Nice work Crhis. Followed multiple links here after seeing your home version, then the interview with the original composer. Always loved the music as you entr the base of the first level, that is probably what got me into rock and metal, hahahah.
Holy shit, that was fucking ubserdly (sp?) motherfucking awesome. I remember playing Contra back in the day. This tribute done absolutely beautifully makes me want to pull out the old school NEW and pop in my Contra cartridge...if it wasn't back in the good old U.S. of A.
THANK YOU VERTEX GUY!
*bows to VertexGuys mad guitar skillz and artisitc prowess*
i agree...first you cant Try to be artistic...its just you in your music...whether or not its your shitty garage band ripping off the newest sell out indy band or some guy using nintendo music and adding some sweet guitar to it...its all about what you believe in...so who cares that people like this guy and not you...as long as you like your shit it shouldnt matter...and if it does then you dont deserve to be playing
I don't understand why people are calling it an "improvised" solo. This is the same solo he plays in all of the performances. There's nothing improvised about it. Nice arrangement though!
OK, hey vertexguy, I just want to say that I don't mean to put down your efforts. I just do not think that should make someone famous, anymore than learning to play a pink floyd song by ear should. Otherwise I think it is very creative to learn that song on your guitar. That's just MHO, anyway. I wish you much success.
People get famous off of other peoples shit.. Just ask Limp Bizkit.. if it hadn't been for Faith (someone else's song) no one would have even heard of them.. But jesus his play is flawless and they asked him to do it.. He posted some vids on youtube and THEY contacted HIM.. So fuck off saying he used this to get famous... They made him famous go toss yourself...
Well then its lame that they would make him famous. Am I blaming vertexguy? No, any kid would take them up, but its sad that this is what people think is "musicianship".
no, this is more like showmanship, and is as legitimate as a famous artist having a hit that is a cover of some other artist, besides his guitar skills are pretty good, I do understand your point thou, and if Contra theme covers is all he can do then that's as far as his fame will take him.
In response to your point about guitarists, you're wrong. Yes, kids have always wanted to be famous, of course. But not for playing cover songs! WTF? THey learned them for fun and to learn how to play. Not so they could make money off one song by someone else.
Like I said, its a cool song, but I know way too many real musicians that grew up without youtube, that actually can write a song. GAsp!
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Its pathetic how anyone can be famous from youtube. Get over yourself. You learned ONE SONG. This is an offense to every single real musician. It just is.
no offense but you are a fucking douchebag. it is a ''tribute'' to video game greatnesss in music. dude. go listen to your pop music like panic at the disco , real musicians knows that chris klein is a god with his guitar
Did he do a concert just because he knows that one nintendo song? Are you kidding me? What the hell is happening to the quality of entertainment?
Ten years ago, kids sat in their basement and played that on their guitar for NO OTHER REASON than the fact that its fun. Now he's doing concerts? Its ONE SONG and ITS NOT EVEN HIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they wanted to feature him playing the mix HE made
so he did
are you just too worthless to understand what talent is?
who cares if it's one song
its a song 1000 people like
and you are pretty simple minded, or just sheltered, to think that "Ten years ago, kids sat in their basement and played that on their guitar for NO OTHER REASON than the fact that its fun."
Sounds like someone spends all of his time in his moms basement with headphones attached to his amp, strumming away what he calls 'creative works', and is pissed off anyone else gets any glory.
I'm sorry noone 'understands' your artistic viewpoint. I'm sorry Vertex Guy is getting so much more acclaim than you. But in the end, he is and you aren't, and maybe it's time to stop being so bitter about it.
Oh, and btw, he does far more than just Contra. Kthxbai.
the fre4ebird comment? it's kinda acontexual joke. lets jsut say its probably the most requested encore song. and its carried on throughout rock legend. they poke fun at it in guitar hero 1 and 2 also. basically you would yell it out if someone just rocked the house down.
One thing pisses me off about this and it can be seen in other videos featuring videogame music as well.If you play a theme you dont go and improvise it to death. Change the name if you have to and say it's based on such and such. Otherwise it's just plain misleading
Sorry. I think you misunderstood me. My comment was for people who understand something about music. Not to the "WOW!That's amazing!" commenters who think that finishing a piece without screwing the thing entirely up is a miracle
ironic how you'd say such a thing. Musicians are different from machines. If you want to hear THE theme music of contra then why don't you just listen from the NES?
Plus, Vertexguy didn't improv it to death.. he played the theme. He just decided to add a little solo after the theme, which sounded good.
I thought minibosses were the first,
littlemac85r 1 year ago
Did I hear someone scream out 'freebird' at the end of the song? Btw, I love this song. >.>
bucketfan4life 2 years ago
hahahaha truly epic :D
buniloman 2 years ago
Es un chico timido con talento. :)
CompoArmonicoEnFuga 2 years ago
Nice work Crhis. Followed multiple links here after seeing your home version, then the interview with the original composer. Always loved the music as you entr the base of the first level, that is probably what got me into rock and metal, hahahah.
Keep going bud. _b
Pipemould 2 years ago 2
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Nice effort, but this is nothing compared to Vomitron's cover of Contra.
fluxmuldar 2 years ago
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Who do you think you are?Guitar god or something?
tazago 2 years ago
Did he ever said he were? Think before you write.
Manslaughterer 2 years ago
Vertexguy, is the first who did this theme version...
Vomitron come later, so Vertexguy is the original.
Only that Vomitron theme's longer.
FREEDOMPRODUCTIONS11 2 years ago
awesome
czernobog47 2 years ago
So Cool!
hanais1987 3 years ago
just love it.
chevelle666 3 years ago
He totally rips the hell out of that tune. He is a freaking mutant on that guitar.
smurfsn1p3r4eva 3 years ago 4
Holy shit, that was fucking ubserdly (sp?) motherfucking awesome. I remember playing Contra back in the day. This tribute done absolutely beautifully makes me want to pull out the old school NEW and pop in my Contra cartridge...if it wasn't back in the good old U.S. of A.
THANK YOU VERTEX GUY!
*bows to VertexGuys mad guitar skillz and artisitc prowess*
josetomastorres 3 years ago 2
that's fucking awesome ;D kick ass song
IvanSorath 3 years ago 2
i agree...first you cant Try to be artistic...its just you in your music...whether or not its your shitty garage band ripping off the newest sell out indy band or some guy using nintendo music and adding some sweet guitar to it...its all about what you believe in...so who cares that people like this guy and not you...as long as you like your shit it shouldnt matter...and if it does then you dont deserve to be playing
pokeyokey1 3 years ago
Vous-mêmes, vous pour le cstefgalaad
oncert marchiez ?
stefgalaad
agent11071917 3 years ago
I love this one but my favorite is Double dragon:D
noo2islam 3 years ago 2
Vertexguy (Chris Kline)
Is freaking awesome
i reemember the first thing i herd by him weas his redition of the duke nukem theme
masterpbk 3 years ago 3
Freebird? why the hell would he wanna play a country song at a videogame musical?
knight0008 3 years ago 4
Freebird's a rock song, not a country song, and the reason he shouts it is because it's a joke... that you and 7 other people obviously don't get.
SensationalSeanSean 3 years ago 4
cool music cool game!
agent11071917 3 years ago
I don't understand why people are calling it an "improvised" solo. This is the same solo he plays in all of the performances. There's nothing improvised about it. Nice arrangement though!
ILoveStinkyTofu 3 years ago
is this guy the original songwriter for this video game score? Or is it just some dude who learned it?
jasonlammons 3 years ago
FREE BIRD!
Sikora1993 3 years ago
Love how a dude yells FREEBIRD at the beginning of the vid, hahahaha.
blackflame100 3 years ago 4
Looks like Doogie Howser up there.
jffersontube 3 years ago 2
this dude ROCKS.. end of story :D xD
dagizz1982 3 years ago 2
Some dude yells "Free Bird" at the begining and again at the end
lickthrum 3 years ago
OK, hey vertexguy, I just want to say that I don't mean to put down your efforts. I just do not think that should make someone famous, anymore than learning to play a pink floyd song by ear should. Otherwise I think it is very creative to learn that song on your guitar. That's just MHO, anyway. I wish you much success.
emceescher 3 years ago
your whole style of putting him down..
People get famous off of other peoples shit.. Just ask Limp Bizkit.. if it hadn't been for Faith (someone else's song) no one would have even heard of them.. But jesus his play is flawless and they asked him to do it.. He posted some vids on youtube and THEY contacted HIM.. So fuck off saying he used this to get famous... They made him famous go toss yourself...
Bauter 3 years ago 2
Bauter,
Well then its lame that they would make him famous. Am I blaming vertexguy? No, any kid would take them up, but its sad that this is what people think is "musicianship".
emceescher 3 years ago
no, this is more like showmanship, and is as legitimate as a famous artist having a hit that is a cover of some other artist, besides his guitar skills are pretty good, I do understand your point thou, and if Contra theme covers is all he can do then that's as far as his fame will take him.
thehside 3 years ago
lol @ your nubness
alot of bands and musicians cover other songs just to get their name out there and kick start their career
lol @ you for hating what he enjoys
drhitler 3 years ago 2
right, that's not the only song Vertexguy may be able to play, it's a good start.
blackflame100 3 years ago
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Playing the contra song on stage and that's it = lame.
Playing a bunch of video game songs = would be slightly better.
Writing the contra song yourself and playing = respect.
emceescher 3 years ago
In response to your point about guitarists, you're wrong. Yes, kids have always wanted to be famous, of course. But not for playing cover songs! WTF? THey learned them for fun and to learn how to play. Not so they could make money off one song by someone else.
Like I said, its a cool song, but I know way too many real musicians that grew up without youtube, that actually can write a song. GAsp!
emceescher 3 years ago
But it is "a" hit!
By the way, Welcome to the Internet!
w0ppe 3 years ago
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Its pathetic how anyone can be famous from youtube. Get over yourself. You learned ONE SONG. This is an offense to every single real musician. It just is.
emceescher 3 years ago
I like one-hit-wonders...
w0ppe 3 years ago
But this isn't even his "hit"!
emceescher 3 years ago
no offense but you are a fucking douchebag. it is a ''tribute'' to video game greatnesss in music. dude. go listen to your pop music like panic at the disco , real musicians knows that chris klein is a god with his guitar
cdmaelstrom 3 years ago 3
Did he do a concert just because he knows that one nintendo song? Are you kidding me? What the hell is happening to the quality of entertainment?
Ten years ago, kids sat in their basement and played that on their guitar for NO OTHER REASON than the fact that its fun. Now he's doing concerts? Its ONE SONG and ITS NOT EVEN HIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
emceescher 3 years ago
well
i dont see what the problem is, "emceescher"
they wanted to feature him playing the mix HE made
so he did
are you just too worthless to understand what talent is?
who cares if it's one song
its a song 1000 people like
and you are pretty simple minded, or just sheltered, to think that "Ten years ago, kids sat in their basement and played that on their guitar for NO OTHER REASON than the fact that its fun."
you think there were no guitarists untill today?
how else do you get famous?
facetotheface 3 years ago
Sounds like someone spends all of his time in his moms basement with headphones attached to his amp, strumming away what he calls 'creative works', and is pissed off anyone else gets any glory.
I'm sorry noone 'understands' your artistic viewpoint. I'm sorry Vertex Guy is getting so much more acclaim than you. But in the end, he is and you aren't, and maybe it's time to stop being so bitter about it.
Oh, and btw, he does far more than just Contra. Kthxbai.
Sakyosha 3 years ago 7
wow he looks so badass tearin up the guitar up there in front of a huge guitar... i wish that was me
crazypak11 3 years ago
Vertexguy ftw. PERIOD.
Jagguar20 3 years ago
Wow I hope I can play something like you in a few years.
Meursault86 3 years ago
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If you guys think this version is awsome, you have to check out Vomitron. They do the best version of contra and its not shitty like Minibosses
fireandthefury 4 years ago
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THAT SUCKED lol JK JK
caboose365 4 years ago
Even a joke involving the very mention of "suck" about this guy, is a disgrace.He's 100% God Rock Soul.
bubble0doom 4 years ago 8
i dont think it sucked either i was making a joke but he isint my fav though. BUT!! opinions are like assholes.
everyone has one
caboose365 4 years ago
Lol. Mine was a joke too.
bubble0doom 4 years ago
o
ok
its all good then
:D
caboose365 4 years ago
@bubble0doom I agree 100%
phildogg2502 11 months ago
wow.thats amazing.
Takun36 4 years ago 3
There's a video of this on vertexguy's account on YouTube.
ThaSchwab 4 years ago 2
No words to describe how cool that was!!!
blackflame100 4 years ago 5
ooooooooohHHH I LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
peterfireball 4 years ago 3
FREE BIRD IS A LONG SONG
Ashal007 4 years ago
you're awesome
stupidmuthafucka 4 years ago 2
freebird
Nchynk 4 years ago 2
nice
ghostbusterguy2001 4 years ago 3
damn i had no idea this guy had actyually played this at the vga's i guess i hadn't seen them in a long time.
cbrnate 4 years ago 2
Whoa, he aced the whole song live. That's nice :)
HaloChaos 4 years ago
'Free bird!'
hahahahahhahah
jbruddy 4 years ago
Ahh..u just brought some good old memories of Contra...(sigh)
As I said for ur other videos on youtube, you rock
bimmershot 4 years ago
Chris Kline rules *bows down to Vertexguy*
IJsberg89 4 years ago
i still dont get the "free bird comment"
in the words of Pauline Hanson:
"Please Explain?"
XhellscreamX 4 years ago
Have you ever heard the song named 'Free Bird' made by Lynyrd Skynyrd? there´s an awesome quitar in that song!
llylylylylylylylyl32 4 years ago
I have now, cheers for the explination.
XhellscreamX 4 years ago
Lmao love it when that guy shouts free bird before he starts playin, its pretty quiet but u shud hear it
dawrightstuff 4 years ago
*falls off chair* (yes, it really was THAT awesome)
Acecrack 4 years ago
это факин круто!) awesome!
knakll 4 years ago
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha some guy shouted out "FREEBIRD"
stronzy3 4 years ago
lmfao I heard the guy holler freebird as well..... That was priceless!!!!!!! Great job man!
Jchesnel1982 4 years ago
lol sorry for not knowing...what did that mean??
mantagrae 4 years ago
the fre4ebird comment? it's kinda acontexual joke. lets jsut say its probably the most requested encore song. and its carried on throughout rock legend. they poke fun at it in guitar hero 1 and 2 also. basically you would yell it out if someone just rocked the house down.
cbrnate 4 years ago
OMG minibosses didnt do a better copy this guy IS the best
bubba5292 4 years ago
Boy you were FAMOUS!!!
RetroChump 4 years ago
I think the Minibosses did it better.
BanditRev0lver 4 years ago
The minibosses are the Originals and by far the greatest of them all.
spookypig 4 years ago
my boy yo my boy to
MafFilms 4 years ago
JEESH that's SOMETHING
WrestlingRage 4 years ago
AWESOME
lippshiteer 4 years ago
1:10 ROFL
takujei 4 years ago
I like this version better than whoever filmed the live clip that Vertexguy posted. Maybe they were just closer to the stage.
revengefrommars 4 years ago
hey vertexguy are you still touring with video game music live? or whatever it's called? I'll definately go to the calgary oneif you're playing!
NagualElias 4 years ago
ekku if you know so much about music why dont you make your own vido name it the way you wanted and shove it up your ass?
21jahir21 4 years ago
POWER STANCE
jimmyjoejoeshabadoo 4 years ago
Vertexguy,you are the man!!
nekrosleezer 4 years ago
That was so awesome seeing that live. Front-row center!
LeonWinters 4 years ago
fuckin awesome
PuchikoPro 4 years ago
WOw, seeing that live is so diffrent then seeing Veretexguy on video.
AlphaProto 5 years ago
This song is identical to the NES version. The improve is at the end after playing the original song through in its entirety.
vertexguy 5 years ago
One thing pisses me off about this and it can be seen in other videos featuring videogame music as well.If you play a theme you dont go and improvise it to death. Change the name if you have to and say it's based on such and such. Otherwise it's just plain misleading
ekku1979 5 years ago
Ekku.
Shut the hell up.
Vegz0rz 4 years ago
Sorry. I think you misunderstood me. My comment was for people who understand something about music. Not to the "WOW!That's amazing!" commenters who think that finishing a piece without screwing the thing entirely up is a miracle
ekku1979 4 years ago
I know what you mean man, and I was expecting an earthier interpretation, but the original music is fucking awsome
lippshiteer 4 years ago
ironic how you'd say such a thing. Musicians are different from machines. If you want to hear THE theme music of contra then why don't you just listen from the NES?
Plus, Vertexguy didn't improv it to death.. he played the theme. He just decided to add a little solo after the theme, which sounded good.
abcme 4 years ago