From moliveira@cern.ch Sun Sep 25 05:52:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cern!moliveira From: moliveira@cern.ch (Mikhail Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep25.055215.1471@cern.ch> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 05:52:15 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Mikhail Oliveira Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva. ------------------------------------------------------------ From lrodriguez@pacbell.net Sun Sep 25 08:58:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pacbell!lrodriguez From: lrodriguez@pacbell.net (Lars Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep25.085815.5714@pacbell.net> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 08:58:15 GMT References: <1994Sep25.055215.1471@cern.ch> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Sep25.055215.1471@cern.ch>, moliveira@cern.ch (Mikhail Oliveira) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Lars Rodríguez -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From joliveira@uni-hamburg.de Tue Sep 27 04:17:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uni-hamburg!joliveira From: joliveira@uni-hamburg.de (Joachim Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep27.041715.5251@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 04:17:15 GMT References: <1994Sep25.055215.1471@cern.ch> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Sep25.055215.1471@cern.ch>, moliveira@cern.ch (Mikhail Oliveira) 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. -- Joachim Oliveira Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From hweber@titech.ac.jp Wed Sep 28 18:05:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!titech!hweber From: hweber@titech.ac.jp (Heather Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep28.180515.6880@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 18:05:15 GMT References: <1994Sep25.055215.1471@cern.ch> <1994Sep27.041715.5251@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Sep27.041715.5251@uni-hamburg.de>, joliveira@uni-hamburg.de (Joachim Oliveira) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Heather Weber Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From shughes@uni-hamburg.de Fri Sep 30 16:10:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uni-hamburg!shughes From: shughes@uni-hamburg.de (Sergei Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep30.161015.6889@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 16:10:15 GMT References: <1994Sep25.055215.1471@cern.ch> <1994Sep27.041715.5251@uni-hamburg.de> <1994Sep28.180515.6880@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Sep28.180515.6880@titech.ac.jp>, hweber@titech.ac.jp (Heather Weber) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Sergei Hughes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.