In Rainbows – From the Basement explained

In Rainbows – From the Basement
Type:	video
Artist:	Radiohead
Cover:	Radiohead In Rainbows From the Basement.png
Recorded:	2008
Studio:	The Hospital Club, London
Length:	(2020 upload)
Label:	Xurbia Xendless
Producer:	Nigel Godrich
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	The King of Limbs
Next Year:	2011

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.^[1] It was the first episode of the second series of Godrich's series From the Basement.^{[2] [3]} Radiohead performed songs from In Rainbows (2007), plus three from Hail to the Thief (2003) and one from Kid A (2000).

Release

In Rainbows – From the Basement premiered on Saturday, 3 May 2008 on VH1. It was later released on iTunes^[4] and released on disc with a special edition of In Rainbows in Japan. It was followed in 2011 by The King of Limbs: Live From the Basement.^[5]

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.^{[6] [7]}

Setlist

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

Radiohead

• 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

External links

• • • Official Website for From the Basement

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-06-26. Revisiting Radiohead's In Rainbows: From the Basement. 2021-09-20. Far Out Magazine. en-US.
2. Kreps . Daniel . 2008-06-24 . Radiohead Rake in Praise From Bono, Release From the Basement . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080702173304/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/06/24/radiohead-rake-in-praise-from-bono-release-from-the-basement/ . 2008-07-02 . 2009-05-18 . .
3. Web site: Radiohead's From The Basement Appearance Goes Online . 2009-05-18 . thespacelab.tv . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722221650/http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2008/06June/MusicNews-53-Radiohead.htm . dead .
4. Web site: 2020-06-04. Radiohead to stream 'In Rainbows—From the Basement'. 2021-09-20. en-US.
5. Web site: Mukadamm. Salim. June 21, 2011. Radiohead – The King of Limbs: Live From The Basement. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160330030045/http://blogs.bbcworldwide.com/2011/06/21/radiohead-the-king-of-limbs-live-from-the-basement/. 30 March 2016. BBC. 30 March 2016.
6. Web site: Graves . Wren . 4 June 2020 . Radiohead's In Rainbows -- From the Basement streaming on YouTube . 20 September 2021 . . en-US.
7. Web site: Shafer . Ellise . 8 April 2020 . Radiohead to Stream Weekly Archived Live Shows During Quarantine . 14 April 2024 . Variety.