It is the night of August 26th 1992 and producer Joel Gallen
has his finger nervously above the button that will switch the show to a tape copy of the rehearsal. Like many groups before them the band onstage has promised not to play one song but when the first notes come across the PA it seems
that they are not going to keep that promise. Joel has been told as soon as he hears the key word to press the button. 20 seconds of intro go by and the band switches to the song they agreed to play. Lithium fills the air of the 1992 VMA's instead of Rape Me and Nirvana is on its way to icon status.
IMHO the 1992 VMA's were the best of all of them. The list of performers and presenters is a who's who of that era
Pearl Jam, Def Leppard, Eric Clapton, U2, The Black Crowes, Guns N Roses, Van Halen, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Ice-T, Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Queen, Ringo and more.
Listening to: