From bmartinez@unam.mx Thu Mar 07 02:46:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!unam!bmartinez From: bmartinez@unam.mx (Brian Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Mar07.024613.5315@unam.mx> Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 02:46:13 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx 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? 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Brian Martínez | bmartinez@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: 275F 358D FB20 0EC3 "Keep the channels open." From glee@pipeline.com Thu Mar 07 07:23:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pipeline!glee From: glee@pipeline.com (Göran Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Mar07.072313.9228@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 07:23:13 GMT References: <1996Mar07.024613.5315@unam.mx> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar07.024613.5315@unam.mx>, bmartinez@unam.mx (Brian Martínez) 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. -- === Göran Lee === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From jlee@cam.ac.uk Thu Mar 07 14:39:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!jlee From: jlee@cam.ac.uk (Jens Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Mar07.143913.8227@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 14:39:13 GMT References: <1996Mar07.024613.5315@unam.mx> <1996Mar07.072313.9228@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Mar07.072313.9228@pipeline.com>, glee@pipeline.com (Göran Lee) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Jens Lee -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From bpetrov@berkeley.edu Thu Mar 07 18:12:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!berkeley!bpetrov From: bpetrov@berkeley.edu (Bruno Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Mar07.181213.7486@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 18:12:13 GMT References: <1996Mar07.024613.5315@unam.mx> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Mar07.024613.5315@unam.mx>, bmartinez@unam.mx (Brian Martínez) writes: > 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. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Bruno Petrov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."