The Ruts

Play Radio

473,999 plays (73,551 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send The Ruts Ringtones to Cell
More options
Add to my Library
The Ruts were a UK band of the late , early 80s. Combining straightforward beefy Punk tracks, such as Babylon Is Burning and In A Rut with classics like Give Youth A Chance and Jah War, they were most similar to The Clash in terms of stance and influence, walking the walk and talking the talk.

Many of the Ruts best gigs were RAR (Rock Against Racism) gigs with Misty In Roots, and Jah War was written in response to the Southall Riots where the police attacked the Anti-Nazi League that were protesting a National Front march through the predominantly British Indian Southall area.

The Ruts, in their attitude, politics and music were truly representative of the best Punk had to offer. Sadly we were never to discover how they would develop as Malcom Owen, their charismatic front man, died of a heroin overdose in 1980, aged 26.
Read more… Edit

Shouts: 77 shouts

Share this artist:

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1
333
2
137
3
95
4
65
5
64
6
57
7
47
8
44
9
41
10
36
11
33
11
33
13
27
14
22
14
22
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
  • paddypunx

    Gandissimi!!!

    December 2011
  • northernbeach

    What do you think about my band? http://www.facebook.com/northernbeach?sk=app_2405167945

    December 2011
  • pinkpressthreat

    @rozali - Henry Rollins has taste, hey :))

    October 2011
  • wutsmainaem

    The Ruts!

    June 2011
  • rozali

    checking out henry's fav band. cool.

    June 2011
  • ThisCharmingBoy

    Wow. Listening to a greatest hits collection and pretty much loving every second of it.

    May 2011
  • pinkpressthreat

    This photo on my page, it's from an Exeter (U.K.) gig, in '78 I think, which I remember reading about in the music weeklies (I think the shot was in "Sounds"). The gash you see above Malcolm's nose was caused when he threw a cymbal into the air and butted it as it came down. He played the remainder of the gig, If I remember rightly, and was then strong-armed down to casualty by his worried cohorts to have stitches put in.

    April 2011
  • MauricioKnevitz

    Excelent band!

    March 2011
  • rockxxz

    Love them

    March 2011
  • Damn7Boy7

    Learn more about modern russian underground scene! http://www.drunkenrussians.blogspot.ru

    March 2011
  • gazingshoe

    fightin' fightin'

    January 2011
  • Alcohippie

    Jah War is fuckin' awesome!!!

    September 2010
  • xcaelax

    the ruts!!!!!!

    September 2010
  • drownedinsound2

    LOVE THIS BAND!!

    July 2010
  • Hugo_A-Go-Go

    Without a doubt, the best second wave UK punk band.

    July 2010
  • karlkandinsky

    What a bloody great band

    July 2010
  • WasteNoReason

    Oldschool Punk & Hardcore <---join my group

    May 2010
  • Manoloxines

    how cool are these lads?...11 out of 10!

    April 2010
  • reality_bite

    Age 11, got home from the school disco, put John Peel on, he announced Malcolm Owen had died, I cried and cried, my first fave band, I couldn't understand it. Still sound great x

    January 2010
  • KuDeJudas

    <3

    October 2009
See all 77 shouts

Videos

See more

Listening Now

Top Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Band Members
Labels