Common Rider

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Album: Last Wave Rockers

Released: Feb 3, 2007

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Genre: Punk / Reggae / Ska
Location Berkeley, California, US
Profile Views: 140980
Last Login: 10/8/2009
Member Since 2/3/2007
Record Label Lookout! Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Common Rider was a ska punk band, formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass) and Dan Lumley (drums). The band had a much softer note than that of Michaels' first group, Operation Ivy, but still contained the same amount of energy and passion. The band's name is taken from a 1970's Japanese TV show, Kamen Raidâ (Kamen Raidâ means "Mask Rider" or "Masked Rider" in Japanese.) .... The band released two full-length albums and one EP. Last Wave Rockers was released in 1999 on Lookout! Records. Thief In a Sleeping Town EP was also released on Lookout! Records in 2001 and featured Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day (guitar/backing vocals). The band released This Is Unity Music on Hopeless Records in 2002. The band toured the US extensively the same year, including the 2002 Plea For Peace tour, sponsored by Asian Man Records. .... The band broke up in 2003. Jesse Michaels has started a new band called CLASSICS OF LOVE. The band is more straight ahead punk rock with a post punk influence. But you can expect to hear some Common Rider songs during the live show. .. .. .. .. ............
Members
Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals).. Mass Giorgini (bass).. Dan Lumley (drums)..
Influences
Operation Ivy
Sounds Like
Operation Ivy