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Whole lotta pop

By Chen Nan (Beijing Weekend)
Updated: 2007-09-14 10:51





Chaoyang Park was transformed into music lovers' heaven for last
weekend's third annual Beijing Pop Music Festival. To fans' delight,
big-name acts, Brett Anderson, the New York Dolls, Nine Inch Nails and
Public Enemy, rocked the stage.

Undoubtedly, Brett Anderson was the biggest star on the first day of the
two-day music carnival. When the New York Dolls (pictured left) finished
their performance, the atmosphere was fully charged and ready to burn.

Then up came Brett Anderson, arousing screams before he even opened his
mouth. The singer started with To the Winter, Love is Dead, and Dust and
Rain from his latest album, which he launched this year after the split
of his band, Suede.

He followed up with a few beloved Suede songs, including Everything Will
Flow, By the Sea and Beautiful Ones -- making the whole crowd boil.

The first day's final performer, the hip-hop band Public Enemy, paid
tribute to the host country by way of Chuck D wearing a Yao Ming Rocket's
uniform and Professor Griff giving a kung fu demonstration.

The only living member of the punk band The Ramones, Marky Ramone, who
was scheduled to perform in Sunday's line-up, came on stage unexpectedly
and performed a rendition of one of The Ramones' classic songs with the
rap gods.

Chinese rock'n'roll guru Cui Jian took the surprising step of singing his
first English song Outside Girl on Sunday night.

"This is the first time I have sung a song in English and I dedicate this
to woman athletes at next year's Olympics," the Beijing-born
multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and vocalist announced to the crowd at
Chaoyang Park.

He ignited the crowd from the very first song. Many fans stayed on their
feet during his show.

Cui, considered China's "Father of Rock", rarely sings at public. His
last Beijing concert twelve years ago had led Chinese rock into a new era.

Now, more than a decade later, the rock star still isn't satisfied with
the development of the rock scene here, but his performance at this
year's pop festival certainly proved hugely popular.

"Cui Jian is still as young as before!" said Ma Yun, one of Cui's diehard
fans. "I've not been to Beijing for years. It is because of Cui Jian that
I come here again."

"I'm from the same generation as Cui Jian. I feel in many ways we think
the same. His songs expressed the common experience we used to have."

Cui will remain as the spiritual leader of the second Snow Mountain Music
Festival, the latest installment of the so-called "China's Woodstock"
which will hit the ancient town of Lijiang, in Southwest China's Yunnan
Province, on October 4.

The two-day music festival was brought to an end by the Grammy-winning
Nine Inch Nails.

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