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VHS or Beta

VHS or Beta performing live at Rock al parque in Bogotá, Colombia, 2005.
Background information
Origin Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Genres Alternative rock
Indie rock
Dance-punk
Post-punk revival
Years active 1997–present
Labels Astralwerks
Website www.vhsorbeta.com
Members
Craig Pfunder (guitar, vocals)
Mark Palgy (bass)
Past members
Zeke Buck (guitar)
Jerome Miller (keyboards)
Mark Guidry (drums)
Mike McGill (guitar, vocals)
Chea Beckley (keyboards, tech)
Jason Clark

VHS or Beta is a band originally from Louisville, Kentucky, now based in Brooklyn, NY, that combines elements of rock, house and disco. Their self-released debut EP Le Funk found some success on the charts, but the band became better known in the wake of the 2004 album Night on Fire. After two and half years of touring, VHS or Beta recorded 2007's Bring on the Comets in Asheville, NC, marking a slight change in direction towards a more straightforward pop sound, achieved without sacrificing their trademark dance sensibility. Recent singles "Feel It When You Know" (2009) and "All Summer in a Day" (2010) were issued on their own Chromosome Records label. The band's third album Diamonds and Death was released in September 2011.

The band's core members are guitarist/vocalist Craig Pfunder and bassist Mark Palgy. Guitarist Zeke Buck and drummer Mark Guidry, both founding members, left the band in 2006 and 2010, respectively. Guitarist Mike McGill and keyboardists Chea Beckley and Jerome Miller have all toured with the band.

Palgy and Pfunder were in early 1990s band Raze with former Elliott and current Wax Fang drummer Kevin Ratterman.

In 2005, VHS or Beta opened for Duran Duran on a leg of the latter's 2005 North American tour.

Contents

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

EPs and Singles [link]

  • Le Funk EP (2002, ON!)
  • On and On EP (1998, ON!)
  • "Solid Gold" (Astralwerks, 2003)
  • "Night on Fire" (Astralwerks, 2004) - Featured in Grandma's Boy and on The OC, in addition to Mack Dawg Production's 2006 "Follow Me Around." It was also used as part of the soundtrack for the videogame MLB 06: The Show
  • "The Melting Moon" (Astralwerks, 2005)
  • "You Got Me" (Astralwerks, 2006)
  • "Can't Believe a Single Word" (Astralwerks, 2007)
  • "Burn It All Down" (Astralwerks, 2007) - Featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV and on the soundtrack for 2009 documentary The September Issue
  • "Feel It When You Know" (Chromosome Records, 2009)
  • "All Summer in a Day" (Chromosome Records, 2010)
  • "Breaking Bones" (Chromosome/Krian 2011)
  • "I Found a Reason" (Chromosome/Krian 2011)

Videography [link]

  • "Messages" (1999)
  • "You Got Me" (2005) - Directed by Ryan Rickett; Giant Drag's Annie Hardy and Ima Robot's Alex Ebert both appear in the video
  • "Night on Fire" (2005) - Directed by Ben Dickinson
  • "Can't Believe a Single Word" (2007) - Directed by Greg Foley
  • "Breaking Bones" (2011) - Directed by Graham Hill

External links [link]


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YOU GOT ME

by: Vhs Or Beta

Fireworks and sparks when the fever starts in your eyes tonight
Explosions of heat and electricity in the firefight
I'm not bound to anything you've said to me
I can't ignore the way you adore my mystery
And I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' home just to see you alone
And I'm falling deeper into love faster than you know
Believe it when I say
Say it say it over again
Everything's better off this way
And when you think everything's lost
You got me
Tonight I just want you to see
I know I've never felt this way
And when you think everything's lost
You got me
Static and sleep in between bedroom sheets in your arms tonight
Keeps us alive when the sparks start to die in the bedroom light
I can't stop this even if you want me to
If you could only see what I see then you'll want me too
And I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' home just to see you alone
And I'm falling deeper into love faster than you know
Believe it when I say
Say it say it over again
Everything's better off this way
And when you think everything's lost
You got me
Tonight I just want you to see
I know I've never felt this way
And when you think everything's lost
You got me
Believe it when I say...
Say it say it over again
Everything's better off this way
And when you think everything's lost
You got me
Tonight I just want you to see
I know I've never felt this way
And when you think everything's lost




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