Hua er [c-music]

Hua Er Yue Dui (The Flower)
Simplified Chinese: 花儿乐队
Traditional Chinese: 花兒樂隊
Pinyin: Huār Yuèduì

Dubbed as "China's first famous adolescent band," the Flowers had
barely blossomed into youth when they first appeared on the Chinese
music scene in 1998. Originally, the lineup consisted of Da Zhang Wei
(lead vocals, guitar), bassist Guo Yang and drummer Wang Wenbo, but
would later change when guitarist Shi Xingyu eventually joined the
group in 2001. The three members, Da Zhang Wei, Wang Wenbo and Guo
Yang, met while still in high school and were all in their teens.
During their early career, the Flowers were a trio band playing in the
style of pop punk music reminiscent of fellow American punk bands such
as Green Day and Blink-182 who were the group's influences. As they
performed in local bars and clubs, other punk bands were beginning to
break out in Beijing's underground music scene. The Flowers, unable as
they were to hide their hunger for commercial success, were somewhat
aloof from this scene, and often derided in some quarters for their
attitudes. The trio first signed on to a small Beijing-based Chinese
indie label, New Bees Music in 1998. A year later, the band would
release their debut album "On the Other Side of Happiness" which turned
out to be a surprise hit. No matter, as the accessible nature of songs
like "Stillness", "Disillusion" and "School's Out" made the band
perfect for the music market they wished to conquer. The Flowers were
somewhat credited for helping to give disaffected Chinese youths a
resonant voice, as many teenagers were deeply affected by their songs
and felt that the Flowers' lyrics reflected their own life experiences.
As a result, punk music in general became more widely known in China.

In
light of the band's commercial impact, some over enthusiastic
commentators even declared that The Flowers were the true bringers of
punk to the Chinese. They pointed out that fans had previously found
even the acoustic grunge of Nirvana's "Unplugged in New York" difficult
to comprehend.

Although the band's music wasn't very hard-edged,
the Flowers were at least punk enough to get involved in a two-year
long lawsuit with their first company, New Bees Music. The dispute
almost brought the band to a premature end, but was eventually settled
out of court. The Flowers marked the end of their purgatory by signing
to EMI and bringing in a fourth member, guitarist Shi Xingyu.
Fortunately this change wasn't just a superficial face-lift, as the
band had by this point become tired of the simple but effective music
which had made them so popular. Like many other musicians, the band was
looking to diversify its sound.

On their 2004 album, "I Am Your
Romeo", the diversification can be heard with its featuring various
musical styles such as hip-hop and techno. The band now seems to be a
long way from their old punk roots, but they are as straightforward as
ever in their ideals... or lack of them. Vocalist Da Zhang Wei says,
"We have to earn our living through music... Pleasing our fans is our
reason for making music and we don't care about other things." The
songs are still fairly upbeat and the lyrics pretty direct, although
Zhang Wei has softened the tone a bit for some of the love related
songs. The band managed to score a hit with the song, "Xi Shua Shua",
which was a hit on the mainland. "Xi Shua Shua", included in the band's
fourth album Blooming Dynasty which was released in July 2005, also won
numerous awards around China. Blooming Dynaasty sold some 200,000
copies in the forty days after its release and was considered a great
success in the country's pop music scene. The Flowers made an
appearance at the China Central Television's Lantern Festival gala
show. The group was also nominated by organizers of the Pepsi Music
Chart Awards in China for awards in categories such as Best
Arrangement, Best Lyrics, Best Composer and Best Rock 'n' Roll Band,
but were later cancelled by the board of judges when plagiarism
accusations involving the band came to light.

Ja disse e repito.... FOFOOOOOOS ^^

Doumo Annabel ^^

traz muita chinesice pra ca ^^