The Ruts "In A Rut" Live 1980

[@RonPro-u1t]

Underrated.

[@WestWeAre]

Fucking love the Ruts

[@dn5803]

One of the best punk rock bands ever.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

43 years later and it still makes the hairs on my arms stand on end !!!! Glorious 💖 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@juanespinosa1259]

Foxy and Malcolm live! Epic how Malcolm steals the SG guitar from Paul Fox and pulls off a good job on the guitar. A real treat! You don't see bands like this anymore. I could watch this 24/7

[@yuromacviva3695]

i had that single and possibly the album but I can remember it sounding a bit different .must have had a good stereo then. and that solo s just epic ,one of my friends at the time got me into them.

[@dereklaidlaw6445]

Saim pure class

[@krisscanlon4051]

Yeah I love it...plus I hear Rollins delivery at certain words when Malcolm sings...Rollins nicked quite a bit...these guys were so good...

[@mark.e.p]

Saw them in '77 at my local college. Brilliant.

[@joshargan1601]

Great music, awesome band. The punks of the 70s and 80s with their shirts tucked in, high-waisted tight jeans, and braces are such a great look.

[@markrobertson2774]

One of the most underrate bands ever...Owen you seriously missed...thanks for the great lyrics..diamond

[@patthewoodboy]

saw them supporting the Damned Hemelhempstead .. they blew the damned away .. 1979

[@gmantramp404]

Not in punk they weren't 🤘

[@jcee]

How cool was it to see Malcolm take the guitar there and play so well! Class!

[@mjh5437]

Brilliant band,in my Top Three with the Pistols and the Damned..This band would have gone on to such great things with Malcolm.

[@keithbate9405]

The lyrics and music are as brilliant and relevant now as they were 35 years ago.

[@valeriek3908]

Keith Bate I agree. Period. Flawless and just makes u want to slam out in the pit....ah old days... doc martens, bomber jackets, and all the drugs I could consume + great music=great memories. I'm so lucky

[@laurentboireau1248]

Broadcasted on Sunday morning on French public TV. Feels like yesterday...

[@douglaspatrick868]

What stage presence Mal had, I love Foxy's guitar leads like I need them to live (seriously his guitar sound was sooo good... live and on records), and Segs and Ruffy are the tightest damn rhythm section punk rock ever saw! It's a crying shame Paul and Malcolm died far too young and they weren't all able to make more music together, but what output they did have is just timeless and undeniably great. Pure magic this bunch...

[@Poleson]

Absolutely! Going by what was released from the Grin And Bear It sessions and what the Ruts DC have done it's obvious they were far from finished.

[@hoagsmash4188]

Dude. My soul. I'm 40 in 2020, grew up on Guns-N-Roses, Metallica, VanHalen, Black Sabbath, The Guess Who, etc. Adult life I actually hang with some musicians, my age, mostly into old soul, blues, etc. I literally TONIGHT heard Mr. Henry Rollins speak (KZbin clip on this channel) insanely high of this band that I (some crazy how) had not heard of before. This is my first time hearing The Ruts. 4 minutes BLEW ME AWAY. I feel like I just heard Rock for the first time. I've literally been in a music Rut in recent years, nothing good coming out really, and this one song, which will lead to more and more, I feel like is single-handedly pulling me out of it. Thank You.

[@123ruffy]

Wow Hogarth, that's wonderful, welcome to the family....happy holidays...Ruffy

[@hoagsmash4188]

@@123ruffy And happy holidays to you as well!

[@tonyhughes2284]

listened to this music since 79 what a great band to think some of them lived in anglesey for a while makes me so proud great music

[@paulatkins5847]

Well sais friend. Amazing isn't it. So sad the death of Malcolm. This and Babylon's Burning, incomparable. The sad part is, here we are all these years later and nothing comes close.

[@mikecurtis7601]

Saw them at the Nashville in Fulham late 70s.Epic. RIP Malcolm.

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

what a fucking great frontman Malcom Owen was. He has the swagger and voice of Bon Scott imo.

[@Poleson]

A punk Bon Scott, I love that!

[@LuisLozano]

lol. not evn close mate.. Bonn would eat this band alive

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

@@LuisLozano No need for silly irrelevant comments like that. Malcolm Owen died soon after this aged 26. Bonn Scott had died earlier that year aged 34. Malcom's poison was heroin, Bonn's was booze.

[@krisscanlon4051]

@@DanHunterSportsWriter i agree that the commentary was irrelevant...both were mighty just listen to em Louie Louie Luis!

[@Thirdfish]

You can see where Justin Sullivan of New Model Army got his inspiration from.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

In my 5 fav punk bands for sure. Their musicianship is extraordinary. Check out their 3 Peel sessions. SMOKING!!

[@glenbo2550]

my 8 year old son says .........the ruts are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aydindemir3416]

you've won at parenting

[@stevobath]

Would've been BIGGER than The Clash... Rip Malcolm & Foxy. AWESOME

[@Brewzerr]

Agreed. Had Malcolm lived, it likely would have been the Ruts who broke big with this sound. Wish I could hop in a time machine, go back to that fateful night and hit him with narcan.

[@zorbanongreco]

Clash so tame in comparison 🐂💨💨

[@evansnick81]

They were 👍

[@mjh5437]

@@Brewzerr He drowned,so Narcan wouldn`t have saved him,he was already gone.

[@CockWomble1000]

The song writers are incredible

[@Beatle1407]

I think they were on the cusp of greatness, alas this didn't happen soon enough. What a shame!!!

[@micmacmoc]

Saw them at bearded theory, don’t be so sure...go see them, you will love them.

[@youjoker9647]

@@micmacmoc sorry but how can anyone 'go see them', as 2 of them are dead? Ruts DC are great but not the same without Owen and Foxy.

[@itsmuck1965]

If there are 10 great '77 Punk' songs this is in certainly the top 5 .

[@krisscanlon4051]

Random note: I hope that dullard and her crew don't ruin and take this song...may have to live in Borneo...ignorance is bliss...damn social network...anywho I knew my punk well before...poser lol

[@lorpot]

And in 2024, they are still rockin' 🙂

[@TonyBritton-f5k]

I to watch the ruts playing at the music machine in Camden great days

[@FriendlyHenry]

Heard this song on John Peel early 1979 and ordered the single from my suburban local record shop. It took months to arrive, but eventually it did - and I still have it. Such a great band...

[@johnmacdonald4977]

Makes me grin everytime I see/hear this. What a band. My heroes then. Gutted when Malcolm succumbed. My fave band ever. PERFECT.

[@garyrussell7406]

First saw the Ruts when they supported the Damned all those yrs ago. Then I never saw them again until about 8yrs ago when I took my son to his first Damned gig and once more the Ruts were support. The circle is closed!

[@mikeoleary1723]

Wonderful combo.

[@mijymotor]

Ah just flippin’ brilliant. So incredibly underrated, Cheers for posting this

[@mandymccoll5957]

Llll

[@paulyoung6981]

A real..... BAND.... top notch...’☝️....🎶🎵.. and... luvley jubbly, geezer’s , too boot!!.....RIP.... malcom& foxy..🙏🏼...’

[@robingray4540]

Brilliant. I went to see these 4 nights in a row. Two nights at the Nashville Rooms and then two nights at the Marquee.

[@caniican]

THANK YOU HENRY. ROLLINS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO BETTER THE WORLD...AND FOR TURNING US ALL ON TO THE RUTS. BRAVO HENRY.

[@broncycolon7020]

Yeah,was Henry,Idiot

[@hooligandublin879]

...eh ? ... lots of us were into the Ruts long before that plank started grandstanding about them

[@BoudicaJ]

caniican shut up

[@scottswahayone432]

We saw the Ruts DC last week still a great act.

[@TheIkaraCult]

absolutely amazing band

[@olafwitte906]

For my first time, I´ve had them last Friday in Fabrik/Hamburg on support to The Stranglers. Ruts DC; absolutely brilliant!

[@timneave3240]

I've had a longterm often repeated dream where I find a previously unknown Ruts record in an imaginary record shop. I wake bereft natch. I've had them all since they came out. But every now and then something almost makes it real. Ruts in a can. The recent lp box set. Rollins. And now this. By golly I love this band.

[@ScottKellock]

One of the greatest Bands EVER!!!!!!

[@1965wardyable]

Brilliant performance. Cheers for that. The ruts with malcolm were right up there. Just so glad that was my era ❤

[@davidmitchell2452]

Class 🖤🖤🖤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@johnroskruge2752]

Wonderful

[@adds3566]

Great live performance from this great song!

[@dereklaidlaw341]

Pure classic lyrics for sumthing you always forever love to play at party's on full volume 💯magic

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

I wish Malcolm had gotten out of his heroin rut. What a great performer, with a great band. I had their records back in the 70's and I still listen to them.

[@keithbate9405]

The best punk song ever

[@marksieczko7766]

Saw them live in the 80s BRILLIANT. This video doesn't do them justice. Malcolm Owen, straight up delivery ,no clowning about in a suit ,was powerful. The band tighter than a ducks arse.

[@innercityunit2112]

Totally agree with this comment. and to those who never saw the Ruts live, this video footage really doesn't do them justice, or reflect what they were like on stage. I was lucky enough to see them several times in 1979 and 1980 and you hit the nail on the head, they were sooo powerful...their singles and debut album were great recordings, and powerful too!...But I agree, they didn't clown around live, they were straight up and urgent and delivered the message. I think every time I saw them, they all swapped instruments on In a Rut, but they didn't fuck about. I saw them once at Nottingham's Sandpiper club, a great punk venue back in the day, where they played In a Rut, swapped musical duties and the song was extended by at least 5 to 10 minutes, before all getting back to normal roles and finishing the song. it was epic!..I'll never forget it.....And again, you're spot-on, so very tight, and loud and the songs were a powerhouse. Great band, quite possibly the best punk band ever, if such a claim can be made, great musicians and fabulous song writers. You must have seen them in 1980, because Malcolm died in July of that year, I was 20 at the time. They were just beginning to take a slight twist musically, with the likes of West One etc and it would have been really interesting to have seen where that would have led...But, alas, we will never know, despite the continuation of Ruts DC. 'The Crack' is a punk classic, a total powerhouse of an album, still sounds fresh and messages that are still very relevant today.

[@ssorcdivad]

They were so good live.

[@lynnleistinger854]

I love this video had the lp it wasn't a a list But this I can't get enough of 61 years old so watch your step sonny.

[@shinywarm6906]

Arsing about, they were still totally on it. Brilliant

[@oldschoolhiphop1131]

Who remembers Pickup Bank same year? These boy's were on fire. RIP Malcolm. x

[@patricknicholson9407]

Too good. One of the best bands ever

[@Ronno4691]

The B-side, H-Eyes, is superb.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

💯 agreed ! Ironic how he passed though … sad face 😞 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@iliasgkalgkanopoulos8397]

i love this band and this song too. Ruts you'll always be high for me.

[@broncycolon7020]

Great performance,the RUTS....

[@rrbh]

Foxy -guitar master.

[@RummyDaLedge]

So rare,and special. Malcolm is part of me.

[@Branny123100]

Seen them twice 2 nights in succession Coventry then Birmingham with the Damned need I say any more

[@123ruffy]

There will be a new album this year, we have made a good start and it's sounding top form :-)

[@Flieder31]

But two guys of this band are deceased.

[@juanespinosa1259]

FU, Ruts DC is one of the few bands that keeps me buying records in 2016.

[@Poleson]

Dave, was Malcolm a fan of Alex Harvey? His acting out the songs remind me of him, or maybe Alice Cooper?

[@123ruffy]

@@Poleson He liked anything that was good, we all had eclectic tastes he was a good djay too, once the group started he became quite a natural showman very quickly

[@Poleson]

@@123ruffy cheers! Do you have more live film from those days? That French gig is so good, its such a shame its only twenty minutes or so!

[@stephenroche5107]

What a voice !

[@morty2669]

Over a beer with a new mate I ask you heard of the Ruts. Next minute I am speaking to Foxy on the phone! He was their old roadie.

[@martinnorris2262]

Foxy played getar naturally.

[@fionamcfadden427]

..How fuckin' Cool is that man..what a Great fluke..u jammy get!!..hahaa!..nice one dude!!.. what a moment..

[@HermanWaldorf]

great band, the true spirit of punk!

[@broncycolon7020]

✌👏👍fukkin great

[@adamp7223]

massive thanks for uploading that one.

[@etive]

Awesome 🎸🎸🎸

[@shrkb1te]

top of their game - class

[@victorymansions]

2:09 does anyone what you call that type of drumbeat? I've always loved how much bounce it has!

[@drstevie]

Brilliant. Saw them months b4 Malcolm died. This is great footage.

[@Charlies247]

Legend!

[@steve261brown]

One of the very best what could have been.

[@Mark-gt5jt]

Thinking about burning ambitions. Now I'm out of my rut. In 2024 the ruts are still kiking ass. Where ever you boy's are. On yas brothers

[@cooper28clark]

in my opinion the best Punk Band ever

[@frizzelldad]

40 years since this record was released!

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

Should have gotten more recognition The were great!!!

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

I just watched it again in a rut watching this should have been right up there with the stranglers

[@JohnAllanification]

Henry's never in it for long. i'm glad to finally see reason's thnx for post

[@exxjay]

Fantastic ! ! !

[@davedavis6087]

I like your stuff x

[@kryptichands968]

This songs got me out of it so many times

[@puremania7777]

just bloody amazin, WOT a fuc**ing band

[@markwalker5723]

Wow!

[@chrisread3811]

Pure class😅

[@djdoolittle1315]

The Ruts for real ✌️️💚

[@bzed8825]

r I p Malcolm 🎤

[@diskochimp]

Great clip.

[@morty2669]

R. ROOKSBY This was a 4ZZZ anthem in the 80s.

[@morty2669]

RIP Foxy

[@andynicholas1728]

How good would The Ruts have been if Malcolm hadn't have tragically died?? They were the best of their era. Babylon's Burning, Something That I Said, Staring At The Rudeboys, West One (Shine On Me), Love In Vain, Jah War, In A Rut, S.U.S and Dope For Guns what other band can offer that resume in less than 2 albums?

[@zorbanongreco]

So great !!!!🐂💨💨💨

[@Lee69111]

"I can't concentrate, I'm in a state, I don't feel straight I can't love or hate....

[@seasidebob1]

The Best

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

The intro timing just imeckable

[@ecopunk66]

Fucking lovely! Cant wait to see ruts dc do this, got tickets for stockton, and Newcastle!

[@dereklaidlaw6445]

Class

[@charliebrown6850]

one of the best punk songs per se.

[@ianwhitehead691]

ThE RuTs 🧷 🇬🇧♥️

[@mickmcgowan7756]

The best punk band of the lot

[@stinkytrouble]

♥️

[@perilousjack1964]

Fuckin loved that track since.......

[@dennismorgan2688]

Dennis Morgan R.I.P malc and Paul good friends sadly missed

[@NathanHiggers-mp2eo]

The realisation that punk rock was actually pub rock with attitude and there's nothing wrong with that

[@bobgreen623]

This is fucking great!

[@katoness]

The song that got me out of it!!

[@leeneale8776]

''I can't feel nothing, can’t feel no sting''

[@paulcollings4543]

Fuckin fantastic.

[@gastonbesson7915]

Punk soft ... Je vous aime très fort

[@michaelwalker2688]

This is a different source from the other version on YT - anybody got any idea where is from and how much more of the full performance there is around?? One of the best songs ever!

[@AdrianAshurst]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKC3XqaqjbCjhpo more from this live event

[@BONDYSCLASSICS]

The only half decent live footage of the Ruts with Malcolm Owen. must be some more out there somewhere?