From jlee@uni-hamburg.de Wed Dec 13 09:24:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uni-hamburg!jlee From: jlee@uni-hamburg.de (Julien Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec13.092412.5470@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:24:12 GMT Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. 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. -- Julien Lee Zyxel U-1496E @ ISDN 64k bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From trodriguez@ox.ac.uk Thu Dec 14 21:46:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!ox!trodriguez From: trodriguez@ox.ac.uk (Tobias Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec14.214612.3329@ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 21:46:12 GMT References: <1995Dec13.092412.5470@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec13.092412.5470@uni-hamburg.de>, jlee@uni-hamburg.de (Julien Lee) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Tobias Rodríguez -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From emuller@purdue.edu Sat Dec 16 05:56:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!emuller From: emuller@purdue.edu (Emi Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec16.055612.7974@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 05:56:12 GMT References: <1995Dec13.092412.5470@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec13.092412.5470@uni-hamburg.de>, jlee@uni-hamburg.de (Julien Lee) 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. -- Emi Müller Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.