Common Children | |
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| Origin | Arkansas, US |
| Genres | alternative rock |
| Years active | 1995 – 2002 |
| Labels | Tattoo, Galaxy 21 |
| Past members | Drew Powell (bass guitar) Marc Byrd (vocals, guitar) Hampton Taliaferro (percussion) Andrew Thompson (guitar) |
Common Children was a Christian alternative rock band composed of Marc Byrd, Drew Powell, and Hampton Taliaferro.
They chose their name because: "we are all common children in the sense that we all live together, in a broken world, in need of grace—beggars attempting to tell other beggars where to get bread."[1]
The band recorded three studio albums between 1996 and 2001. The first two, Skywire and Delicate Fade, were released on the now-defunct Tattoo record label, which signed the band after Dan Michaels and Gene Eugene heard them perform at the 1995 Cornerstone Festival.[2]
On December 28, 1996, the band recorded their only live album, Setlist, in Jacksonville, Florida. The album had a very limited pressing and consisted of the entire Skywire album (excluding Broken Smile) and two tracks from Delicate Fade. The CD was sold only at concerts and, as it contained no over-dubs, showcased the band's talent.[3]
Andrew Thompson (who later collaborated with Byrd in Hammock) joined the band on tour after Delicate Fade and produced The Inbetween Time with Marc Byrd. Christine Glass (who married Byrd in 2000 and later formed GlassByrd) also contributed to the songs "Always On The Outside" and "How Many Times", and contributed 'angelic vocals' (per the liner notes) for The Inbetween Time, released on Galaxy 21 Music.