From mlopez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Sep 11 17:28:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!u-tokyo!mlopez From: mlopez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mathieu López) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep11.172833.6209@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 17:28:33 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Mathieu López | mlopez@u-tokyo.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: EE2B F30C A8FC E988 "Keep the channels open." From jtakahashi@mit.edu Tue Sep 12 15:58:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mit!jtakahashi From: jtakahashi@mit.edu (Jens Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep12.155833.7687@mit.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 15:58:33 GMT References: <1995Sep11.172833.6209@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep11.172833.6209@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, mlopez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mathieu López) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Jens Takahashi -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From jbrennan@stanford.edu Wed Sep 13 11:09:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!jbrennan From: jbrennan@stanford.edu (Joachim Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep13.110933.1548@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 11:09:33 GMT References: <1995Sep11.172833.6209@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Sep12.155833.7687@mit.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep12.155833.7687@mit.edu>, jtakahashi@mit.edu (Jens Takahashi) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Joachim Brennan | jbrennan@stanford.edu PGP Key fingerprint: F7FC 04A5 334C 672C "Keep the channels open." From amuller@unam.mx Thu Sep 14 19:58:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!unam!amuller From: amuller@unam.mx (Anja Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep14.195833.8890@unam.mx> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 19:58:33 GMT References: <1995Sep11.172833.6209@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Sep12.155833.7687@mit.edu> <1995Sep13.110933.1548@stanford.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep13.110933.1548@stanford.edu>, jbrennan@stanford.edu (Joachim Brennan) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. 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). -- Anja Müller Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From ykuznetsov@cam.ac.uk Sat Sep 16 00:08:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!ykuznetsov From: ykuznetsov@cam.ac.uk (Yuki Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep16.000833.9057@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 00:08:33 GMT References: <1995Sep11.172833.6209@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Sep12.155833.7687@mit.edu> <1995Sep13.110933.1548@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep13.110933.1548@stanford.edu>, jbrennan@stanford.edu (Joachim Brennan) 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. -- === Yuki Kuznetsov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."