The Advantage
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The Advantage is an American rock
band from Sacramento, California
that formed in 1998 and specializes in doing covers of music from old NES
games. They have covered songs from numerous videogames, including Mega Man
, Air Fortress
, Castlevania
and Metroid
. As of 2011 they have released two albums on the record label 5RC.
The band consists of Robby Moncrieff (guitar), Ben Milner (guitar), Carson McWhirter (bass) and Spencer Seim
(drums) of Hella
. Nick Rogers and Forrest Harding, former Nevada Union High School
students, are the two original members who started the band. Cassie Stewart was featured on bass for a while as well. Seim, who attended high school with Rogers and Harding, asked if he could play drums for them and was accepted. At the time the band was called Generic.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
that formed in 1998 and specializes in doing covers of music from old NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
games. They have covered songs from numerous videogames, including Mega Man
Mega Man (video game)
Mega Man, known as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is the first game in the original Mega Man series and the entire Mega Man franchise...
, Air Fortress
Air Fortress
Air Fortress is a video game published in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in Japan in 1987 and later in North America in 1989...
, Castlevania
Castlevania
Castlevania, known as in Japan, is a video game series created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of for the Family Computer Disk System , followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30...
and Metroid
Metroid
is an action-adventure video game, and the first entry in the Metroid series. It was co-developed by Nintendo's Research and Development 1 division and Intelligent Systems, and was released in Japan in August 1986, in North America in August 1987, and in Europe in January 1988...
. As of 2011 they have released two albums on the record label 5RC.
The band consists of Robby Moncrieff (guitar), Ben Milner (guitar), Carson McWhirter (bass) and Spencer Seim
Spencer Seim
Spencer Seim is best known as the guitarist in the band Hella. He is also the drummer in the Nintendo music cover band called The Advantage. His composition style is mode heavy. He has been practicing on and off with Zach Hill since they both started playing music and both have been influencing...
(drums) of Hella
Hella (band)
Hella is an American band from Sacramento, California. They play a technical blend of math rock, noise rock, and experimental rock. The primary members of the band are Spencer Seim on electric guitar and Zach Hill on drums...
. Nick Rogers and Forrest Harding, former Nevada Union High School
Nevada Union High School
Nevada Union High School is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of California's capital, Sacramento. Situated between Nevada City and Grass Valley, the school serves those two incorporated cities and a large surrounding community. The Nevada Union High School district covers a huge...
students, are the two original members who started the band. Cassie Stewart was featured on bass for a while as well. Seim, who attended high school with Rogers and Harding, asked if he could play drums for them and was accepted. At the time the band was called Generic.
Discography
- as "Generic": Gay Nerd (date unknown) Self Released
- as "Generic": Rad Dude (date unknown) Self Released
- The AdvantageThe Advantage (album)The Advantage is the first release by video game cover band, The Advantage. The band recorded several tracks based on compositions that were originally written for numerous NES video games.-Track listing:# "Megaman 2 - Flashman"...
(April 6, 2004) 5 Rue Christine Records - 2004 West Coast Tour CD (February, 2004) Self Released
- 2004 US Tour CD (October, 2004) Self Released
- Elf TitledElf TitledElf Titled is the second release by video game cover band, The Advantage. Following the same concept as their first album, the band recorded several tracks based on compositions that were originally written for numerous NES video games.-Track listing:...
(January 24, 2006) 5 Rue Christine Records - "Underwear: So Big!" 2006 Tour CD-R (August 2006) Self Released
- B-Sides Anthology (September 7, 2010) Obstructive Vibrations