From ilindqvist@utexas.edu Wed Jun 07 22:19:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!utexas!ilindqvist From: ilindqvist@utexas.edu (Ines Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun07.221947.1479@utexas.edu> Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 22:19:47 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu 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? The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. 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. -- === Ines Lindqvist === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From eduarte@hanse.de Fri Jun 09 21:09:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!eduarte From: eduarte@hanse.de (Élodie Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun09.210947.6429@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1995 21:09:47 GMT References: <1995Jun07.221947.1479@utexas.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun07.221947.1479@utexas.edu>, ilindqvist@utexas.edu (Ines Lindqvist) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Élodie Duarte Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg. ------------------------------------------------------------ From dlindqvist@ox.ac.uk Fri Jun 09 22:31:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!ox!dlindqvist From: dlindqvist@ox.ac.uk (Dave Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun09.223147.6508@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1995 22:31:47 GMT References: <1995Jun07.221947.1479@utexas.edu> <1995Jun09.210947.6429@hanse.de> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Jun09.210947.6429@hanse.de>, eduarte@hanse.de (Élodie Duarte) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Dave Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From jduarte@inria.fr Sun Jun 11 17:58:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!inria!jduarte From: jduarte@inria.fr (Jens Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun11.175847.2486@inria.fr> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 17:58:47 GMT References: <1995Jun07.221947.1479@utexas.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun07.221947.1479@utexas.edu>, ilindqvist@utexas.edu (Ines Lindqvist) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Jens Duarte Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of INRIA Rocquencourt. ------------------------------------------------------------