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{{Short description|American ska punk band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Common Rider
| image           =
| caption         =
| alias           =
| origin          = [[Berkeley, California]], U.S.
| genre           = [[Punk rock]], [[reggae]], [[indie rock]], [[ska punk]]
| years_active    = 1999–2003
| label           = [[Lookout! Records|Lookout!]], [[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]]
| associated_acts = [[Classics of Love]]<br>[[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]]<br>[[Squirtgun]]<br>[[Screeching Weasel]]
| website         =
| current_members = [[Jesse Michaels]]<br>[[Mass Giorgini]]<br>Dan Lumley
| past_members    = 
}}

'''Common Rider''' was an American [[ska punk]] band, formed in 1999 by [[Jesse Michaels]] (guitar, vocals), [[Mass Giorgini]] (bass) and Dan Lumley (drums). The band's name is taken from a Japanese TV show, ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' (Kamen Rider means "Masked Rider" in [[Japanese language|Japanese]].)

== History ==
Michaels was formerly the lead vocalist for [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]], 1987 to 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-18 |title=Jesse Michaels reflects on Operation Ivy and East Bay Punk 30 years later |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/jesse_michaels_op_ivy_east_bay_interview/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

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 Foundation|Plea For Peace]] tour, sponsored by [[Asian Man Records]]. On the tour, [[Phillip Hill]] (from [[Teen Idols]] and also a major contributor on the album ''This is Unity Music'') played guitar, along with Joe Mizzi. The band's last release was a split with [[Against All Authority]] 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]] went to Australia to record an album for Brisbane-based reggae/ska outfit Scarred Hope; he has also performed with Dan Lumley in the band [[Squirtgun]]. Michaels has continued to perform sporadically and to produce art. In late 2008, Michaels emerged with a new band named [[Classics of Love]], after the Common Rider song.

==Discography==
===Albums and EPs===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Label
! Other information
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Last Wave Rockers]]'' || [[Lookout! Records]] / Panic Button || Debut Album
|-
| 2001 || ''Thief in a Sleeping Town'' EP || [[Lookout! Records]] || 7" vinyl with four songs, [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] from [[Green Day]] played guitar
|-
| 2002 || ''[[This Is Unity Music]]'' || Hopeless || Phillip Hill, Matt Demeester, Kevin Sierzega, Jimmy Lucido, Ray Moses, Joe Mizzi, members of [[Alkaline Trio]], and many more, contributed to this record.
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Common Rider/Against All Authority]] split'' || Hopeless  || Split EP with punk band [[Against All Authority]] containing four songs from the ''This Is Unity Music'' sessions that did not make it onto the record.
|}

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Label
! Contributing Track(s)
|-
| 2000 || Might As Well ... Can't Dance   || [[Adeline Records]]  || "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"
|-
|2009 || Hopeless Records: 15 Year Anniversary || Hopeless || "Small Pebble"
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:American ska punk musical groups]]
[[Category:Punk rock groups from California]]
[[Category:Hopeless Records artists]]