Tim Armstrong RANCID : As Teenagers Armstrong Became Converts To Punk Rock After Seeing The Clash

Born in Oakland California in the fall of 1966, Armstrong was friends since childhood with Matt Freeman, and as teenagers the two became converts to punk rock after seeing the Clash open for the Who in Oakland in 1982. Armstrong and Freeman were also deeply influenced by the British ska revival of the 80s, which had a major impact in California, and in 1987 they formed the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy. While the group lasted a bit less than two years and only released one single and one album, their revved up fusion of punk and Jamaican sounds made them kings at Northern California's fabled all aged club 924 Gilman Street. Internal friction caused Operation Ivy to break up in 1989, and an attempt by Armstrong and Freeman to put together a new band Downfall, fell apart after a mere three shows in late 1989. Armstrong developed a serious drinking problem, while Freeman started playing bass for veteran anarchist punks MDC. But in 1991, a newly sober Armstrong and his friend Freeman gave launching a band another try, recruiting drummer Brett Reed and later guitarist Lars Frederiksen to form Rancid. While Rancid's 1993 debut album, released by California indie punk label Epitaph Records, won little notice outside the Bay Area, their second LP 1994's titled Let's Go, earned them a massive reputation in punk circles, especially after they were accorded next big thing status by A&R men following the commercial breakthrough of their Epitaph labelmates the Offspring. However to the surprise of many, Rancid turned down seven figure offers from several major labels in favor of the free creative atmosphere at Epitaph, and their next two albums in 1995 And Out Come the Wolves, and 1998's Life Won't Wait were both major commercial and critical successes.
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[@courtneygillespie1187]

One of my favorite artists 👌 Tim is a great songwriter.

[@xx7secondsxx]

Hes the MOST UNDERRATED POET OF ALL TIME!!! hes a pure genius of just writing! the other side... his music writing skills are unmatched!!

[@Iep74]

Healthybody sick mind. The precipice of punk-ska These boys keep sounds alive.

[@matthewarmitage6681]

If you didn't know otherwise then you'd swear he was British. A cross between the punk of The Clash and Ska from The Specials. Still brilliant to this day x 🇬🇧

[@CheGumby]

he's not?!

[@pochen3267]

Not at all. He's like every other Californian.

[@matthewarmitage6681]

​@@pochen3267 Armstrong was Influenced by, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Specials and British Ska Music from the late 70's/early 80's, yes very Californian 😂. You stick listening to the Beach Boys because you know nothing about Original Punk and Ska Music. 😂😂😂

[@shannond1511]

To me, he doesn’t sound English, he sounds like a mumbling drunk

[@chenzenzo]

​@@pochen3267word. I'm born and raised in Berkeley. Used to kick with Tim at Blake's on Telegraph. These guys ain't knowin.

[@xx7secondsxx]

OP IVY put out an EP also! HECTIC ep

[@ASM881]

Working overtime!

[@roymartin500]

New Jesse Michaels/Tim Armstrong single on Hell-Cat Bad OpTics is the name of the four piece.

[@roymartin500]

Legend! New band Bad Optics and single with Jesse Michaels out now on Hel-Cat

[@seanogorman3617]

Doom regulator. Had to change it, someone else has bad optics already

[@roymartin500]

@@seanogorman3617 oh. That's too bad. Thanks for the correct though. I wonder if those first pressings with the Bad Optics name are gonna be worth something

[@seanogorman3617]

@@roymartin500 I doubt it. They got quite a bit of flack for going through with that name while there was a “smaller” band already having it. Accused of not caring about the little guy.

[@seanogorman3617]

@@roymartin500 I think that’s why they called it “optyx “ cause optics was taken

[@andrewdeen1]

1:14 billie joe on the right lol

[@screenfixer1936]

Manca la collaborazione con i Bad Religion in stranger than fiction dove canta "television " con Greg

[@thealternativevlog]

Is the voice in this video a real person? It sounds like others on KZbin in an annoying way.

[@CMDR.Gonzo.von.Richthofen]

Yeah, it's a bot voice. Maybe homie isn't comfortable putting their voice up in front of the whole world🤷🏻‍♂️

[@repskillian1313]

is this narrated by chat gpt?

[@doomedhuh]

was this video generated by AI?

[@agentofchaos8239]

Oi!

[@Bryman5000]

Key figures of pop punk. Subhumans, Ramones crass. Real poets who wrote about the world. Not a.a. Members pretending to sound drunk to pop songs. Pink bro. Pink

[@jacknone1564]

Wrong, wrong and wrong. Nowhere near pop-punk. And to mention those legends you did in a sentence with a term that applies to Blink 182, Greenday and Sum41 shows your misunderstanding, and lack of comprehension.

[@bizkithead669]

The fucking man.

[@billyodamit8709]

He wasnt a punk he was a poser

[@skeletalwreck8780]

Oh so you must be the gatekeeper of punk , the great edgelord himself

[@jared829]

He's a sell out

[@ship13]

How so ? I think the fact that he turned down a fucking million dollar record deal and made his own independent record label hellcat records trumps anything people dislike about him. Not his fault Rancid got huge it's some good tunes and they play great live been a fan since 1993 seen a lot of change but they still bring it.

[@jasonberezny9705]

Becoming successful with his music and sharing his success by helping the scene is not selling out. You have limited understanding of the music industry clearly. Why you watching this if you don’t like him? Poser🖕

[@jasonberezny9705]

@@ship13 Yup. Tim🤘

[@exit2exist676]

If he himself believes in the product or person that he endorsed, promotes or lend his skills too, that does not make him a sellout. it makes him a good friend and a person of integrity to stand behind something , regardless of trend or expectation. it also makes you a misinformed dummy

[@xx7secondsxx]

SELL OUT? GTFO!!! he stayed on Epitaph the whole time. People who call SELL OUT!!! Quite the POSER move dude!👎 Hes stayed as PUNK AS IT GETS!!! only reason his Liberty spikes are gone is because on the alternate cover to AOCtW.... you see a huge split in the hair from balding!

[@LordDezzer]

“Both frederiksen’s albums with the bastards and the transplants…” 🫣

[@gordonthomson1584]

The clash are 2 nd rate pistols are the dDdxys