In Rainbows – From the Basement
In Rainbows – From the Basement is a 2008 live video by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. It features ten performances of songs from the 2007 album In Rainbows, including songs from the special edition.[4] It is an exclusive iTunes Store digital release except in Japan, where it was given a DVD release packaged with a special edition of In Rainbows.
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Released | 24 June 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Studio | Maida Vale Studios | |||
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Length | 44:48 | |||
Label | Xurbia Xendless | |||
Producer | Nigel Godrich | |||
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Production
In Rainbows – From the Basement was filmed in a day[5] with sound by Nigel Godrich and video direction by David Barnard at The Hospital Club's TV Studio in London's Covent Garden[6] for longtime Radiohead collaborator Godrich's podcast and television programme From the Basement.[7] The Radiohead performance was the beginning of the second series of the programme.[8][9] Radiohead performed songs from their 2007 album In Rainbows, plus "Myxomatosis", "Where I End and You Begin" and "The Gloaming" (from 2003's Hail to the Thief), and "Optimistic" (from 2000's Kid A).[6][10]
Release
VH1 broadcast
In Rainbows – From the Basement premiered on Saturday, 3 May 2008 at 12am on VH1.
iTunes
The performance that had aired on VH1 was made available through iTunes on 25 June 2008, to coincide with the band's series of outdoor concerts in the United Kingdom.[8]
The iTunes version features live renditions of songs from In Rainbows and its bonus CD,[5] omitting tracks from the VH1 performance that weren't on In Rainbows.[9] It's available as 10 separate videos[11] ($0.99 or £ 0.89 per video) or in full for $7.99 or £ 6.99.[5]
Track listing
The following are the 10 videos available for purchase on iTunes:
- "15 Step" – 3:56
- "Bodysnatchers" – 4:16
- "House of Cards" – 5:29
- "Bangers & Mash" – 3:31
- "Videotape" – 4:47
- "Reckoner" – 5:03
- "Go Slowly" – 3:54
- "All I Need" – 4:21
- "Nude" – 4:21
- "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" – 5:20
Additional song performances originally streamed on the VH1 broadcast include:
- "Where I End And You Begin"
- "Optimistic"
- "The Gloaming"
- "Myxomatosis"
Personnel
- 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
References
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- 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.
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- "Radiohead's From The Basement Appearance Goes Online". thespacelab.tv. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- "Radiohead tunes in with live video album". pe.com. 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- Kreps, Daniel (2008-06-24). "Radiohead Rake in Praise From Bono, Release "From the Basement"". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- "VH1 broadcast Radiohead From The Basement". ateaseweb.com. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- Allen, Dave (2008-06-25). "Radiohead, From The Basement, videos on iTunes". pampelmoose.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-05-18.