From lbrennan@mindspring.com Sun Jan 16 19:53:36 1994
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From: lbrennan@mindspring.com (Lisa Brennan)
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Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop.
In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts.

Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control?

-- 
Lisa Brennan -- MindSpring Enterprises
"There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."

From yfournier@stanford.edu Mon Jan 17 01:32:36 1994
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Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Jan16.195336.8609@mindspring.com>, lbrennan@mindspring.com (Lisa Brennan) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.
> Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop.

I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished.

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=== Yuki Fournier ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab
"Do not worship the copy."

From jramirez@kth.se Wed Jan 19 03:49:36 1994
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From: jramirez@kth.se (Julien Ramírez)
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Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1994Jan17.013236.1536@stanford.edu>, yfournier@stanford.edu (Yuki Fournier) writes:
> I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished.

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

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Julien Ramírez
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
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