Forever Burned

Forever Burned
Compilation album by Swans
Released	2003
Genre	Post-punk, post-rock, no wave, experimental rock, art rock
Label	Young God Records
Producer	Bill Laswell Michael Gira Roli Mosimann J. G. Thirlwell
Swans chronology
Various Failures (1999) Forever Burned (2003) My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky (2010)

Forever Burned is a compilation album by American post-punk band Swans. It was given a limited release through the Young God Records website. It featured the entire The Burning World album followed by a few songs from White Light from the Mouth of Infinity, Love of Life and the Michael Gira version of Love Will Tear Us Apart. Tracks 1 to 10 are from The Burning World.

The record is out-of-print and no longer available from the Young God Records website.

Track listing

1. "The River that Runs with Love Won't Run Dry" – 4:16
2. "Let it Come Down" – 4:28
3. "Can't Find My Way Home" – 4:48
4. "Mona Lisa, Mother Earth" – 4:16
5. "(She's a) Universal Emptiness" – 5:16
6. "Saved" – 4:11
7. "I Remember Who You Are" – 4:24
8. "Jane Mary, Cry One Tear" – 3:48
9. "See No More" – 5:30
10. "God Damn the Sun" – 4:23
11. "The Sound Of Freedom" – 4:28
12. "No Cure For The Lonely" – 2:51
13. "Love Of Life" – 3:36
14. "God Loves America" – 3:41
15. "Song For The Sun" – 5:03
16. "Power And Sacrifice" – 5:37
17. "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

Personnel

Michael Gira – vocals and guitars Jarboe – vocals and keyboards Norman Westberg – guitars Christopher Hahn – guitars Jenny Wade – bass Vincent Signorelli – drums Algis Kizys – bass Virgil Moorefield – drums Jason Anses – bass Nicky Skopelitis – baglama and bazouki Shankar – double violin Bill Laswell – bass

Fred Frith – violin Aiyb Dieng – percussion Trilok Gurtu – tablas Karl Berger – vibes, string arrangement Ted Parsons – drums Anton Fier – drums Hahn Rowe – violin J. G. Thirlwell – backing vocals Mark Feldman & Larry Packer – violins John Kass & Richard Carr – violas Garo Yellin – cello