From lkang@tum.de Mon Nov 06 00:27:28 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!tum!lkang From: lkang@tum.de (Liam Kang) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov06.002728.6677@tum.de> Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1995 00:27:28 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de 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. 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. -- Liam Kang "Row 14. No joke." Amiga 3000T / TOS 4.04 From gkarlsson@kiae.su Tue Nov 07 13:42:28 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kiae!gkarlsson From: gkarlsson@kiae.su (Göran Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov07.134228.1349@kiae.su> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 1995 13:42:28 GMT References: <1995Nov06.002728.6677@tum.de> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Nov06.002728.6677@tum.de>, lkang@tum.de (Liam Kang) 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. 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. -- Göran Karlsson "Row 14. No joke." Acorn RiscPC 600 / TOS 4.04 From shughes@pipeline.com Wed Nov 08 00:06:28 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pipeline!shughes From: shughes@pipeline.com (Sun-mi Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov08.000628.8134@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 08 Nov 1995 00:06:28 GMT References: <1995Nov06.002728.6677@tum.de> <1995Nov07.134228.1349@kiae.su> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov07.134228.1349@kiae.su>, gkarlsson@kiae.su (Göran Karlsson) 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. -- Sun-mi Hughes Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------