From atanaka@earthlink.net Mon Dec 18 10:51:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!earthlink!atanaka From: atanaka@earthlink.net (Anja Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec18.105149.3602@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 10:51:49 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Anja Tanaka *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From kfournier@earthlink.net Wed Dec 20 12:03:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!earthlink!kfournier From: kfournier@earthlink.net (Kenji Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec20.120349.2654@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 12:03:49 GMT References: <1995Dec18.105149.3602@earthlink.net> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec18.105149.3602@earthlink.net>, atanaka@earthlink.net (Anja Tanaka) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Kenji Fournier Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of EarthLink Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From glarsson@titech.ac.jp Thu Dec 21 02:43:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!titech!glarsson From: glarsson@titech.ac.jp (Graham Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec21.024349.6202@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 02:43:49 GMT References: <1995Dec18.105149.3602@earthlink.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Dec18.105149.3602@earthlink.net>, atanaka@earthlink.net (Anja Tanaka) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Graham Larsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.