From jweber@rwth-aachen.de Fri Jun 09 16:30:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!jweber From: jweber@rwth-aachen.de (Julien Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun09.163041.9757@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1995 16:30:41 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 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. -- Julien Weber -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "They will send a copy in my place." From mchoi@demon.co.uk Sun Jun 11 04:05:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!demon!mchoi From: mchoi@demon.co.uk (Mike Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun11.040541.9923@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 04:05:41 GMT References: <1995Jun09.163041.9757@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun09.163041.9757@rwth-aachen.de>, jweber@rwth-aachen.de (Julien Weber) 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. -- Mike Choi *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0