Rock-N-Roll Star (Radio Edit)

Thanks for sharing!

www.themusicsource.gather.com

I loved it! Great song!

I'm gonna be honest, I don't like this genre of music....BUT....This is a excellent representation of what GOOD Alternative/punk music should be....

Great Job, and the best of luck to you in the competition.....

Awesome song and video! Good work!

Great video, thanks for sharing with us.

thank you so much, luv! ;)

Best of Luck to you! I think this video is a real winner!

very cool!

hey, thank you all so much for the nice compliments. voting is just around the corner... ehem.... hint hint ;)

vote#1

ceena & blaine, thank you sooooo much! XOXOX MUAH!!!

You will have my vote. I am not usually a fan of alternative/punk but I think you have a great sound. Your video was very fun to watch and it looked like you had fun making it.
I hope you win and only keep moving forward. Remember, follow your bliss, the rest will take care of itself. namaste

Good job hun and frankly I don't like Alt music (I'm an old woman) but this is fun. I really enjoyed it.

sharon, deb & cindy... ya'll ROCK!!! thanx!

thanx john!

oooh, yeah! Totally my kind of thing. You know what you're doing and you do it well. I've very impressed. You'll go a long way, I'm sure. Keep it up, because I would definitely like to see more of this!

aw.... thank you so much, samantha.

You got my vote as well! Good luck!

I still don't see how to vote!

Great song. I will vote for you for sure!

hey wanda p... thank you!!! missed you a bit back there! and thank you much dianne and michele, just click on the red vote button on the banner located right below the lyrics.

THANK YOU ALL!!!

Dropping by to wish you well in the contest. You are aware that you can also vote for others. IT is only in the last round that this would hinder anything. I'll vote for yours but you need to also vote for mine. Please LOL

I liked it, now I have your song stuck in my head so I will probably bust out singing the chorus later on and my husband will look at me like I am smoking crack (the way he usually does)..ANYWHO..ya gots my vote!

thanks april h. and will do! ;)

arleen... thank you, luv!

cherish.... omg... roflmao!

Hey dude, this is great! I'm hearing a combination of Elvis Costello and Billy Idol and someone I can't quite put my finger on....

We can vote now by clicking the banner, right? I just did.

Likes it I do, and thanks to Stephen guess I gots a hint how to vote!

Great Un! Loved the video and the soundtrack was really rockin'!

You've definately got it going on hon!

Hey Bro,

The music and the video freaken rocks. The lyrics, mmm! You still get a 10 from me!

aw, thank you guys!!! really appreciate all the encouragement!!

stephen.... thanx mate!

ceena... thanx for being so sweet! you da bomb, baby!!

ruth... much appreciated, luv!

esther... thanx -n- you know we gots to hang out sometime in the near future!!!

charles.... eh mate, thank you kindly!!!!

Couldn't get to hear it due to the fact I have dial-up and its so intermitten, I would die hanging over the computer waiting to hear it in it's entirety. Just the same I gave you my vote, and hope it helps.

I loved the video. It was professionally done! I enjoyed watching it. Good work! Alt is not my thing, but I'd vote anyway, you do it well.

dee & beverly thank you both so much!!!

cindy, john & arleen... ya'll ROCK!!! thanx so much!

wow.

thank you everyone for your votes, but more than that, thank you for the support and encouragement... you have no idea how much everything means to me.

hey thanx ace!!!

hey there ceena! you're clicking on the red "vote" button on the first tracks banner right above the comments... right? another window should pop up... just follow the instructions in that window. but don't sweat it... its all good, baby! ;)

This is the best video by far. It is my all time favorite of all the videos posted for voting. I hope you win it all. You deserve it.
Izzzy

Very catchy. I like it!

Okay. You got my vote today.
: )

izzy, jamie, lydia & john.. mucho thanx!!!!!!!

hey izzy... think u need an avatar pic on your profile... gonna send one to you. ;)

i really like this, you got my vote!

UD,

Nice use of color (when it appears, it's only mostly red, white, and blue). Also, I like the multi-screen effect and the jump-cuts. You seem to have created soemthing iconic here. I need to think about it more.

Well you certainly have my vote. I loved the song and the video was fantastic. Well done.

Cooollllll!!!!!! Tanx!!!!! I need a good pic. Maybe you can animate me!!

Third day voting!!!!

izzy

nice nice nice

robyn... thank you so much. i really appreciate your support!

arleen... since you were no. 100 i will come up with something very special for you... we will be in touch! ;)

ceena... thank you for your support and perseverance! ;)

ann... stop that... you're turning me on... you got the colour scheme... no one ever notices the fact i almost always make everything in my videos match. thank you for the careful observation!

constance... thank you so much. i appreciate you checking out my entry.

izzy... gettin' there. should be in your mailbox by tomorrow afternoon!

jodie... thank you, thank you, thank you!!! ;)

I personally think it's a class act that recognizes and recommends a competitor's work.

Stopping by to add my vote again

VERY NICE ,, Great Job
Be sure to stop by and give us a listen
"CHANGE OF SEASONS"
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thank you all for your support... i so appreciate it.

in regards to julie's comment...

one thing i have learned in my life is to have the heart and spirit of an idealist, but the mind and common sense of a realist.

ideally, i would love to believe that i am the greatest rocker to ever live and when i am on stage i feel like i am... and for a moment... i even believe it.

but when i am not on stage i look at my work and listen to it and know where i am in the long list of artists... ehem... i'm not in the top 100, you know. ;)

i have no problem admitting who the better band is... however, i would challenge gostation's front man to a challenge of live performance any day. i may not be the greatest songwriter, musician or singer, but i am one helluva crazy rock-n-roll front man! ;)

Wow.

I love the video to this! I could see it on MTV............well, you know, back when MTV used to actually have videos. Hehe. It sort of reminds me of Buckcherry. I'm voting for you man. Tried to the other day (you know this because I pinged you) and it wouldn't work. Good luck in the contest!

victoria... thank you- thank you, luv! i really appreciate your kind words. :::muah!:::

Great video! I found myself smiling involuntarily. lol Then it became voluntary... :-) Well done!

honest, it's not my type of music. it's good, but not something i would listen too. but the best of rockin' roll stardom to you!!

MC.... thank you! THAT'S SO AWESOME.

Vickie... thank you for the honesty! mucho appreciated!

Good luck to you.

another

and I'm starting to understand why we can vote more than once. This isn't any trouble to listen to again and again and the video sure doesn't hurt.

Dude, I hope you win this!

janet... very much appreciated!!!

ceena... giiiiiirrrrlllll..... thank you, baby!

aw stephen, you're totally awesome man. thanx!

Catchy music and a well-matched video.

Good stuff.

I enjoyed this very much. Nice use of the pan fade. The drummer is excellent. Like the punk sound of it.

Love it! Good luck, this is a good one.

ceena and cindy... i love you gals! thank you, thank you, thank you! your support is consistent and i appreciate the comments! :::muah!:::

johnathan... thank you for the kind words! yeah, alot of folks say its catchy...kinda like a bad cold that just won't go away! heh-heh! ;)

kate... thank you much!

de... thanks for the compliments! glad you like the 'punk sound.' you know the 80's are making their lil' comeback and i thought i should be on board with a song that reflected my era... oohhh.... spilling my age there! ;)

mike... hey thanx, mate!

ann..... ehem.... continued in my next comment ;)

TU and d. Gauss,

This video is remarkable for its marriage of images, lyrics, and rhythm. (Anyone who doesn't like film reviews might want to skip this comment).

You've created something iconic here, something that looked familiar to me the FIRST time I saw it. This video seemed familiar, I think, because it matches some of the pop culture images stuck in my subconscious mind. (In spite of the fact that I am not a pop culture fan and seldom watch music videos!).

This is an elegant visual distillation of musical pop culture. The first thing that hit me was TU's androgynous similarity, in this video, to Boy George and early Michael Jackson (back when he was still a handsome black guy.) The few times TU's face is shown, it's very two-dimensional and looks painted onto the screen, as if there is nothing behind the rock star facade. Unlike TU, who has a real life, I suspect Boy George and Michael Jackson are mostly facade, without much of a life behind their larger-than-life images.

The story of the star working at menial jobs and then quitting to follow his true ambition is well-told. Your use of multiple image layering and screen division is excellent. I love the multi-layered scene in which the star is looking at want ads. It's clear that he has spent a lot of time doing this. I also love the spot where the lyrics refer to looking in the mirror, and the screen image immediately doubles, adding a mirror image of itself.

You show great control and symbolic use of color. I feel that the climax of the video occurs when the star quits his restaurant job and steps out the door, to be showered by blue stars against a red brick wall. As your color choice suggests, the concept of a "Rock Star" was born in the USA, and this star's dreary black and white existence is replaced by a colorful fulfillment of his dreams.

I'm assuming that TU is the editor here, as the cutting is in excellent synch with the song's rhythms.

There are two subtext themes that I see. Being a rock star now means being a global star and a citizen of the world, as you point out by including the flags of mutiple countries. Also, as you point out with TU's androgynous look, sexual and gender differences are beginning to blur with the current generation. There aren't really sharp dividing lines anymore.

My only complaint is that I never got a GOOD look at TU's face, but perhaps you wanted it this way, as a pop star is a facade.

Great work, better than a lot of what I've seen on television. And the videos on your respective sites are excellent as well.

ann! ann! you, mi'dear, are so good for my ego! heh-heh. good lord, that was a wonderful and insightful review. you really and truly understand my work! thank you!

you mentioned you felt the video was iconic and familiar and that definitely was what i was going for. i was trying to give a taste of the 80's- okay maybe a lil' more than a taste- how about a good dose of the 80's, yeah!!! what is even more bizarre is that you mentioned two artists who have influenced me more than anyone else. when i wa a wee lad michael jackson and even more- boy george, they were heroes. i don't think the video itself or the song actually looks or sounds like them, but i find it unbelievable that you named those two artists. super insightful!

"a rock star born in the usa" how do you do that?
(hey, are you using some magic science mind reading here?! heh-heh)

and yeah... i was the editor. ;)


regarding the blurs of sexuality and gender, well you are 100% spot on with that also! if you recall, the 80's were very androgynous also and again, i wanted that 80's feel.

ann, you really get what we are doing. you are sensational and so intuitive. i cannot even begin to express my sincere thanks and gratitude. wow.


"ann m."--- just one more reason why gather rocks!!!!!

TU,

You're making me blush. Artists don't usually like art critics. I'm glad the review felt right.

I'd love to hear from your silent partner, D. Gauss. I left comments all over his page. The dog film you did together is amazing!

Maybe I should send D. Gauss an invitation to "A Place for Introverts" (One of my groups).

Hey, voting again. Love the comments comming in. So many of them are just SOOOOOO TRUE.

Isn't this more about fan endurance than music videos?

ann... introvert? heh-heh... that's an understatement!!! i cracked up when i read "silent partner!" he plasans on spending some time this week on here. he is a very busy guy.. we both are. i just got a TON of work dumped in my lap. grrr. but hey, me gots to eat, you know?!

izzy... thank you, luv! you are so committed and that's why i love you girl!!!

cindy... girl.... you rock!!!

john r..... thank you man. i appreciate it. i was checking numbers out... not looking too good... but not terribly bad either... i dunno... i am having fun with all this. ;)

ann... I THINK YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahaaaaaa! ann, really, we gotta stop sharing brain cells. that bitch, izzy, is CONSTANTLY sharing my brain cells!!!

ceena.... aw, girl! i'm turnin' red all over! thank you soooo mcuh! youa re so sweet!

TU,

I can't think of a nicer (or more unlikely) person to mind-meld with. The fact that I have picked up on so much of what you want to say in your video is a tribute to your art, which communicates clearly.

R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-ramonoa!!!! (sorry, i just couldn't resist!) heh-heh... anyway...

click on the red "vote" button on the first tracks banner right above all the comments but below the video screen. another window should pop up... just follow the instructions in that window. thanx!

john r.... class act?! me? naw. ;) heh-heh. thanx..

ann... i gotta say i am enjoying the weird connect going on here. but as far as my art communicating my message or concept clearly- not really- i think you just clearly understand it. there are a 'select few' that understand me and my art. folks either really like me or they really don't and it seems to be that way with my art... either they really get it and like it or they don't. you definitely get it... ehem... of course i'm not too sure what that says for you! ;) pwahahahaaa!

YO UN!

1 MORE VOTE 4 U BIG HOMEY!!! C U IN ROUND 2!!!

WELL, IM ABOUT HALF THE VOTES AS U, BUT WE'LL SEE!!!

Outstanding! I really do like what you do. You've got my vote!

TU,

B.S.! (I'd spell it out, but this discussion isn't flagged)

You have too many votes to get away with saying that a "select few" understand your art!

saliek... i think we're gonna be there, mate... maybe ;)

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrramona.... thank you again, luv!!!

nick.... thanx! thanx! thanx!

ceena.... hey back at you luv!

ann.... you are so good for me. thank you for everything!

john... you are so diligent. i cannot tell you how much it means to me!

CINDY!!!!! you dance a little dance? i wanna see that! sounds fun! thank you, luv!

TU,

Great poem you posted this morning!

A Soldier's Song

awesome song :) very catchy.. it's going to be stuck in my head all day.

You got my vote.

TU,

I think I may have had an insight on your love of/need to perform.

Lovemaps II

Ann

Awesome song!

thank you everyone for all the support. it appears i am in round two. wow. who'da thunk? again many sincere thanx!!!!

Hey, thanks! And best of luck to you as well!! You've got some cool stuff!

Christa

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

TU, which video is in Round 2? This one or a new one?

Ann

the new one...

http://www.gather.com/viewVideo.jsp?id=11821949021862365&nav=Namespace

The Undeniable's New Video

Rock n Roll star is an awesome Rock n Roll tune. I don't understand why you guys are on gather.com when all your songs should be giving air play and you should have a major contract...peace out. best of luck not only in this contest but the rest of your life..later...dave P..

aw, thank you much mate!

btw, just to let you know, there are no "guys" in the Undeniable rather i am "The Undeniable." its all just little ol' me. ;)

You have a unique voice, haven't heard that style for a long time. Keep up the good work.

Loved it! Great Job! - Jeff

michelle & jeff... thank you much!

I have to say that the video was a bit funny to me. I made me laugh with the crazy things that were going on. But, I loved the song. It's quite catchy. This song could make it to the top definitely. Nice work.

i'm glad you saw the humour in it. i personally think it is kind of funny myself. ;)

cool video!