I just saw REX VIPER live so YOU DON'T HAVE TO!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

The whole "they're just doing it for fun" narrative is getting played out in the comments. Please find another way to mindlessly defend James Rolfe.

[@bono1083]

As opposed to mindlessly bashing James?

[@sleevelessace7920]

I agree 100% also that’s a crutch musicians use when they’re scared of negative criticism, so they say” im not doing this seriously it’s just a joke” When it’s clear they’re being 100% serious and as a lifetime amateur musician if had horrible songs BUT I always stand by them no matter how bad you just pick yourself up and make the next one better, simple, saying it’s a joke is flipping the bird to your art so why even put anything out

[@A2Z83]

you are a sad little man

[@Gatorade69]

@@A2Z83 I would say you are. Mindlessly defending trash. Why are you even here ? If I were to do something stupid in front of everyone people would talk about it. That's just what this is. Yeah I know. They are having F U N.

[@professorpenne9962]

cinemassacre sucks ass these days

[@FunkyFrick]

Justin being there is like when you give your little brother the controller that isn't even on and you tell him he's playing as a background sprite or some shit

[@skte2die]

😂😂😂

[@Merknilash]

god he's soooo annoying he must either be funding everything, or he has serious dirt on everyone the way he somehow injected himself into the Mighty Wings video at the beginning lol

[@PRATERVXEX]

He’s the P2 Tails in the old Sonic games lol

[@blacksunshine7485]

Haha never heard of that one before

[@adorabledinosaur5351]

😂😂😂😂

[@sleevelessace]

The “im in a band!🤓 it’s called Rex viper” in the nerdy fat guy voice is the single most funniest thing I’ve ever heard in my life LOL and it’s 1000% accurate

[@DancingwithGhosts]

thank you thank you

[@fernandoantoniomusic8712]

That lead guitar player’s live performance is one of those magical motivational moments for any musician because it shows you to never judge a musician’s ability by studio recordings alone.

[@edespitia9119]

i just played live a few weeks ago and bro is not the same at all... is pretty hard to not be nervous

[@frankstrasser6108]

You know in guitar hero when you first start out and miss every note and the crowd boos the lead guitar sounds EXACTLY LIKE THAT the joy without the booing

[@DancingwithGhosts]

hahah yes that is pretty much exactly what it sounded like

[@LJF_JR]

100%!!!

[@donnylurch4207]

The off-key "plink!" gave me flashbacks to trying to play a difficult song on Expert.

[@RobPGGaming]

That dance James was doing had me crying 😂😂😂😂

[@d1ehl.]

It made me laugh too. I liked it 😄

[@muppetmittstheOG]

They're quite good if you hate music.

[@DancingwithGhosts]

🤣

[@ZeonEons]

😂

[@CaliforniaBigHunks]

I'm wheezing. 😂

[@muppetmittstheOG]

​@@CaliforniaBigHunks So's Justin but for different reasons.

[@ridiculousman1664]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jamessnedeker4799]

There is more talent behind James Rolfe's couch than on the whole stage. Where did the hair go?

[@SantiagoNasrax]

Scrotum guns is a great song unironically This is just sad

[@Zockalisprime]

classic

[@ShOscar]

How to make the band better? Throw milk at them... I dunno just try it it might work

[@J.A.Z-TheMortal]

Agreed. Kyle would have been nuch better.

[@brianhutcherson1700]

The abba code stops working after level 2 😂

[@Phil_Picklez]

I'm still laughing too hard over the "useless vat of mayonnaise" roast

[@Jumbs146]

Justin does love a good roast

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Justin is like the universe itself, constantly expanding in all directions.

[@ryujinvstheoni6688]

That awkward dance that James dose, looks like he has just fowled himself, and is trying to shake it out of his legs.

[@nicoanon]

trying to unstick his balls from his leg

[@wolfgangfrost8043]

He did a dirt…

[@VikingPoodle]

I went into this thinking "jesus christ its just a silly fun band dont take it so seriously" then I heard the guitar solo lmfao

[@DancingwithGhosts]

yaaaaaaa people can call me a hater and cringey and all that but you can't ignore those awful guitar parts

[@Horrorfreak106]

It's so sad that James doesn't even feel like he's the main dude behind Cinemassacre anymore and doesn't have any control over all the bullshit that's going on. It just feels like James is a side guy and Justin and his cohorts are fucking everything up. It's so sad. I have so much respect for James Rolfe. I'd rather him take a break and reassess the situation than continually let these hacks tarnish his name and brand and make a mockery out of Cinemassacre

[@Gatorade69]

Thing is James doesn't want to work. He has let this happen. He's responsible for this mess. The plagiarism was the last straw, he just reads from a teleprompter. It's sad and now even Red Letter Media are taking shots at him. He deserves all the criticism he is getting.

[@kevinkershaw1209]

@@Gatorade69 where has RLM weighed in? Twitter or something?

[@Gatorade69]

@@kevinkershaw1209 the last best of the worst. They don't specifically call out cinemassacre but they do make a dig at them "and none of our reviews were plagiarized. Mike then goes on to pronounce horror movies like James does calling them harrer movies.

[@Z3RO5286]

@@Gatorade69 Avgn should have ended after Majora's Mask.

[@Gatorade69]

@@Z3RO5286 Defjnitely. That or Earthbound. Those were the last games James played.

[@immortaluglyfish2724]

"You can't just snap your fingers and become a rock star, you have to put in tons of practice and dedication" No way Rolfe has *time* for any of that. Do you want him to suffer? (Kidding of course, great video BTW ✌)

[@jdbarker32]

You were kidding? Dude, time ain't a joke. It takes James two and a half hours to write shit jokes that are incredibly forced because he has to be done by 5:40. Be considerate of James, please. I'm totally not shilling for James because I'm not a low-life that will accept anything because "hurhur shit jokes".

[@mrmusickhimself]

What up Fish?

[@MattBlackstone]

Your comment's fucking gold. 😂🤘

[@immortaluglyfish2724]

@@mrmusickhimself hey dawg, just living, loving life. How've you been doing?

[@mrmusickhimself]

@@immortaluglyfish2724 PEACHY, met a wonderful punk girl that actually digs me for god knows what reason...it's gonna be a great year.

[@SavoxYT]

Justin's obsession with Gengars is so strong that he's gaining as much weight as possible so he can be as round as one.

[@jadyn3609]

Savox strikes again

[@uncalledfour]

What a shitty thing to say

[@xylsky1300]

But isn't Gengar made up of gas?...lol so is Justin, jk

[@brrguitarist]

so he just wears the shirts for Gengar? I was incredibly upset to see the Ghost B.C./Gengar shirt on his fat body because I genuinely love that shirt, but hated the idea of Justin being a fan of Ghost. Petty? Yes. But I hate that guy. He does not deserve good music.

[@HazmatCrowl54454]

Why in gods name are you everywhere I am??? It’s weird.

[@ChuckM0503]

Oh man, when they were singing, clapping and trying to get the audience to join it reminded me of Always Sunny with Dennis and Charlie singing Dayman.

[@stevenroyer8731]

Ahhhhhahhh fighter of the nightman ahhhhhahhh

[@alexe3449]

You sound like you just got done yelling at Mordecai and Rigby to get back to work

[@sleepytreeguy]

Wow! Now all I hear is Benson.

[@seanwatkins5510]

The guitar sounded way out of tune too lol.

[@fernandoblengio]

It wasn't out of tune, he was playing the wrong notes all the time.

[@seanwatkins5510]

@@fernandoblengio Well I agree the notes were not accurate, but still a well tuned guitar would not sound that flat regardless of how shitty you play lol.

[@gocsa]

Holy fuck that guitarist really sounded like one of those funny "shreds" videos...

[@DancingwithGhosts]

yeah dude... i woulda shit-canned that guy right after we got off stage that was embarrassing

[@ShOscar]

Bimmy dancing like he's trying to channel his inner Angus Young or Pete Townsend

[@desuretard8654]

I swear to God, I've seen that at a local venue, but it was worse because he did it while circling the audience.

[@legionoard]

As someone who has played on stage with a knowingly not-so-great-band several times, watching the video of their set gave me anxiety. 😅No way would I have went through with playing that gig. I appreciate your take on this though, It made me laugh.

[@LackaJudgment]

Someone had mentioned before what makes Justin so conspicuous is that he’s a comically large dude with a comically small role in the band

[@thefdvproduction]

James’s little stage dance is the least of the problems. I actually got a little chuckle out of that.

[@NeonKnight83]

Who did Fatso borrow that denim vest from? It's like a size large at best and Justin requires at minimum "clipper ship main sail".

[@getgle]

There's a photo of him young wearing that vest and it actually fit back then.

[@johnnykarate_SweepLeg]

I have no idea who "Rex Viper" is... and I'm good with that. The name alone reminds me of Homer Simpson changing his name to "Max Power".

[@DancingwithGhosts]

hahahahha

[@JONNYSORENSEN_AU]

Its a joke name, very much in the style of the one you said.

[@whispersignal1]

Rex Viper is no "Chad Sexington."

[@JohahnDiechter]

Rex Viper is a reference to Gradius, an old Konami arcade game from the 80s.

[@grimTales1]

Max Pooowwwer, he's the man you love to tooouuuuch

[@BishopWalters12]

This reminds me of my teachers from middle school that started a band, They would play on the local level, It was just sad, They were middle aged and already looked beaten down by life. The dude with the bald head and beard is the only guy on that stage that I would even believe is in a band.

[@mansfieldafterarson3944]

You can make good money playing bars though when you're older. I don't know, the idea that musicians are supposed to be young and exciting is why we don't have good music anymore.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

@@mansfieldafterarson3944 wait... What happened to old musicians? After your comment I just realized I haven't seen any of them around.

[@SNNetwork]

haha yah the bass player has probably been in a band before u can tell

[@chinafuture6484]

I was in a band called Violent Vomit for over 10 years and I can tell you that Rex Viper doesn't have the "it" factor.

[@OpenMawProductions]

@@chinafuture6484 Neither did Violent Vommit seeing as nobody has ever heard of you.

[@tysonq7131]

3:57 Talking Heads lead did this while playing Slippery People but it actually fit because the beat is kinda bouncy and surreal.

[@DancingwithGhosts]

James Rolfe is no David Byrne

[@TheEmpireDabsBack]

I came in to say this! You gotta have a lot of stage presence and be known for weird syncopated movement like David Byrne is for moves like that to work

[@adambomb138]

@@DancingwithGhosts LMAO

[@garywilson3042]

I’m an amateur musician in a band, however I have the self awareness to NOT play a song I haven’t rehearsed properly, or know my limits. I keep it simple enough to play at a comfortable level.

[@PeterSTIHL]

Wasn't there a sound check? Glaring problems I can pick out; did they have a sound man!? Who was running sound? They should've had a decent PA system if they were going to play on such small amps or at least boost them with some processors. Can't believe how out of tune they were. At least they had fun, and that's what really matters(to them and the viewers).

[@thepastisalive]

Every so often I have to revisit the 3:40 mark of this video and it kills me everyrime 😂

[@gothcaillou]

lead guitarist sounds like he’s losing in guitar hero

[@DancingwithGhosts]

lmao

[@cdjxman]

Honestly, I feel James started going down hill when his super hyped AVGN movie bombed like Hiroshima! It should just be the original group and they should stick to what made him great, his rant videos!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

the video definitely took a lot of his time away but i still think he made some good videos after that (his Earthbound review is probably my favorite video he's ever done). I don't understand why he feels the need to make all this extra crap on his channel. All the podcasts, movie reviews, rental store reviews... just stick to 1 or 2 things that you are good at instead of 12 things that are lackluster

[@InsidiousOne]

He actually had some great projects aside from AVGN, like Board James and the early Monster Madness videos.

[@cdjxman]

@@InsidiousOne I agree. I love the Board James ones!

[@frankf684]

How did anyone even James expect that movie to be anything but a bomb?I enjoyed it for the crappy movie it was.

[@bono1083]

How exactly do you have sales data on the AVGN movie?

[@Chodaboy65]

As a once-a-week-practice rock-cover band, we do it "just for fun" too. But at least we can play the correct chords together at the same time; which shouldn't be that hard if each person can at least read a piece of sheet music in their own handwriting.

[@GoodTalkHQ]

found your channel through Red Cow and I have to say that I really enjoy the content! thanks man!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

hell yeah that's awesome thank you!

[@GoodTalkHQ]

@@DancingwithGhosts indeed buddy

[@DancingwithGhosts]

@@GoodTalkHQ i see you have a quite formidable channel yourself! congrats on building your dream and making it happen

[@GoodTalkHQ]

@@DancingwithGhosts Thank you my friend! I appreciate you!

[@jaydead863]

their new track “i don’t plagiarize, i swear” is a bop. XD

[@DancingwithGhosts]

lol yes, yet another james rolfe rabbit hole

[@jaydead863]

@@DancingwithGhosts it’s sad i used to love avgn when i was a kid. now to see what he’s become and the ppl he surrounds himself with sux

[@DancingwithGhosts]

@@jaydead863 yeah.. indeed it is

[@blacksunshine7485]

To be fair, James dance was the most entertaining bit

[@FoxUnitNell]

Looks like the Jason jig that he does while fighting campers inside in the Friday the 13th he's game.

[@Vichedges]

@@FoxUnitNell It looks like the way a toddler walks after shitting it's diaper.

[@d1ehl.]

Yeah I thought it was great. Made me laugh

[@redacted2275]

​@@d1ehl.Not meant to be funny, stop being cynical.

[@redacted2275]

Say that in his face, he'll be very happy you're mocking him...

[@AS-fu1kd]

There's a performance going on, and then there's Justin standing in the middle of it

[@john-evanbear8783]

Man Justin takes up a quarter of the stage!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

lmao.. i mean... you ain't wrong

[@xenos_n.]

I'm surprised the rest of the band didn't start orbiting him.

[@DancingwithGhosts]

@@xenos_n. hahahahahaha

[@pladampa]

I'd go 75% but somebody had to be nice 😉.

[@kiethveseyofficial]

Hope he didn’t back up to the drummer wouldn’t want the beeping to stop

[@enterthecringe7552]

Lead guitar at 7:16 sounds like me trying to solo when I first learned to play the major and minor scales at 14 years old lol

[@hardrightturn7502]

And next week we'll see that Chris Borash has debuted a new band call 'Necks Riper' which is "totally original"

[@HillcrestGames]

This made me lol.

[@TopherBlairMusic]

I'd be willing to bet money that he could actually pull off the band thing better than james.

[@rickardcr8770]

Chris Borash lol 😆

[@ianmcandrew7893]

James doing his marching dance on stage with the guitar reminds me of that episode of the office when Michael wears jeans and Pam says that he becomes a different person when he wears them

[@ChosenMii]

The live version of the Punch-Out!! guitar solo from Mighty Wings and Hadoukens seriously hurt my ears the first time I heard it

[@infantry2563]

Bro, when james was doing that weird ass side to side leg move and you told him to stop that no one has ever done that move to stop and never do it again…i pissed myself laughing sooo hard!!..so funny bro!

[@adambomb138]

ONE dude in the history of guitar has done that move. Matt Rach, years ago on You tube. And it was awkward then too.

[@NamlessOctarian]

I know next to nothing on how to make music or start a band but even I agree this sounded more like a bunch of noise than a coherent song. Whatever James was doing (I assume the dinosaur or in the context of Rex Viper, the Yoshi) was funny and if was serious and not an attempt at comedy it just makes even funnier.

[@DancingwithGhosts]

lol true

[@NamlessOctarian]

@@DancingwithGhosts The clip is even better when you edit Yoshi’s Island music over it.

[@subtledemisefox]

Even actual noise music is more coherent and is usually done with some sort of purpose. This is just sad. Like I feel really bad for these guys.

[@BigB0iBrandon]

“Muh Godzilla walk for muh kids” was what he was doing 🤣

[@yetanotheruser1989]

I think James is great and have been watching his stuff since 2009. I still watch his AVGN stuff quite often, but Christ, this Rex viper stuff? And Justin? Come on dude!

[@ruko9876]

Funny thing is James constantly complain about having no time yet he has all the time in the world to practice Rex Viper. Really goes to show where his priorities lie nowadays.

[@frankf684]

He claims they just practiced each song 5 times.On his most recent “podcast”

[@dneck]

lol didn't seem like they practiced at all

[@Tomversal]

@@dneck They probably played the songs just like this but never actually *practiced*

[@coolcobracommand]

@@frankf684 makes sense seeing how ass they sounded live.

[@Skullduggerydodo]

I wonder if the gig finished at 5

[@immortallix]

"rapidly expanding" lmfaoo

[@OfficialEmilioVision]

Just posted some constructive comments on that video (from a perspective a fellow musician) and yeah it's pretty close to everything you covered in this video. After watching this I feel like in that I sounded a bit too optimistic.

[@adorabledinosaur5351]

this reminds me of when peter and louis thought that they could sing but they got high. n all they were doin was screaming 😂😂

[@GriffTanski]

Musician here for about 30 years. When I see a shit band that gets a stage that nice in front of a crowd that large, all ball busting aside, it really burns my ass.

[@zachary_attackery]

they clearly didn't rehearse whatsoever, they have no business being on stage

[@DrMurdercock]

@@zachary_attackery They admitted to not rehearsing. They live all around the country/world. It basically comes down to this. James, wanted to do it, was able with the resources. He never did the band thing, he doesn't know that you normally would never have a gig like that, that quick, in that type of setting. You would normally p;ractice your ass off uintil you hate your songs before you get to that point and even then, you normally woud play to 10 people. BUt that aside, they weren't ready to play to 10 people let alone how ever many were at the show

[@MsMegadude64]

I was in the audience, I was wearing the blue wig and red hat towards the left if facing the stage. I will admit that I only went because I was a big Jame Rolfe fan. It did get very difficult to not walk away from the show. Towards the second song onwards it did give off the "first band rehearsal vibe. The attempts to pump up the audience was extremely forced and I share your disdain for Silverman. I thought me being tired at 8:30-9 at night was why the music sounded off, but nope the underwhelming performance is what we had.

[@DancingwithGhosts]

oh wow so i far i think you're one of the only people who actually saw then live comment on one of these videos.. I knew it wasn't just the cell-phone captured footage that made it bad lol

[@GenericHenchman]

3:41 Oh my god...

[@Web56k]

🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Buderus69]

Using your own fame for your band to succeed =/= using talent to succeed. They are not just having fun, they are coattailing their way to publicity by using the nerd as a means. And they use the cinemassacre platform to garner people to buy their products and merchandise... So no, this isn't just fun and games, this is part of a business strategy that has subpar quality and thus needs to be critizised. James could take a shit in people's faces and they would defend him, because admitting their nostalgic hero isn't what he was anymore shatters their own nostalgic memories of their childhood for some reason, and people would rather live in a delusional safespace... It's so bizarre. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

[@Mike-ks6qu]

I was thinking the exact same thing dude. They fail to realize he is profiting off of being disingenuous especially since he's not writing anything and plagiarizing. It doesn't matter though, they will follow him to the end with their credit cards buying his merch and paying to see him. "Easier to fool someone than convince them they have been fooled" mark twain I believe..

[@michaelblaine6494]

Nostalgia is like ice cream,a little bit once in awhile is fine but all the time is just unhealthy and will make you sick......I think that makes sense Idk🤣

[@hulkemedia3543]

Man I miss Mike and Bootsy... The guitar guy just the normal group maybe they could have done something similar. for example james could play a bad game as avgn on stage and you could add music to it or something... Like a Musical

[@ryanscottadkins]

Bootsy was actually a good singer too

[@TheEmpireDabsBack]

Mike.. was pure chaos. Sometimes it was a knockout but sometimes I'd never felt more uncomfortable. That being said, I still feel like he captured the feel of OG Angry Nintendo Nerd/Angry Video Game Nerd way more than Screenwave has. Credit where credit is due though, I thought Rental Reviews were actually really good but most of the content is decent or mediocre nowadays

[@kenhammscousin4716]

Someone needs to put a lock on Justin’s refrigerator.

[@struttux5156]

He will blow it open with dynamite like a tom & jerry episode.

[@thorbeorn4295]

He'll eat the whole god damn fridge

[@frankstrasser6108]

For them to get the cheers they got for that trash is a slap in the face to us musicians who have practiced and played for years to even get anywhere but because of their fame elsewhere people give them more love then they deserve

[@cerisejones8061]

Lol 😂

[@JacquelineMeHofferbergah]

I’m not sure why you take this so personally.

[@sharkquisha3407]

If your music is good you shouldnt care and yes people were hyped and encouraging James because he is an og creator of this platform and a lot of fans so naturally people will want to see this happen.

[@timothykeith7358]

You relalize more people than just James were in the band and some of those people have been in bands probably longer than you have right?

[@adambomb138]

@@JacquelineMeHofferbergah The guy JUST said us musicians work for years on our instruments to not be like this, and you don't know why? Really??? He's right.

[@Godlike_Virus]

Rex Viper should do a tribute song to Mike Matei's Legendary 10 Inches. 😆

[@murphvienna1]

Sorry that this comment is so long, but I am trying to explain my view without feeling like a snob hater armchair engineer. Disclaimer: all of this is my own personal "pro-hobbyist with around 70 gigs from metal to weddings and one recorded alternative-rock album on iTunes"-opinion. I started playing guitar at 11, I'm 37 now. I have two kids, as does the singer, as does the dummer. Our three-gigs-a-month period is long gone, but we do try to play live every now and then (like every two or three years now). I saw the video within the first hour when it was uploaded. I was excited, and my expectations were low. I knew they didn't have rehearsal room or stage experience. The guitars will be out of tune, the singer will be mediocre at best and somebody will freak out or start crying somewhere near the end of the set because of personal insufficiencies. :) I have met so many bands playing their first or second gig, it's kind of the rite of passage, to get that "bloodlust for becoming better". Singing well AND loud is not easy. Having consistent tone for four thrashing minutes is not easy. Even hearing the other musicians on stage can be tricky, especially when you just bring your garage setup to a wide, open stage - because simply you have no other gear than that. But all of those guys have a kinda big audience in the internet, with a high target audience ratio in the rows in front of them, so, if they have fun on the stage, it's going to be alright for everybody. RIGHT????? So.. The singer starts singing and my first thought was "Oh wow, he's gonna do the original line in original tuning? That's ambitious .. let's see how long the boys can keep it up". The singer was out of breath at the end of the first track and did not sing an alternative line but JUST F***'D RIGHT THROUGH IT (they never rehearsed the full setlist at full volume even once, because then he would know his limitations). MUCH worse than the production videos, which were, already lower tier, even in their genre "80s videogame dad rock". At the end of the concert, when he was screaming his guts out and trashing the microphone, I somehow read the body language as "Oh my god thanks this is over, now let's make sure I can't sing a single note after this - who needs an encore anyway, just break my voice and the mic and get the hell outta here". This performance somehow felt offending. Just run around the stage, waste all your energy unnerving the band members.. Like no F's given to anyone, not the art form, not your expectations, not the audience. The soloist didn't check for tuning before a long solo spot and JUST F***'D RIGHT THROUGH IT (you can always do some Tom Morello style whammy/pitchscrapy thing when a string breaks or the guitar goes extremely out of tune). Also, MUCH, MUCH worse than the production videos, which were, "good enough" as in "genre-compliant". James playing was alright somehow, sound-wise I think he does not know how to do a nice guitar sound (cross-checking with the production videos: .... yep, they don't). But those stage moves... did he lose a bet or something?! But he even finds amusement in it!?? Was he like too sober? Because "normal sober" people would not find that funny, and clearly he wasn't wasted on stage. Like where is that joke? James normally knows how to do jokes? The drummer and the synth were keeping it together for me, without them this gig would have been an even greater accident than it already was. The drummer is actually solid. Synth always live and let live by the sound engineer, but no "musicial" problems there. Regarding Justin, other people already told everything I can think of. Just remove him from the band, nobody misses him. Like NOBODY. @cinemassacre I dare you, set up a poll "Should Justin leave Rex Viper", and I'll eat my shorts if it's less than 95% of people against him. PROMISE, I will mince my shorts and incoporate them into a cooked meal and put a video of it online on KZbin should I lose, in true AVGN tradition. I'll stop ranting now.

[@90dayfiance69]

Very cool

[@Deagleninjaz]

While the blood on the dance floor ish aesthetic and brand can only really be described as cringe, I do very much enjoy this content. Well done sir.

[@chrisb7528]

I watched you on red cow so decided to come back and rewatch this. More of these reviews please!! Lol

[@silentrock599]

Justin reminds me of the fat guy from Jurassic Park who gets eaten in the Jeep.

[@jayy-4d511]

I used to genuinely think he was the fat dude from space jam 💀

[@redacted2275]

Poor Newman... the actor (Wayne Knight) lost a ton of weight after suffering a heart attack.

[@redacted2275]

@@jayy-4d511 Same guy lol (Wayne Knight, also Newman from Seinfeld and the detective in that leg crossing scene from Basic Instinct)

[@jayy-4d511]

@@redacted2275 no I used to think Justin was

[@TheGlitched64]

7:25 I was like... I dunno the bassist seems to be doing okay, completely forgetting I was meant to be listening to the guitar. For a good 10 seconds I was thinking "Man I would love to hear what's wrong here but that squeaking from somewhere out of view is so damn lou... oh"

[@JBCinema911]

WATCHING THIS PERFORMANCE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS KICKING ME AND THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO STOP.

[@frankf684]

Justin apparently is the money,where he gets that money I don’t know.he apparently produced the room

[@VVhistory]

Cinemassacre was the magic word (when Justin said it to caught the public's attention), is like saying "I am the owner of Mcdonald's" then all the kids cheer because they love burgers even tho they don't know the guy.

[@teen_laqueefa]

I also noticed that

[@danielengel4593]

I like oldschool AVGN, Screwattack times and everything before I would say. Also his movie reviews, where only James is participating. Everyone, I mean everyone else (thanks god one of the worst, Mike is gone), yes even the cameos in the AVGN show like fucking Macaulay Culkin can stay away, all of them are not even remotely funny and ruining everything we loved about the show. James go back to your roots, (Dark Castle AVGN style), I beg you or this channel and your fan base will change drastically over the course of the next few years. If you really want to play in a band, go back to the drawing board, this Rex Viper shit is just cringe and awkward as fuck, and learn to play the guitar before stepping on stage, for real man. Great video sir.

[@mitchcolburn1216]

Dude, his old shit was fucking terrible. It was just a guy stuttering and stumbling through his lines to find something funny. Once he polished up his act, got guys like Kyle and Mike involved and got enough experience to come up with creative lines and got more creative as a whole the quality went up.

[@queso_king]

You didnt mention how Silverman is basically bankrolling the whole thing, band, screenwave. Fun side story, I've seen Justin at a game convention, pax south 2020 and like he was walking around on the show floor and I musta been the only person to recognize who he was but still didnt approach him. He looked like a lost puppy haha

[@DancingwithGhosts]

lol

[@Merknilash]

him bankrolling everything is the only thing that makes any sense

[@zaiten7653]

If it’s a vanity project, why wouldn’t James be bankrolling it himself?

[@stevecanham1145]

@@zaiten7653 cause why do it yourself when someone else will do it for you and take all the hate from your fans at the same time if it isnt good

[@zaiten7653]

@@stevecanham1145 the way I see it, Silverman is making Bimmy’s life easier, good for them, to the chagrin of fanboys.

[@Goldnfoxx]

3:06. And THAT is why I will never sing in front of a live audience. I sympathize a little too much with their singer there. This is also why rehearsals are essential. Jesus.

[@null-sweat]

Justin is the elephant in the room

[@gunsrtheanswer]

Shhhh! dude, you're going to hurt an elephants feelings.

[@XboxJoint]

It’s always nice to look back at the classic vids from Josh

[@JaredPresleyExperience]

I just discovered this video. I would be interested to know the size of the venue and the PA equipment and sound guy? Not defending the band, but whoever the sound guy was also deserves blame IMO. I've been playing guitar for 24+ years and have a two piece act. Even then I am still looking for ways to improve and feel I still have a long way to go. I think, from all I've seen, that James is someone who likes music but has very little to no experience playing . In front of a crowd or otherwise. He is a limited player, which is ok, if you know how to play within those limitations. We all have them. Can a band rock out after just getting together for 3 days? It is possible but you have to be pretty high caliber musicians to do so. I know I couldn't. It takes a lot just to get on stage and play. I honestly do wish them luck and hope that they improve. James can't half ass shit like his newer videos. You want to have this rock band? You really have to put a ton of time and effort into it. Biggest mistake was recording, and making the album before the band was really a thing. Are they James hired gun? You said it perfectly. You can't automatically be a good musician who can hold a band together because you are a KZbin celeb.

[@dpellek74]

There is no sound guy. That's the problem

[@FatherJosephofMomma]

That lead guitar player makes me wanna learn to play just so I know I am better than him. That was horrible.

[@thesupplantor]

Oh god that's worse than I ever imagined. Lol

[@DancingwithGhosts]

yeah.. i didn't know what to expect when clicking on the video.. i thought it might be epic and awesome or pure shit.. looks like the latter

[@vicgc96]

There was a video of Justin sleeping with a oxygen tank during his Silvermania era, everyone mocked him that he was dying while unaware that his sidekick took full control of his channel or telling him that he got the worse case of anorexia. It deserves an article on the lost media wiki tbh.

[@BigKenobi]

Honestly can't wait to see this. Thank you for your sacrifice.

[@DancingwithGhosts]

it was my pleasure, thank you for wanting to watch!

[@MattBlackstone]

I thought the lead singer pointing the mic at the crowd was bad but when I saw that James Rolfe Guitar Walk, I fucking LOST it. 😂😂😂

[@Skullduggerydodo]

The only people buying into this are avgn fans and no matter how crap they play the avgn fans will always lap it up

[@Kingsservant83]

Justin is channeling Yoko Ono in the background.

[@dustinrolstad752]

If felching was a person.

[@HalfDuck]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYbXapuXhZagrZI ^This video seems like it's using soundboard audio somehow, instead of phone audio. I watched the whole thing and it makes the mistakes so much more painful lol. At 32:50, the lead guitarist just gives up on playing the song completely

[@DancingwithGhosts]

oh god

[@Legs05]

Jesus I was expecting them to be bad but I've seen high school talent shows with more charisma.....like you said josh PURE cringe watching more of the "performance" it was like watching Bill and Ted play at the start of Excellent Adventure lmao!!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

lmao

[@ugle118]

Your style is giving me crazy flashbacks to 2007

[@joshuachristian5443]

The studio looks cool but it would look better if Justin was in the center of it and you were off to the side.

[@RetroVisionist]

Hope you watch the 2022 Rex Viper 'concert'. Seen a few early pics and clips of it so far, and it's hilarious!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

oh god am i gonna have to make a new video

[@WhozWolfgang]

I agree with most points beside the amp thing.. kind of annoying lugging around a Marshall half stack, a smaller combo is a lot easier and when mic'd up sounds significantly better.

[@rhyantrick8178]

who needs to lug anything around when you have as much $$$ as James

[@ReinEngel]

Cinemassacre is dead to me. Cinemassacre reupload accounts, however, are not.

[@steakcrust558]

Dude. Wtf. This is like a band that was created by an AI that was only fed wrong information on what band is

[@bigsherpa]

"No rock star has ever done that move." - Everyone to Elvis

[@petesaguy1707]

With his friends now gone from the channel, and with none of the passion that made his original videos great, James is now exposing himself as being talentless and lost. Behold the slow and sad downfall of a former titan, felled by his own hands.

[@brunobb1]

Jesus bro, talk about being dramatic lmao

[@doctorvondoom5797]

Don’t be a dick dude damn.

[@Gatorade69]

It's true. All he does is film himself reading in front of a teleprompter.

[@aaronjustice9020]

I dont think he can be accused of being talentless, just burned out and now a product instead of an artist entertainer.

[@KingofWisdom]

@@aaronjustice9020 He clearly is talentless. His videos have gone to complete shit after his friends abandoned him. People like to crap on Mike, and I don't like him either, but it's obvious Mike was doing a lot of the heavy lifting in the AVGN videos. James isn't even good at filming, and that's his claim to fame.

[@zerotolerance9004]

When they first aired Rex Viper, I said they sucked and should not do music. They liked the comment!!! It was like they knew it was a horrible idea? And here we are like two years later and they're even worse.🤣

[@ScarletSprites]

I saw the TMG show in person. I don’t think anyone was under the delusion that what we were hearing was “good”, at least not technically speaking. Still, listening to covers at 10pm after some of us had been drinking off and on for the day made this tolerable. I will say, I don’t know if it was the acoustics in the room or not but everything was so loud and running together that it sounded “ok.” Again, it wasn’t great by any stretch, but it sounded a hell of a lot better than the video they posted. I also totally agree that I can’t for the life of me understand how Justin fits into this. When he didn’t get off the stage I was floored.

[@deviantknight7009]

Kyle Justin and Bootsy would have done great in a fun AVGN band

[@GamesAndMoreGamesAndMoreGames]

I respect your band my man. You guys obviously know your stuff and perform like you practice a lot. This shows respect your fans and others that choose to listen to your music. That's what fans deserve, not a half baked, low effort vanity project.. Thanks for the honest review from someone that knows how to put on a show!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

thank you so much!

[@TimOatesOnBass]

Also, the new setup looks fire!

[@DancingwithGhosts]

thanks dude! I was literally sitting around one day and thinking 'man i hate setting up all this lighting and shit to make videos' then i realized i had my 'game room' that i literally never use so i said fuck it.. stripped everything out and make a youtube filming space, this was my intention years ago but my brain is... very very slow... sometimes

[@masterchief0716]

The amount of people in the comment section saying stupid shit like their just having fun or Dorking around, as an excuse for their they're terrible performance need to realise that kissing their ass is going to make them worse and narrowed into the path of even more embarrassment, videos like this for example will save them from that fate if they're willing to listen before they embarrass themselves more then they already have. I know you people have forgotten the concept of tough love and constructive criticism because everyone is a spoil snowflake nowadays but videos like this are important because he wants them to get better at what they doing, and not embarrass themselves even further stop confusing being a hater with constructive criticism I am so sick and tired of that if you put yourself out there expect the punches to come flying from people who are going to know what they're talking, especially if you suck. If I was going to put something like this out into the world I would make 100% sure to practice my craft before I do I understand this is their first gig but the fact that they had months to prepare and only did this in 3-days before the live show is amateur as hell, they lucky that they are fans of the channel that showed up, if they were just random people they would have been laughed at or booed off the stage and even the fans are making memes about the band being mediocre there's literally KZbin videos made taking the piss out of Rex viper especially Justin. that's why bands practice like hell even for their first gig because fear of being embarrassed is playing there head so they have to be shit hot and egos need to check out door especially. Which probably explains why the mixing on Rex viper music videos are bad. They were playing on stage like they were rehearsing when all of your mistakes are suppose to be made during rehearsal that's what rehearsals are for, but on stage you have to be shit hot no discussion. I know this sounds harsh towards a band that's just starting out but they're wanna keep doing what they doing it all starts if constructive feedback.

[@dannysummers4591]

the lead guitarist sounds like someone struggling at guitar hero

[@dpellek74]

It actually sounded like a guitar hero song too.

[@aldiun16]

"The studio version will always sound better" has been a common theme and not just lately.

[@therattkage9413]

So you’re gonna tell me that’s not true? I could name an endless amount of bands that sound incredible in the studio but complete garbage. And I’m sure you can name some too.

[@aldiun16]

@@therattkage9413 with a project as new as James's band it would be a huge surprise if it was flawless right out the shop. This all isn't from lack of experience though all members have been in previous bands rescoring and mixing video game music. The lead singer is also in a band famous for turning a sega Genesis into a synthesizer and using it live. Our latest Impressions have been kind of awkward but nobody's been introduced correctly yet and it's a huge shame.

[@alexives9274]

That's not true for good bands

[@therattkage9413]

@@alexives9274 not for all, but yes the fuck it is

[@aldiun16]

@@alexives9274 it's called a bad set if someone says they've never had one they're lying

[@nealnoir]

As I'm watching the video before you even said anything, when I saw how huge Justin was I was taken aback. I haven't really seen him since the Rental Reviews days but my god hes 2x the size. And oh my god...3:09.

[@DoubleBeast]

Fuck you for insulting my favorite band. Just kidding, really enjoyed this video & I love seeing genuine reactions from someone who actually knows what he's talking about. 😄

[@NikateeN]

What is that Unsolved Mysteries item back there on the shelf? One of my favorite shows of all time.

[@AskDrannik]

I'm seeing a whole lot of "they're just having fun" comments on here and they are seriously pissing me off. I knew a guy who played in bands back in the 70s. When he wanted the band to perform, he would make sure that they were ready for prime time before then, meaning they practiced until they were ready to go onstage. If they weren't ready, they didn't go on. Keep in mind, these bands he were in were not mega-superstars playing arenas and making millions: these were bands that played in bars and made not a hell of a lot of money. Of course, back then you could make money performing in even the shittiest of bands, but that's beside the point. Rex Viper isn't even to the level of bar band. James and Cinemassacre want Rex Viper to be a thing. If they wanted to just do this for fun, they could just keep releasing the crummy videos on KZbin like they have been. Instead, they paid money to appear live in front of an audience that also paid to see them (conventions cost money, after all), and they sound like amateur hour. Plus, it should also be mentioned that Rex Viper has a topic channel on KZbin, meaning they must be signed to a record label, so of course they want this to be a thing. I think I even heard they are doing an album, but don't quote me on that. In short, the argument that Rex Viper is doing this "just for fun" and are above criticism is complete and utter bullshit.