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Create and listen to online radio shows blog talk radio. The ruts debut album the crack takes me right back to my teenage years in south east london, forest hill to be precise i was 16 years old when it was released. Formed in spring 2010, the brutalists are a threepiece garage punk band from south california. Apr 03, 2017 ok, kick me in the head just cause something that i said you dont want to know the truth cause youre wild and full of youth was it something that i said so. The ruts something that i said from the album the crack. The ruts the crack, the peel sessions, bbc radio 1 live. Live albums soon followed, including bbc radio one in concert windsong recorded at londons paris theatre on 7 july 1979, the ruts live dojo and live and loud. Sep 17, 2012 the cd became a big favourite of mine during my punk years 20032009 and picking just one track from it for song for today is a tricky task. Sep 29, 2014 the crack the ruts sussed out a reggae redemption from smoldering anxiety and savage human punk truth. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me. The ruts were an english reggaeinfluenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 uk top 10 hit.

Create your own internet radio show, listen to content from thousands of radio hosts live each day. The ruts were a reggaeinfluenced british punk rock band, notable for the 1979 top 10 hit babylons burning, and an earlier single in a rut, which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the uk bbc radio 1 disc jockey, john peel. The band also played for aitken on his single, rudi got married. We played on the back of a van at the victoria park rar gig in 1978. Combining straightforward beefy punk tracks, such as babylon is burning and in a rut with dub reggae 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. The ruts backed laurel aitken who was then signed to secret affair s record label, ispy records, on a peel session for bbc radio 1, in april 1980, and also backed aitken on his support tour to secret affair. Ruts the crack virgin, 1979 out of all the punk bands to come out of england in the 1970s, ruts in my opinion remain the most underappreciated. Their debut album the crack was produced by mick glossop and released in. But the ruts were capable of much more than simplistic punkrockers in a metal. Ok, kick me in the head just cause something that i said you dont want to know the truth cause youre wild and full of youth was it something that i said so. In a rut much championed by john peel appeared on fellow rar. The ruts bundles up all the radio one sessions the band recorded for dj john peel. Dec 11, 2008 the ruts the crack 1979 the ruts were a reggaeinfluenced british punk rock band, notable for the 1979 top 10 hit babylons burning, and an earlier single in a rut, which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the uk bbc radio 1 disc jockey, john peel. Work initially began over five years ago when author roland link began meticulously researching the life and times of the rutsruts d.

Dec 22, 2008 the ruts the crack 1979 the ruts were a reggaeinfluenced british punk rock band, notable for the 1979 top 10 hit babylons burning, and an earlier single in a rut, which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the uk bbc radio 1 disc jockey, john peel. The ruts are an english reggaeinfluenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 uk top 10 hit babylons burning, and an earlier single in a rut, which was not a hit but was highly regarded and regularly played by bbc radio 1 disc jockey john peel. The specials the specials 1979 the damned machine gun etiquette 1979 bonus t. They take inspiration from many bands particularly, kings of leon, the white stripes, the stooges and the beatles and their music mixes mundane lyrics and punchy riffs to create a sound comparable to the old garage rock bands of the 60s but with a fresh approach. Human punk that was on the crack is taken from this show. Apr 01, 2017 the ruts the crack 1979 early punks greatest glory, and greatest flaw, was that most of the bands were signed before theyd reached true musical proficiency. Jan 30, 2019 as the title suggests, the peel sessions. Their first single in a rut only just missed out on getting into the top 40, though it did earn them three sessions with bbc radio one and a contract with virgin. Every thing the clash had been striving for in their ersatz reggae excursions as clinton heylin claims in babylons burning. The single barely hinted at what was to come, and when the group performed a radio session for radio 1 dj john peel a few months later, the song didnt even appear in their set. All pages featured articles popular pages new pages categories blog.

Sep 19, 2009 about the post punk progressive pop party the p5 was a radio show that aired every saturday night on 88. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact. No wonder they sounded so unique they werent capable of imitating their influences yet. Easily able to recreate not just firstwave punk stylings, but classic rock as well, the ruts influences ran the gamut of genres from motorhead to marley, the new york dolls to the banshees. Ruts dc the professionals 40 years of the crack live birmingham 1522019 this was pretty much a last minute gig for me as i needed a day off work for various gp and hospital appointments. Live albums soon followed, including bbc radio one in concert windsong recorded at londons paris theatre on. Thus, the crack was one blindingly original album, far removed from its contemporaries. Is moving this blog is moving back to its original blogspot address. The ruts as everyone else says are one of the most underrated of all the punk bands of the late 70s and probably my all time fave. The album was reissued in 1990 with three bonus tracks on virgin records.

Shop vinyl and cds and complete your ruts collection. The band consisted of malcolm owen vocals, paul fox guitar. That i said, the ruts debut album, the crack, arrived in october 1979. Sep 11, 2006 the ruts sole album, the crack, is a classic while later songs such as west one and the moving love in vain show how this great band would have progressed if tragedy hadnt been waiting around the corner with the death of charismatic but troubled singer malcolm owen. The ruts need not be a facile point of comparison for clashfreaks and clashbashers to buttress their argument, for they were the instigators of a funkyreggaepunk. Savage circle babylons burning dope for guns black mans pinch criminal mind also released in 1979 the debut single. The crackgrin and bear it was a cd that collected the bands. Jan 20, 2016 formed in london in 1978 with an original line up of malcolm owen vocals, dave ruffy drums, vince segs bass and paul fox guitar the ruts were a hard punk band. Gazz radio tonights show is belgian truffles michael vee lockdown vor 4 stunden. The lineup was aitken, fox, jennings, ruffy, owen and barnacle. After meeting at the deeply vale free festival, the ruts were formed on 18 august 1977, the band consisted of malcolm owen vocals, paul fox guitar.

As well as live gigs, i will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that i feel may be of interest. Unfortunately without the kind of deluxe reissue which would include all their studio material, these incendiary songs the band recorded for john peel why, oh why does this version of the protohardcore society never make it onto one of their. I think the rehearsal ones on it are the same that have appeared on various blogs and torrents so i wont bother with them, instead get yer ears round these 5 live tracks from ruts dc recorded, i think at hammersmith odeon on 21st oct 1980 when the band supported the skids, three months after the death. The crack is the ruts first album, released in 1979 and containing the uk hit singles. The ruts the crack 1979 early punks greatest glory, and greatest flaw, was that most of the bands were signed before theyd reached true musical proficiency. On classic tunes like babylons burning and in a rut, the band delivered. Malcolm owen, paul fox, john segs jennings dave ruffy. In 1987, bbc label strange fruit collected together the groups three radio one sessions for the peel session album.

Formed in london in 1978 with an original line up of malcolm owen vocals, dave ruffy drums, vince segs bass and paul fox guitar the ruts were a hard punk band. The crackgrin and bear it was a cd that collected the bands debut album the crack and grin and bear it, a compilation of singles, b sides and live tracks. The ruts the crack 40th anniversary weekender really gutted that i cannot be there this weekend. Aural sculptors the stranglers live 1976 to the present welcome to aural sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of the stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. The group performed three times for the show between 1979 and 1980, and, in a way, this album gives a more rounded picture of the ruts than their studio album does. Back in 1978, it was among the first stations in the u. Peel played the first side of the groups debut lp the crack on 26 september 1979. After meeting at the deeply vale free festival, the ruts were.

Animal now is perhaps the best indication of where the ruts were heading in the postpunk era. The album was then remixed and cleaned up a bit and given a bit of a more radio friendly sound and rereleased 26th august 1997. Sep 30, 2017 the ruts debut album the crack takes me right back to my teenage years in south east london, forest hill to be precise i was 16 years old when it was released. The master musicians of joujouka play a strange, hybrid trance music that draws influences and inspiration from the various peoples who have colonised or settled morocco over the years, but which has its roots in the preislamic religious ceremonies of the berber people. The ruts were a punk rock band from london, uk of the late 70s, early 80s. May 07, 2010 thankfully, the bands sole album, the crack, and its odds n sods followup grin and bear it, each with a few bonus tracks remain in print. It was through mistys own people unite label that the ruts debut single, the driving in a rutheyes, was released in late 1978. Welcome to aural sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of the stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. The music on this blog is intended to promote artists and labels and eventually to save the sound for future listening. The ruts sole album, the crack, is a classic while later songs such as west one and the moving love in vain show how this great band would have progressed if tragedy hadnt been waiting around the corner with the death of charismatic but troubled singer malcolm owen. Like many people, i was introduced to the ruts with their classic babylons burning, and upon hearing staring at the rude boys i decided to check out one of their albums. The 4 ruts sit on a lounge in the centre of the painting other identifiable characters include jimmy pursey at 4 oclock, astronomer patrick moore at 8 oclock, john peel with a girl on his lap, at 9 oclock, peter cook and dudley moore at 11 oclock, keith richards at 1 oclock, rat scabies and captain sensible at 2 oclock and.

The ruts were not clash copyists as chris salewicz claims in redemption song, nor did they have. A strange place for the ruts to perform, but not when they were regulars at the festival, which ran from 197679. Dec 10, 20 the ruts s music was a strongly original blend of punk, funk and dub meshed into a seamless whole by powerful, anthemic songs. The ruts the crack 1979 sid vicious sid sings 1979 skids scared to dance 1979 social distortion mommys little monster 1983 stiff little fingers inflammable material 1979. Stream the crack by the ruts free internet radio tunein. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. It makes me think about many of the friends who i used to hang about with the forest hill punks. The ruts the crack 1979 the ruts were a reggaeinfluenced british punk rock band, notable for the 1979 top 10 hit babylons burning, and an earlier single in a rut, which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the uk bbc radio 1 disc jockey, john peel. In 1979, clarence baker, a member of misty in roots and the people unite collective, was severely beaten and injured by british riot police during protests in southall against the national front. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Blog talk radio is the worlds largest online talk radio hosting platform. The rutss music was a strongly original blend of punk, funk and dub meshed into a seamless whole by powerful, anthemic songs. Yet in june 1979, west london quartet the ruts gave punk some muchneeded cpr when their classic second single, babylons burning an urgent, driving and still frighteningly prescient anthem attacking racistrelated violence steamed into the uk top 10, giving a taster of what would come from its parent album, the crack.

The bonus of a fantastic picture disc that sounds ace, little if no surface noise and great tunes are going to make my easter listening fantastic this year. The crackgrin and bear it again themen aus grossen stadten. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports. Questa lacuna fu in alcuni casi colmata da incisioni realizzate a ridosso di qualche anno. To my gig battered ears at least, the crack to animal now via west one surely the crowning glory for the ruts is a pretty smooth musical progression but dont take my word for it. The post punk progressive pop party the p5 was a radio show that aired every saturday night on 88. Listen to the ruts radio featuring songs from the crack free online. Malcolm owen and paul fox were friends in school and played with paul mattocks before joining up with post office telephone engineer john segs jennings and record shop manager dave ruffy, who were in a funk band called hit and run. It is made out of passion, without any commercial purpose. The ruts the crack, the peel sessions, bbc radio 1 live in. C a story that is as real and brutal as it is joyous and righteous. At the core, the quartets sound was based primarily on 70s rock. Sep 30, 2017 the ruts live at the marquee 19th july 1979.