In Rainbows – From the Basement

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In Rainbows – From the Basement
Video by
Released24 June 2008 (2008-06-24)
Recorded2008
StudioThe Hospital Club, London
Genre
Length44:48
63:09 (2020 upload)
LabelXurbia Xendless
ProducerNigel Godrich
Radiohead chronology
Radiohead: The Best Of
(2008)
In Rainbows – From the Basement
(2008)
The King of Limbs
(2011)

In Rainbows – From the Basement is a 2008 live video by the English rock band Radiohead. It features performances of ten songs from Radiohead's seventh album, In Rainbows (2007), plus four older songs.

Production[edit]

In 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

The following setlist is from the uploads on Radiohead's YouTube channel.

  1. "Weird Fishes / Arpeggi" (5:20)
  2. "15 Step" (3:56)
  3. "Bodysnatchers" (4:15)
  4. "Nude" (4:20)
  5. "The Gloaming" (3:10)
  6. "Myxomatosis" (3:54)
  7. "House of Cards" (5:28)
  8. "Bangers + Mash" (3:30)
  9. "Optimistic" (4:39)
  10. "Reckoner" (5:03)
  11. "Videotape" (4:46)
  12. "Where I End And You Begin" (4:23)
  13. "All I Need" (4:21)
  14. "Go Slowly" (3:54)

Personnel[edit]

Radiohead

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]

  1. ^ Malitz, David (11 October 2007). "Radiohead's 'Rainbows': Is Free Release A Potential Pot of Gold?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ Mendelsohn, Jason and Eric Klinger (3 May 2013). "Counterbalance No. 127: Radiohead's 'In Rainbows'". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ Hyman, Dan (9 December 2011). "The Ten Most Disappointing Albums of 2011: #5 – #1". OC Weekly. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Revisiting Radiohead's In Rainbows: From the Basement". Far Out Magazine. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Radiohead's From The Basement Appearance Goes Online". thespacelab.tv. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Radiohead to stream 'In Rainbows—From the Basement'". 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Graves, Wren (4 June 2020). "Radiohead's In Rainbows -- From the Basement streaming on YouTube". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 20 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Shafer, Ellise (8 April 2020). "Radiohead to Stream Weekly Archived Live Shows During Quarantine". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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