From gsmirnov@delphi.com Wed May 25 02:24:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!gsmirnov From: gsmirnov@delphi.com (Göran Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 02:24:05 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Göran Smirnov Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From rkuznetsov@utexas.edu Wed May 25 09:39:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!utexas!rkuznetsov From: rkuznetsov@utexas.edu (Rodrigo Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May25.093905.9239@utexas.edu> Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 09:39:05 GMT References: <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com>, gsmirnov@delphi.com (Göran Smirnov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > 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. -- Rodrigo Kuznetsov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Texas at Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rpetrov@rwth-aachen.de Thu May 26 21:06:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!rwth-aachen!rpetrov From: rpetrov@rwth-aachen.de (Raj Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May26.210605.2209@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 21:06:05 GMT References: <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com>, gsmirnov@delphi.com (Göran Smirnov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Raj Petrov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From dmoreau@uu.net Fri May 27 09:46:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uu!dmoreau From: dmoreau@uu.net (Diego Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May27.094605.6352@uu.net> Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 09:46:05 GMT References: <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com>, gsmirnov@delphi.com (Göran Smirnov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Diego Moreau Zyxel U-1496E @ 9600 Telebit bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From bnakamura@hanse.de Fri May 27 20:23:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!hanse!bnakamura From: bnakamura@hanse.de (Bruno Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May27.202305.2586@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 20:23:05 GMT References: <1994May25.022405.4301@delphi.com> <1994May25.093905.9239@utexas.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994May25.093905.9239@utexas.edu>, rkuznetsov@utexas.edu (Rodrigo Kuznetsov) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Bruno Nakamura -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."