From lrobertson@cmu.edu Sat Nov 18 02:38:32 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!lrobertson From: lrobertson@cmu.edu (Lisa Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov18.023832.7517@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 02:38:32 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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. -- Lisa Robertson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From fsanchez@earthlink.net Sun Nov 19 15:55:32 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!fsanchez From: fsanchez@earthlink.net (Fiona Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov19.155532.7226@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 15:55:32 GMT References: <1995Nov18.023832.7517@cmu.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov18.023832.7517@cmu.edu>, lrobertson@cmu.edu (Lisa Robertson) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Fiona Sánchez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From bmoreau@illinois.edu Tue Nov 21 07:37:32 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!illinois!bmoreau From: bmoreau@illinois.edu (Bruno Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov21.073732.5017@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 07:37:32 GMT References: <1995Nov18.023832.7517@cmu.edu> <1995Nov19.155532.7226@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov19.155532.7226@earthlink.net>, fsanchez@earthlink.net (Fiona Sánchez) 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Bruno Moreau "When every node is whole, the channel opens." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / TOS 4.04 From jkuznetsov@pipeline.com Tue Nov 21 08:37:32 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pipeline!jkuznetsov From: jkuznetsov@pipeline.com (Ji-woo Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov21.083732.3790@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 08:37:32 GMT References: <1995Nov18.023832.7517@cmu.edu> <1995Nov19.155532.7226@earthlink.net> <1995Nov21.073732.5017@illinois.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov21.073732.5017@illinois.edu>, bmoreau@illinois.edu (Bruno Moreau) 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Ji-woo Kuznetsov Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From dreyes@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Nov 23 11:28:32 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!dreyes From: dreyes@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dmitri Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov23.112832.5984@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 11:28:32 GMT References: <1995Nov18.023832.7517@cmu.edu> <1995Nov19.155532.7226@earthlink.net> <1995Nov21.073732.5017@illinois.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov21.073732.5017@illinois.edu>, bmoreau@illinois.edu (Bruno Moreau) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Dmitri Reyes -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."