From mpopov@kiae.su Sat May 11 07:40:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!mpopov From: mpopov@kiae.su (Mateo Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May11.074019.4081@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 07:40:19 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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. 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. -- === Mateo Popov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From dhernandez@ox.ac.uk Sun May 12 03:26:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!ox!dhernandez From: dhernandez@ox.ac.uk (Dong-hyun Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May12.032619.4560@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 03:26:19 GMT References: <1996May11.074019.4081@kiae.su> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996May11.074019.4081@kiae.su>, mpopov@kiae.su (Mateo Popov) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Dong-hyun Hernández -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From nnilsson@inria.fr Mon May 13 11:56:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!inria!nnilsson From: nnilsson@inria.fr (Nadia Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May13.115619.3999@inria.fr> Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 11:56:19 GMT References: <1996May11.074019.4081@kiae.su> <1996May12.032619.4560@ox.ac.uk> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996May12.032619.4560@ox.ac.uk>, dhernandez@ox.ac.uk (Dong-hyun Hernández) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- === Nadia Nilsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From edubois@unam.mx Tue May 14 08:37:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!edubois From: edubois@unam.mx (Élodie Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May14.083719.9838@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 08:37:19 GMT References: <1996May11.074019.4081@kiae.su> <1996May12.032619.4560@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996May12.032619.4560@ox.ac.uk>, dhernandez@ox.ac.uk (Dong-hyun Hernández) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Élodie Dubois Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From fkarlsson@uu.net Tue May 14 16:34:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!fkarlsson From: fkarlsson@uu.net (Freya Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May14.163419.1007@uu.net> Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 16:34:19 GMT References: <1996May11.074019.4081@kiae.su> <1996May12.032619.4560@ox.ac.uk> <1996May13.115619.3999@inria.fr> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996May13.115619.3999@inria.fr>, nnilsson@inria.fr (Nadia Nilsson) 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. -- === Freya Karlsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."