From mduarte@ox.ac.uk Wed Jul 05 15:46:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!ox!mduarte From: mduarte@ox.ac.uk (Mike Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul05.154638.5054@ox.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 15:46:38 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. 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. -- Mike Duarte Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Oxford University Computing Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From bvasiliev@stanford.edu Fri Jul 07 00:26:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!bvasiliev From: bvasiliev@stanford.edu (Bruno Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul07.002638.9374@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 00:26:38 GMT References: <1995Jul05.154638.5054@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul05.154638.5054@ox.ac.uk>, mduarte@ox.ac.uk (Mike Duarte) 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. -- === Bruno Vasiliev === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From sramirez@kiae.su Fri Jul 07 11:39:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kiae!sramirez From: sramirez@kiae.su (Seo-yeon Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul07.113938.5671@kiae.su> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 11:39:38 GMT References: <1995Jul05.154638.5054@ox.ac.uk> <1995Jul07.002638.9374@stanford.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul07.002638.9374@stanford.edu>, bvasiliev@stanford.edu (Bruno Vasiliev) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- === Seo-yeon Ramírez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From mfischer@rwth-aachen.de Sat Jul 08 12:31:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!mfischer From: mfischer@rwth-aachen.de (Mateo Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul08.123138.6538@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 08 Jul 1995 12:31:38 GMT References: <1995Jul05.154638.5054@ox.ac.uk> <1995Jul07.002638.9374@stanford.edu> <1995Jul07.113938.5671@kiae.su> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul07.113938.5671@kiae.su>, sramirez@kiae.su (Seo-yeon Ramírez) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Mateo Fischer Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From mchoi@uni-hamburg.de Mon Jul 10 00:40:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uni-hamburg!mchoi From: mchoi@uni-hamburg.de (Mathieu Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul10.004038.1662@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:40:38 GMT References: <1995Jul05.154638.5054@ox.ac.uk> <1995Jul07.002638.9374@stanford.edu> <1995Jul07.113938.5671@kiae.su> <1995Jul08.123138.6538@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Jul08.123138.6538@rwth-aachen.de>, mfischer@rwth-aachen.de (Mateo Fischer) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Mathieu Choi Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.