Common Sense

Location:
ATHENS, GREECE, GR
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Alternative / Acoustic / New Wave
Site(s):
Type:
Indie
Common Sense were formed in September 1989.

In December 1993 they release the single Grotesque

and in December 1995 the LP Sun Comes Up.

Both these releases were very well-received by critics

and by fans of the independent Greek scene.

In January 2000 Sun Comes Up was included in the Pop & Rock

magazine list of the best Greek rock albums of the 1970-2000 period.



In 1993-1996 the band played in several festivals and they opened concerts for Dodgy (6/9/1995 RODON Club), Giant Sand (10/2/1996 RODON Club) and Tindersticks (8/6/1996 Lycabetus Theatre).

In May 2006 the band recorded the demo song "Time stood still"

with almost the same make-up. The demo song was released

on Dimitris Papaspyropoulos’ compilation "One Dream Closer" (EMI/Sony BMG).

In March 2007 they played with Marc Almond

and participated in the SoundWave contest. The band was voted

as Critics Choice 1 in the International Charts of the contest.

In October 2007 they played at the Cavern Club, Liverpool,

with Echo & The Bunnymen and Indigos.

In November 2007, three Common Sense songs were included

in Angelos Spartalis’ movie "The Apple in your Head", which was presented at the 48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Angelos Spartalis’ next movie, “The Snow-white Syndrome”,

which was awarded two prizes at the 49th Thessaloniki International

Film festival in November 2008, also featured three Common Sense

songs and one by Silent Sorrows, the side-project

of Nikos and Tatiana.



The E.P. "Time Stood Still" was released by "The Sound Of Everything" label

in December 2009.

In May 2010 they will start recording their second LP "Sunset"



Common Sense (EU) - Time stood still (Live@Cavern Liverpool)



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