From sweber@utexas.edu Thu Sep 12 00:46:06 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!utexas!sweber From: sweber@utexas.edu (Seo-yeon Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep12.004606.6367@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 00:46:06 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. 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? -- Seo-yeon Weber *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From bmartinez@berkeley.edu Fri Sep 13 15:36:06 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!berkeley!bmartinez From: bmartinez@berkeley.edu (Brian Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep13.153606.7721@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 15:36:06 GMT References: <1996Sep12.004606.6367@utexas.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep12.004606.6367@utexas.edu>, sweber@utexas.edu (Seo-yeon Weber) 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. -- Brian Martínez Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From jkowalski@uni-hamburg.de Sun Sep 15 07:09:06 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uni-hamburg!jkowalski From: jkowalski@uni-hamburg.de (Julien Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep15.070906.8968@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 07:09:06 GMT References: <1996Sep12.004606.6367@utexas.edu> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Sep12.004606.6367@utexas.edu>, sweber@utexas.edu (Seo-yeon Weber) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Julien Kowalski -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."