From hrobertson@pacbell.net Mon May 08 19:02:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!hrobertson From: hrobertson@pacbell.net (Hana Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May08.190253.8515@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 08 May 1995 19:02:53 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net 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. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Hana Robertson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Pacific Bell Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From hkarlsson@pacbell.net Wed May 10 22:09:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pacbell!hkarlsson From: hkarlsson@pacbell.net (Heather Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May10.220953.2602@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 22:09:53 GMT References: <1995May08.190253.8515@pacbell.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995May08.190253.8515@pacbell.net>, hrobertson@pacbell.net (Hana 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Heather Karlsson -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From rtanaka@netcom.com Thu May 11 03:01:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!netcom!rtanaka From: rtanaka@netcom.com (Raj Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May11.030153.7105@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 11 May 1995 03:01:53 GMT References: <1995May08.190253.8515@pacbell.net> <1995May10.220953.2602@pacbell.net> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995May10.220953.2602@pacbell.net>, hkarlsson@pacbell.net (Heather Karlsson) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. > Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Raj Tanaka Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of NETCOM On-Line Communication Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From gsokolov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Fri May 12 08:50:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!gsokolov From: gsokolov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Graham Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May12.085053.3330@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 08:50:53 GMT References: <1995May08.190253.8515@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995May08.190253.8515@pacbell.net>, hrobertson@pacbell.net (Hana Robertson) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- === Graham Sokolov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From lsilva@titech.ac.jp Sat May 13 06:23:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!lsilva From: lsilva@titech.ac.jp (Lucia Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May13.062353.1698@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 13 May 1995 06:23:53 GMT References: <1995May08.190253.8515@pacbell.net> <1995May10.220953.2602@pacbell.net> <1995May11.030153.7105@netcom.com> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995May11.030153.7105@netcom.com>, rtanaka@netcom.com (Raj Tanaka) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Lucia Silva | lsilva@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 7984 7D66 7A62 5ACD "Keep the channels open."