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= Gu Zhong = Gu Zhong (born July 7, 1968), is a Chinese musician best known as the current bassist for Tang Dynasty, China's first heavy metal band.

Gu was born in Beijing and started learning bass in 1989. From 1990 through 1994 he was involved in a number of bands, including The Breathing. He joined Tang Dynasty in 1995, replacing Zhang Ju, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in May of that year.

Gu has released an educational DVD.

= Chen Lei = Chen Lei (born October 3, 1976), is a Chinese musician best known as the current lead guitarist for Tang Dynasty, China's first heavy metal band.

Chen was born in Tangshan and picked up the guitar at age 12.

In 2000, Chen joined Tang Dynasty on lead guitar, replacing Yu Yang (who was also the frontman of Iron Kite). His guitar work can be heard on the albums Romantic Knight (2008) and Thorn (2013). In addition to his work in Tang Dynasty, Chen Lei leads his own band, Eight Hands, with which he has released two solo albums, Love in Six Strings (2006) and The Shore (2008). He has played with Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, and Paul Gilbert.

Chen Lei is praised as one of China's best rock/metal guitarists. His melodic yet aggressive style incorporates many modern techniques including sweep picking, tapping, and whammy bar tricks.

= 1990 Modern Music Concert = The 1990 Modern Music Concert was a two-day concert held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, on February 17 and 18, 1990. Six rock bands - Baby Brother, ADO, Cobra, Tang Dynasty, 1989, and Breathing - played at the concert: The concert was intended to showcase a modern, and open China.

The concert is often regarded as a watershed moment for Chinese rock. Rock, or "Yaogun" had insofar been relegated to clubs and underground parties. Never had so many Chinese rock artists been given such a large platform.

Background
The late 1980s saw an explosion of Beijing-based rock bands, despite censorship by the government. Starting with Cui Jian's "Nothing to My Name", a large number of dissatisfied Chinese youth saw rock music as a means to express themselves. Following the Tiananmen Square protests, the Chinese government embraced rock music, to a limited degree, in order to regain the trust of the public. Former CCTV anchor and Breathing vocalist Wei Hua served as master of ceremonies. Around 10,000 people attended the concert, including foreign dignitaries.

The influential Chinese rock band Black Panther was notably snubbed after agreeing to let the other performers borrow their equipment for the shows. The members instead watched the show from the audience, and later expressed regret over not being able to participate in such a pivotal event. https://www.jiemian.com/article/823115.html

Baby Brother
Baby Brother frontman Chang Kuan was the first Chinese singer to receive international acclaim in the form of a 1st place award at the 16th Annual World Music Festival in Japan in 1985 with an original song "Born to Love". At age 22, he had already released 2 albums, selling an upward of 7 million copies. Cobra member Yu Jin was featured as a guest keyboardist.



ADO
ADO were a Sino-foreign rock band best known for collaborating with "Godfather of Chinese rock" Cui Jian, which yielded Cui's most famous album, Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March.

As the concert was meant to showcase a modern, open China to an international audience, Cui sang his songs in English.

At the time, Cui was touring, and this concert was considered part of the tour. However, Cui and ADO were soon forced to cancel their remaining dates under pressure from the Chinese government.

Cobra
The members of China's first all-female rock band, formed in 1989, had all received conservatory educations. The band's setlist at this concert consisted entirely of covers of revolutionary songs and well-known pop tunes. Cobra would go on to achieve success in the 1990s, releasing two albums in 1994 and 2000 respectively. They have toured internationally, playing CBGB in the United States.

Tang Dynasty
Formed in February 1989, Tang Dynasty had reformed four months before the concert, after the events at Tiananmen square forced the band's two American members to leave China. During this period, the band was fronted by bassist Zhang Ju (d. 1995), instead of longstanding lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ding Wu. The two songs played at this concert, "Everybody Hopes" and "Pink Fog", were early versions of "Dream of the Doomsday" and "The Sun" respectively. The band signed a record contract with Magic Stone Records in May 1990 released their debut album, Tang Dynasty, in December 1992, becoming China's most influential heavy metal band.

1989
1989 (stylized in Chinese as 一九8九) were a musical collective, notable for being keyboardist and composer Zang Tianshuo's first professional band. The group also featured brothers Qin Yong of future Black Panther fame and Qin Qi (who appeared on Tang Dynasty's debut album), bassist Li Li, and an American drummer named Darrell Jenks (d. 2012). The group toured Germany in 1993. Zang would go on to become a successful solo artist and composer of a number of songs for movies and commercials.

Breathing
Breathing were a musical collective formed in 1988. Vocalist Wei Hua was a former award-winning CCTV radio host turned rock musician who would go on to have her own solo career. Gao Qi would leave the band in 1991, later achieving fame as the frontman for seminal Chinese thrash metal band Overload.

Album
The entire concert was released on a 2-CD collection on December 1, 1990, by the Shanghai Audiovisual Publishing House.

Baby Brother

 * Chang Kuan - lead guitar; lead vocals on "City People", "Rock and Roll Cavalry", and "Bad Design"
 * Chen Jin - bass; harmonica; lead vocals on "Pick It Up" and "Sick Man"
 * Ma Pei - rhythm guitar; sheng; backing vocals
 * Zhao Muyang - drums
 * Yu Jin - guest keyboardist; backing vocals

ADO

 * Cui Jian - lead vocals; rhythm guitar; trumpet
 * Eddie Randriamampionona - lead guitar
 * Liu Yuan - saxophone
 * Zhuang Biao - keyboards
 * Kassai Balazs - bass
 * Zhang Yongguang - drums

Cobra

 * Wang Xiaofang - drums; vocals
 * Xiao Nan - guitar; keyboards; vocals
 * Yang Ying - bass; vocals
 * Yu Jin - keyboards; vocals

Tang Dynasty

 * Zhang Ju - lead vocals; bass
 * Liu Yijun - lead guitar
 * Ding Wu - rhythm guitar; backing vocals
 * Zhao Nian - drums

1989

 * Zang Tianshuo - keyboards; lead vocals on "Victory of the Five Shadows"
 * Qin Yong - lead vocals on "Where Should I Take You?" and "Don't Just Stand There All the Time"
 * Qin Qi - guitar; lead vocals on "Totem"
 * Li Li - bass
 * Darrell "Jin Dayou" Jenks - drums

Breathing

 * Wei Hua - Master of ceremonies; lead vocals on "Don't Ever Try to Stop Me Ever Again", "I Won't Be Busy Anymore", and "Sunrise"
 * Cao Jun - lead guitar, lead vocals on "A New World"
 * Gao Qi - lead vocals on "Let Me Stand Up"
 * Liu Wenli - rhythm guitar
 * Wu Yuntao - bass
 * Zou Shidong - keyboards
 * Zhuang Biao - keyboards
 * Zhao Muyang - drums

= China Rock & Roll: Live in Hong Kong 1994.12.17 = 摇滚中国乐势力, officially translated as China Rock & Roll: Live in Hong Kong 1994.12.17, is a concert film documenting a historic concert organized by Magic Stone Records at the Hong Kong Coliseum on December 17, 1994. The concert features performances by Dou Wei, Zhang Chu, He Yong, and Tang Dynasty.

Background
Rock music in China had gained significant ground in the years following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Largely responsible for its spread was a record label called Magic Stone Records, the Chinese division of Taiwan-based record label Rock Records. Magic Stone's head, Jia Minshu (Jeff Chia), and Rock Records owner Zhang Peiren (Landy Chang), were the main organizers of the concert.

The three solo artists - Dou Wei, Zhang Chu, and He Yong - were billed as "魔岩三杰" ("Three Kings of Magic Stone").

At the time, the dominant form of pop music in Hong Kong was gangtai, an urban, polished form of pop music. Hong Kong Coliseum had up to that point been a venue for gangtai singers and pop idols, who put on lavish concerts with gentle music. By contrast, Beijing's rock musicians were a product of the city's thriving underground scene, whose artists produced music dealing with social issues, youth culture, and Chinese identity.

The discrepancy between the two forms of music was felt in both China and Hong Kong. With the development of the Beijing rock scene, stereotypes of the "cultural north" versus the "commercial south" had emerged. Where the former was rough, masculine, and authentic, the latter was sweet, feminine, and produced (China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music, by Jeroen de Kloet). This dichotomy was perhaps best illustrated in the days leading up to the concert, when He Yong stated that out of the Four Heavenly Kings, only Jacky Cheung was a real singer and the rest were clowns, to which Cheung retorted that Mainland musicians lived in caves. http://ent.sina.com.cn/2004-09-16/0052505345.html

Media reception and cultural significance
The concert is regarded among Chinese media as a crowning moment in the history of Chinese rock. Nearly ten thousand spectators, including international media, attended the event.

In the latter half of the 1990s, however, rock music in China quickly faded from the mainstream. Reasons included government censorship and lack of strong support from record labels. Many artists, encouraged by the initial surge of popularity, prioritized profit over substance, and were either incapable of delivering a socially relevant message or following up their early successes. Thus rock in China went underground for several years, giving way to the emerging genres of Cantopop and Mandopop.

Negative fates befell several of the artists who appeared at the concert. Tang Dynasty became inactive for several years after founding bassist Zhang Ju's death on May 11, 1995, and the band never reached the same level of popularity afterwards. He Yong struggled with alcoholism and depression for over a decade, never releasing another album. Zhang Chu released his third and final album in 1997 before disappearing from public eye, citing a perceived lack of creative freedom among the Beijing scene. He resumed performing in 2004. Only Dou Wei maintained a prolific output, but he distanced himself from rock in subsequent works.

Album
The audio from the concert was released on an accompanying CD.

Tracklist
Several songs were not featured on the album, but were included in the video:


 * He Yong - "非洲梦" ("African Dream")
 * Dou Wei - "黑色梦中" ("In a Black Dream")
 * Zhang Chu - "上苍保佑吃完了饭的人民" ("God Bless Those Who Have Been Fed Well")

The artists' performances were themselves edited on the video, with snippets of several songs playing during the credits:


 * Tang Dynasty - "太阳" ("The Sun")
 * Dou Wei - "明天更漫长" ("Tomorrow Is Even Longer")
 * Zhang Chu - "和大伙去乘涼" ("Rest in the Shade")
 * He Yong - "头上的包" ("Bumps on My Head")

The opening and closing credits of the DVD contain Tang Dynasty's cover of The Internationale.

Dou Wei

 * Dou Wei - lead vocals
 * Zhou Fengling - guitar
 * Hu Xiaohai - bass
 * Wang Lan - drums
 * Bai Fanglin - keyboards
 * Liu Xiaosong - percussion

Zhang Chu

 * Zhang Chu - lead vocals
 * Cao Jun - guitar
 * Luo Yan - bass
 * Liu Xiaosong - drums
 * Dou Peng - keyboards
 * Huang Weiming - violin on "孤独的人是可耻的"

He Yong

 * He Yong - lead vocals; rhythm guitar
 * Deng Ouge- lead guitar
 * Ou Yang - bass
 * Yu Weimin - drums
 * Liang Hebin - keyboards
 * Liu Xiaosong- percussion
 * He Yusheng - sanxian on "钟鼓楼"
 * Dou Wei - dizi on "钟鼓楼"

Tang Dynasty

 * Ding Wu - lead vocals; rhythm guitar
 * Liu Yijun - lead guitar
 * Zhang Ju - bass; backing vocals
 * Zhao Nian - drums
 * Wang Yong - keyboards (guest)

= One Moment =

一念, translated as One Thought, is the debut solo album by Tang Dynasty frontman Ding Wu, released December 5, 2018.

http://m.modernsky.com/index.php?m=News&a=detail&id=2818

As the first solo work of Ding Wu from the art for more than 30 years, the album "One Mind" not only shows his self-analysis under the dual identity of his painter and musician, but also is a personal comprehensive art work with complete artistic concept, not only liberation. His own way of consciousness and interpretation also liberated the audience's imagination of his gradual solidification.

http://k.sina.com.cn/article_3769104211_e0a7f75301900cp3y.html?cre=tianyi&mod=pcpager_focus&loc=14&r=9&doct=0&rfunc=100&tj=none&tr=9

On the day of the album's release, Ding held a concert-cum-art exhibit at the Modern Sky headquarters, and subsequently embarked on a short tour to support the album. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/15/WS5c147ab9a3107d4c3a000fd7.html

Personnel
Source: https://news.baidu.com/share/detail/9975127704620550439


 * Ding Wu - vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Liu Jingwei - lead guitar
 * Wei Kun - bass
 * Shen Zijun - drums

Personnel

 * Liu Yijun - guitar (1, 2); vocals (2)
 * Han Hongbin - guitar (3, 4), bass (4)
 * Liu Weiqiang - guitar (5, 6), bass (6)
 * Liu Weidong - guitar (7, 8); bass (7, 8), vocals (8)
 * Yue Haokun - bass (1-3, 5)
 * Zhang Yongguang - drums, percussion (1)
 * Yuan Bo - drums (2, 5, 6)
 * Vinod - percussion (2)
 * Wei Dong - drums (3, 4)
 * Gao Xiaodong - drums (8)
 * Mou Qiang - keyboards (3, 4)
 * Wang Feng - keyboards (5, 6)
 * Zhang Jian - accordion (2)

Source: http://www.yaogun.com/artist/tangchao/member/laowu_album0.htm

= Return Again =

再渡归来, translated as Return Again, is the second studio album by former Tang Dynasty lead guitarist Liu Yijun.

The album sold 70,000 copies, including 50,000 pirated copies in Changchun.

The album showcases Liu's signature hybrid picking style.

Musicians

 * Liu Yijun - 7-string MIDI guitar; 12-string acoustic guitar; 6-string electric guitar; vocals
 * Yuan Bo - drums; backing vocals (8)
 * Xuan Yibing - drums
 * Yue Haokun - acoustic bass (4, 5); electric bass (8)
 * Zhang Jian - accordion (4); piano (5); harmonica (5); keyboards (6)
 * Yao Lin - guest guitar solo (8)
 * Zhang Daixin - background vocals (8)

Production

 * Liu Yijun - producer
 * Jin Shaogang - recording, mixing, mastering