Tim Armstrong in a Tree - Journey to the End of the East Bay

Video by Josh Roush, shot by Ian Nagle & Mitch Cleaver, and produced by Olivia Roush

[shawnpitell]

Let’s get real.. he’s the only one still standing by his roots.. fucking legend!

[aaron]

This is the most I've ever seen Tim play his guitar!

[markperuzzo]

The reason I have always loved Tim and Rancid was because all his songs have always felt like he was telling me a story. I always needed a story.

[baddnoise]

For everyone hating on Tim, he’s a ska-punk guitarist/frontman. He doesnt have to be a good guitarist 90% of the time seeing as its primarily ska/reggae style upstrokes (I play drums, yet even I can do that), and he has Lars Frederiksen and Matt Freeman to back him up. He just has to have his voice and the occasional upstroke and he’s good as gold. Everything he plays guitar in is the same way, From Op. Ivy, Rancid, and the occasional feature w/ The Interrupters, he’s almost always playing some sort of ska riff. The only time he doesn’t is in his Time Timebomv stuff. Everyone hating needs to get over themselves. Even if Tim isn’t the greatest guitarist or singer, he found his niche in the punk world and is now one of the greatest, I bet the same can’t be said for anyone out her dropping hate.

[Jessamer]

Damn! I used to WORK with him at FAT SLICE in Berkeley back in 1985! Back then he was this little, quiet dude that loved the "Specials" I remember an all- nighter one time, we all (from fat slice) partied at my pad two blocks away, and he was one of those who woke up on my floor!

[nedflanders]

I never thought, as a teen, I'd hear "Journey" as an unplugged version. Pretty awesome, Tim!

[PhilProfEdwards]

I got into punk in the early nineties and I thought I had missed out the golden era. Now I’m “old school”. Just keep making music in your garage and punk will never die.

[wickedpissagarage]

The life this guy has lived man. I can't even imagine.

[tommypizzza]

TIMOTHY ARMSTRONG! You get out of that tree this instant!

[FelipeAugusto-cgve]

I came here for Tim in a tree. Found Billy Bragg hosting him. You punk kids need to listen Bragg's music too. Real deal. Respect for both! Punk Rock souls

[dscottmanson]

This is probably my favorite Rancid song of all time! And I love this version!!!

[voiceofreason]

This album came out when I was in the Navy, maybe 20 years old and it's songs have many, many memories for me. A soundtrack of my life kind of thing. Good times bad times. I'm instantly taken back almost 30 years every time I hear it.

[telecarter]

I dont care what anybody says hes good enough to givee me chills and some of the best punk song ever written. See ya in tha pit !

[adamninja]

I watch this video several times a year. It brings tears to my eyes. I love it. Thank you Tim.

[RSparrow]

This is the best version. Its so simple and not edited, real punk

[obscenecommenter]

Thanks, Tim, for being you. It's made it a little bit easier for me to be me.

[JohnSmith-eqtf]

I'm not an acoustic punk fan, but this is good right here. Well done Tim.

[drunkpunx]

Never in a million years I thought I’d be seeing you sing songs in a tree. I love it

[miamilady]

My fav punk band singer! He still sounds amazing after all these years! :-)

[dsharp]

my favorite story telling singer!! looking forward to years more of his tales put to music!!!!