| The Rudiments | |
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| Also known as | Los Rudiments, Rudiments |
| Origin | San Francisco, USA |
| Genres | ska, reggae, punk rock |
| Years active | 1990–1996 |
| Labels | Asian Man Records, Dill Records, Beach Recordings |
The Rudiments are a ska and punk band from the East Bay, California.
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The group was together in the 1990s, and were signed to Asian Man Records 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."
Their song "Wailing Paddle" was covered by Boston ska punk band Big D and the Kids Table on their 2002 album, The Gipsy Hill LP.