The Ruts were/are one of the best punk bands of the period. Malcolm's overdose, at the age of just 25 yrs old, was truly tragic because the guy had a message, talent, and potential to be something massive. Malcolm Owen (RIP).
They went to town recording this whole album. It sounds awesome. Most punk albums have half-assed production and sound compressed and flat. The songs themselves are pretty good and sometimes very good, the playing is great and the sound is amazing. If you're the "audio type" then it's worth listening to just because of how good it sounds.
@@robertcaffrey6097 not quite the same as seeing them live but I remember pogoing and windmill dancing around the dance floor back in late 70s to this band trying to impress this girl who looked like Debbie Harry..she just ignored me..
Sadly Malcolm passed way too soon in 1980. That’s like Nirvana without Kurt, the Beatles without John and George, and Queen without Freddie. Malcolm Owen was someone way ahead of his time, and ironically gone way before his time.
Seriously, I could've heard this song without knowing the year, and would've guessed 90s or even early 2000s. The fact it's actually from the 70s makes it that much more special. The Ruts were way ahead of their time.
For a few weeks, back in 1980, I used this song as my alarm-clock : I was 13 and needed that push to get out of bed, so I prepared the cassette each evening, so that I only had to press the "play" button and "whooosh", there was the much needed adrenalin I needed to start the school day, starting with the menacing guitar notes and... BANG !
The Ruts were such a brilliant band and deserved a much bigger audience but then again some music is perhaps just consigned to be being below the radar no matter how great.
Interesting to think of them as becoming mainstream. As great as they were I don't think they were ever destined to be that. Anyway, mainstream is often for the mediocre...!
@@patrickfitzgerald409 I agree and maybe mainstream wasn’t the right word to use.. the Ruts still have somewhat of a cult following. They would have been bigger than The Clash for example had Malcom stayed alive..
@@patrickfitzgerald409 as am I, but having said that, there’s not denying the Ruts were the most talented of that era and although it’s speculation as we’ll never really know... it’s a popular opinion that The Ruts were the band that stood above the rest at the time, real shame it was cut short..
I saw The Ruts 17th June 1979 they were supporting The Damned in the Locarno Bristol The Slits supported The Ruts, I was 14 years old, young Punk best days of my life, seen em all Pistols , Clash twice , Jam , Stranglers 3 times , Specials In 79 before the split , and pretty much every other relevent group you can name from those days. Loved every second of it , back stage with the Clash , The Jam and boat loads of others , If only I had a time machine.
Loved the ruts dad got me into them they were on the go well before I was born could've been the best band if Malcom died 😢 rip Melcom Owen ,couldve been the best front man ever 💔 such a pity Herion takes so many life's what he left was brilliant just imagine what else could've been made 💔
Love Malcolm's wardrobe choice of the worldwide fashion trend of 1979-80 known as The Brights..bright colors indeed..Umm 1980 surely must go down as a tragic, but significant year musically. In many ways it signaled the end of eras (AC/DC, Joy Division & The Beatles), but also new beginnings (AC/DC Brian Johnston era & New Order) We lost Bon Scott, Ian Curtis, John Lennon and we lost Malcolm Owen. The very sad part about Malcolm's passing was the potential left behind..The music that remains is absolutely solid & ages so well..bloody heroin it's a vile drug..nothing hip about it at all...long live The Ruts
Awesome. A british street punk band that make the Clash look like the Rubettes.I first heard them in 1978 and adored them from that moment. Yes, it's very sad that Malcolm Owen died tragically early in 1980 bt their legacy lives on. May I recommend 'In a Rut'? or 'Savage Circle'?
Could you imagine if Malcolm had managed to get clean - a Clash/Ruts super tour? Two punk bands that wore their reggae influences on their sleeves. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be. Hope Malcolm is jamming with St Joe in the great beyond.
phenomenal band, loved "The Crack". remember i used to cruise down to the Red Lion in Brentford on a Sunday lunchtime for a few beers; they always had a "makeshift" band playing on that stage with a hole in the floor, for nout i say "makeshift" coz we'd get Mick Moody and Bernie Marsden, Nick Lowe, etc. Anyways, was in there on a Sunday and Foxy walked in resplendent in his trench coat and a Strat - plugged in to Channel 2 on whatever amp was up there and then proceeded to musically demolish the place with a stunning performance. bought him a beer after, then he bought me one and well, you know - what a great bloke, nattered for hours - RIP Paul; you're sadly missed...
Pure joy to spot this great vid! It looks like they were having as much fun filming it as I was watching it. When talent, creativity and energy unite so spectacularly, we got The Ruts... An epic among their MANY fantastic songs!
The Ruts had quite an interesting sound. It's almost kinda of like if the Pistols and Clash combined but cutting out all the duff parts. I also think that there were many hard rock pop rock and new wave rock delivering this exact sound but with Owen it turned into this whole other thing.
Didn't, finish my last post. I go loads of gigs, mainly up and coming punk gigs, but I have never thought about seeing ruts dc. I am now 59, waiting to hear when off with their heads come over again. But then if slam dunk is on, then I wil have cap down and snuff,
The Crack is such a great album. Wonder what would’ve happened to them longer term with Malcolm. Ruts DC were unbelievably good supporting The Stranglers.
What a fuck me tight band could've should've been the biggest listening to this band this I was 13 years old now 57 years old great funking times of great music and even better memories to grow up in a great musical era the best 👌 years of my life and still listening punk will never die
They were just brilliant. First proper band I ever saw when I was 14 in 1979 at Cambrige Corn Exchange. Got served beer with no questions asked lol. There was a mini riot outside and inside because a bunch of right wing skinheads turned up. Malcolm got hit full in the face by a can of beer thrown by one of the Nazi twats! Gave em hell and then launched into Jah War. The whole band was astonishing tight and powerful. To this day, the best gig I've been to. Remember it like it was yesterday 😎
I recently had published on the Analog Planet site my writeup of the top 15 punk albums. I included The Ruts Complete Peel Sessions album. IMO it is even better than The Crack because it contains 3 very great songs not on The Crack and the playing is just as magnificent as on the studio album.
@@Poleson i wanted to express my thanks to you for taking your time and the suggestions. i pretty much liked them all and have them in my playlist now. sorry, my reply is late. youtube comments can be nice afterall haha
Absolutely love this tune. A friend and I used to knock around in punk bands in the 80s , we recently recorded our own version of it . Not a patch on the original, but we had a lot of fun doing it th-cam.com/video/Z6f5gnhuTOc/w-d-xo.html
Gone far too soon via an unfortunate heroin overdose. Imagine being his mum or his dad and walking into the bathroom! Stay away from junkie business all you cool kids and Wannabes out there. RIParadise Malcolm Owen
Why, oh why would this version cut off at the exact point point of one of one of the most iconic drum fills??? Check out the FULL original version and hear the terrible editing decision.
Going to see them tonight! Get in!!!
Im 57 now, but this was the very first single I bought with my own money. A proud moment.
Money well invested !
Great single to buy you have good taste ! ☘️
Mine was Holy Diver by DIo
Such a shame the lead singer died of a heroin overdose so early. Love The Ruts, and without him (Malcolm Owen?) they just weren't the same.
A glorious moment my friend.
Cheers from France my friend 🙂
That guy's voice! still gets me 40 years later...
Do you think it was something that he said,all joking aside fantastic voice loved em
A group whos songs are still relevant in 2024. Best punk band ever imo
Still amazed in 2019 how great this band is. Leaves most punk bands spinning in the dust.
so true!!!
Even in 2020 baby!!!!
Yeah, really. I was lucky enough to see them too
@@martinwatson9615 I never did. I don't think they ever came to America, but I could be wrong.
He had such a unique voice. I loved The Ruts when I was a kid. Still do.
I was mid-teens when this came out - never had a clue that an official video existed!!!
The Ruts were/are one of the best punk bands of the period. Malcolm's overdose, at the age of just 25 yrs old, was truly tragic because the guy had a message, talent, and potential to be something massive. Malcolm Owen (RIP).
Malcolm Owen, Ian Curtis, Bon Scott, John Bonham, Larry Williams, Darby Crash, and John Lennon. What a sad year 1980 was
They went to town recording this whole album. It sounds awesome. Most punk albums have half-assed production and sound compressed and flat.
The songs themselves are pretty good and sometimes very good, the playing is great and the sound is amazing. If you're the "audio type" then it's worth listening to just because of how good it sounds.
Ive been lovin THe Ruts for over 40 yrs now and will continue simply because they were way ahead of their time. What a band.
Me too , was lucky to see them in `79 .
@@karlnorw where did you see them and what are your lasting memories of the gig. I wouldve loved to have seen threm live.
@@robertcaffrey6097 not quite the same as seeing them live but I remember pogoing and windmill dancing around the dance floor back in late 70s to this band trying to impress this girl who looked like Debbie Harry..she just ignored me..
Saw them in sheffield in late 70s with the skids.
Saw these guys last night as the warm up to The Stranglers, bloody hell, I’ll tell you something; these boys can play… world class band.
Sadly Malcolm passed way too soon in 1980. That’s like Nirvana without Kurt, the Beatles without John and George, and Queen without Freddie. Malcolm Owen was someone way ahead of his time, and ironically gone way before his time.
Seriously, I could've heard this song without knowing the year, and would've guessed 90s or even early 2000s. The fact it's actually from the 70s makes it that much more special. The Ruts were way ahead of their time.
Just incredible energy in this track. And that guitar sound 😊
Please give this underrated video and song a 4K upgrade!
I don't hear any bands nowadays with a tenth of the attitude. The Ruts for life!!
The Ruts were the greatest punk band
Ain't that the truth!
For a few weeks, back in 1980, I used this song as my alarm-clock : I was 13 and needed that push to get out of bed, so I prepared the cassette each evening, so that I only had to press the "play" button and "whooosh", there was the much needed adrenalin I needed to start the school day, starting with the menacing guitar notes and... BANG !
Amazing Band! Came Late! Went Early! RIP ( Silly Boy! YOU and the band had it ALL!) dx
Criminally underrated band
Love the ruts takes me back to my youth immediately that late 70s sound
Okay .. now your on you’re own 👍
Simply the greatest Punk anthem ever - and the best guitar solo bar none ... No other band came close.
How about Jonsey on Sham Pistols 'natural born killer.'? - I rate that solo.
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@@broken1394 It's defintely a great shout but I still put this at #1
The Ruts were such a brilliant band and deserved a much bigger audience but then again some music is perhaps just consigned to be being below the radar no matter how great.
Malcom dying just when they were about to hit the mainstream really didn’t help them..
Interesting to think of them as becoming mainstream. As great as they were I don't think they were ever destined to be that. Anyway, mainstream is often for the mediocre...!
@@patrickfitzgerald409 I agree and maybe mainstream wasn’t the right word to use.. the Ruts still have somewhat of a cult following. They would have been bigger than The Clash for example had Malcom stayed alive..
Ooh contentious. I'm a massive Clash fan! Seen them 3 times back in the day and perhaps my favourite band of all time.
@@patrickfitzgerald409 as am I, but having said that, there’s not denying the Ruts were the most talented of that era and although it’s speculation as we’ll never really know... it’s a popular opinion that The Ruts were the band that stood above the rest at the time, real shame it was cut short..
I saw The Ruts 17th June 1979 they were supporting The Damned in the Locarno Bristol The Slits supported The Ruts, I was 14 years old, young Punk best days of my life, seen em all Pistols , Clash twice , Jam , Stranglers 3 times , Specials In 79 before the split , and pretty much every other relevent group you can name from those days. Loved every second of it , back stage with the Clash , The Jam and boat loads of others , If only I had a time machine.
#RIP Malcom Owen and Paul Fox. British Punk legends.
Up there with the best punk bands.
I'm now 26, Malcolm's age at death
My dad was born in 1953, same year as Malcolm. Wish he was still here at 70
Malcolm Owen was so ahead of his time. What a sad year 1980 was in terms of musician deaths
This Song Should Still Be Played In National And Local Radio In The Uk
This band was just amazing..
As time goes on this just gets better n fkn better - pure class !!
👍🏴
What a band!!!!
Forever Ruts!!!!
Loved the ruts dad got me into them they were on the go well before I was born could've been the best band if Malcom died 😢 rip Melcom Owen ,couldve been the best front man ever 💔 such a pity Herion takes so many life's what he left was brilliant just imagine what else could've been made 💔
Love Malcolm's wardrobe choice of the worldwide fashion trend of 1979-80 known as The Brights..bright colors indeed..Umm 1980 surely must go down as a tragic, but significant year musically. In many ways it signaled the end of eras (AC/DC, Joy Division & The Beatles), but also new beginnings (AC/DC Brian Johnston era & New Order) We lost Bon Scott, Ian Curtis, John Lennon and we lost Malcolm Owen. The very sad part about Malcolm's passing was the potential left behind..The music that remains is absolutely solid & ages so well..bloody heroin it's a vile drug..nothing hip about it at all...long live The Ruts
Don’t forget John Bonham and Led Zeppelin
Opps! thanks!!!!@@hozonkai9967
Don't blame the ' Gear's I'm 58 and I'm not the first or last old Junky .
Awesome. A british street punk band that make the Clash look like the Rubettes.I first heard them in 1978 and adored them from that moment. Yes, it's very sad that Malcolm Owen died tragically early in 1980 bt their legacy lives on. May I recommend 'In a Rut'? or 'Savage Circle'?
Could you imagine if Malcolm had managed to get clean - a Clash/Ruts super tour? Two punk bands that wore their reggae influences on their sleeves. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be. Hope Malcolm is jamming with St Joe in the great beyond.
still miss u malc, what a talent
Sooo unsung! One of the greatest bands and had the chops too!
Super underrated
Long live the Ruts what a band
Saw the Ruts DC at Rebellion festival, still amasing even with DC
phenomenal band, loved "The Crack". remember i used to cruise down to the Red Lion in Brentford on a Sunday lunchtime for a few beers; they always had a "makeshift" band playing on that stage with a hole in the floor, for nout i say "makeshift" coz we'd get Mick Moody and Bernie Marsden, Nick Lowe, etc. Anyways, was in there on a Sunday and Foxy walked in resplendent in his trench coat and a Strat - plugged in to Channel 2 on whatever amp was up there and then proceeded to musically demolish the place with a stunning performance. bought him a beer after, then he bought me one and well, you know - what a great bloke, nattered for hours - RIP Paul; you're sadly missed...
Huge fan of the Ruts,never got to see them back in the day,even though I was old enough,plan on seeing them soon in the future,I m in a rut!
Quel groupe ! Il n'en existe plus des comme ça !
They tourned in Belgrade early 80s,Malcolm signed on Darko's hand.Darko didn't washed hands for weeks...
Dave Ruffy the drummer.....wow!!
Cool track!
Always blows my mind that he was originally the bass player!
The ruts dc are one of the best live bands in the world today
They don’t make music like this anymore
Seriously, THE CRACK is an amazing album. Check it out right the fuck now.
superb. Truly one of the best there ever was.
Pure joy to spot this great vid! It looks like they were having as much fun filming it as I was watching it. When talent, creativity and energy unite so spectacularly, we got The Ruts... An epic among their MANY fantastic songs!
love them bout 40 years, totally underrated
The Ruts had quite an interesting sound. It's almost kinda of like if the Pistols and Clash combined but cutting out all the duff parts. I also think that there were many hard rock pop rock and new wave rock delivering this exact sound but with Owen it turned into this whole other thing.
Superb
HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY wishes too MALCOM ✨
Best band ever.No Bull
One of the absolute greats.
2021 still great. They will last forever
I use to see this band every Friday night I use to pay 50p to see 3 bands The Ruts, Misty and the Roots, and The Milk.
Bloody 'ell...The Milk..was in the same year at school as their drummer who went on to join Hazel O'Connor's band.
Masterpiece
What a song...
Such a great band The Ruts
I don't remember The Ruts, but when I close my eyes I hear Generation X late 70s post punk
Didn't, finish my last post. I go loads of gigs, mainly up and coming punk gigs, but I have never thought about seeing ruts dc. I am now 59, waiting to hear when off with their heads come over again. But then if slam dunk is on, then I wil have cap down and snuff,
They have gigs coming up...check their Facebook page.
Top of the pile in Punk Bands (in my opinion).....guitar-playing is 2nd to none.
Great. They sound like a band from '77 even if they formed just in 1978
The Crack is such a great album. Wonder what would’ve happened to them longer term with Malcolm. Ruts DC were unbelievably good supporting The Stranglers.
What a fuck me tight band could've should've been the biggest listening to this band this I was 13 years old now 57 years old great funking times of great music and even better memories to grow up in a great musical era the best 👌 years of my life and still listening punk will never die
Massive band!
underground medecine!!!
Takes me back to the Deeply Vale fest that was anarchic and every bit as big as Glastonbury at the time.
Like 4 espressos !... Heroin killed this band.
Hell ain't a bad place to be!
Babylon's burning still "burning"
It stands up in 2022 alright.
👑👑
2022 and still loving it
Thanks for the reccomendation Henry. Cool to see what made Henry Rollins into Henry Rollins.
They were just brilliant. First proper band I ever saw when I was 14 in 1979 at Cambrige Corn Exchange. Got served beer with no questions asked lol. There was a mini riot outside and inside because a bunch of right wing skinheads turned up. Malcolm got hit full in the face by a can of beer thrown by one of the Nazi twats! Gave em hell and then launched into Jah War. The whole band was astonishing tight and powerful. To this day, the best gig I've been to. Remember it like it was yesterday 😎
Only the good die young
Fuckin loving this band. ❤
classic
Punks
with ability...... 😬
THE DOG'S.........💚
Could've been huge 😔
I recently had published on the Analog Planet site my writeup of the top 15 punk albums. I included The Ruts Complete Peel Sessions album. IMO it is even better than The Crack because it contains 3 very great songs not on The Crack and the playing is just as magnificent as on the studio album.
" what am I going to do John... the queen of England has died today...
They came late to the party but took punk by the throat they were the best
Recommend me songs beside this and rude boys. I'm trying to get into this band.
I wanna know all the good ones not everyone knows
S. U. S., Demolition Dancing, West One and Savage Circle is a nice crop to start with... Let us know what you think.
@@Poleson It was Cold ?
@@parsleylionunk3235 yes! Basically everything they did in the Peel sessions.
@@Poleson Yep the 3 sessions are worth having.
@@Poleson i wanted to express my thanks to you for taking your time and the suggestions.
i pretty much liked them all and have them in my playlist now. sorry, my reply is late. youtube comments can be nice afterall haha
💣
Rather apt today
Think that the girl @ the begining-was Malcolms G/F at the time.
😍
The Ruts would have been as big as the Clash had malcolm Owen not died. RIEP.
Saw them supporting the damned at the factory, twice, deeply Vale, then at the carousel in Manchester. Then after he died I saw hhem at Bell Vue
Malcolm Owen was shot by MI6
Is that a very young Sarah Lancashire playing the moll?
Absolutely love this tune. A friend and I used to knock around in punk bands in the 80s , we recently recorded our own version of it . Not a patch on the original, but we had a lot of fun doing it th-cam.com/video/Z6f5gnhuTOc/w-d-xo.html
they'd left punk far behind by the time they made this video
Brit Punk Rockers
great pop song - but The Ruts were about as 'punk' as Blodwyn Pig - -and there's nothing wrong with them either.
Hahaha the Pig were super punks with that wailing sax of Lancaster! Not lol
Gone far too soon via an unfortunate heroin overdose. Imagine being his mum or his dad and walking into the bathroom! Stay away from junkie business all you cool kids and Wannabes out there. RIParadise Malcolm Owen
K'om en 76.....….
Why, oh why would this version cut off at the exact point point of one of one of the most iconic drum fills??? Check out the FULL original version and hear the terrible editing decision.