From holiveira@delphi.com Mon Jan 16 01:10:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!holiveira From: holiveira@delphi.com (Hugo Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan16.011049.6528@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 01:10:49 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Hugo Oliveira *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From tdubois@earthlink.net Mon Jan 16 03:42:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!tdubois From: tdubois@earthlink.net (Tobias Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan16.034249.4409@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 03:42:49 GMT References: <1995Jan16.011049.6528@delphi.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan16.011049.6528@delphi.com>, holiveira@delphi.com (Hugo Oliveira) 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Tobias Dubois Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From cstewart@unam.mx Tue Jan 17 12:33:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!unam!cstewart From: cstewart@unam.mx (Camila Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan17.123349.4394@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 12:33:49 GMT References: <1995Jan16.011049.6528@delphi.com> <1995Jan16.034249.4409@earthlink.net> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Jan16.034249.4409@earthlink.net>, tdubois@earthlink.net (Tobias Dubois) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. > Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Camila Stewart | cstewart@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: 4420 821A F151 69FB "Keep the channels open." From kokonkwo@cern.ch Wed Jan 18 09:20:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cern!kokonkwo From: kokonkwo@cern.ch (Kirsty Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan18.092049.9871@cern.ch> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 1995 09:20:49 GMT References: <1995Jan16.011049.6528@delphi.com> <1995Jan16.034249.4409@earthlink.net> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Jan16.034249.4409@earthlink.net>, tdubois@earthlink.net (Tobias Dubois) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Kirsty Okonkwo Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.