I'm surprised the album is still happening.
That's really sad. I used to watch CGR and undertow all the time back in the day, he could turn a crappy sega game gear into a fun and lighthearted video. Mark went from talking about video games to sharpies and now to this!? Shame that the first guy to make video based video game reviews has turned into this. isn't his family rich or something? Why keep going when you're 50 or something?
It's a damn shame. When he returned I figured he became comfortable with himself and was doing reviews again out of passion at least but it seems more like a plug for his music.
From my understanding he is a trust fund baby but he also did professional documentaries and historical books himself so I imagine there's some royalties going on.
To be fair, making an album is easy if you know an audio engineer, they roughly work 60 to 200 an hour, but if you're famous like James, this could be great exposure, so work at a discount.
I'm willing to bet that their studio is some broom closet at Screen Wave HQ and it's Justin or one of the other fatties messing around in Audacity.
I recorded my first album in my friends bedroom with memory foam pillows for soundproofing. You don't need an expensive studio, but with James, it can really go either way.
I know dudes who record in their bathrooms. I don't condemn that but I was trying to point out how half assed Screenwave is. Don't forget that James entrusted his book to them and there was practically zero editing done.
I wasn't trying to argue with you, I was trying to validate your point. The issue is James is genuinely a sperg, he can go either way in wanting this to be serious and put a shit ton of money into it because it's a real band and whatnot, or they can just half ass it.
Rex Viper was a covid thing and it should've remained a covid thing. (@4:00 it's mentioned.) It's kinda of annoying to hear that James wants to do insane effects and editing for this side project most people aren't to fond of. Bald man mentions that during the making of Hearts on Fire music video, which took place during covid, James was throwing fake snow onto him for the music video. The same James that was so deathly afraid of covid that he couldn't have anyone place a onion in his mouth for a AVGN Shrek review. (Shrek came out Mar 2021 and the HoF music video came out Jul 2021 iirc.) The dad band may draw crowds because of whatever event is taking place but it doesn't/won't make any money. Bald man, I'm glad you're happy to perform and don't care about the haters but damn, it's sad that James' passion isn't movies anymore but this gay cover band.
I dont think he cares enough to go through that hassle. I mean....he dont seem shy about his balding head. So i have a feeling we discussing it bothers more about it than him. At this point it does not really matter, the character AVGN is dead and he lacks passion about it overall...if he dont give a shit about the character generally i dont think he gives a shit if the character gets bald either.
The lead guitarist is the one who also does all the mixing
The retard who doesn't know that you can restring a guitar if you're left-handed? (left hander speaking, my second guitar was right-handed and spent a good 2 months relearning everything until I broke a string and the guy at the guitar store said Hendrix just restringed his guitar so he could play normally. Almost quit because of it.)
It's important that when you first start out, you need to work within your limits.
