The Rudiments
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The Rudiments are a ska
and punk
band from the East Bay
, California
.
with other ska/punk artists of the era, such as Link 80
and MU330
. They started out playing local shows and produced their first record with Dill Records
, Psychoska. The band's most popular songs include Wailing Paddle, Trash, and Scapegoat. Later in their fairly short-lived career, the band put out Bitch Bitch Bitch, a record more centered around the punker side of their sound. The bands influences can be noted as Operation Ivy
and The Clash
, who were both pioneers of the ska and punk sound.
In December 2004, drummer Scott Pope was riding his bicycle in San Francisco when he was struck by a car and went through the windshield. "I had it together enough to call my girlfriend, but after that I was out and woke up with a severed spine as a C7 quadriplegic."
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from the East Bay
East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
The East Bay is a commonly used, informal term for the lands on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Biography
The group was together in the 1990s, and were signed to Asian Man RecordsAsian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
with other ska/punk artists of the era, such as Link 80
Link 80
-Band history:Link 80 started in late 1993 in the East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members played around town as Drano, The Rag-Tags, and Mr...
and MU330
MU330
MU330 are a ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri.Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "Psycho Ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism...
. They started out playing local shows and produced their first record with Dill Records
Dill Records
Dill Records was a small punk rock/ska record label based out of Monte Sereno, California, that put out CDs/records from 1989-1998. The name is an allusion to initially the label's only band, Skankin' Pickle. It was started by Mike Park, a.k.a. Bruce Lee of Skankin' Pickle. The first other band...
, Psychoska. The band's most popular songs include Wailing Paddle, Trash, and Scapegoat. Later in their fairly short-lived career, the band put out Bitch Bitch Bitch, a record more centered around the punker side of their sound. The bands influences can be noted as Operation Ivy
Operation Ivy (band)
Operation Ivy was an American ska punk band that formed in Berkeley, California, and was often credited with spurring the 1990s punk revival in California. It is well-known as one of the first bands to "mix" hardcore punk with elements of ska, known as ska-core...
and The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
, who were both pioneers of the ska and punk sound.
In December 2004, drummer Scott Pope was riding his bicycle in San Francisco when he was struck by a car and went through the windshield. "I had it together enough to call my girlfriend, but after that I was out and woke up with a severed spine as a C7 quadriplegic."
Band members
- Scott Rehlaender - Lead Vocals
- Brent Willson - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
- Matt Powell - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
- Scott Pope - Drums, Percussion
- Craig Mazzera - Drums, Percussion
- Pat Phelan - Keyboards
- Daniel Collas - Drums, Percussion
- Eric Overley - Trombone
- D. K. Palmgren- Drums
Discography
- Psychoska - Dill Records
- Terror in the Heartland - Dill Records
- Bitch Bitch Bitch - Asian Man Records
- Rudiments: Circle Our Empire 1990-1993 - Asian Man Records