From bcampbell@stanford.edu Sat Mar 04 19:54:34 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!bcampbell From: bcampbell@stanford.edu (Bastien Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar04.195434.7370@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 19:54:34 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- === Bastien Campbell === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From noliveira@rwth-aachen.de Sun Mar 05 18:01:34 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!noliveira From: noliveira@rwth-aachen.de (Nadia Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar05.180134.7515@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 18:01:34 GMT References: <1995Mar04.195434.7370@stanford.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Mar04.195434.7370@stanford.edu>, bcampbell@stanford.edu (Bastien Campbell) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- === Nadia Oliveira === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From bpetrov@cmu.edu Mon Mar 06 15:04:34 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cmu!bpetrov From: bpetrov@cmu.edu (Bruno Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar06.150434.3943@cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 1995 15:04:34 GMT References: <1995Mar04.195434.7370@stanford.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar04.195434.7370@stanford.edu>, bcampbell@stanford.edu (Bastien Campbell) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Bruno Petrov -- Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "We don't sign stars. We build them." From tsantos@mit.edu Tue Mar 07 01:33:34 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mit!tsantos From: tsantos@mit.edu (Takeshi Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar07.013334.9004@mit.edu> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 01:33:34 GMT References: <1995Mar04.195434.7370@stanford.edu> <1995Mar06.150434.3943@cmu.edu> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar06.150434.3943@cmu.edu>, bpetrov@cmu.edu (Bruno Petrov) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Takeshi Santos "Do not worship the copy." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / System 7.5.1 From acampbell@illinois.edu Wed Mar 08 16:03:34 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!illinois!acampbell From: acampbell@illinois.edu (Anja Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar08.160334.1390@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 08 Mar 1995 16:03:34 GMT References: <1995Mar04.195434.7370@stanford.edu> <1995Mar06.150434.3943@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar06.150434.3943@cmu.edu>, bpetrov@cmu.edu (Bruno Petrov) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Anja Campbell Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------