Babylon's Burning by The Ruts | Guitar Lesson

[@darrenreynolds3531]

One of my favourites back at the end of the 70s when I was a 14 year old punk!

[@AndrewAHayes]

I saw The Ruts live in 1980 supporting The Damned at Shepperton, it was one of the best gigs I have ever attended, it was a Damned fanclub members only gig and was recorded and released as the live at Shepperton album that was included with The Black Album original release and then later released as a live album in its own right, The Ruts were on form that night and it was the last time I saw them live before Malcolm Owens death, Dave Vanian wrote a tribute song to Malcolm called The Limit Club, it was released on The Damned's Friday The 13th EP and is a Damned classic

[@baabaabaa2293]

You bastard! Edit: it's a shame Malcolm left when/how he did, just a great band. As are the Damned! I'd give ur front teeth to have been there mate.... The Captains no mug on anything he plays, but l still dig their earlier stuff New Rose, Neat etc too many to choose! But again, U lucky bastard!

[@Pssyche666]

I was at the Shepperton gig and the Manchester gig a couple of days or so earlier. Brilliant stuff.

[@baabaabaa2293]

Before l kick it... I gotta get over & go to Rebellion or some show like that. I waited bout 30yrs to see SLF, even tho we're all getting older they were still fkn brilliant. The Buzzcocks wd come over near every yr before Pete left & they were great... 3.5/4k singing along. I waited til bout 83/84 to see the Damned & got kicked out... 3rd fkn song!! They started Love Song & a bloke grabbed me so l just give him a friendly shove...that was considered 'Slam Dancing' by the establishment. You mob are just fkn lucky.. fukyas! Ha! Slowly, after this flus easing up, gigs are starting up again. We've got great bands to see here too, but there not the ones l grew up listening to.

[@AndrewAHayes]

@@baabaabaa2293 What for? Stage diving?

[@baabaabaa2293]

@@AndrewAHayes l fkn wish mate, l push a bloke (didn't shove him) after he jumped on my back at the start of Love Song. Half a doz bouncers were downstairs & l was in creepers. Eloise had just been a minor hit over here ' they didn't want us oiks mixing with the trendies ...third fukn song! Cunts.

[@philh27]

Excellent as always Adrian. Song choice and the quality of the breakdown. I know it has been said many times before, but it is so refreshing to hear these inventive punk/ post punk guitarists and their songs being given exposure, rather than the usual blues/ rock and metal, which is all over KZbin. Not that there is anything wrong with a bit of that, but you help redress the balance.

[@nw8te62]

They made some of my favourite songs (and albums) of the era. Great choice from a great teacher! Attempting this in a minute...Thanks Adrian.

[@SteveJamsEcono]

Oh hell yeah! Another A+ choice. Paul Fox had some crazy chops.

[@ianredmond9014]

Yes…a brilliant track and this is a brilliant lesson…you’ve totally nailed the sound. Another of their excellent (&possibly lesser known tracks) which I would love to learn is “in a rut”… don’t get me started on “staring at the rude boys”😂

[@zerozerozeroband]

and You're Just A and Savage Circle and H Eyes and Society and Criminal Minds and S.U.S. and Dope For Guns and Something That I Said and damn what a band!

[@baabaabaa2293]

The main riff (my version of it) is G-C-A then it goes up on the A string.

[@brianhowarth5565]

brilliant. this stuff is a main reason I am happy to support you via patreon. keep doing your thing

[@Soul_In_Isolation]

Keith Levene passed away. Another PiL lesson as a tribute from you would be great Adrian.

[@mharri3677]

Great song! Ruts DC on tour now, going to see them on Friday in Exeter!

[@TheFairway8]

They’re still a great band first time I saw Ruts DC was supporting The Damned at the Fulham Greyhound it was just after Malcolm died. Seen Ruts DC quite a few times now enjoy

[@timaddison707]

Another great choice from that late 70's early 80's period of British new wave! A few more requests in a similar vein from the same period 'Is Vic there?' by Dept S and 'You've got my number' by the Undertones...

[@MarkOwen-ej5gy]

Brilliant Adrian like all of your lessons

[@iaind]

One of my favourites and a brilliant breakdown showing some subtleties I had missed. I also knew you would mention that strange chord at the end that really makes it special

[@chrisdrake447]

In exactly the same way your episode on The Skids’ ‘Into The Valley’ had me grinning from the first note, so does this brilliant riff and song. Flippin’ marvellous!

[@finfogel.382]

superb.....staring at the rude boys sometime in the future plz.

[@pascalauzias5636]

I remember discovering The Ruts live on french TV show "Chorus", Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris, France 1980 (check the videos on youtube). I never forgot that band !!! Thank you Adrian !

[@nw8te62]

I might be wrong, but I think Human Punk from "The Crack" was recorded at that show?

[@pascalauzias5636]

@@nw8te62 the Crack is from 1979 and Human Punk was recorded at the Marquee club, London 😉

[@rapeter3382]

I just recently discovered your channel but had to sign up to patreon immediatelly. Your taste in music is superb! also love your teaching style and since I´m fairly new to guitar immediatelly clicked to it. having a bass background I knew the ruts already for a long time, like their genre mix ups. They weren´t the only band to mix reggae with punk etc. Stiff little fingers, bad brains, the clash and more pop-up. But this riff in particular got me. Will give it a try.

[@douglasalexander4348]

Saw the Ruts supporting the Damned. Hemel Hempstead. Skinheads and punks. Ruts were intense, Damned were off there heads, speakers pulled down, drums on fire, Captain wearing a womble top. What a night. Great lesson, some great taste in music Adrian.

[@commoneuropeanstarling]

Never mind, Doug. It's all anarchy!

[@mikshawyer5138]

Great band, great track, great choice 👍

[@mattbockbrader2140]

Adrian, you made my week! I freaking love the Ruts!

[@chriswareham]

Absolutely love this song, as well as The Ruts' other classic "Staring At The Rude Boys". I tabbed out the bass part a while ago, and like the guitar part it's not particularly complicated but takes some effort to play as tightly as it is in the record.

[@clivenuttall1316]

Many thanks and much appreciation for putting this up. Top tune and excellent lesson as always.

[@Landmaaler]

Brilliant! Now can we get greedy and request ‘Something that I said’? My favourite Ruts song and I really can’t work out exactly what Foxy is doing. It’s as frustrating as feck!😊

[@madearl]

Instant fan of this band, and what a satisfying song to play! I'm going directly into my Engl Fireball's lead channel with gain at 10, and adding some chorus for certain parts pretty much nails the sound.

[@Dutcharmytent]

Expertly delivered.

[@nigelconley5826]

Thanks Adrian for an awesome lesson for an awesome song from an awesome band, in a word awesome 👍👍👍

[@RobertMoore-wh2so]

Awesome lesson, love this song and your explanation excellent as ever!

[@lees7836]

Played this one in a covers band a couple of years ago and, at the end of the gig, a guy came over and thanked us for performing it. He said it was one of his favourite punk tracks. Definitely a great song. So glad you've added this as a lesson. Thanks as always Adrian.

[@OldSethOnetooth]

This was on the first ever album I got as a kid, one of those compilation albums which were advertised at Christmas. A couple of years later I bought The Crack with a record token I had been given as a birthday or Christmas present, this was the early 80s when you could get three new vinyl albums for about £11, I bought The Gospel According To The Men In Black and I think The Raven on the same record token. I tied an onion to my belt which was the style at the time. That Shergold looks great.

[@baabaabaa2293]

Is that what the guitar is...a Shergold? Here's me thinking it's an Eggle or Huber ffs. Oh was that LP Ur on about called 20 of another kind?

[@feliperojo8724]

Oooh ! Thanks from France 🇫🇷👍👍

[@ShlomirBareket]

Thank you Adrian!! Classic! Henry Rollins favourite group, he loves them so much he bought the original painting of the album cover!! But when you year that album, it basically sets a blueprint for American hardcore, all the way up to the mainstream with bands like Rancid.

[@TheKevgray1]

Saw em supporting the Damned, loved their speed

[@tysonrinker5958]

Always loved this one

[@horroroffab]

another i always love playing along to is `something that i said`

[@johnbedford4511]

Great to see you spotlighting a Ruts song. My favourite band!

[@dgaz3057]

You need to do a playlist, you have all the cool tunes...

[@Josh-hi7tc]

This is one of those songs I always forget about and then all of a sudden it pops into my head and won’t get out for a week.

[@stevewalker2866]

Oh man, thank you, thank you. I have been trying to learn this of you tube for over a year, but nobody gets close until now, Thankyou again. Long overdue for such a great song.

[@billlee6855]

from Southhall west London great band and a great song 👍

[@faylonbiryani]

Great track, excellent tutorial as always. Been playing guitar for over 40 years but always keen to learn and improve.

[@captainianr]

One of the first singles I ever bought!

[@rufus_mcdufus]

Oh yeah, love it! Those enigmatic chords near the end have always befuddled me, as you say it's probably multiple layers.

[@alanh2]

The quality of this tutorial is 100%. 😊

[@philipellis7039]

Excellent. I have learned this before so can have a refresh. Henry Rollins talking about the importance of The Ruts is very interesting and you can find the clips on KZbin. He also took part in Paul Fox’s last gig and owns the original art work for The Crack.

[@steveblease]

Yeah I saw that

[@laverdanick]

Jah war, an absolute classic by the Ruts. The two surviving members are still going, check out ‘kill the pain’ by the Ruts DC

[@vomito72]

i had a pleasure to jem with the singer after their gig in our squat ...fantastic band !!!

[@thisisstevet]

Cracking song, Adrian!

[@PaulJonesy]

Excellent choice, great riffs which I typically play on bass whenever I pick one up.

[@juicylucy5797]

Right on!✊

[@betoloureiro814]

Thanks Adrian!!!

[@StevieZero]

It's a very clever guitar piece

[@Chris-xd9uv]

Another video featuring something by Keith Levine? Great videos.

[@TheBootywest]

Wicked. Just what the doctor ordered. Classic!

[@paul.WATP.Ramones_1234]

Brilliant 🎸

[@thedok6419]

Newcastle Mayfair October 1979, what a fantastic gig that was.

[@ericgiova1663]

Well done ! Amazing band, amazing song ! I saw them live only one time... on TV (in France) ! Cult moment, fell in love at the moment (forever ?).

[@robsthedon]

Been waiting for some ruts, thanks.

[@josealbaposse]

Great retrosong!!! Bravo!!!

[@jamesthorley4442]

Classic song, although as good as this was I always preferred "Staring at the Rude Boys". Great vid Adrian 👍 😀

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

love the ruts and Babylon's Burning is my favourite punk song. Sadly foxy is gone now too

[@MitchGurowitz]

Great Adrian! I think I was playing this one properly. I got to see The Ruts (just after Malcolm died) Before they took the Ruts DC name. Mission of Burma was the opener (Great bill). The Damned feature heavily in Ruts lore as Andrew mentioned in the comments. The Damned song “Limit Club” was an homage to Malcolm. Speaking of the Damned, I’d love to see you cover more of their material, especially since Captain Sensible took over the guitars. (Anything from Machine Gun Etiquette would be great). Thanks for The Ruts tutorial, (Yes, I’m on your patron list). Cheers!

[@baabaabaa2293]

Yeah the riff to I think lm Wonderful is great.. along with about 40 other tunes. Edit: We'd take a mth or two doing Ignite!

[@taramilton8695]

brilliant!

[@TheVatonaught]

I've never heard them but the track is a great one... One I'll try to learn. Thanks

[@baabaabaa2293]

Go Listen to the Crack & Grin & Bare it...U'll see where a lot of US bands got inspiration....Society etc.

[@saxophool]

Love this one. More Rutles, please! 😎

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Yes, good choice ade,

[@chrisst8922]

And tonight on the John Peel programme...

[@ninjamissile]

Love this song. Thank you.

[@sergebardot]

Brilliant!

[@johnnydio5803]

Great lesson, an amazing song that has everything... give Ruts DC new album a listen also. Gem.

[@PhiI93]

Interesting choice!!

[@andether]

Pure legend

[@pmbiff]

Classic 🎶🎶🎶

[@shakeynineteen-sixtyfour1559]

Legend Adrian!

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you

[@lancecox8084]

I approve and concur!

[@steveblease]

The album is in my wardrobe along with my Nazareth and T rex albums from when I was a kid

[@TomTom-kv5nf]

How did you know I wanted to learn this?😊

[@a50ftlad58]

I rate The Ruts up with the Clash. SKA Punk all day, any day. Also, week in week out, I appreciate your uploads. Thanks

[@baabaabaa2293]

As Ruffy said... Skapunk is an abomination....it's either reggae or punk reggae. There's Ska & there's punk..no in betweens.

[@a50ftlad58]

@@baabaabaa2293 Fair enough. But in that case The Ruts debut album is brilliant and innovative 'abomination' - a raw punk / 60's SKA marriage.

[@tobortine]

You don't look old enough to remember the Ruts or are you a retro fan? Great song thanks for covering.

[@broadly122]

The end sections a bugger...never seen a covers band play it right yet. I know coz I'm usually the old git guitarist in all these bands. Great lesson though ..your channel is fantastic mate.

[@marcussaint8247]

Very impressive guitar playing. What make of Guitar?

[@griffinelliott6894]

Can anyone tell me what kind of guitar he is using

[@glennlilley8608]

Shergold provocateur Nice piece of kit isn't it?

[@joeyelcocks111]

Very nearly bought 1 as they sound amazing & a lot on offer 4 the money ✌🏻

[@jamessampson4942]

Hi mate, do you think you could do submission - sex pistols, there’s a bit I’m struggling with! I come to you for all my punk lessons!

[@harrisonstarkey]

At last I've heard other attempts at this but none of them sound quite right. Can always rely on Andy to get as close to the original as possible. The only time I saw the Ruts was on the Rock Against Racism march to Victoria Park in 1978. They performed on the back of a flat back truck with Misty In Roots. Ironically one of the Ruts best tracks was an anti drugs song called H-Eyes. Ironic because their lead singer Malcolm Owen died of a heroin overdose.

[@davidgerrard8661]

Great choice as always. Have you done "The Light pours out of me" by Magazine, apologies if you have already

[@frankcarter6427]

that guitar's really cool, what is it? Sonex vibe going on

[@Dyneemadrone]

Great tone! How do you get it?

[@JasonUmbrellabird]

Great work, but isn't the A power chord more or less an Am?

[@dommccaffry3802]

At last. And not before time !. The most underrated punk , new wave bands. West one shine on me is my favourite. Saw them a couple of times back in the day. Thrilling and edgy vibe. Always a bit hairy in audience, would often kick off ! ( skinheads generally) if malcolm owen had'nt died, who knows ?

[@baabaabaa2293]

More Ruts for sure mate... brilliant band! Edit: l know ya don't have time to ansr everything...but what's the guitar? Sounds great, lm tryna work out if it's an Eggle or a Huber. But, yeah more of this SLF, bands like that..U explain it well & l know we all do our own versions!

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

Very nice 👏 Like deployed 👍 😎🎙🎸✅️

[@simonsaxton6516]

What’s A Patreon page Adrian, where to look ?

[@xsonx3069]

Great! What type of amp / amp effects are you using?

[@nicholas19644]

Fakin ell...... top tune... very intricate.

[@ianwalsh9552]

Even in these trying times, when money is tight. We invite adrian and his lessons for free.into our houses, I'm going to become a patreon and give a couple of quid.

[@ianwalsh9552]

The correct way of playing it. Cause we played it wrong.

[@Ian666peace]

Does anyone else struggle to make sense of the timing on the middle 8 section?

[@brianpomeroyfilms]

One of the biggest regrets in my life was selling my single to my brother's mate.

[@Dave4291]

With anxiety?

[@johnsee7269]

Deleted my negative comment cause there's too much negativity as it is...

[@despoticmusic]

That was a positive action...

[@wenby5054]

I do not think this is interesting and inspired guitar writing. The lesson from a pedagogical point of view, however, is excellent.

[@despoticmusic]

And the obvious quote of the week award goes to ...wait for it...wait for it... the author of - Babylon’s Burning is not “inspired guitar writing”. ...it’s late 70s punk... 😂😂😂

[@wenby5054]

@@despoticmusic Sorry for having a different opinion in to you, it seems to be causing you some pain.

[@despoticmusic]

@@wenby5054 “A different opinion” - I think if you read and comprehend the actual words I wrote, then you’d see we are in agreement... No pain my end, just bemusement at your need to state the obvious about late 70’s punk, followed up by disappointment at your level of comprehension of the written English language.

[@wenby5054]

@@despoticmusic It is you who do not understand my perspective. I could say more, but I do not find it favourable to do so, as your mocking and insulting way of communication precludes it.

[@despoticmusic]

@@wenby5054 As you wish. And they say the arts of conversation and debate are dead... I wonder why?