From my article on The Top 15 Punk Albums " I know what you're saying. "Huh? Bro, where's their one 1979 classic album, The Crack, that reached #16 on the UK Charts?" A quick comparison of the tracks on The Crack and The Peel Sessions Album shows the latter to be far superior. Plus, the playing is just as good, with some tracks like "Savage Circle" even more blistering in the BBC Radio 1 session. The Ruts got together in London in 1977. A recently unearthed demo recording from that year shows they were legit card-carrying members of the punk class of '77 even though their professional career began in January, 1979 with the single "In A Rut" bw "H-Eyes" on the small collective-like People Unite label. It was followed by the chart success "Babylon's Burning" bw "Society" on Virgin in June, 1979. The Song "H-Eyes" is about heroin addiction and in an interview in July, 1979 their charismatic singer Malcolm Owen said in NME "... "...take the song "H-Eyes," about the smack, right? It's not saying naughty, naughty, you mustn't ever take smack. It's an observation of a guy I knew who died from smack. I've taken it before. I wouldn't write it otherwise--It's just: "You're so young/ You take smack for fun/ It's gonna screw your head/ You're gonna wind up dead." You know? It's not saying you mustn't do it...but let's face it, it's no good for you. It's nice when you take it, but it's going to fucking kill you if you get well into it. That's all. I'm just trying to put my own experiences over, a lot of people are impressionable." In one of the great tragedies in modern British music, Owen died of heroin overdose on July 14, 1980. This album consists of three Peel sessions from January 1979, May 1979 and February 1980. Stellar musicianship from Paul Fox, guitar, Vince Segs, bass and Dave Ruffy, drums, powerful songs throughout and Owen's robust singing straight from the heart. The three great tracks I've posted do not appear on The Crack. Absolutely top tier storming punk with some evocative reggae numbers thrown in. A stone cold masterpiece all in one take at the BBC. The Ruts leave 98% of punk bands spinning in the dust. How can you top this?"
Absolutely amazing band. So glad I got a musical education from my parents and uncle who had the best vinyl collection I could have ever wished for.
One of the greatest. So innovative.
loved early ruts stuff
1980 was painful for music fans.
Would've, could've been absolutely massive. Such a shame 😢
They were so close....
From my article on The Top 15 Punk Albums
" I know what you're saying. "Huh? Bro, where's their one 1979 classic album, The Crack, that reached #16 on the UK Charts?" A quick comparison of the tracks on The Crack and The Peel Sessions Album shows the latter to be far superior. Plus, the playing is just as good, with some tracks like "Savage Circle" even more blistering in the BBC Radio 1 session.
The Ruts got together in London in 1977. A recently unearthed demo recording from that year shows they were legit card-carrying members of the punk class of '77 even though their professional career began in January, 1979 with the single "In A Rut" bw "H-Eyes" on the small collective-like People Unite label. It was followed by the chart success "Babylon's Burning" bw "Society" on Virgin in June, 1979. The Song "H-Eyes" is about heroin addiction and in an interview in July, 1979 their charismatic singer Malcolm Owen said in NME "... "...take the song "H-Eyes," about the smack, right? It's not saying naughty, naughty, you mustn't ever take smack. It's an observation of a guy I knew who died from smack. I've taken it before. I wouldn't write it otherwise--It's just: "You're so young/ You take smack for fun/ It's gonna screw your head/ You're gonna wind up dead." You know? It's not saying you mustn't do it...but let's face it, it's no good for you. It's nice when you take it, but it's going to fucking kill you if you get well into it. That's all. I'm just trying to put my own experiences over, a lot of people are impressionable." In one of the great tragedies in modern British music, Owen died of heroin overdose on July 14, 1980.
This album consists of three Peel sessions from January 1979, May 1979 and February 1980. Stellar musicianship from Paul Fox, guitar, Vince Segs, bass and Dave Ruffy, drums, powerful songs throughout and Owen's robust singing straight from the heart. The three great tracks I've posted do not appear on The Crack. Absolutely top tier storming punk with some evocative reggae numbers thrown in. A stone cold masterpiece all in one take at the BBC.
The Ruts leave 98% of punk bands spinning in the dust. How can you top this?"
Well said!
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Proper band shame Malcolm died
Thefookin ruts best band Nuffield said mymumdidntlikeusbein punks int 70s ask wheresruts shirt shestole it used it as polish cloth haha
LIKE your old punk reviews!!! Keep posting 📫