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Track Listings
| 1. In A Rut |
| 2. H Eyes |
| 3. Babylon's Burning |
| 4. Dope For Guns |
| 5. S.U.S |
| 6. Something That I Said |
| 7. You're Just A..... |
| 8. It Was Cold |
| 9. Savage Circle |
| 10. Jah War |
| 11. Criminal Mind |
| 12. Backbiter |
| 13. Out Of Order |
| 14. Human Punk |
| 15. Staring At The Rude Boys |
| 16. Love In Vain |
| 17. West One (Shine On Me) |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A complilation of music release in the late 70's but much of it is as relevant today as ever.
Set against a backdrop of the Cold War, Thatcherism, Teenage Wasteland the Ruts summed up many young people's attitudes & plight of the time.
The phrase "You're in a rut, you'd better get out of it" rings true for many & the gaunt desperation of It Was Cold with it's apocalyptic nuclear sounding end is particularly effective.
They also produced some excellent singles driven by a superbly tight rhythm section & searingly accurate guitar work not to mention Owen's vocal style. If your ever feeling cheesed off just play Babylon's Burning to let off some steam or try Staring At The Rude Boys if you want to glory in the sense of being part of youth culture & being different to the rest.
What a band & what a shame that they don't get the recognition that they deserve.
Set against a backdrop of the Cold War, Thatcherism, Teenage Wasteland the Ruts summed up many young people's attitudes & plight of the time.
The phrase "You're in a rut, you'd better get out of it" rings true for many & the gaunt desperation of It Was Cold with it's apocalyptic nuclear sounding end is particularly effective.
They also produced some excellent singles driven by a superbly tight rhythm section & searingly accurate guitar work not to mention Owen's vocal style. If your ever feeling cheesed off just play Babylon's Burning to let off some steam or try Staring At The Rude Boys if you want to glory in the sense of being part of youth culture & being different to the rest.
What a band & what a shame that they don't get the recognition that they deserve.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In a rut? No chance! This is the best collection of post punk tracks by one band that you'll find anywhere! The majestic 'In a rut' and 'H eyes' through to the sublime SUS and the more commercial (if that were possible!) 'Shine on'. Add to that the couple of ska influenced tracks and you've got the complete album. A short and sweet career. Later bands don't hold a candle to this...feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Babylon's Burning was a storming song, one of many visceral blasts from this angry band. BB was a true song for the times, tho the band were never particularly taken to by the rock media of the time, too average Joey (properly punk), non arty, cooly-cool-cool or trendy. Hopefully they will never be reappraised/repositioned or revisited by the brain dead librarians of post modernism. Never saw them live but once played a place the night after they'd been there - the walls were still warm.
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Babylon's still burning
One of the best gigs I ever saw was the Damned supported by the Ruts at Digbeth Civic hall in Birmingham. Read more
Published 2 months ago by bookworm
forgot how good they were
one of the most underated punk bands of the time personally they are in the top 3 bands of the time and would probably gone on to be even better if it wasnt for the death of the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by kazza
Sheer brilliance, fresh and in your face!
This group emanating from the 70's punk rock era are second to none.
Great, fast, powerful hard hitting bass lines and guitar riffs with lyrics that are straight to the... Read more
Great, fast, powerful hard hitting bass lines and guitar riffs with lyrics that are straight to the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. J. S. Murphy
Good memories, but still sounds fresh.
I bought this as I was a fan back in the day and I was half expecting to be disappointed due to the passage of time. I need not have worried as their sound still holds up today. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2009
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