From nsuzuki@rwth-aachen.de Mon Jun 13 01:25:12 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!nsuzuki From: nsuzuki@rwth-aachen.de (Nadia Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun13.012512.8702@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 01:25:12 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. 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. -- Nadia Suzuki *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From llee@titech.ac.jp Tue Jun 14 04:39:12 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!llee From: llee@titech.ac.jp (Liam Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun14.043912.4176@titech.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 04:39:12 GMT References: <1994Jun13.012512.8702@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun13.012512.8702@rwth-aachen.de>, nsuzuki@rwth-aachen.de (Nadia Suzuki) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Liam Lee Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.