''In Rainbows – From the Basement'' is a 2008 live video by the English rock band

Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...

. It features performances of ten songs from Radiohead's seventh album, ''

In Rainbows ''In Rainbows'' is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was self-released on 10 October 2007 as a pay-what-you-want download, followed by a physical release internationally through XL Recordings and in North America ...

'' (2007), plus four older songs.

Production

''In Rainbows – From the Basement'' was filmed in one day, with sound by Radiohead's producer

Nigel Godrich Nigel Timothy Godrich (born 28 February 1971) is an English record producer, recording engineer and musician. He is known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead, having produced all their studio albums since '' OK Computer'' (1997). H ...

and video direction by David Barnard at the

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studio in

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, London. It was the first episode of the second series of Godrich's series ''

From the Basement ''From the Basement'' is a web television series created by Nigel Godrich and producer Dilly Gent. It features live music performances without a host or audience. Development In September 2006, it was announced that Godrich, along with produc ...

''. Radiohead performed songs from their 2007 album ''

,'' plus three from ''

Hail to the Thief ''Hail to the Thief'' is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released on 9 June 2003 through Parlophone internationally and a day later through Capitol Records in the United States. It was the last album released ...

'' (2003) and one from ''

Kid A ''Kid A'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 2 October 2000 by Parlophone. It was recorded with their producer, Nigel Godrich, in Paris, Copenhagen, Gloucestershire and their hometown of Oxford. After th ...

'' (2000).

Release

''In Rainbows – From the Basement'' premiered on Saturday, 3 May 2008 on

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. It was later released on

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and released on disc with a special edition of ''In Rainbows'' in Japan. In 2020, Radiohead uploaded the performance to

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. It was followed in 2011 by '' The King of Limbs: Live From the Basement''.

Track listing

The following are the 10 videos available for purchase on iTunes: #"15 Step" – 3:56 #" Bodysnatchers" – 4:16 #"

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" – 5:29 #"Bangers & Mash" – 3:31 #"Videotape" – 4:47 #"

Reckoner "Reckoner" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their seventh album, ''In Rainbows'' (2007). It was produced by Nigel Godrich and developed while Radiohead were working on another song, " Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses". " ...

" – 5:03 #"Go Slowly" – 3:54 #" All I Need" – 4:21 #"

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" – 4:21 #"Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" – 5:20 Additional songs originally streamed on the VH1 broadcast include: # "Where I End And You Begin" # "Optimistic" # "The Gloaming" # "Myxomatosis"

Personnel

Ed O'Brien Edward John O'Brien (born 15 April 1968) is an English guitarist, songwriter and member of the rock band Radiohead. He releases solo music under the name EOB. O'Brien attended Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, England, where he met the other mem ...

– guitar, FX, percussion, backing vocals *

Colin Greenwood Colin Charles Greenwood (born 26 June 1969) is an English musician and the bassist for the rock band Radiohead. Along with bass guitar, Greenwood plays Double bass, upright bass and Electronic musical instrument, electronic instruments. With h ...

– bass guitar, keyboard, percussion *

Jonny Greenwood Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician and composer. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead, and has written numerous film scores. Along with his elder brother, th ...

– guitar, laptop, keyboard, percussion, glockenspiel *

Philip Selway Philip James Selway (born 23 May 1967) is an English musician and the drummer of the English rock band Radiohead. Along with the other members of Radiohead, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Selway released his debut ...

– drums, percussion *

Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been describe ...

– vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, drums

References

External links

From The Basement Official Website
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