Common Rider

Common Rider was formed in 1999 in California by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass), and Dan Lumley (drums). They were a ska band on a much softer note than that of Michaels' first group Operation Ivy, but still contained the same amount of energy and passion. They 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. The band released This Is Unity Music on Hopeless Records in 2002. In 2002, the band toured the US extensively, including the 2002 Plea For Peace tour, sponsored by Asian Man Records. On the tour, Phillip Hill (from the Teen Idols and also a major contributor on the album This is Unity Music) and Joe Mizzi (from Metro Detroit and also a guest vocalist on the album This Is Unity Music) played guitar for the band. A new EP (April 2005), split with Against All Authority, has been released containing outtakes from 2002's This Is Unity Music. They broke up in 2003 mainly because of the want to pursue other opportunities. Dan Lumley officially retired from music at that time as well. Mass still remains in Squirtgun. In 2008, Jesse began a new band called Classics of Love.

Last Wave Rockers (1999)

01 - Classics Of Love

02 - Castaways

03 - Signal Signal

04 - Carry On

05 - Rise Or Fall

06 - True Rulers

07 - Conscious Burning

08 - On Broadway

09 - Heatseekers

10 - A Place Where We Can Stay

11 - Walk Down The River

12 - Rough Redemption

13 - Deep Spring

14 - Angels At Play

15 - Dixie Roadrash

Thief In A Sleeping Town EP (2001)

01 - Am I On My Own

02 - Insurgents

03 - Thief In A Sleeping Town

04 - What The Heart Looks Like When

This Is Unity Music (2002)

01 - Firewall

02 - Set The Method Down

03 - Small Pebble

04 - Cool This Madness Down

05 - Long After Lights Out

06 - Blackbirds Vs. Crows

07 - Time Won't Take Away

08 - Prison Break

09 - Midnight Passenger

10 - One Ton

11 - Toss Around

12 - Longshot

Against All Authority & Common Rider

Split EP (2005)

Against All Authority:

01 - Lied To

02 - War Machine Breakdown

03 - Barricades

04 - World Dominator

Common Rider:

05 - Where The Waves Are Highest

06 - Dogtown

07 - Blue Spark

08 - The Only Ones

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