In Rainbows – From the Basement

2008 video by Radiohead

In Rainbows – From the Basement

Video by

Radiohead

Released| 24 June 2008 (2008-06-24)
Recorded| April 2008
Studio| The Hospital Club, London
Genre|

* Alternative rock[1]
* avant-rock[2]
* art pop[3]

Length| 44:48
63:09 (2020 upload)
Label| Xurbia Xendless
Producer| Nigel Godrich
Radiohead chronology
| Radiohead: The Best Of
(2008)  | In Rainbows – From the Basement
(2008)  | The King of Limbs
(2011)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

## External links

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* In Rainbows – From the Basement on YouTube
* In Rainbows – From the Basement playlist on YouTube
* Official Website for From the Basement

* v
* t
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Radiohead

* Thom Yorke
* Jonny Greenwood
* Colin Greenwood
* Ed O'Brien
* Philip Selway

Studio albums|

* Pablo Honey
* The Bends
* OK Computer
* Kid A
* Amnesiac
* Hail to the Thief
* In Rainbows
* The King of Limbs
* A Moon Shaped Pool

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Compilation albums|

* Radiohead Box Set
* Radiohead: The Best Of
* OKNOTOK 1997 2017
* MiniDiscs [Hacked]
* Kid A Mnesia

Remix albums|

* TKOL RMX 1234567

Live albums|

* I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings

EPs|

* Drill
* My Iron Lung
* No Surprises / Running from Demons
* Airbag / How Am I Driving?
* Com Lag (2plus2isfive)
* In Rainbows Disk 2

Singles|

* "Creep"
* "Pop Is Dead"
* "Stop Whispering"
* "My Iron Lung"
* "High and Dry / Planet Telex"
* "Fake Plastic Trees"
* "Just"
* "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
* "The Bends"
* "Paranoid Android"
* "Karma Police"
* "Lucky"
* "No Surprises"
* "Pyramid Song"
* "Knives Out"
* "There There"
* "Go to Sleep"
* "2 + 2 = 5"
* "Jigsaw Falling into Place"
* "Nude"
* "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"
* "These Are My Twisted Words"
* "Supercollider" / "The Butcher"
* "The Daily Mail" / "Staircase"
* "Burn the Witch"
* "Daydreaming"
* "I Promise"
* "Man of War"
* "If You Say the Word"
* "Follow Me Around"

Other songs|

* "Subterranean Homesick Alien"
* "Exit Music (For a Film)"
* "Let Down"
* "Everything in Its Right Place"
* "The National Anthem"
* "How to Disappear Completely"
* "Idioteque"
* "Optimistic"
* "True Love Waits"
* "15 Step"
* "House of Cards" / "Bodysnatchers"
* "All I Need"
* "Reckoner"
* "Lotus Flower"
* "Spectre"
* "Lift"
* "Ill Wind"

Video albums|

* Live at the Astoria
* 7 Television Commercials
* Meeting People Is Easy
* The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time
* In Rainbows – From the Basement
* Radiohead for Haiti
* The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement

Related albums|

* True Love Waits
* Hold Me to This
* Exit Music: Songs with Radio Heads
* Radiodread
* Jaydiohead
* Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* Live performances
* Atoms for Peace
* The Smile
* Stanley Donwood
* Nigel Godrich
* Clive Deamer
* Dead Children Playing
* Radio and Juliet
* Radio Rewrite
* Sericomyrmex radioheadi
* The Music and Art of Radiohead
* 2012 stage collapse
* "Scott Tenorman Must Die"
* "Get Free"
* Kid A Mnesia Exhibition
* Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei

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