[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (2-8-2012)

Kid Amnesiac Edition

A while back, I did a little write-up for my version of Kid Amnesiac. For those unfamiliar, the name explains it all: Kid Amnesiac albums are combined versions of both Radiohead's Kid A and Amnesiac. Since both LPs were products of the same recording session and were released only eight months apart from each other, Kid Amnesiac mixes serve as a way to take two great albums, trim away some of the weaker tracks, and create the strongest Radiohead album to date.

The melding of the two albums into one super album has been done before, and it has been coined in a number of ways (e.g., Kid Amnesiac, Kid A/mnesiac, Kid A[mnesiac]). This week's Hump Day Power Play is my compilation, which I think flows quite nicely. I limited myself to 13 total songs which clocks in at just under an hour, making for a very enjoyable listen. I'm curious how others would compile their Kid Amnesiac track listings, and what that implies about the compiler's musical tastes.

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:: Hump Day Power Play (2-8-2012) ::
01 :: "Idioteque" - Radiohead
02 :: "Morning Bell" - Radiohead
03 :: "I Might Be Wrong" - Radiohead
04 :: "The National Anthem" - Radiohead
05 :: "Pyramid Song" - Radiohead
06 :: "Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box" - Radiohead
07 :: "Hunting Bears" - Radiohead
08 :: "Like Spinning Plates" - Radiohead
09 :: "Everything in Its Right Place" - Radiohead
10 :: "Kid A" - Radiohead
11 :: "You And Whose Army" - Radiohead
12 :: "Optimistic" - Radiohead
13 :: "Life In A Glass House" - Radiohead

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Radiohead - Kid Amnesiac

Kid Amnesiac (my mix)

Let's face it, Kid A and Amnesiac are fantastic records, serving as the experimental "where to go next" follow-ups to Radiohead's OK Computer. Interestingly, both Kid A and Amnesiac were products of the same recording session and were released only eight months apart from each other. While I think they are very strong albums on their own, there are many who think that combining the gems from both albums would have made the strongest Radiohead album to date.

The melding of the two albums into one super album has been done before and cleverly coined as the Kid Amnesiac album (also written as Kid A/mnesiac, Kid A[mnesiac], etc...). Below is my compilation, which I think flows quite nicely. I also limited myself to 13 total songs, which clocks in at just under an hour - a little long, but all hits. After some editing, these songs seamlessly lead into the next, making for a very enjoyable listen. I'm curious how others would compile their Kid Amnesiac track listings, and what that implies about the compiler's musical tastes.

Kid Amnesiac track listing:

1. Idioteque
2. Morning Bell
3. I Might Be Wrong
4. The National Anthem
5. Pyramid Song
6. Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box
7. Hunting Bears
8. Like Spinning Plates
9. Everything in Its Right Place
10. Kid A
11. You And Whose Army
12. Optimistic
13. Life In A Glass House