From mstewart@illinois.edu Wed Mar 15 05:06:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!mstewart From: mstewart@illinois.edu (Mateo Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar15.050624.7108@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 05:06:24 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Mateo Stewart US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From bsouza@rwth-aachen.de Wed Mar 15 09:07:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!bsouza From: bsouza@rwth-aachen.de (Bruno Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar15.090724.1086@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 09:07:24 GMT References: <1995Mar15.050624.7108@illinois.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar15.050624.7108@illinois.edu>, mstewart@illinois.edu (Mateo Stewart) 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. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Bruno Souza -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "Marcus is not one man." From breyes@mindspring.com Fri Mar 17 08:49:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mindspring!breyes From: breyes@mindspring.com (Bill Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar17.084924.6612@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 08:49:24 GMT References: <1995Mar15.050624.7108@illinois.edu> <1995Mar15.090724.1086@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar15.090724.1086@rwth-aachen.de>, bsouza@rwth-aachen.de (Bruno Souza) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Bill Reyes US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From mlindqvist@rwth-aachen.de Fri Mar 17 20:12:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!rwth-aachen!mlindqvist From: mlindqvist@rwth-aachen.de (Mike Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar17.201224.1648@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 20:12:24 GMT References: <1995Mar15.050624.7108@illinois.edu> <1995Mar15.090724.1086@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Mar17.084924.6612@mindspring.com> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar17.084924.6612@mindspring.com>, breyes@mindspring.com (Bill Reyes) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Mike Lindqvist "We don't sign stars. We build them." Amiga 3000T / FreeBSD 2.1 From iandersson@netcom.com Sun Mar 19 22:21:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!netcom!iandersson From: iandersson@netcom.com (Ines Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar19.222124.1784@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 19 Mar 1995 22:21:24 GMT References: <1995Mar15.050624.7108@illinois.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar15.050624.7108@illinois.edu>, mstewart@illinois.edu (Mateo Stewart) 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Ines Andersson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of NETCOM On-Line Communication Services. ------------------------------------------------------------