Roseland NYC Live
Roseland NYC Live is a live album by English electronic music band Portishead. It was released on 2 November 1998 by Go! Beat.[1] A PAL format VHS video was released the same year, with a DVD version following four years later.[3] Although the New York Philharmonic is credited as appearing in the video, none of the musicians are members of the Philharmonic, nor is the Philharmonic credited in the audio album.[4]
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Released | 2 November 1998 | |||
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Genre | Trip hop | |||
Length | 57:25 | |||
Label | Go! Beat | |||
Producer |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
Content
The album was engineered by Rik Simpson.
Unlike the CD, all the tracks on the DVD were recorded at the Roseland Ballroom. The DVD version has a bonus elements section, containing the music videos for "Numb", "Sour Times", "All Mine", "Over" and "Only You", as well as short films "Road Trip" and "Wandering Star" and the Portishead short film To Kill a Dead Man.
Track listing
All songs written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, except where noted.
- "Humming" – 6:28
- "Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons) – 5:03
- "All Mine" – 4:02
- "Mysterons" – 5:41
- "Only You" (Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Ken Thorne, Tre Hardson, Derrick Stewart) – 5:22
- "Half Day Closing" (Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Joseph Byrd) – 4:14
- "Over" – 4:13
- "Glory Box" – 5:37
- "Sour Times" (Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Lalo Schifrin) – 5:21
- "Roads" – 5:51
- "Strangers" (Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Wayne Shorter) – 5:20
Video
- "Humming"
- "Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons)
- "All Mine"
- "Half Day Closing"
- "Over"
- "Only You"
- "Seven Months"
- "Numb"
- "Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons)
- "Mysterons"
- "Sour Times"
- "Elysium"
- "Glory Box"
- "Roads"
- "Strangers"
- "Western Eyes"
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Roseland NYC Live.[5]
Portishead
- Geoff Barrow – decks (tracks 1–5, 7–11); drums (track 6); musical direction
- Beth Gibbons – vocals (all tracks)
- Adrian Utley – Moog (tracks 1, 6); guitar (tracks 2–11); musical direction, orchestral arrangements
Additional musicians
- John Baggott – keyboards (all tracks)
- Jim Barr – bass (all tracks)
- John Cornick – trombone (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11)
- Dave Ford – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 11); flugelhorn (track 5)
- Will Gregory – oboe (track 1); baritone sax (tracks 3, 5, 11)
- Andy Hague – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 11); flugelhorn (track 5)
- Ben Waghorn – alto flute (tracks 1, 5, 11); alto sax (tracks 3, 5, 11)
- Clive Deamer – drums (tracks 2–5, 7–11); percussion (track 6)
- Andy Smith – decks (track 6)
- Nick Ingman – conducting (tracks 1–8, 11); orchestral arrangements
- New York Philharmonic – orchestra (tracks 1–8, 11)
Technical
- Portishead – production (tracks 1–8, 11)
- Dave McDonald – front of house
- Keith Grant – live audio engineering
- Ian Huffam – engineering (tracks 1–8, 11)
- Rik Simpson – engineering
- John Thompson – backline technician
- Huw Williams – backline technician
- Andy Taylor – concert sound
- Jeff Hoffberger – concert sound
- Dave Hewitt – audio recording
- Sean McClintock – audio recording
- Phil Gitomer – audio recording
- Øystein Halvorsen – engineering (track 10)
- Erik Lloyd Walkoff – production (track 10)
- Paul Read – engineering assistance (tracks 9, 10)
- Geoff Barrow – production (tracks 9, 10)
- Adrian Utley – production (tracks 9, 10)
- John Neilson – engineering (track 9)
Artwork
- Sarah Sherley-Price – design
Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 33 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 35 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] | 63 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 59 |
European Albums (Music & Media)[10] | 54 |
French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 9 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 58 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 23 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 19 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 66 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 40 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 155 |
Notes
- Except "Sour Times" and "Roads"
- "Sour Times"
- "Roads"
References
- "PNYC: Portishead". AllMusic.
- https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/portishead/albums/album/91086/review/19067806/roseland_nyc_live
- "PNYC: Portishead — Roseland New York". IMDB.
- "Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Discogs.
- Roseland NYC Live (liner notes). Portishead. Go! Beat. 1998. 559 424-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Australiancharts.com – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7001". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 47. 21 November 1998. p. 21. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via American Radio History.
- "Lescharts.com – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Portishead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2020.