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Jesse Michaels addresses Common Rider and Operation Ivy reunion questions

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Jesse Michaels, frontman of legendary ska-punk band Operation Ivy, and later Common Rider, recently posted a MySpace blog addressing questions about the possibility of a Common Rider reunion, and if a full Operation Ivy reunion could ever take place.

The majority of the blog is in the form of a letter to a fan named “Tim” (no relation to former Operation Ivy/Rancid guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong), where the logistics of a reunion with Common Rider are discussed. This is followed by a blog commenting on his recent peformance of the Operation Ivy classic “Unity” with former bandmates now in Rancid, and whether any shows could be expected.

If you want to know about an Opivy reunion, take the above description of logistical problems from that Common Rider bit and multiply it by about 2,000, bring in LAWYERS and record companies, interrupt six or seven lives, and also add the factor of putting a band that never belonged in a big rock club in a one to two thousand seat joint. Oh yeah plus doing it without involving Clear Channel or other right wing fronts. So will it happen? The most honest answer is probably not.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/22284. Continue reading Jesse Michaels addresses Common Rider and Operation Ivy reunion questions →