Common Rider were a ska punk

Ska punk

Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...

 band, formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels

Jesse Michaels

Jesse Michaels is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and artist from Berkeley, California. He is the son of the deceased author Leonard Michaels. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues.-Musical overview:...

 (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini

Mass Giorgini

Mass Giorgini is an Italian-American bassist and record producer, who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom on the mid-90's. Among these bands was Giorgini's own Squirtgun, which received minor MTV rotation and several...

 (bass) and Dan Lumley

Dan Lumley

Dan Lumley has been a drummer for many bands, including Rattail Grenadier, Squirtgun, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Even in Blackouts, The Mopes, Common Rider and Screeching Weasel. He was also a brief member of Rise Against...

 (drums). The band's name is taken from a 1970s Japanese TV show, Kamen Rider

Kamen Rider

, is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...

(Kamen Rider means "Masked Rider" in Japanese

Japanese language

is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

.)

The band released two full-length albums and one EP. Last Wave Rockers

Last Wave Rockers

- Track listing :All songs written by Jesse Michaels.# "Classics of Love" - 2:21# "Castaways" - 2:14# "Signal Signal" - 2:48# "Carry On" 2:08# "Rise or Fall" 1:51# "True Rulers" - 3:09# "Conscious Burning" - 2:58# "On Broadway" - 1:17# "Heatseekers" - 2:04...

was released in 1999 on Lookout! Records

Lookout! Records

-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...

. Thief In a Sleeping Town EP was also released on Lookout! Records in 2001 and featured Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is an American rock musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter and lead guitarist for the American punk rock band Green Day...

 of Green Day

Green Day

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...

 (guitar/backing vocals). The band released This Is Unity Music on Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records is an independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The label was started in 1993 by Louis Posen and financed by a group of private investors. Hopeless's artists are generally considered punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, or alternative rock, but some...

 in 2002. The band toured the US extensively the same year, including the 2002 Plea For Peace

Plea for Peace Foundation

The Plea for Peace Foundation was founded in 1999 by musician and founder of Asian Man Records, Mike Park. The Plea for Peace Foundations is a 501C3 Non-Profit Organisation based in San Jose, California, in the United States. The organisation's stated goal is to "promote the ideas of peace through...

 tour, sponsored by Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...

. On the tour, Phillip Hill (from Teen Idols

Teen Idols

The Teen Idols were a pop punk band originally from Nashville, Tennessee. They were formed in 1992 by Phillip Hill and originally broke up in 2003...

 and also a major contributor on the album This is Unity Music) and Joe Mizzi (from Detroit and also a guest vocalist on the album This Is Unity Music) played guitar for the band. The band's last release was a split with Against All Authority

Against All Authority

Against All Authority is an American punk band, formed in Florida in 1992. Playing in the ska punk style, their business practice follows a stringent DIY ethic.-History:...

 in April 2005, containing outtakes from 2002's This Is Unity Music.

The band broke up in 2003. In 2005, bassist and producer Mass Giorgini

Mass Giorgini

Mass Giorgini is an Italian-American bassist and record producer, who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom on the mid-90's. Among these bands was Giorgini's own Squirtgun, which received minor MTV rotation and several...

 went to Australia to record an album for Brisbane-based reggae/ska outfit Scarred Hope; he has also performed with Dan Lumley

Dan Lumley

Dan Lumley has been a drummer for many bands, including Rattail Grenadier, Squirtgun, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Even in Blackouts, The Mopes, Common Rider and Screeching Weasel. He was also a brief member of Rise Against...

 in the band Squirtgun

Squirtgun

Squirtgun is an American punk rock band from Lafayette, Indiana formed by record producer Mass Giorgini in 1993.-1993-1998:Squirtgun originally consisted of Mass Giorgini , Matt Hart , Flav Giorgini , and Dan Lumley .The band signed to Lookout! Records and their first release was the EP...

. Michaels has continued to perform sporadically and to produce art. In late 2008, Michaels emerged with a new band named Classics of Love

Classics Of Love

Classics Of Love are an American punk rock band formed by former Operation Ivy singer Jesse Michaels. The band's music goes back to while Michaels was doing solo acoustic shows and was approached by Mike Park of Asian Man Records about recording the songs in a studio...

, after the Common Rider song.

Albums and EPs

Year	Title	Label	Other information
1999	Last Wave Rockers Last Wave Rockers - Track listing :All songs written by Jesse Michaels.# "Classics of Love" - 2:21# "Castaways" - 2:14# "Signal Signal" - 2:48# "Carry On" 2:08# "Rise or Fall" 1:51# "True Rulers" - 3:09# "Conscious Burning" - 2:58# "On Broadway" - 1:17# "Heatseekers" - 2:04...	Lookout! Records Lookout! Records -History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...  / Panic Button	Debut Album
2001	Thief in a Sleeping Town EP	Lookout! Records Lookout! Records -History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...	7" vinyl with four songs, Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Joe Armstrong is an American rock musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter and lead guitarist for the American punk rock band Green Day...  from Green Day Green Day Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...  played guitar
2002	This Is Unity Music This Is Unity Music This Is Unity Music is the second full length album by Common Rider, released in 2002.- Track listing :All songs written by Jesse Michaels.# "Firewall" - 2:56# "Set The Method Down" - 2:06# "Small Pebble" - 3:40# "Cool This Madness Down" 2:32...	Hopeless	Phillip Hill, Matt Demeester, Kevin Sierzega, Jimmy Lucido, Ray Moses, Joe Mizzi, members of Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant... , and many more, contributed to this record.
2005	Common Rider/Against All Authority split	Hopeless	Split EP with punk band Against All Authority Against All Authority Against All Authority is an American punk band, formed in Florida in 1992. Playing in the ska punk style, their business practice follows a stringent DIY ethic.-History:...  containing four songs from the This Is Unity Music sessions that did not make it onto the record.

Compilations

Year	Title	Label	Contributing Track(s)
2000	Might As Well ... Can't Dance	Adeline Records Adeline Records Adeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder...	"Thief In A Sleeping Town"
2000	Lookout! Freakout	Lookout! / Panic Button	"Carry On", "Signal Signal (Alternative Version)"
2001	Lookout! Freakout - Episode 2	Lookout! / Panic Button	"Am I On My Own"
2002	Every Dog Will Have Its Day	Adeline Records	"Blackbirds vs Crows"
2002	Hopelessly Devoted To You - Volume 4	Hopeless	"Small Pebble"
2001	1157 Wheeler Avenue: A Memorial For Amadou Diallo	Failed Experiment	"Longshot"
2002	Plea For Peace / Take Action Volume 2	Sub City	"PSA" (Jesse Michaels only), "Longshot"
2003	Operation: Punk Rock Freedom	Hopeless/Sub City	"Firewall"
2004	Hopelessly Devoted To You - Volume 5	Hopeless	"Where The Waves Are Highest"