From nandersson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Mar 02 12:32:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!nandersson From: nandersson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Natalia Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar02.123221.2732@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 1995 12:32:21 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp 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? The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. 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. -- Natalia Andersson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science. ------------------------------------------------------------ From osuzuki@mindspring.com Sat Mar 04 05:06:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!osuzuki From: osuzuki@mindspring.com (Olga Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar04.050621.9974@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 05:06:21 GMT References: <1995Mar02.123221.2732@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar02.123221.2732@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, nandersson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Natalia Andersson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Olga Suzuki Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From nreyes@pacbell.net Sun Mar 05 04:43:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pacbell!nreyes From: nreyes@pacbell.net (Nadine Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar05.044321.7570@pacbell.net> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 04:43:21 GMT References: <1995Mar02.123221.2732@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar02.123221.2732@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, nandersson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Natalia Andersson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Nadine Reyes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0