From hmoreno@uu.net Thu Nov 02 03:29:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!uu!hmoreno From: hmoreno@uu.net (Hugo Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov02.032952.7837@uu.net> Date: Thu, 02 Nov 1995 03:29:52 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? 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. -- Hugo Moreno "They will send a copy in my place." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From ifischer@panix.com Fri Nov 03 15:24:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!panix!ifischer From: ifischer@panix.com (Ines Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov03.152452.6711@panix.com> Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 15:24:52 GMT References: <1995Nov02.032952.7837@uu.net> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov02.032952.7837@uu.net>, hmoreno@uu.net (Hugo Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Ines Fischer US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From apark@pacbell.net Sat Nov 04 09:50:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!apark From: apark@pacbell.net (Astrid Park) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov04.095052.2728@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 04 Nov 1995 09:50:52 GMT References: <1995Nov02.032952.7837@uu.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov02.032952.7837@uu.net>, hmoreno@uu.net (Hugo Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Astrid Park "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." Macintosh IIfx / System 7.5.1 From bsilva@netcom.com Sat Nov 04 15:49:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!netcom!bsilva From: bsilva@netcom.com (Brian Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov04.154952.8383@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 04 Nov 1995 15:49:52 GMT References: <1995Nov02.032952.7837@uu.net> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov02.032952.7837@uu.net>, hmoreno@uu.net (Hugo Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Brian Silva SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."