From eschneider@stanford.edu Fri May 12 16:33:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!stanford!eschneider From: eschneider@stanford.edu (Elaine Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May12.163336.2416@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 16:33:36 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu 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. 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. -- Elaine Schneider Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Stanford University Computer Systems Lab. ------------------------------------------------------------ From dweber@cern.ch Sun May 14 12:30:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cern!dweber From: dweber@cern.ch (Dmitri Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May14.123036.6445@cern.ch> Date: Sun, 14 May 1995 12:30:36 GMT References: <1995May12.163336.2416@stanford.edu> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995May12.163336.2416@stanford.edu>, eschneider@stanford.edu (Elaine Schneider) 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. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- === Dmitri Weber === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From msantos@illinois.edu Mon May 15 22:05:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!msantos From: msantos@illinois.edu (Marta Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May15.220536.7015@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 22:05:36 GMT References: <1995May12.163336.2416@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995May12.163336.2416@stanford.edu>, eschneider@stanford.edu (Elaine Schneider) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Marta Santos "Marcus is not one man." Sun SparcStation 20 / Linux 1.2.13 From mandersson@illinois.edu Tue May 16 23:34:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!illinois!mandersson From: mandersson@illinois.edu (Morag Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May16.233436.9031@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 23:34:36 GMT References: <1995May12.163336.2416@stanford.edu> <1995May15.220536.7015@illinois.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995May15.220536.7015@illinois.edu>, msantos@illinois.edu (Marta Santos) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. > Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Morag Andersson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------