From reriksson@cmu.edu Wed Aug 23 15:17:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cmu!reriksson From: reriksson@cmu.edu (Rodrigo Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug23.151741.3885@cmu.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 15:17:41 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. -- Rodrigo Eriksson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From jfischer@stanford.edu Thu Aug 24 02:22:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!jfischer From: jfischer@stanford.edu (Jen Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug24.022241.8982@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 02:22:41 GMT References: <1995Aug23.151741.3885@cmu.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug23.151741.3885@cmu.edu>, reriksson@cmu.edu (Rodrigo Eriksson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Jen Fischer -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "We don't sign stars. We build them." From dsanchez@unam.mx Thu Aug 24 23:13:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!unam!dsanchez From: dsanchez@unam.mx (Dong-hyun Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug24.231341.8980@unam.mx> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 23:13:41 GMT References: <1995Aug23.151741.3885@cmu.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug23.151741.3885@cmu.edu>, reriksson@cmu.edu (Rodrigo Eriksson) 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. -- Dong-hyun Sánchez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0