''Last Wave Rockers'' is the debut album by the American ska punk band
Common Rider
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 J ...
, released in 1999.
Critical reception
The ''
Chicago Sun-Times
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'' wrote that "Michaels delivers a solid set of tunes that varies the tempo from full-throttle ska-punk ('Castaways') to more laid-back skanking ('Signal Signal') ... the high points are pretty rewarding, and Michaels' voice is still an original one that's well worth hearing."
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Track listing
All songs written by Jesse Michaels
Jesse Michaels (born April 1, 1969) is an American songwriter, painter, illustrator, musician, singer, and author from Berkeley, California. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues. He is most well known as the vocalist ...
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# "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
# "A Place Where We Can Stay" - 2:46
# "Walk Down the River" - 2:28
# "Rough Redemption" - 2:30
# "Deep Spring" - 2:07
# "Angels at Play" - 1:52
# "Dixie Roadrash" - 2:26
Personnel
* Jesse Michaels
Jesse Michaels (born April 1, 1969) is an American songwriter, painter, illustrator, musician, singer, and author from Berkeley, California. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues. He is most well known as the vocalist ...
- Vocals, Guitar
* Mass Giorgini
Massimiliano Adelmo Giorgini (born 1968) is an 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 of the mid-'90s. Among these bands was Giorg ...
- Bass, Vocals
* Dan Lumley - Drums
* Ken Vandermark - Tenor Saxophone
* Jeff Jacobs - Hammond Organ
* Mark Ardito - Guitar (plays leads on "Classics of Love" and "Heatseekers")
References
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1999 albums
Common Rider albums