In Rainbows – From the Basement is a 2008 live video by the English rock band Radiohead. It features performances of eight songs from Radiohead's seventh album, In Rainbows (2007), plus six other songs.
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| Released | 24 June 2008 | |||
| Recorded | April 2008 | |||
| Studio | The Hospital Club, London | |||
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| Length | 44:48 63:09 (2020 upload) | |||
| Label | Xurbia Xendless | |||
| Producer | Nigel Godrich | |||
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Production
editIn Rainbows – From the Basement was filmed in one day, with sound by Radiohead's producer, Nigel Godrich, and video direction by David Barnard at the Hospital studio in Covent Garden, London.[4] It was the first episode of the second series of Godrich's series From the Basement.[5][6] Radiohead performed songs from In Rainbows (2007), plus three from Hail to the Thief (2003) and one from Kid A (2000).[4]
Release
editIn Rainbows – From the Basement premiered on Saturday, 3 May 2008 on VH1. It was later released on iTunes[7] and released on disc with a special edition of In Rainbows in Japan.[4] It was followed in 2011 by The King of Limbs: Live From the Basement.[8]
On 4 June 2020 the video premiered on YouTube, as part of Radiohead's "quarantine concert series" to compensate for a lack of live performances during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
Setlist
editThe following setlist is from the uploads on Radiohead's YouTube channel.
- "Weird Fishes / Arpeggi" (5:20)
- "15 Step" (3:56)
- "Bodysnatchers" (4:15)
- "Nude" (4:20)
- "The Gloaming" (3:10)
- "Myxomatosis" (3:54)
- "House of Cards" (5:28)
- "Bangers + Mash" (3:30)
- "Optimistic" (4:39)
- "Reckoner" (5:03)
- "Videotape" (4:46)
- "Where I End And You Begin" (4:23)
- "All I Need" (4:21)
- "Go Slowly" (3:54)
Personnel
editRadiohead
- Ed O'Brien – guitar, FX, percussion, backing vocals
- Colin Greenwood – bass guitar, keyboard, percussion
- Jonny Greenwood – guitar, laptop, keyboard, percussion, glockenspiel
- Philip Selway – drums, percussion
- Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, drums
Production
- David Barnard – director
- Nigel Godrich, Dilly Gent, James Chads & John Woollcombe – producers
- Brett Turnbull – director of photography
- Jerry Chater – editing
- Fred Jackson & Martin Dineley – sound engineering
- Nigel Godrich – production and mixing
- Richard Woodcraft – recording assistant
References
edit- ^ Malitz, David (11 October 2007). "Radiohead's 'Rainbows': Is Free Release A Potential Pot of Gold?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Jason and Eric Klinger (3 May 2013). "Counterbalance No. 127: Radiohead's 'In Rainbows'". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Hyman, Dan (9 December 2011). "The Ten Most Disappointing Albums of 2011: #5 – #1". OC Weekly. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Revisiting Radiohead's In Rainbows: From the Basement". Far Out Magazine. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (24 June 2008). "Radiohead Rake in Praise From Bono, Release From the Basement". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Radiohead's From The Basement Appearance Goes Online". thespacelab.tv. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Radiohead to stream 'In Rainbows—From the Basement'". 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Mukadamm, Salim (21 June 2011). "Radiohead – The King of Limbs: Live From The Basement". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Graves, Wren (4 June 2020). "Radiohead's In Rainbows -- From the Basement streaming on YouTube". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (8 April 2020). "Radiohead to Stream Weekly Archived Live Shows During Quarantine". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2024.