侯德健 [Hou Dejian] - 1982 - 龍的傳人續篇 (Long de chuan ren xu pian)

 侯德健 (Hou Dejian) is the author of one of the most important song of the sinosphere, very famous both in China and Taiwan:  "龍的傳人" ("The Descendants of the Dragon") sung by the campus folk legend 李建復 Li Jianfu. Nevertheless Hou Dejan was not satisfied by the interpretation of his collegue, so in 1982 he decided to record his own album called   "龍的傳人續篇" ( "The Sequel to the Descendants of the Dragon").  In spite of the premises, the album was a flop from a sales point of view, also because it was boycotted by the Taiwanese authorities.  For this reason he emigrated to China where he took part to the Tienanmen revolt. The album itself is one of the best coming from Taiwan; starting from the Campus Folk heritage, Hou drive the taiwanese  music to hitherto unexplored shores, combining traditional chinese folk with art rock and also progressive rock elements.

After this album he never reach such a peak in his discography, in the last period he also changed his political position becoming a supporter of the chinese regime.

TRACKLIST

A1 把自己唱出來

A2 好像

A3 高速公路

A4 未來的主人翁

B1 潮州人

B2 給魏京生

B3          龍的傳人續篇

    B3a 何苦如此

    B3b 花開花謝

    B3c 青春舞曲

    B3d 永永遠遠