From brobertson@kth.se Wed Mar 08 07:14:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kth!brobertson From: brobertson@kth.se (Brian Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar08.071436.6060@kth.se> Date: Wed, 08 Mar 1995 07:14:36 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se 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. 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. -- Brian Robertson "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Macintosh IIfx / System 7.5.1 From mtanaka@uu.net Thu Mar 09 07:42:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uu!mtanaka From: mtanaka@uu.net (Mei Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar09.074236.2323@uu.net> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 1995 07:42:36 GMT References: <1995Mar08.071436.6060@kth.se> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar08.071436.6060@kth.se>, brobertson@kth.se (Brian Robertson) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Mei Tanaka Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lmoreno@uu.net Sat Mar 11 05:00:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!lmoreno From: lmoreno@uu.net (Liam Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar11.050036.6115@uu.net> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 05:00:36 GMT References: <1995Mar08.071436.6060@kth.se> <1995Mar09.074236.2323@uu.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar09.074236.2323@uu.net>, mtanaka@uu.net (Mei Tanaka) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- === Liam Moreno === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Hold for relay." From jsuzuki@illinois.edu Sun Mar 12 23:09:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!jsuzuki From: jsuzuki@illinois.edu (Joachim Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar12.230936.9355@illinois.edu> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 23:09:36 GMT References: <1995Mar08.071436.6060@kth.se> <1995Mar09.074236.2323@uu.net> <1995Mar11.050036.6115@uu.net> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar11.050036.6115@uu.net>, lmoreno@uu.net (Liam Moreno) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Joachim Suzuki | jsuzuki@illinois.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 18F6 0F71 83A8 5079 "Keep the channels open." From beriksson@cmu.edu Mon Mar 13 21:30:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cmu!beriksson From: beriksson@cmu.edu (Bruno Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar13.213036.5867@cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 21:30:36 GMT References: <1995Mar08.071436.6060@kth.se> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar08.071436.6060@kth.se>, brobertson@kth.se (Brian Robertson) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Bruno Eriksson -- Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "A soul is not exclusive to biology."