Misguided

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Misguided
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Studio album by
Released1994
August 19, 2016 (remaster)
RecordedCircle Studio, New York City
Moonsong Studio, Riverside, California
Genre
Length65:40
Label R.E.X. Records
FiXT Music (remaster)
Producer Celldweller
Argyle Park chronology
Misguided
(1994)
Suspension of Disbelief
(2000)
No.TitleLyricsMusicGuest artist(s)Length
1."Refuge"BukaArgyle Park J. G. Thirlwell 1:13
2."Headscrew"Dred, Deathwish, King Salomon, BukaArgyle ParkChristy Sweet, Celldweller, King Salomon, Klank4:57
3."Agony"CelldwellerArgyle Park Gyro, Dirk Lemmenes, Jeff Bellew, Ted Cookerly, Alabama King Fish5:15
4."Futile" Argyle ParkKeith Corp1:41
5."Scarred for Life"Dred, CelldwellerDred 4:18
6."A Burden's Folly"BukaBuka, Deathwish, Dred, Celldweller 2:29
7."Circle"DeathwishDeathwishChristy Sweet3:04
8."Leave Me Alone"Dred, Lauren BoquetteArgyle ParkLauren Boquette, Marco Forcone, Alabama King Fish5:31
9."Violent"Deathwish, DredDeathwish, DredEvol Eye Jeni, Celldweller4:29
10."Diesel" Argyle Park 1:02
11."Gutterboy (I Am I Am)"Buka, DredDredJeff Bellew, Dirk Lemmenes, King Salomon4:00
12."Og" OgOg1:19
13."Misanthrope" Buka, Dred 4:37
14."Skin Shed"Dred, Celldweller, Tommy Victor Deathwish, DredTommy Victor, Celldweller2:19
15."Skin Shed"Dred, Celldweller, Tommy VictorDeathwish, DredTommy Victor, Celldweller2:28
16."Skin Shed"Dred, Celldweller, Tommy VictorDeathwish, DredTommy Victor, Celldweller2:47
17."Doomsayer"King Salomon, BukaArgyle Park, Tommy VictorKing Salomon, Tommy Victor4:23
18."Uffern" Deathwish 4:51
26."[Untitled]"   1:58
29."[Untitled]"   1:47
34."[Untitled]"   0:59

Note: Following track 18, there are 3 hidden tracks and 13 silent tracks. The final hidden track, Track 34, is a spoken word piece intended as the true ending to the song "Doomsayer".

2016 Remastered Re-release: Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Refuge" (feat. JG Thirlwell)1:13
2."Headscrew" (feat. Klank & Mark Salomon)4:57
3."Agony" (feat. Jyro)5:14
4."Futile"1:40
5."Scarred for Life" (feat. Celldweller)4:17
6."A Burden's Folly"2:28
7."Circle" (Redux)3:22
8."Leave Me Alone" (feat. Drown)5:31
9."Violent" (feat. Circle of Dust)4:34
10."Diesel"1:02
11."Gutterboy" (feat. Chatterbox)4:04
12."og"1:11
13."Misanthrope"4:44
14."Skin Shed" (feat. Circle of Dust & Tommy Victor)7:36
15."Doomsayer" (feat. Mark Salomon & Tommy Victor)4:23
16."Uffern"4:44
Total length:01:01:00
2016 Remastered Re-release: Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Fanny Pack" (feat. Blue Stahli & Mark Salomon)3:55
2."The Communist Masters of Deceit"5:14
3."Lonely" (Stryper cover)5:08
4."Fanny Pack vs Doomsayer" (feat. Blue Stahli & Mark Salomon)3:37
5."og's Revenge"1:31
6."Leave Me Alone" (Klayton Vocal Demo)5:28
7."Violent" (Demo)4:28
8."Resurrection of the Ravens" (1992 4-Track Cassette Demo; feat. Circle of Dust & lvl)4:17
9."The Conversation"1:38
10."A Burden's Folly" (Instrumental Demo)2:28
11."Diesel" (Instrumental Demo)0:56
12."Leave Me Alone" (Instrumental Demo)5:50
13."Skin Shed" (Instrumental Demo)6:57
14."Doomsayer" (Instrumental Demo)3:45
15."Once Great Leaders"0:59
Total length:55:50
2016 Remastered Re-release: Disc 3
No.TitleLength
1."Refuge" (Acapella)0:58
2."Fanny Pack" (Instrumental)3:54
3."The Communist Masters of Deceit" (Instrumental)5:14
4."Headscrew" (Instrumental)4:57
5."Agony" (Instrumental)5:15
6."Scarred for Life" (Instrumental)4:17
7."Circle" (Redux; instrumental)3:23
8."Gutterboy" (Instrumental)4:05
9."Doomsayer" (No Guitar or Bass)3:57
10."Agony" (Instrumental - No Guitar)5:16
11."Scarred for Life" (Instrumental - No Guitar)4:17
Total length:45:13

Vinyl pressing

There were only four pressings of the album on vinyl (technically acetates), all of which were given to members of the band. One of these acetates was eventually purchased by a fan, who confirmed on the (now-defunct) FiXT Forums that the vinyl edition of the album contains a bonus track, named "Babylon", which is not on the CD version of Misguided. This same song ended up being included on Klay Scott's 1998 Circle of Dust album Disengage , and presumably would have been one of the songs included on Buka's Backwoods Records compilation.

Release history

LabelDateFormatCatalogNotes
R.E.X. Music1994 compact disc REX 410172-2
R.E.X. Music1995 stereo LP acetateREX 46013-1Only four (white label) copies pressed for the band
R.E.X. Music1995 compact disc Repressed for R.E.X.'s new distribution deal
Retroactive Records2004 compact disc RAR7787Enhanced disc with text notes and images
FiXT Music2016 compact disc and digital download3-CD deluxe edition with remastered mix and many bonus tracks (remastered b-sides, instrumentals, and early demos)

Contributors

Most of the contributors to Misguided appeared under aliases or alternate spellings of their commonly known names. Their real identities, if known, are listed here.

Main members

Guest appearances

Recording personnel

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