In an effort to make Kid A and Amnesiac more listenable, I've put together a track listing from both records that, to me, make a single, unified record that is far more interesting. Let's call it Kid Amnesiac. If I were Radiohead and I had all of these tracks and I was trying to put together a record to release, these are the tracks I'd choose and the order in which I'd place them. Of course, they need to be mixed together as some songs need to overlap with previous songs to maintain a certain sense of atmosphere and continuity. I may actually put a mix together and make it available so you can get a full idea of what I'm going for here (also, as it stands, the record would be longer than CD-length because the nonsense at the end of Motion Picture Soundtrack needs to be edited away which, combined with some overlaps, makes it just under 80 minutes which I believe is perfect amplifying the sense of claustrophobic paranoia and isolation from which there seems to be no escape).
In lieu of that, however, here is the track listing itself:
RADIOHEAD — KID AMNESIAC
01 Like Spinning Plates
02 Idioteque
03 Kid A
04 Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box
05 Worrywort
06 Everything in Its Right Place
07 I Might Be Wrong
08 Knives Out
09 How to Disappear Completely
10 Life in a Glasshouse [Full Length Version]
11 Pyramid Song
12 Motion Picture Soundtrack
13 The Amazing Sounds of Orgy
14 The National Anthem
15 Hunting Bears
16 Fog
The astute amongst you note that I've not only made a superior arrangement of tracks but that I've done so based on criteria just beyond what sounds good in sequence but also played around with the juxtaposition of the song titles (such as Everything in Its Right Place being followed by I Might Be Wrong and How to Disappear Completely being followed by Life in a Glasshouse). I've also relied on the lyrics as a guide.
Anyway, put it together in iTunes (note that you'll need the Collector's Edition of Amnesiac to get all of the required tracks), set the crossfade for a few seconds, listen, and see if you like it. I know that I'll probably never listen to either record again now that I have this.
