From vtanaka@rwth-aachen.de Sun Nov 24 22:13:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!rwth-aachen!vtanaka From: vtanaka@rwth-aachen.de (Valeria Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov24.221321.2114@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 22:13:21 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de 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. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. 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. -- Valeria Tanaka "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Macintosh IIfx / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From mnovak@cern.ch Tue Nov 26 17:59:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cern!mnovak From: mnovak@cern.ch (Mateo Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov26.175921.5331@cern.ch> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 17:59:21 GMT References: <1996Nov24.221321.2114@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Nov24.221321.2114@rwth-aachen.de>, vtanaka@rwth-aachen.de (Valeria Tanaka) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Mateo Novak "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / Linux 1.2.13 From alee@ox.ac.uk Thu Nov 28 08:22:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!ox!alee From: alee@ox.ac.uk (Amy Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov28.082221.1829@ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 08:22:21 GMT References: <1996Nov24.221321.2114@rwth-aachen.de> <1996Nov26.175921.5331@cern.ch> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov26.175921.5331@cern.ch>, mnovak@cern.ch (Mateo Novak) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Amy Lee Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Oxford University Computing Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From clee@purdue.edu Thu Nov 28 13:02:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!clee From: clee@purdue.edu (Callum Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov28.130221.2758@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 13:02:21 GMT References: <1996Nov24.221321.2114@rwth-aachen.de> <1996Nov26.175921.5331@cern.ch> <1996Nov28.082221.1829@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov28.082221.1829@ox.ac.uk>, alee@ox.ac.uk (Amy Lee) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- === Callum Lee === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "We don't sign stars. We build them."