From mdubois@pacbell.net Thu Jun 16 06:43:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!mdubois From: mdubois@pacbell.net (Mathieu Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun16.064359.5753@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 06:43:59 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net 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. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Mathieu Dubois *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From tperez@mit.edu Fri Jun 17 20:37:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mit!tperez From: tperez@mit.edu (Tomas Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun17.203759.3551@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 20:37:59 GMT References: <1994Jun16.064359.5753@pacbell.net> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun16.064359.5753@pacbell.net>, mdubois@pacbell.net (Mathieu Dubois) 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. -- Tomas Pérez Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From vmartinez@delphi.com Sat Jun 18 16:20:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!delphi!vmartinez From: vmartinez@delphi.com (Valeria Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun18.162059.3225@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 16:20:59 GMT References: <1994Jun16.064359.5753@pacbell.net> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Jun16.064359.5753@pacbell.net>, mdubois@pacbell.net (Mathieu Dubois) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Valeria Martínez "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Decstation 5000/200 / Linux 1.2.13