Unloved and Weeded Out

Compilation album by Converge

Released

January 28, 2003

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Exclaim!	(positive)^[2]
Punknews.org	^[3]

Unloved and Weeded Out is a compilation by the American metalcore band Converge. The album was released 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signing to Equal Vision Records and studio versions were released on When Forever Comes Crashing, the three tracks that originally made up the 1995 Unloved and Weeded Out EP and one track from Converge's out-of-print debut album Halo in a Haystack.^[4]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.	Title	Original 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 Crashing	2:11
9.	"The High Cost of Playing God" (demo)	previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing	5:06
10.	"When Forever Comes Crashing" (demo)	previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing	3:06
11.	"Year of the Swine" (demo)	previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing	3:38
12.	"Letterbomb" (demo)	previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing	3:02
13.	"Locust Reign" (live in California)	previously unreleased (2001); studio version on The Poacher Diaries	1:39
14.	"This Is Mine" (live in California)	previously unreleased (2001); studio version on The Poacher Diaries	1:44

Personnel

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

Music

Jacob Bannon – vocals, lyrics
Kurt Ballou – guitars, bass on tracks 3–6
Nate Newton – bass
Ben Koller – drums
Aaron Dalbec – second guitar on tracks 2, 4–7
Jeff Feinberg – bass on tracks 2, 7
Stephen Brodsky – bass on tracks 1, 8–12
Damon Bellorado – drums on tracks 1–12
"Big E" – additional vocals on track 13
Tre McCarthy – backing vocals on track 1
Matt Pike – backing vocals on track 1

Production and recording

Jim Seigel – recorded track 1 at The Outpost in May 1997
Brian McTernan – recorded track 2 at Salad Days in late 1995, recorded tracks 3–6 in March 1995
Mike West – recorded track 7 at West Sound in 1994
Chris Chin – recorded tracks 13 & 14 live at Chain Reaction in December 2001
Kurt Ballou – recorded tracks 8–12 at his parent's basement in June 1997, mixed tracks 8–12 at GodCity in spring 1998, mixed tracks 1–7 at GodCity in March 2002, mixed tracks 13 & 14 at GodCity in May 2002

References

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

Converge

Kurt Ballou Jacob Bannon Nate Newton Ben Koller Aaron Dalbec John DiGiorgio Damon Bellorado Stephen Brodsky Jeff Feinburg Erik Ralston

Studio albums	Halo in a Haystack Petitioning the Empty Sky When Forever Comes Crashing Jane Doe You Fail Me No Heroes Axe to Fall All We Love We Leave Behind

Compilations	Caring and Killing Unloved and Weeded Out

EPs and split albums	In These Black Days Vol. 2 Y2K EP The Poacher Diaries Deeper the Wound Converge / Dropdead Converge / Napalm Death

Singles	"On My Shield"

Related bands	Supermachiner Old Man Gloom Doomriders Cave In Bane United Nations Jesuit

Related articles	Discography Deathwish Inc.

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