China Fire Explained
China Fire was a series of three Chinese rock music samplers compiled primarily from Beijing artists. These albums were issued by Taiwan-based label Rock Records during the early stages of Chinese rock in the 1990s. Many of the featured songs appeared on albums by their respective creators, while other groups and their songs never made it past the sampler.[1] [2]
China Fire I
| China Fire I |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Released: | December 22, 1992 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Rock Records |
| Next Title: | China Fire II |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
!#!Title!Unofficial English translation!Artist!Notes| 1 | 姐姐 | Sister | Zhang Chu | |
| 2 | 给我一点爱 | Give Me Some Love | The Face | |
| 3 | 我不能随便说 | I Can't Say It Casually | ADO | |
| 4 | 永久的等你 | Forever Waiting for You | Zhao Gang | Track recorded by Shenyang-based band Witness but credited under Zhao's name. |
| 5 | Searchin' for Your Life | | Anodized | Hong Kong band. |
| 6 | 累 | Tired | Red Army | Disbanded in 1992. |
| 7 | 别去糟蹋 | Don't Go to Waste | Black Panther | |
| 8 | 擦去眼泪 | Wipe Your Tears Away | Self-Education | |
| 9 | 飞翔鸟 | Soaring Bird | Tang Dynasty | | |
China Fire II
| China Fire II |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Released: | August 1996 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Rock Records |
| Prev Title: | China Fire I |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | China Fire III |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
!#!Title!Unofficial English translation!Artist!Notes| 1 | 都一样 | All the Same | Underbaby | |
| 2 | 主 | Master | Dou Wei | |
| 3 | 这个夏天 | This Summer | Iron Kite | |
| 4 | 认识了 | Familiarized | Zhang Chu | |
| 5 | 1999年8月10日 | August 10, 1999 | Fang Ke | |
| 6 | 火星人 | Martian | Zhou Ren | |
| 7 | 金色的眼睛 | Golden Eyes | Die Young | |
| 8 | 三儿的问题 | The Question of Three | Frontier | |
| 9 | 招魂 | Spiritualism | Wang Yong | |
| 10 | 破碎 | Shattered | Overload | | |
China Fire III
| China Fire III |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Released: | October 1998 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Rock Records |
| Prev Title: | China Fire II |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
!#!Title!Unofficial English translation!Artist!Notes| 1 | 雾中行 | Walking in the Fog | Liu Yijun | Credited as "Tang Dynasty's Old Five" (唐朝老五). |
| 2 | 不要告别 | Don't Say Goodbye | Overload | |
| 3 | 大庙 | Temple | Dou Wei | |
| 4 | 种子 | Seed | Underbaby | |
| 5 | 风, 马, 牛 | Wind, Horse, Ox | Zhou Ren | |
| 6 | 觉醒 | Awaken | Underbaby | |
| 7 | 这么大 | So Large | Zhang Chu | |
| 8 | 进化之日 | Evolution Day | Iron Kite | |
| 9 | 舞 | Dance | Liu Yijun | Same credit as track 1. |
| 10 | 放学啦! | School's Out | The Flowers | Demo version. First release from the band. | |
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture - Page 712 Edward L. Davis - 2009 The concert is remembered as a milestone in the PRG's rock history which made Beijing's new rock culture publicly known. ... In 1992 it released a compilation under the name China Fire and one successful album by the ...
- Popular Music and Human Rights: World music - Page 136 Ian Peddie - 2011 One year later, the Taiwanese company Rock Records & Tapes released the first Beijing-based Chinese rock sampler: China Fire I (1992). This was followed by four fairly successful CDs, including a heavy metal album by ...
