A group whos songs are still relevant in 2024. Best punk band ever imo
@stephenoshea53645 күн бұрын
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.
@DrottningStina Жыл бұрын
That guy's voice! still gets me 40 years later...
@philipmcmullan25162 ай бұрын
Do you think it was something that he said,all joking aside fantastic voice loved em
@Etherglide2 жыл бұрын
Im 57 now, but this was the very first single I bought with my own money. A proud moment.
@bobbyshafto3259 Жыл бұрын
Money well invested !
@anneliamohara2842 Жыл бұрын
Great single to buy you have good taste ! ☘️
@justinmorgan2126 Жыл бұрын
Mine was Holy Diver by DIo
@samanthacook2495 Жыл бұрын
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.
@net0465 Жыл бұрын
A glorious moment my friend. Cheers from France my friend 🙂
@robertcaffrey60974 жыл бұрын
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.
@karlnorw2 жыл бұрын
Me too , was lucky to see them in `79 .
@robertcaffrey60972 жыл бұрын
@@karlnorw where did you see them and what are your lasting memories of the gig. I wouldve loved to have seen threm live.
@cliveedwards29582 жыл бұрын
@@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..
@iandawe948Ай бұрын
Saw them in sheffield in late 70s with the skids.
@willieluncheonette58435 жыл бұрын
Still amazed in 2019 how great this band is. Leaves most punk bands spinning in the dust.
@bennyblancoftb26694 жыл бұрын
so true!!!
@kieranalcocer93853 жыл бұрын
Even in 2020 baby!!!!
@martinwatson96153 жыл бұрын
Yeah, really. I was lucky enough to see them too
@willieluncheonette58433 жыл бұрын
@@martinwatson9615 I never did. I don't think they ever came to America, but I could be wrong.
@lennywebb67403 жыл бұрын
He had such a unique voice. I loved The Ruts when I was a kid. Still do.
@eamonquinn51882 жыл бұрын
The Ruts were the greatest punk band
@daviddorazi20902 жыл бұрын
Ain't that the truth!
@arthuroliveira43263 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated band
@davidg36102 жыл бұрын
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.
@hozonkai9967 Жыл бұрын
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.
@hozonkai9967 Жыл бұрын
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.
@vjenkins68157 ай бұрын
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).
@hozonkai99677 ай бұрын
Malcolm Owen, Ian Curtis, Bon Scott, John Bonham, Larry Williams, Darby Crash, and John Lennon. What a sad year 1980 was
@devilsoffspring551910 ай бұрын
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.
@sedgieroobets Жыл бұрын
Just incredible energy in this track. And that guitar sound 😊
@despoticmusic10 ай бұрын
I was mid-teens when this came out - never had a clue that an official video existed!!!
@therealsoulproduct3 жыл бұрын
#RIP Malcom Owen and Paul Fox. British Punk legends.
@jean-luc.muller2 жыл бұрын
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 !
@derekmulholland7232 жыл бұрын
Up there with the best punk bands.
@cmonthedees1381 Жыл бұрын
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 💔
@jamesbull57655 жыл бұрын
Love the ruts takes me back to my youth immediately that late 70s sound
@djdoolittle13155 жыл бұрын
Okay .. now your on you’re own 👍
@juandelacal83435 жыл бұрын
What a band!!!! Forever Ruts!!!!
@ashdrive3 жыл бұрын
This band was just amazing..
@daviddorazi20902 жыл бұрын
Simply the greatest Punk anthem ever - and the best guitar solo bar none ... No other band came close.
@broken1394 Жыл бұрын
How about Jonsey on Sham Pistols 'natural born killer.'? - I rate that solo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f529Z42PiM12qac
@daviddorazi20903 күн бұрын
@@broken1394 It's defintely a great shout but I still put this at #1
@RoryLynott Жыл бұрын
I don't hear any bands nowadays with a tenth of the attitude. The Ruts for life!!
@patrickfitzgerald4093 жыл бұрын
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.
@river23523 жыл бұрын
Malcom dying just when they were about to hit the mainstream really didn’t help them..
@patrickfitzgerald4093 жыл бұрын
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...!
@river23523 жыл бұрын
@@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..
@patrickfitzgerald4093 жыл бұрын
Ooh contentious. I'm a massive Clash fan! Seen them 3 times back in the day and perhaps my favourite band of all time.
@river23523 жыл бұрын
@@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..
@newellgirl Жыл бұрын
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
@hozonkai9967 Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget John Bonham and Led Zeppelin
@newellgirl Жыл бұрын
Opps! thanks!!!!@@hozonkai9967
@davidaston16448 ай бұрын
Don't blame the ' Gear's I'm 58 and I'm not the first or last old Junky .
@hozonkai9967 Жыл бұрын
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
@benpotaka58934 жыл бұрын
Super underrated
@hozonkai9967 Жыл бұрын
Malcolm Owen was so ahead of his time. What a sad year 1980 was in terms of musician deaths
@petemoss86254 жыл бұрын
still miss u malc, what a talent
@nicholassheffo57238 ай бұрын
Please give this underrated video and song a 4K upgrade!
@davidcarden71914 жыл бұрын
Long live the Ruts what a band
@davidwaterhouse2552 Жыл бұрын
Amazing Band! Came Late! Went Early! RIP ( Silly Boy! YOU and the band had it ALL!) dx
@sarahgale92385 жыл бұрын
Sooo unsung! One of the greatest bands and had the chops too!
@seamusburke6393 жыл бұрын
Seriously, THE CRACK is an amazing album. Check it out right the fuck now.
@philtonge7522 Жыл бұрын
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'?
@TomaszDusic Жыл бұрын
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.
@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering3 ай бұрын
As time goes on this just gets better n fkn better - pure class !! 👍🏴
@ratkomartinovic65284 жыл бұрын
They tourned in Belgrade early 80s,Malcolm signed on Darko's hand.Darko didn't washed hands for weeks...
@migaleelsassbreiz75194 жыл бұрын
Quel groupe ! Il n'en existe plus des comme ça !
@mandymarshall92203 жыл бұрын
Dave Ruffy the drummer.....wow!! Cool track!
@trefwoordpunk22252 жыл бұрын
Always blows my mind that he was originally the bass player!
@bzed88252 жыл бұрын
HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY wishes too MALCOM ✨
@AudioSpotstudio4174 жыл бұрын
Saw the Ruts DC at Rebellion festival, still amasing even with DC
@bobbyshafto3259 Жыл бұрын
Top of the pile in Punk Bands (in my opinion).....guitar-playing is 2nd to none.
@bloodonmyboot51764 жыл бұрын
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.
@parsleylionunk32353 жыл бұрын
Bloody 'ell...The Milk..was in the same year at school as their drummer who went on to join Hazel O'Connor's band.
@josephduffy64553 жыл бұрын
The ruts dc are one of the best live bands in the world today
@martinnorris22623 жыл бұрын
Best band ever.No Bull
@klaus-jorgschuster84562 ай бұрын
Babylon's burning still "burning"
@krisscanlon40512 жыл бұрын
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.
@ms090amber2 жыл бұрын
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
@oof69105 жыл бұрын
Such a great band The Ruts
@David-h4z2s Жыл бұрын
This Song Should Still Be Played In National And Local Radio In The Uk
@dode50644 жыл бұрын
Superb
@heftosprod3 жыл бұрын
superb. Truly one of the best there ever was.
@Seba-og8dt3 жыл бұрын
2021 still great. They will last forever
@dbdillboy2 жыл бұрын
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!
@ianevans25704 жыл бұрын
What a song...
@naughtymonkey15634 жыл бұрын
I forgot about these cats. Henry Rollins reminded me. kudos.
@ibelieveicansoar3 жыл бұрын
This song makes it pretty evident where Henry got his singing style
@cultureclashmusicvideo45453 жыл бұрын
underground medecine!!!
@berndflunger2 жыл бұрын
love them bout 40 years, totally underrated
@philipadderley2 жыл бұрын
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...
@nodtripRS Жыл бұрын
One of the absolute greats.
@MrMissy19643 ай бұрын
I don't remember The Ruts, but when I close my eyes I hear Generation X late 70s post punk
@crotchrottss Жыл бұрын
Love the RuTs..Malcolm RIP
@MrArchibaldbuttle4 жыл бұрын
Punks with ability...... 😬
@-chris1965Күн бұрын
Only the good die young
@deejaaywalker23145 жыл бұрын
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!
@oldsharkbythesea3962 Жыл бұрын
They don’t make music like this anymore
@user-hs4uv1fv1o6 ай бұрын
Masterpiece
@hozonkai9967 Жыл бұрын
Malcolm Owen. Way ahead of his time. Gone way before that time.
@ryubelmont22595 ай бұрын
Great. They sound like a band from '77 even if they formed just in 1978
@paulbartholomew3334 Жыл бұрын
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.
@stepheng87793 ай бұрын
Could've been huge 😔
@micmac09 Жыл бұрын
Like 4 espressos !... Heroin killed this band.
@ritmo1132 жыл бұрын
Massive band!
@paulwilson86833 жыл бұрын
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,
@parsleylionunk32353 жыл бұрын
They have gigs coming up...check their Facebook page.
@steviesavage7 ай бұрын
Hell ain't a bad place to be!
@MsFUs12 жыл бұрын
2022 and still loving it
@reefermaker Жыл бұрын
Takes me back to the Deeply Vale fest that was anarchic and every bit as big as Glastonbury at the time.
@chriscuttrissАй бұрын
Rather apt today
@paulbeahm38915 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reccomendation Henry. Cool to see what made Henry Rollins into Henry Rollins.
@AncientRylanor69 Жыл бұрын
👑👑
@kieron633 жыл бұрын
THE DOG'S.........💚
@PaulaBolland Жыл бұрын
Fuckin loving this band. ❤
@cliffbennett4595 Жыл бұрын
classic
@simonthomas51132 жыл бұрын
It stands up in 2022 alright.
@billtownsend34272 жыл бұрын
They came late to the party but took punk by the throat they were the best
@gasutrias99613 жыл бұрын
😍
@willieluncheonette58432 жыл бұрын
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.
@garycollingwood40022 жыл бұрын
" what am I going to do John... the queen of England has died today...
@mrbazzabee40134 жыл бұрын
Think that the girl @ the begining-was Malcolms G/F at the time.
@kabukimanindahouse3 жыл бұрын
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
@Poleson3 жыл бұрын
S. U. S., Demolition Dancing, West One and Savage Circle is a nice crop to start with... Let us know what you think.
@parsleylionunk32353 жыл бұрын
@@Poleson It was Cold ?
@Poleson3 жыл бұрын
@@parsleylionunk3235 yes! Basically everything they did in the Peel sessions.
@parsleylionunk32353 жыл бұрын
@@Poleson Yep the 3 sessions are worth having.
@kabukimanindahouse3 жыл бұрын
@@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
@damianodonovan2121 Жыл бұрын
Is that a very young Sarah Lancashire playing the moll?
@paulwilson86833 жыл бұрын
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
@valerieyates14273 жыл бұрын
Malcolm Owen was shot by MI6
@gregoryjones80142 жыл бұрын
Brit Punk Rockers
@gastonbesson79152 жыл бұрын
K'om en 76.....….
@ianharris879 Жыл бұрын
they'd left punk far behind by the time they made this video
@pixelninja6664 жыл бұрын
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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfJZpqkndqHhcU
@petehaynes58822 жыл бұрын
great pop song - but The Ruts were about as 'punk' as Blodwyn Pig - -and there's nothing wrong with them either.
@krisscanlon405110 ай бұрын
Hahaha the Pig were super punks with that wailing sax of Lancaster! Not lol
@samanthacook26882 жыл бұрын
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
@Agaricfly683 жыл бұрын
You can keep the Clash... The Ruts were so much better!