen.de (Lisa Andersson) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Sven Nakamura Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.