From astewart@uu.net Sat May 25 19:31:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uu!astewart From: astewart@uu.net (Anton Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May25.193114.2899@uu.net> Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 19:31:14 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net 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? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. 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. -- === Anton Stewart === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From dlindqvist@cam.ac.uk Sun May 26 13:03:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!dlindqvist From: dlindqvist@cam.ac.uk (Dave Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May26.130314.2809@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 13:03:14 GMT References: <1996May25.193114.2899@uu.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996May25.193114.2899@uu.net>, astewart@uu.net (Anton Stewart) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Dave Lindqvist Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From seriksson@stanford.edu Mon May 27 23:54:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!stanford!seriksson From: seriksson@stanford.edu (Sven Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May27.235414.4337@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 23:54:14 GMT References: <1996May25.193114.2899@uu.net> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996May25.193114.2899@uu.net>, astewart@uu.net (Anton Stewart) 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. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Sven Eriksson -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From rsilva@delphi.com Tue May 28 12:21:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!rsilva From: rsilva@delphi.com (Raj Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May28.122114.7655@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 12:21:14 GMT References: <1996May25.193114.2899@uu.net> <1996May26.130314.2809@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996May26.130314.2809@cam.ac.uk>, dlindqvist@cam.ac.uk (Dave Lindqvist) 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. -- Raj Silva "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Atari Falcon 030 / SunOS 4.1.4