Roseland NYC Live

Roseland NYC Live
Live album by Portishead
Released	2 November 1998 (1998-11-02)
Recorded	24 July 1997[a] 1 April 1998[b] 3 July 1998[c]
Venue	Roseland Ballroom, New York City[a] The Warfield, San Francisco[b] Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway[c]
Genre	Trip-hop psychedelic rock acid jazz
Length	57:25
Label	Go! Beat
Producer	Portishead Erik Lloyd Walkoff
Portishead chronology
Portishead (1997) Roseland NYC Live (1998) Third (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Melody Maker	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[6]
Q	[7]
Record Collector	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Uncut	8/10[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

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 tracks are written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley (except noted)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Humming"		6:28
2.	"Cowboys"	Barrow, Gibbons	5:03
3.	"All Mine"		4:02
4.	"Mysterons"		5:41
5.	"Only You"	Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Ken Thorne, Tre Hardson, Derrick Stewart	5:22
6.	"Half Day Closing"	Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Joseph Byrd	4:14
7.	"Over"		4:13
8.	"Glory Box"		5:37
9.	"Sour Times"	Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Lalo Schifrin	5:21
10.	"Roads"		5:51
11.	"Strangers"	Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Wayne Shorter	5:20

Video

1. "Humming"
2. "Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons)
3. "All Mine"
4. "Half Day Closing"
5. "Over"
6. "Only You"
7. "Seven Months"
8. "Numb"
9. "Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons)
10. "Mysterons"
11. "Sour Times"
12. "Elysium"
13. "Glory Box"
14. "Roads"
15. "Strangers"
16. "Western Eyes"

25th Anniversary Reissue

In 2023, a newly remastered and expanded version was released.

The tracklisting now includes "Undenied" and "Numb" from the concert film, and the full length performance of "Western Eyes", which was played in part over the credits of the film. Also, "Sour Times" and "Roads" are now the actual Roseland versions, since previously these were substituted on the album release with recordings from other performances. The CD and vinyl versions were released on 26 April 2024.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Roseland NYC Live.[13]

Portishead

• Geoff Barrow – decks (all tracks but 6); drums (track 6); musical direction
• Beth Gibbons – vocals (all tracks)
• Adrian Utley – Moog (tracks 1, 6); guitar (all tracks but 1); 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 (all tracks but 1 and 6); 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 (all tracks but 9 and 10)
• Dave McDonald – front of house
• Keith Grant – live audio engineering
• Ian Huffam – engineering (all tracks but 9 and 10)
• 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

1998 chart performance for Roseland NYC Live

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	35
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[16]	63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	59
European Albums (Music & Media)[18]	54
French Albums (SNEP)[19]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]	58
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21]	23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22]	19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	66
UK Albums (OCC)[24]	40
US Billboard 200[25]	155

2024 chart performance for Roseland NYC Live

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29]	15

Notes

1. Except "Sour Times" and "Roads"
2. "Sour Times"
3. "Roads"

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