In Rainbows – From the Basement

In Rainbows – From the Basement
In Rainbows – From the Basement
Video by Radiohead
Released	24 June 2008
Recorded	April 2008
Studio	The Hospital Club, London
Genre	Alternative rock; avant-rock; art pop;
Length	44:48; 63:09 (2020 upload)
Label	Xurbia Xendless
Producer	Nigel Godrich
Radiohead chronology

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.

Production

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

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

The 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

Radiohead

Ed O'Brien – guitar, effects, 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

^ 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.

External links

[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.

[Far_Out_Magazine-2019-4] "Revisiting Radiohead's In Rainbows: From the Basement". Far Out Magazine. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[Radiohead_Rake_in_Praise_From_Bono_-_Rolling_Stone-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.

[Radiohead's_From_The_Basement_Appearance_Goes_Online_-_thespacelab-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.

[10] Shafer, Ellise (8 April 2020). "Radiohead to Stream Weekly Archived Live Shows During Quarantine". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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