Drummer for Confucius Said and Second Hand Rose Passed Away Today

[Hüsker Dü]

I was shocked to read about this today.

This has more details about the cause, as well as information about the memorial service. Both articles are in Chinese. I'm feeling too bummed out right now to translate them.

Rest in peace.

Edited February 20, 2010 at 07:18 AM by Hüsker Dü
Added another link.

[renzhe]

wow, that's a bummer. I really like Second Hand Rose.

[daofeishi]

I‘ve never heard about 二手玫瑰 before, but I 百度ed them and became an instant fan. (I really liked 娱乐江湖. The drumming is tight on that one. Does it make anyone else think of RHCP?)

This seems to be a big loss to the Chinese music community. RIP

Edited February 21, 2010 at 11:56 PM by daofeishi

[Outofin]

I know Confucius Said and Second Hand Rose both very well. But I knew very little about this drummer. That's very sad news. Another incident of this.

3 best songs from Second Hand Rose to me are: 招安, 采花, 夜深了.

[Lu]

That's really sad news.

[Hüsker Dü]

My favorite Second Hand Rose songs are:

1.伎俩

2.允许部分艺术家先富起来

3.因为所以

His drumming on #1 and #3 inspired me to pick up the sticks again after many years of not playing.

[Outofin]

Confucius Said and Second Hand Rose are both special because they show very clear regional color and seem represent the philosophy of the common people who live in the low level of the society. Confucius Said is a bit Old Beijing/Tianjin, while Second Hand Rose is more like Dongbei. Second Hand Rose always sounds a little “dirty” to me.

There are some interesting bands in this category. I heard a guy called 南城二哥 is really good too, but I’ve never managed to find his music online, except a few poorly recorded live shows.