From egonzalez@delphi.com Fri Jul 26 02:32:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!egonzalez From: egonzalez@delphi.com (Élodie González) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul26.023205.8752@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 02:32:05 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Élodie González Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bmoreau@stanford.edu Sat Jul 27 13:29:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!stanford!bmoreau From: bmoreau@stanford.edu (Bastien Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul27.132905.9161@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 13:29:05 GMT References: <1996Jul26.023205.8752@delphi.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul26.023205.8752@delphi.com>, egonzalez@delphi.com (Élodie González) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Bastien Moreau "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / FreeBSD 2.1 From lcampbell@uni-hamburg.de Sat Jul 27 19:26:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uni-hamburg!lcampbell From: lcampbell@uni-hamburg.de (Lisa Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul27.192605.3257@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 19:26:05 GMT References: <1996Jul26.023205.8752@delphi.com> <1996Jul27.132905.9161@stanford.edu> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul27.132905.9161@stanford.edu>, bmoreau@stanford.edu (Bastien Moreau) 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. -- Lisa Campbell | lcampbell@uni-hamburg.de PGP Key fingerprint: BD5D 8E04 EFF7 15D2 "Keep the channels open." From hhughes@kth.se Sun Jul 28 03:22:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kth!hhughes From: hhughes@kth.se (Hana Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jul28.032205.4002@kth.se> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 03:22:05 GMT References: <1996Jul26.023205.8752@delphi.com> <1996Jul27.132905.9161@stanford.edu> <1996Jul27.192605.3257@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Jul27.192605.3257@uni-hamburg.de>, lcampbell@uni-hamburg.de (Lisa Campbell) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Hana Hughes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0