From dhernandez@uu.net Thu Mar 02 20:39:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!dhernandez From: dhernandez@uu.net (Dave Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar02.203916.3404@uu.net> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 1995 20:39:16 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net 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. 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. -- Dave Hernández | dhernandez@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: A89D 167A D0B2 FA2F "Keep the channels open." From hreyes@stanford.edu Sun Mar 05 00:21:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!hreyes From: hreyes@stanford.edu (Hugo Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar05.002116.8831@stanford.edu> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 00:21:16 GMT References: <1995Mar02.203916.3404@uu.net> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1995Mar02.203916.3404@uu.net>, dhernandez@uu.net (Dave Hernández) writes: > 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. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Hugo Reyes | hreyes@stanford.edu PGP Key fingerprint: E526 E6AC 511F 9081 "Keep the channels open." From ksmirnov@mindspring.com Mon Mar 06 19:41:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mindspring!ksmirnov From: ksmirnov@mindspring.com (Karen Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar06.194116.6326@mindspring.com> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 1995 19:41:16 GMT References: <1995Mar02.203916.3404@uu.net> <1995Mar05.002116.8831@stanford.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar05.002116.8831@stanford.edu>, hreyes@stanford.edu (Hugo Reyes) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Karen Smirnov -- MindSpring Enterprises "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From smuller@unam.mx Tue Mar 07 11:31:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!unam!smuller From: smuller@unam.mx (Sven Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar07.113116.3648@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 11:31:16 GMT References: <1995Mar02.203916.3404@uu.net> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar02.203916.3404@uu.net>, dhernandez@uu.net (Dave Hernández) 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. -- Sven Müller Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From aivanov@rwth-aachen.de Tue Mar 07 19:41:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!aivanov From: aivanov@rwth-aachen.de (Anton Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar07.194116.1923@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 19:41:16 GMT References: <1995Mar02.203916.3404@uu.net> <1995Mar07.113116.3648@unam.mx> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar07.113116.3648@unam.mx>, smuller@unam.mx (Sven Müller) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Anton Ivanov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of RWTH Aachen Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------