Green Day - Armatage Shanks - MTV VMA 1994

Green Day playing Armatage Shanks @ Radio City Music Hall in New York, USA, September 8th, 1994. First (as far I know) performance of an Insomniac song, more than a year before the release of that album in October 1995 . First appearance of Green Day @ MTV VMA

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[GoCotton]

This got me into Green Day. Basket Case had been on MTV Europe all summer and I liked it, but I wasnt totally sold. Then I saw this and I was like "woah". So I bought Dookie, then 1039, then Kerplunk looking for this song. When my search fell short, I assumed it must have been a new song. A year later when I saw the tracklisting of Insomniac. I was pissed. "Lost Inside Myself" as it had been labelled on all bootlegs wasnt on it. On release day when I pressed play I was pretty fucking happy

[greendepent]

@GoCotton Looks like a good history. Insomniac fucking rocks

[jetterra]

I remember watching this live freshman year in college. Everyone was expecting them to play their "new" hit single Basketcase (they even played it during rehearsals) but in true punk fashion, they played not only a song that was not a hit, but a song that was not even released ANYWHERE yet.

That's Green Day for ya.

[greendepent]

@mingram98 BJ himself talk about this song in one of his twitts, and he said that this was already written in june 94.

[shaneseecharan]

I remember this too, initially feeling dissapointment at not hearing one of the dookie songs, but then being totally fulfilled by hearing a new song that rocked just as hard

[Minority721]

@Geekstinkbreath123 I was born the same year, and I wish the same thing. Glad to see someone else my age who listens to good music.

[GetOnTheFloor82]

Billie was only......20......i think here! Not a bad voice,must be said. These days it really is brilliant. And considering the length of the gigs they have.....and the amount.......it's amazing how good shape it's still in. Green Day live 2009 and 2010 were 2 of the best gigs i have ever been to in my life. Just brilliant.

[OcarinaMaster1998]

this is amazing

[OcarinaMaster1998]

one fucktard pressed the dislike button

[GoCotton]

@grumpers2000 Haha im sure rosanne forgives ya

[grumpers2000]

@GoCotton ya may have jumped the gun on that was a quick and boozed post that i would lide to retract

[GoCotton]

@grumpers2000 Dude chill Rosanne loves Green Day, see SNL 1994!

[masterarbi]

@GoCotton great story man

[grumpers2000]

wow they showed that bitch a thing or two kermit the frog your fat ass they nailed it.