Last Wave Rockers Explained

Last Wave Rockers
Type:	Album
Artist:	Common Rider
Cover:	Last_wave_rockers_common_rider.jpg
Released:	May 25, 1999
Recorded:	February 1999
Genre:	Ska punk, Reggae
Length:	32:38
Label:	Lookout! Records Panic Button^[1]
Producer:	Brendan Burke Jesse Michaels
Next Title:	Thief in a Sleeping Town EP
Next Year:	2001

Last Wave Rockers is the debut album by the American ska punk band Common Rider, released in 1999.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

The Chicago Sun-Times 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."

Track listing

All songs written by Jesse Michaels.

1. "Classics of Love" - 2:21
2. "Castaways" - 2:14
3. "Signal Signal" - 2:48
4. "Carry On" 2:08
5. "Rise or Fall" 1:51
6. "True Rulers" - 3:09
7. "Conscious Burning" - 2:58
8. "On Broadway" - 1:17
9. "Heatseekers" - 2:04
10. "A Place Where We Can Stay" - 2:46
11. "Walk Down the River" - 2:28
12. "Rough Redemption" - 2:30
13. "Deep Spring" - 2:07
14. "Angels at Play" - 1:52
15. "Dixie Roadrash" - 2:26

Personnel

• Jesse Michaels - Vocals, Guitar
• Mass Giorgini - Bass, Vocals
• Dan Lumley - Drums
• Ken Vandermark - Tenor Saxophone
• Jeff Jacobs - Hammond Organ
• Mark Ardito - Guitar (plays leads on "Classics of Love" and "Heatseekers")

Notes and References

1. Web site: Common Rider: Last Wave Rockers: Pitchfork Record Review. April 8, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408020905/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16279-last-wave-rockers. 2008-04-08.
2. Web site: Common Rider | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: The Shredder. SPIN. July 17, 1999. SPIN Media LLC. Google Books.