Common Sense (band)
Encyclopedia
Common Sense is an American
reggae
and alternative rock
band from Orange County, California
. They are known for playing in the Mercury Mariner commercial. Since their formation in 1987
, they have released five albums under their own label, Common Sense Records. They perform periodically at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California
and have, in the past, been members of the summer music and sports festival, Warped Tour
.
They are also known for making the Chicago rapper formerly known as Common Sense, change his name to Common over legal issues.
United States
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reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Orange County, California
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
. They are known for playing in the Mercury Mariner commercial. Since their formation in 1987
1987 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
, they have released five albums under their own label, Common Sense Records. They perform periodically at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California
Solana Beach, California
Solana Beach is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 12,867 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Solana Beach is located at ....
and have, in the past, been members of the summer music and sports festival, Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
.
They are also known for making the Chicago rapper formerly known as Common Sense, change his name to Common over legal issues.
Band members
- Nick Hernandez - vocals
- Billy Sherman - guitar/keyboard
- Phil Gough - guitar
- Larry Young - bass
- rock deadric-drums, perc
- dean butterworth- drums
Former members
- Jai Vatuk - guitar/keyboard
- Steve Dillard Trumpet/Flugel Horn/and Nick's Daddy
Discography
Full-length albums:- Live! At the Belly Up Tavern (1994)
- Psychedlic Surf Groove (1996)
- State of the Nation (1999)
- Common Sense (2002)
- Don't Look Back (2005)