Unloved and Weeded Out

Unloved and Weeded Out
Compilation album by Converge
Released January 28, 2003 (2003-01-28)
Recorded 1994 – December 2001
Genre Metalcore
Length 44:07
Label Deathwish (DWI15)
Producer Kurt Ballou, Chris Chin, Brian McTernan, Jim Seigel, Mike West
Converge chronology
Jane Doe
(2001)
Unloved and Weeded Out
(2003)
You Fail Me
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Exclaim!(positive)[2]
Punknews.org[3]

Unloved and Weeded Out is a compilation by American metalcore band Converge, on January 28, 2003 through Deathwish Inc.[1]

Unloved and Weeded Out features 14 tracks, some of which were previously released rarities while others were previously unreleased. Among other tracks, the album features five demo tracks that were recorded in guitarist Kurt Ballou's parent's basement before signing to Equal Vision Records and studio versions were released on When Forever Comes Crashing, the three tracks that originally made up the 1995 Unloved and Weeded Out EP and one track from Converge's out-of-print debut album Halo in a Haystack.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jacob Bannon[4]; all music composed by Converge[4].

No.TitleOriginal release (Year recorded)[4]Length
1."Downpour"  "Downpour / Serial Killer" (1997)2:40
2."Flowers and Razorwire"  They Came from Massachusetts compilation (1995)5:03
3."Tremor"  Previously unreleased (1995)1:02
4."Home Song"  Unloved and Weeded Out (1995)5:58
5."For You"  Unloved and Weeded Out (1995)2:38
6."Jacob's Ladder"  Unloved and Weeded Out (1995)3:59
7."Undo"  Halo in a Haystack (1994)2:19
8."Towing Jehovah" (demo)previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing2:11
9."The High Cost of Playing God" (demo)previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing5:06
10."When Forever Comes Crashing" (demo)previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing3:06
11."Year of the Swine" (demo)previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing3:38
12."Letterbomb" (demo)previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing3:02
13."Locust Reign" (live in California)previously unreleased (2001); studio version on The Poacher Diaries1:39
14."This Is Mine" (live in California)previously unreleased (2001); studio version on The Poacher Diaries1:44

Personnel

Unloved and Weeded Out personnel adapted from CD liner notes.[4]

Music

Production and recording

References

  1. 1 2 Morris, Kurt. "Unloved and Weeded Out – Converge". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. Gresch, Paul (March 2013). "Review: Unloved and Weeded Out". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  3. FortyMinutesWest (Staff) (May 27, 2003). "Review: Unloved and Weeded Out". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Unloved and Weeded Out (Media notes). Converge. Deathwish Inc. 2002. CD liner notes. DW15.


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