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Unloved and Weeded Out

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{{Infobox album

| name = Unloved and Weeded Out

| type = compilation

| artist = Converge

| cover = Converge - Unloved and Weeded Out.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2003|01|28}}

| recorded = 1994 – December 2001

| venue =

| studio = {{plainlist|

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| genre = {{flatlist|

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| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=07}}

| label = Deathwish (DWI15)

| producer = {{flatlist|

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| prev_title = Jane Doe

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = You Fail Me

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2Score = (positive)

| rev3 = Punknews.org

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

}}

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

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 parents' 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signing to Equal Vision Records and studio versions were released on When Forever Comes Crashing, the three tracks that originally made up the 1995 Unloved and Weeded Out EP and one track from Converge's out-of-print debut album Halo in a Haystack.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Original release (Year recorded)

| all_lyrics = Jacob Bannon

| all_music = Converge

| title1 = Downpour

| extra1 = "Downpour / Serial Killer" (1997)

| length1 = 2:40

| title2 = Flowers and Razorwire

| extra2 = They Came from Massachusetts compilation (1995)

| length2 = 5:03

| title3 = Tremor

| extra3 = Previously unreleased (1995)

| length3 = 1:02

| title4 = Home Song

| extra4 = Unloved and Weeded Out (1995)

| length4 = 5:58

| title5 = For You

| extra5 = Unloved and Weeded Out (1995)

| length5 = 2:38

| title6 = Jacob's Ladder

| extra6 = Unloved and Weeded Out (1995)

| length6 = 3:59

| title7 = Undo

| extra7 = Halo in a Haystack (1994)

| length7 = 2:19

| title8 = Towing Jehovah

| note8 = demo

| extra8 = previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing

| length8 = 2:11

| title9 = The High Cost of Playing God

| note9 = demo

| extra9 = previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing

| length9 = 5:06

| title10 = When Forever Comes Crashing

| note10 = demo

| extra10 = previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing

| length10 = 3:06

| title11 = Year of the Swine

| note11 = demo

| extra11 = previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing

| length11 = 3:38

| title12 = Letterbomb

| note12 = demo

| extra12 = previously unreleased (1997); studio version on When Forever Comes Crashing

| length12 = 3:02

| title13 = Locust Reign

| note13 = live in California

| extra13 = previously unreleased (2001); studio version on The Poacher Diaries

| length13 = 1:39

| title14 = This Is Mine

| note14 = live in California

| extra14 = previously unreleased (2001); studio version on The Poacher Diaries

| length14 = 1:44

}}

Personnel

Unloved and Weeded Out personnel adapted from CD liner notes.

=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
  • "Biggie" – 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 parents' 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

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{{cite web| last = Morris| first = Kurt| title = Unloved and Weeded Out – Converge| work = Allmusic| publisher = All Media Network| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/unloved-and-weeded-out-mw0000018366| access-date = January 20, 2013}}

{{cite web| last = Gresch| first = Paul| title = Review: Unloved and Weeded Out| work = Exclaim!| date = March 2013| url = http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/converge-unloved_weeded_out| access-date = January 20, 2013}}

{{cite AV media notes| title = Unloved and Weeded Out| others = Converge| year = 2002| at = CD liner notes| publisher = Deathwish Inc.| id = DW15}}

{{cite web| author = FortyMinutesWest (Staff)| title = Review: Unloved and Weeded Out| work = Punknews.org| date = May 27, 2003| url = http://www.punknews.org/review/1955/converge-unloved-and-weeded-out| access-date = January 20, 2013}}

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Category:Converge (band) albums

Category:Albums with cover art by Jacob Bannon

Category:2003 compilation albums

Category:Deathwish Inc. compilation albums

Category:Albums produced by Brian McTernan

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