From kkim@kiae.su Sat Mar 25 04:43:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kiae!kkim From: kkim@kiae.su (Kenji Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar25.044301.4873@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 04:43:01 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su 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? 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. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Kenji Kim *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From sfischer@pacbell.net Sat Mar 25 21:32:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pacbell!sfischer From: sfischer@pacbell.net (Sun-mi Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar25.213201.2209@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 21:32:01 GMT References: <1995Mar25.044301.4873@kiae.su> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar25.044301.4873@kiae.su>, kkim@kiae.su (Kenji Kim) 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. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Sun-mi Fischer -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "Hold for relay." From glindqvist@unam.mx Sun Mar 26 18:04:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!glindqvist From: glindqvist@unam.mx (Göran Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar26.180401.8420@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 18:04:01 GMT References: <1995Mar25.044301.4873@kiae.su> <1995Mar25.213201.2209@pacbell.net> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar25.213201.2209@pacbell.net>, sfischer@pacbell.net (Sun-mi Fischer) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Göran Lindqvist | glindqvist@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: 9740 A6E5 40DF C456 "Keep the channels open."