The Ruts - In A Rut

[TheWheels777]

this is a band

[banditbronable]

@4.21. that girl bouncing about in the audience. the best night of her life? certainly mine too..shame I was ten years old and missed all this..brilliant stuff!

[thegoviz]

saw these guys in Sheffield in the late 70s I think that they were the support act and they were totally amazing! they just blew me away!

[213Whatsername]

@thegoviz I saw them in sheffield back then too. I agree they were amazing. I saw a lot of bands in sheffield used to go to the limit club and top rank

[thegoviz]

@213Whatsername Yes me too and the City Hall, Polytechnic & University

[213Whatsername]

@thegoviz Great times !!!

[thegoviz]

@213Whatsername Yes the best!!!

[narred]

you cut your wrists, you tried and missed. how many of us have been there?

[banditbronable]

I've probably said it before (something that she said??) This is gold dust.

[TwoDogsX2]

2nd best rutz song ever, 2nd to who? 2nd to none! ;)

[petekaz1977]

This is the first time, and the first song I have heard from this band. Got directed her by Henry Rollins telling me to come.

Very cool music man!!!

[vix0120]

király zene mostanság nem születnek ilyenek

[jacksapphire]

love his punky dirty voice !!!!!!!

[KenZippy]

Have it. Brilliant.

[gazwilwah]

Love it love love it! you are missed guys

[1966spanner]

i saw them at the Russel Club backing The Damned they where great both bands played at there best that night.

[banditbronable]

malcom and Olive (his mum) rest in peace also to Paul Fox of late, rest in peace, I work as a service engineer in the Hayes Southall area so everytime I'm there, this song is in my head. Thankyou for all your efforts, it's not "love in vain" Shine on.

[smithdog1965]

Fantastic band,their music had me rockin` in my early teens when they were around and even to this day i`ll blast out their music in my car!!

Such a shame that Malcolm Owen died at their peek,i think they would have gone onto make some really good vibes .

RIP Malcolm Owen...A brilliant frontman!

[Froggtherigger]

@smithdog1965

Another truly sad loss of another "punker" lost before he had time to enjoy life and realise how he put our thoughts into words so many times. R.I.P Malcolm.

[dreadjeluc]

i wish i was born in the 80s

[ellycat]

@dreadjeluc You'd had better of been born in the early 60's to have fully appreciated this. Saw 'em at the Russell Club in Hulme, Manchester. Superb..R.I.P.

[harty2912]

@dreadjeluc He died that year

[MIG31M]

Just the best band i've ever heard, Sadly missed

[frontroomautos]

I was given this single after asking for it from a friend in 1980 having heard it on tape previously on a compilation of lots of different singles of the time that he made like The Boys, Crisis, Ramones, Wire, SLF, etc etc...I just loved it but remember playing H Eyes from the other side as much or more too. Superb band and I enjoy their music as much today.

[MrTonyskelly]

The Ruts brilliant - R.I.P. Malc and Foxy, respect from The Service, Ska band from Cork Ireland....

[WolvoExPunk]

These were fucking brilliant live. Saw em at Wolvo Civic in Autumn 1979.

[peteyzfr1]

Never forgotten!!!!! 

[Monsta2283]

chunky punk sound. Thats what Im talking about Guv

[SoothSayer94]

THE RUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[Rikitocker]

Fucking killer band ... long forgotten

[malibumut]

Instant chair rocking !!! ;-) meaning sitting in front of You tube, press play & YES ...

Excellent !

[jogoldm]

sehr cool !!!

[MrSKINFLICK]

i never watched a Ruts video before - i didn´t know that they had such beefy well built hunk singer.....uuummh - i´m gettin a bit sexist i suppose.......all the different surprising sides of punk........

.......best German wishes.......

[echo680]

this was outstanding at the time, for me,and it still is. see what I find interesting, listening back so many years later is, despite the punky "minimalist" guitar solo , how very "rock" this is. sure, theres this punky aggression, but from the riffage and the funny timings numbers of repeats of lines etc its not that far from, say Led Zep (who I also like) - the kind of band punk was always portrayed as kicking against. thats not a criticism btw. Stunning chorus.

[seasidebob1]

it gets better everyime i watch it.

[fatandim]

Absolutely brilliant!!!

[seasidebob1]

ha ha thought u wanted a row.Smell the coffee i get it nice one.cheers Bob.

[seasidebob1]

u no it

[seasidebob1]

the best band in the world and they didnt even no it.sadly missed .the best thing to come out of hayes.

[MrSiddeney]

@seasidebob1 wake up and smell the coffee!  ;-)

[seasidebob1]

@MrSiddeney whats that mean i been awake 4 a long time .maybe im just a sentimental old punk.ruts lurkers locAL BANDS luv em always did always will.

[MrSiddeney]

@seasidebob1 There is a joke t shirts that balcony shirts make from Uxbridge which says Hayes... wake up and smell the coffee... a play on the Nescafe' factory. definitely the best band from Hayes :-)

[johnvhirst]

fantastique. great showmanship. r.i.p malcolm owen - you did your bir

[lledda]

recorded in the 80's for a french program

[joe2k8111]

1979 i reckon

[fivesixtysl]

You can't beat this attitude!

[richardpm38]

OMG....most underrated ever

[jek21]

Malcom steals Pauls' guitar and starts playing it...that's fucking brilliant. XD

[superiourcowies]

OUT OF IT

[ObiWan777]

Amazing song. Amazing stage presence by Malcolm. The Ruts were a bad that slammed it out of the park almost at every swing. Hence the short lived career.

[steve1959cox]

That was fucking great! It shows just how good the Ruts were and god they were good live.

[malibumut]

And let's not forget the drummer, !!! ahhh, keeps it running... isn't he awesome? ..And the bass..,  all good.

[malibumut]

Lovin this, especially the middle section!!!

[jayporks]

First time I've ever listened to the Ruts....This is awesome!

[WolvoExPunk]

Classic stuff. Thanx for posting, mate.

[davehoward22]

france,probly 79

[mrgpeake]

One of the greatest bands ever playing one of their best songs

MrP

[ohwello]

the only reason i watched this video is because it said rut twice

[PICT1966]

Just wondering. Where and when this was filmed?

[TheBleech]

...it is, and most of us need songs like this...o/

[Rawlinson18]

We can all relate to this, behave yourself boys and girls it's a big bad cold world out there.

[rioter1977]

SUPERB and a great loss !!! R.I.P. see you soonish !!!! for a free gig i hope

[likklewicked]

RIP fOxY allways on my mind xxxx

[FIFTY2WEEKS]

Or use heroin. Malcolm Owen. What a waste

[calahan66]

Hmm, geiler Song

[linda1tv]

for real.death proves it

[lowerthedynamite]

go get the cd compilation called : Shit Factory. has ton of great punk classics!

[Meazza666]

Great song. One of the best of the punk era.Could have been luckier and wiser

[H0LL0WBELLY]

always loved this song.

[laynasor]

h eyes

[glennwithers]

i saw them early 80 ,just before he died in grimsby,they were awesome

[shaftsbury94]

great band great players, once lived in southall late 80s

[allhull]

great band mate saw them hull uni bout 78, what a waste....could of been ....well

[Audiocodes]

I shared a little time with the band. Malcom was very quiet and out of it.

[keithtubey]

i used to blast this around newcastle on me ghetto blaster ha ha

[catbirdtree]

But, dad I don't like gruts for tea.

[mariuszxxx]

nice I like the ruts

[chris725144]

give em enough rope

[Diamant1960]

An unforgettable voice of this great group PUNK imperishable, eternal, immutable, indestructible, unshakable, indelible, enduring. !

[woodiestv]

Best track!

[laynasor]

saw them at the marquee 79

[RupertWaldron]

Great song. The Crack is one of the greatest punk albums ever. It's a pity Malcolm Owen died from a smack overdose, otherwise they could have made more fantastic albums.

[spizzardo]

As I said on the comments for Babylons Burning.Which was the greater loss?Who had the greater potential?Mal Owen or Ian Curtis?With no reference to Ruts D.C. or New Order.

[Kelly14UK]

That's a born performer.

[primate1234]

Utterly Superb!!!

[Kelly14UK]

Eventually the Damned got sick of the gobbing, just ask Rat...anyway i had the Damned doing this on a bootleg, live, circa Black Album summer 1980.

Sheffield, Nottingham or Manchester.

[oldspunky]

Incredible !!!

[jamfanredders]

awesome awesome awesome

with poetic irony MO collapses at the end of a track about the heroin addiction that ultimately kills him.

Unfortunately (as with KC of nirvana) heroin drove much of his genius. But what a fantastic live performance from a great band - sad thing is if they performed live in front of S cowell today they'd be told to fuck off and get a proper job!

[brummiespike]

Great comments ,totally agree

[nobby1997]

This has no equal for purity, RIP gents, blinding song, blinding clip. Please, Mr shamsixtyfourandahalf, keep this alive and kicking.Fucking outstanding footage, any chance of more???

[spiccybaby]

+1 what a great song. Takes me back. We've lost something since those days. Needs to be played LOUD.

[robberbyker]

A top Uk punk band! I saw them about 4 times back in the day.. they certainly were a big influence on me and my band..

[Enquiringmind777]

I saw them live at the Colston Hall Bristol supporting the Damned. UNFORGETTABLE.!!! They stole the show. Did you know that back then the Punks used to gob at their heros, they were spitting at him, and he didn't give toss, he was literally outta it, and the Damned walked on afterwards

[nxtmaster]

I saw them on the same tour at Hemel Hempstead - my first gig ever - The Ruts were the first band I ever saw live and nothing has come close yet - f*cking amazing - Malcolm jumped on top of the mosh pit and was carried around and then dumped back on stage - they were gobbing like crazy at The Damned and Captain Sensible stood there with his mouth wide open - finger pointing at the target - just asking for it - the punks obliged!! Those were the days!!

[jakeanthill]

me too, in sheffield support to the damned, fucking mint.

[redshaftedflicker]

A damn fine band to say the very least.

[peaceman1234567]

Underated

[chelseapeg]

@peaceman1234567 very underrated 

[frontroomautos]

An anthem of my youth at the end of the 70's, It used to double as my motto for keeping the front wheel out of the ruts on my off road bike down the chalk quarries where we rode dirt bikes. Before some bright spark tries to correct me... I know the song were'nt written about that lol.

[thenativehipsters]

saw them blowing away the damned in edinburgh 1978 - I can't concentrate i'm in a state!

[BANDITBRON]

Brilliant stuff - I 've written before, just wanted to ask if any one knows the lyrics to "out of order" especially the bit around "your very own toy(?)" I am partially deaf and just can't get it. (ok save the rude jokes please, I'm serious)

[gruhua]

Du grand punk-rock .A côté, Clash...

[blade0954]

awesome band,so sad malcolm died,what they might have done

[villingchong]

what a fucking song man.

[debbiej007]

what a voice malcolm had.. if you aint got the album the crack my advice is to get it its fantastic...

[debbiej007]

what a great live perfomance..i'm a big clash fan but i've gotta say the crack is the best album ever... poor old malcolm he could of been really great...

[drumkat67]

cracking tune - cracking band - doomed tho. tthis takes me back....

[redhillboogie]

Saw them at The Nashville Pub West Kensington mid 1979, anyone else at that one ? Phenomenal gig, so packed I had to sit on the stage at times to avoid the crush. Simple Minds there as well few weeks later. Mekons and Fashion a few months earlier. Great times.

[2206sharosa]

malcolm u plonker!!! you could and should have been god beyond everyone else ...and to all of us who saw you and lived then you stil are in your rut.. god bless

[herwig666]

one of the classics quoi

[betyerdid]

Smart band. Love em.

[suzypie400]

God bless Henry, dead 5 years now of methodone OD. x

[jobbieface]

saw them late 70s clouds edinburgh malcolm owen fucking legend....

[InternationalMatt]

Wow.

[Jonno228]

NUFF SAID. Thanks!!!!!!!

[laduqesa]

They were maga. I posted on another upload that Malcolm came round my flat just days before he o.d.'d and I was so shocked when Paul rang me to say he was dead. Nightmare.

[Rawlinson16]

Bless Malcolm, there was only one of him, i found my best friend of twenty five years dead in his house of methadone, siily sod. Aint a day goes by i don't think of him. Yep it's a nightmare , my friend went seven years ago and there isn't a day goes by i don't think about him. love the Ruts, love malcolm and my mate.

[airvee]

sa me rapele ma periode "PUNK'S NOT DEAD" tres bon ducument

[likeastoolpigeon]

paul fox youre outttaa the rut.ta four playin every shithole ever when i was young,thats why you guys were cooler than everyone

[nopartyplease]

in '79 they chucked me out of a Puma chopper, minus a chute, in Namibia, 'cos i was pertained to be a Commie white bastard in SA, draft dodger and all the rest, all false, mind you - I Guess anxiety sums it up. That, Magazine, the Ramones, Pistols.. and several more sum it up.

The band in SA that summed it up locally, was Housewife's Choice. Thanks.

Very Cool, Bro.

Merci.

Wish my kids were more into the RUTS.

[qpwo6]

i saw them at erics sept 79 malcolm looked at me aged 14 i could have been there if he hadnt of died !

[pferdeleberkaese]

great stuff!

thanks for putiin on youtube

[BANDITBRON]

to pompeybud, so was I!! born in '70! (so what the hell that means to the ruts unless I am very stupid) malcolm has been joined ny paul foxy in the enternal garden of fun (no, not house of fun by madness) carry on on...carry on... as freddie said after 1991. life goes on as Captain says (hardcore fans work that out!) rip malcolm and fox

[theyoweusaliving]

If you think it's all gone wrong, go on, go on, go on. ;)

[pompeybud]

I WAS BORN IN 1970 WHAT A TOUCH

[01smiler01]

fuckin hell, almost completly forgot how brilliant they was. saw them heaps esp in the old albany creek rd deptford,supported by the likes of saxon sound systems & other reggae counterparts. sadly missed. smiler deptford punks

[aylastarsaphire]

Brilliant! They were much better live than I thought. I'll always love them.

[laynasor]

saw them way back then  ... rip malcom

[rocknrok]

great vid!!!

[komunicador]

GRANDE RUTS

[ecopunk66]

aye (sigh!), if smack hadnt got to him, they would have been brilliant to have around these days, i'm off to the durham punk fest in sept, the ruts would have been a great headliner!, i never got to see them back in the day either!, BUT YOU JUST CANT HELP BUT LOVE EM!, respect xxx

[brittain]

I was at the Wolvo gig .

[WolvoExPunk]

Loved it. Saw em at Wolverhampton Civic in 79. Malcolm Owen got this kid out the audence to sing Babylon's Burning. Wish Owen hadn't done smack. They would defo have headlined Blackpool, Morecambe or Brixton all day Punk festivals.

[NUKEMTWICE]

as good as it gets

[poppydog23]

loved every minute!!!

[indianafoxx1]

quality ! ! ! ! !

[ianbollock]

MAGIC !!

[krainey]

Nothing else like it... Quality vid. thanks for posting that

[GreaserDub]

What a performance, excellent!!!!

Hopefully there will be a ruts live dvd one day!!

[greendaykickarse]

Saw them with The Damned in Hemel Hempstead - my first ever gig - Malcolm dived into the crowd at the end of the set - incredible atmosphere - great bloke great band - real pity he got hooked on drugs.

[dento17]

Seeing this made my day - nice one

[dairyflat]

Malcom Owen was a talented man. Bright light that burnt so short a time.

[maxthewoodman]

Jeez. 28 years ago - really? - fantastic.

[basilcruncher]

r.i.p malcolm. fantastic musical legacy

[scotbobby]

Saw them in Embra....didnt like getting flobbed on, but a marquee band of their time....saw altered images too...no contest!!!

[hayeswasp]

hayes/southall will never be able to produce the likes of this band again, absolutely the best band of their era. i owed you a lot back then malc, as a punk you were my inspiration its just a pity you couldnt keep of that s**t.

[robert367]

Truly brilliant. I don't believe in God, but God bless you, Malcom! You and your boys made one of the best albums of all time. "The Crack" is fucking ACE!!

[BANDITBRON]

malcolm...27 years now and what have you done? absolutley fantastic frontman and drugs claimed you. You rest and we remember you. from your loving brother and mum.

[Oldsmobile12345]

Ace..Was it really 28 years ago that i saw the Ruts/Damned tour.Still sounds great.

[timere42]

excellent thanx was lucky to see them a few times supporting the damned,totally agree with marrjake

[timere42]

excellent thanx lucky to seen them few times supporting the damned

[marrjake]

Wonderful! We really don´t have these kinds of

bands anymore.

[skinhead5]

Happy to see this.Thank you.

[tmamam]

Best ever band R.I.P Malcolm xx

[tmamam]

Thanks best band ever

[mjameek]

the ruts witout owen was like concorde with propellors

[mjameek]

That base went right through you

[mjameek]

you really had to be there. That was punk to the hilt and I saw em all. Malcom Owen never did out by halves.

[mjameek]

They didn't come better than that . Saw em at Stonehenge about 26 year ago

[JohnnyBanco]

Geeze, they were GENIUS! Too bad he O'Ded-what a waste.

[mladipionir]

Top quality.