Common Rider

"this is unity music"

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    members

    Jesse Michaels, Mass Giorgini, Dan Lumley, Phillip Hill

    tags

    jesse michaels, Operation Ivy, Mass Giorgini, dan Lumley

    into

    Desmond Decker, The clash, Old punk stuff mainly. Drummer Dan Lumley is mainly a metal fan(Slayer, Kreator etc.)

    state of mind

    progressive, friendly, down to earth, no rock bullshit or hipsterism

    vices

    Mass:Diet Pepsi. Lumley: Lack of Vegetables. Jesse:Sleep, peanut butter, inactivity, rage.

    favorite artists

    the Bad Brains, The Clash, SLF, The Damned, The Observers, Crossed Eyes, Government Warning, The Buzzcocks, Blondie, too many others to list.. all great and sincere punk bands old and new.

    favorite movies

    Taxi Driver, L.A. Confidential, The Grifters, Beat the Devil, The Third Man, L'aventura, The Wild Bunch, etc. We all enjoy movies where people are shooting each other but we avoid such situations in real life whenever possible.

    favorite books

    Mad Libs, At war with the phallus, I Married a Moron, In love with Captain Wax, The Golden Aphid, Problems I haven't Tried Yet, Wash Me Hair With Urine Mum, I Shot an Arrow at the Sphynx, and Wisht I Were a Leopard Cuz a Leopard Never Cries
    GENRES: rock, reggae/ska, ska, punk rock, reggae, ska
    LOCATION: berkeley CA, US
    WEBSITE: http://www.lookoutrecords.com/bands/band.php3?bnd_id=273&sd=960621728
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    About
     
    Common Rider was a band formed in 1998 by Jesse Michaels who was a veteran of the late punk/ska group Operation Ivy. The recording and touring version of Common Rider eventually resolved to include Mass Giorgini and Dan Lumley who were veterans of the groups Screeching Weasel and Squirtgun. At...    more »
    Posted 6 Songs    view all »
    Blackbirds Vs. Crows
    pop, rock, reggae/ska, punk pop, power pop, punky ska
    This song is a rock song with a dark, minor key feel. The topic is warfare. Backup vocals on the choruses provided by Alkaline Trio's...
    Long After Lights Out
    pop, rock, reggae/ska, punky reggae
    A dark, melancholy reggae-pop type thing with some underlying thematic spookiness. The lyrical theme is death. Note the Crickets during the breakdown and appearance of...
    Midnight Passenger
    pop, rock, reggae/ska, reggae, punk, ska
    This is song is a tribute to classic reggae music and deals with the redemptive power of soul music in general. Michaels: "This is the best...
    Small Pebble
    rock, ska, punk, punk
    Here is a Sublime era reggae toast break. Mass' favorite song from the Unity Music album. Michaels: "Okay, maybe it was ill advised for me...
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