From dnilsson@uni-hamburg.de Fri Apr 28 14:40:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uni-hamburg!dnilsson From: dnilsson@uni-hamburg.de (Dave Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr28.144037.8360@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 14:40:37 GMT Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de 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. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Dave Nilsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------ From sramirez@cern.ch Sat Apr 29 01:49:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cern!sramirez From: sramirez@cern.ch (Sergei Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr29.014937.6209@cern.ch> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 01:49:37 GMT References: <1995Apr28.144037.8360@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr28.144037.8360@uni-hamburg.de>, dnilsson@uni-hamburg.de (Dave Nilsson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Sergei Ramírez "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From dpetrov@mindspring.com Sun Apr 30 11:36:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mindspring!dpetrov From: dpetrov@mindspring.com (Dong-hyun Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr30.113637.9856@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 11:36:37 GMT References: <1995Apr28.144037.8360@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr28.144037.8360@uni-hamburg.de>, dnilsson@uni-hamburg.de (Dave Nilsson) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- === Dong-hyun Petrov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, MindSpring Enterprises "Hold for relay."