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- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Genre: Alternative/Punk » Indie Rock
Editor's review
Prog guitars generally worm their way into your brain; as crafted by this LA act, they also slap you in the face. Coupled with polyrhythmic but slamming kit work and precipitous vocal runs, they aren't just the stuff of garden-variety math rock: the Bad Dudes are mathletes.
Biography
Tightly wound, mathy party prog...simply awesome.
"Los Angeles spazz-punks Bad Dudes can play more notes in a song than most bands play on an entire album. Their latest, Eat Drugs (Retard Disco), balances synthy Nintendo shred with Zappa-like skronk." Paper Thin Walls
"Smashing together new wave, prog rock and post-punk, the dudes in Bad Dudes turn out to be some bad mothers on their second CD, Eat Drugs...the dazzling (and sometimes dizzyingly intense) musicianship is always impressive, although it's a bit of a relief when the intricate complexities give way to a catchy shout-along melody on the title track. Sometimes it's better to hang all that fancy fretwork on a simple hook." LA Weekly
"These guys epitomize the SoCal weirdo-rock scene better than any other band I've seen in a while. The chugging guitars, omnipresent hooks, frenzied drums, and sweetly crafted melodies all retain an eerie, futuristic feel, perfect for dancing or taking drugs to in some Echo Park dive bar." XLR8R
