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This is the discography of mlogger and occasional singer-songwriter Stephen Georg. He rose to fame due to free live albums, or mlogs, that were released every month or so, along with singles going along with the albums. Due to his constant release of these albums and singles, he eventually broke into the mainstream and became known for his discussions (connections with the audience) and comedic friends and roommates, as well as his romantic relations to his girlfriend and eventual wife, Mallory Georg, which led to Georg's biggest hit, "Will You Marry Me?"/"Ravioli by Candlelight", released in 2029.

I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu
"I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" (often shortened to "I Have So Much to Say", or more commonly "All I Can Hear" to avoid confusion with So Much to Say by Dave Matthews Band) is a mlog recorded by Stephen Georg, released as the lead single from his ninth live album, StephenMlog: Volume 9. It was self-released ten days after the initial release of the album and distributed to radios worldwide and was produced by Charlie Tucker. Focusing on the beginning of his relationship with his then-girlfriend Mallory Weir, the mlog consists entirely of Georg sitting in a chair in his dorm room describing his meeting and falling in love with Weir as a celebration of Valentine's Day, the date on which the mlog was recorded. This type of mlog would become more common as StephenMlog continued and became known as "White Undershirt Days" by Georg's fans, a term coined by Georg's roommate, Alex Forysthe.

Despite the length of "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu", at just under 10½ minutes, Charlie Tucker, who produced every mlog by Georg, did not prepare a radio edit because he was confident that the romantic notions of the mlog would justify the length and that it would be successful nevertheless. This turned out to be true, since, despite initial confusion from audiences expecting a more comedic single, the mlog gradually became more accepted in the public eye and eventually topped more than 30 music charts around the world, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #1 for five weeks, making "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" Georg's third mlog that topped the chart, after "I AM DAN" and "Oh Fuck, the Bread!". The mlog is now considered one of the greatest romantic mlogs Georg ever recorded.

Background and recording
Near the end of Valentine's Day 2010 (February 14), Georg still hadn't recorded anything for his mlog. In light of it being Valentine's Day, he decided to explain the beginnings of his relationship with Mallory Weir, his girlfriend at the time, to the audience. As such, he turned on his microphone that he used in all his mlogs at the time and began his explanation of the events leading up to his relationship with Weir solidifying into a long-distance relationship. The mlog was recorded in Georg's dorm room at night in a style known as the "White Undershirt Day", a name coined because of Georg often wearing a plain white undershirt in these mlogs, primarily the earlier mlogs (The Golden Age), by Alex Forsythe, a roommate of Stephen's who is widely considered responsible for some of the greatest comedic mlogs in StephenMlog's history.

Release
"I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" was released, much like many other singles by Stephen Georg, exclusively on CD, without any B-side or a radio edit, ten days after the release of StephenMlog: Volume 9. This decision was met with much confusion from many radio stations and the general public. It was at first rumored to be a non-commercial single, but was released to radio stations commercially with mixed reception from listeners and radio broadcasters alike, with many radios refusing to play the mlog due to its length, though it eventually attained worldwide success.

Critical reception
"I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" received very positive reviews from most music critics, though a few critics panned the mlog, and was noted as a potential single from StephenMlog: Volume 9. Though its release as the lead single from the album baffled many critics, the decision was praised following the international success of the mlog and is now considered the greatest mlog on StephenMlog: Volume 9. The extended discussion and explanation of the events was lauded by various publications.

Andy Kellman of AllMusic, in a four-and-a-half star review for StephenMlog: Volume 9, praised the mlog as the best on the album, saying "Though comedy has been and always will be StephenMlog's forte, a sweet, romantic, heart-wrenching mlog such as 'I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu' should automatically stand out above all else, as is only right." In his review for Slant Magazine, Sal Cinquemani stated that "The 10½-minute track...could have been boring, but it's not. It's wonderful in its own right and should be recognized as a gorgeous addition to the...lopsided collection of mlogs released thus far." In addition, an overwhelmingly positive review of the mlog and StephenMlog: Volume 9 came from Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly, calling "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" "quite possibly Georg's greatest mlog ever, and an example of how romance can lead to greatness, or, in this case, how romance IS greatness."

However, not all critical reviews were positive; several critics panned StephenMlog: Volume 9 and "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu". Rob Mitchum of Pitchfork Media called the mlog "terrible" and "...a primary example of how full of himself Georg is - he actually thinks people care about him so much that they will listen to him talk for 10½ minutes about an experience practically everybody has had or will have." Jonah Weiner of Blender simply remarked that the mlog "...is and always will be the most overrated and overplayed piece of 'music' ever...completely awful."

Chart performance
The extreme length of "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" (at 10:27) caused many radio stations to reject playing the mlog unless a radio edit was provided. Tucker refused these demands and instead requested that these stations premiere the mlog and, based on the response from listeners, play "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" at a regularity relative to the reception to the mlog. This approach backfired, as many listeners who were first introduced to Georg through I AM DAN responded very negatively to the mlog's romantic undertones, as they were expecting a comedic mlog. As such, the stations that initially rejected the mlog because of its length did not play "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" after its premiere. This caught Tucker and Georg completely by surprise, as they both believed the change in tone would be refreshing and new to audiences, and the mlog was initially considered a failure commercially.

However, several key radio stations "fell in love" with the mlog and kept it in their rotation along with songs that had attained significantly high positions on charts internationally. Because of this, "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" performed moderately well on the charts upon its first entry and gradually gained the public's affection throughout a period of two weeks, during which it slowly dropped down the charts. Radio stations then began to play the mlog more and more throughout the week and, as a result, it skyrocketed back up the charts, peaking at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the following week, the third week of March, where it stayed for five weeks, and over 30 other charts worldwide. As a result, "I Have So Much to Say Right Now and All I Can Hear Are Link and Pikachu" has become the most successful single from StephenMlog: Volume 9 and one of Georg's most successful singles.

StephenPlays: Skyrim
StephenPlays: Skyrim, commonly referred to simply as The Skyrim LP because of its notability, was an ongoing 283-episode Let's Play of the 2011 video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, lasting from November 11, 2011 to May 22, 2014.

Live albums
StephenMlog: Volume 1 is the first of a very large series of albums released by Stephen Georg and produced by Charlie Tucker known as the StephenMlog Collection that chronicle the life of Stephen Georg day by day. It is also the first album released of any kind by Stephen Georg, released on December 12, 2026, over 15 years after a majority of the album was initially recorded in video form. The album did not initially chart in any country, partly because of the cult status of StephenVlog before StephenMlog was created and partly because of the self-release of the album. However, five years later, due to word of mouth and successful singles off of later StephenMlog volumes, StephenMlog: Volume 1 began to chart in various countries and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA.

History
After Charlie Tucker pitched the initial idea to Stephen Georg in 2020 when Georg's vlog was still going strong, it took six years of producing every single vlog Georg made from 2009 to 2026 into mlogs you could listen to anywhere, since, as Tucker said, "The Internet and YouTube is not going to be around forever, so Georg's video logs should be turned into audio logs so that the logs would still exist if the Internet or YouTube stopped working. I will keep up with the vlogs Georg makes so I can convert them all into mlogs while still releasing albums of StephenMlog content and singles from these albums." StephenMlog: Volume 1 is the first of these vlogs turned into mlogs and is considered to be the best example available of how the mlog works and of Stephen Georg's background.

Commercial performance
The album initially flopped, as it sold only about 200 copies upon release, one bought by Stephen Georg himself and the rest by devoted fans of StephenVlog who wanted an audio version of StephenVlog. However, the advantage of only buying one volume and getting the rest free and successful singles down the line (such as "I AM DAN" and "Will You Marry Me?/Ravioli By Candlelight") eventually attracted many new buyers and, by 2036, ten years after the initial release of StephenMlog: Volume 1, the album sold 500,000 copies in the U.S. and was certified gold by the RIAA. The album barely cracked the Billboard 200 at one point in 2034 for two weeks, but fell off the chart within the month. It also charted in a few other countries, but never charted very high in any country, due to its sales not being immediate and being spread out across ten years.

Critical reception
Critics did not review any StephenMlog album, as they did not find it to be "real music", despite its eventual success as an idea. Charlie Tucker commented on this, saying "I expected critics not to acknowledge StephenMlog as music, especially since it was adapted from a video vlog and very few mlogs were fully devoted to music." Tucker later announced that he planned to release an album of music from StephenMlog and see if critics acknowledged it as "real music" then.

An Introduction to StephenMlog (StephenMlog Day Zero)
"An Introduction to StephenMlog (StephenMlog Day Zero)" is a single by Charlie Tucker, released as the first single from StephenMlog: Volume 1. It is the only single recorded completely by Charlie Tucker released from any StephenMlog volume and serves as an explanation for what the listener should know about the differences between StephenVlog and StephenMlog before listening to the mlog. It was released as a single because, as Tucker later explained, "I wanted people to know what the mlog was about. I suppose Stephen Georg explained a bit of his background on 'Day Zero', but I wanted people to know how the mlog was different from the vlog, especially if the listener bought [StephenMlog:] Volume 1 because they watched the vlog. It and 'Day Zero' would be the singles for someone who knew nothing about the vlog or mlog and wanted to look into the mlog but didn't want to commit to buying an entire album. Those two would be the best explanations available for a new listener, so they were released as singles; only 'Parking for the Fastest' and 'Golden Corral is the Way to Go' were released because of them being fan favorites (or just simple holidays, in the case of the latter)."

Charts
The single did not chart in any country, due to the fact that, despite the original intent of the single, most people bought the entire album instead of any of the singles as an introduction.

StephenMlog: Volume 2
StephenMlog: Volume 2 is the second of a very large series of albums released by Stephen Georg and produced by Charlie Tucker known as the StephenMlog Collection that chronicle the life of Stephen Georg day by day. It was not nearly as successful as Georg's previous album, StephenMlog: Volume 1 long-term, but still reached the charts in the UK and Australia in 2029 and 2030, over three years after the album's initial release. However, it was never certified in any country.

History
After Charlie Tucker pitched the initial idea to Stephen Georg in 2020 when Georg's vlog was still going strong, it took six years of producing every single vlog Georg made from 2009 to 2026 into mlogs you could listen to anywhere, since, as Tucker said, "The Internet and YouTube is not going to be around forever, so Georg's video logs should be turned into audio logs so that the logs would still exist if the Internet or YouTube stopped working. I will keep up with the vlogs Georg makes so I can convert them all into mlogs while still releasing albums of StephenMlog content and singles from these albums." StephenMlog: Volume 2 is the first of these vlogs turned into mlogs and is considered to be one of three transitional albums from the beginning of the mlog to the "college days" where StephenMlog's success began.

Commercial performance
Despite the eventual success of StephenMlog: Volume 1 and high expectations for the success of StephenMlog: Volume 2 as a result, the album only barely made the charts in Australia and the UK and was never certified in any country. In fact, no album in between StephenMlog: Volume 1 and StephenMlog: Volume 5 was certified or reached a large level of eventual success.

Critical reception
Critics did not review any StephenMlog album, as they did not find it to be "real music", despite its eventual success as an idea. Charlie Tucker commented on this, saying "I expected critics not to acknowledge StephenMlog as music, especially since it was adapted from a video vlog and very few mlogs were fully devoted to music." Tucker later announced that he planned to release an album of music from StephenMlog and see if critics acknowledged it as "real music" then.