娱乐英语资讯:China Focus: Chinas rock n roll pioneers still rock
<p><span word="SHANGHAI">SHANGHAI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 14-- <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>-<span word="Benz">Benz</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span>.</p><p><span word="Cui">Cui</span> <span word="Jian">Jian</span>, <span word="Zheng">Zheng</span> <span word="Jun">Jun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Wong">Wong</span> <span word="Ka">Ka</span>-<span word="keung">keung</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 50<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="gig">gig</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 18,000.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="warmed">warmed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Zheng">Zheng</span>, 51, <span word="singing">singing</span> "<span word="Shooting">Shooting</span> <span word="Stars">Stars</span>," <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adaption">adaption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="Coldplay">Coldplay</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="single">single</span>, <span word="Yellow">Yellow</span>. <span word="Zheng">Zheng</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="stardom">stardom</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="ballads">ballads</span> <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="Cinderella">Cinderella</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Return">Return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lhasa">Lhasa</span>," <span word="both">both</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p><span word="Cui">Cui</span> <span word="Jian">Jian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 57-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="icon">icon</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="performer">performer</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>-<span word="songwriter">songwriter</span>, <span word="trumpeter">trumpeter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guitarist">guitarist</span>, <span word="Cui">Cui</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="labelled">labelled</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Rock">Rock</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="works">works</span>, "<span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Name">Name</span>," "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Snow">Snow</span>," <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>-<span word="throbbing">throbbing</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singers">singers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="between">between</span> 380 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (57 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="and">and</span> 1,680 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="started">started</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="get">get</span>-<span word="together">together</span> <span word="party">party</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prime">prime</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>.</p>
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