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.[4] 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.[5]

Roseland NYC Live
Live album by
Portishead
Released2 November 1998 (1998-11-02)
Recorded
Venue
GenreTrip hop
Length57:25
LabelGo! Beat
Producer
  • Portishead
  • Erik Lloyd Walkoff
Portishead chronology
Portishead
(1997)		 Roseland NYC Live
(1998)		 Third
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Humming" 6:28
2."Cowboys"Barrow, Gibbons5:03
3."All Mine" 4:02
4."Mysterons" 5:41
5."Only You"Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Ken Thorne, Tre Hardson, Derrick Stewart5:22
6."Half Day Closing"Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Joseph Byrd4:14
7."Over" 4:13
8."Glory Box" 5:37
9."Sour Times"Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Lalo Schifrin5:21
10."Roads" 5:51
11."Strangers"Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Wayne Shorter5:20

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"

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Roseland NYC Live.[6]

Portishead

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
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 35
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 59
European Albums (Music & Media)[11] 54
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 58
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 66
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 40
US Billboard 200[18] 155

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

References
  1. "PNYC: Portishead". AllMusic.
  2. Rollingstone
  3. Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Portishead". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 646. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. "PNYC: Portishead — Roseland New York". IMDB.
  5. "Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Discogs.
  6. Roseland NYC Live (liner notes). Portishead. Go! Beat. 1998. 559 424-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Australiancharts.com – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7001". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. "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.
  12. "Lescharts.com – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  14. "Charts.nz – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Portishead – Roseland NYC Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  18. "Portishead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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