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Excellent punk album with great songs, exciting lyrics

Tom M | England | 03/13/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Propagandhi are a welcome relief from throwaway, `humorous', so-called `punk' bands, in both their hard style and their intelligent lyrics. They have a less polished, more jagged, and indeed more original sound than most of their Fat Wreck labelmates, which provides the canvas for some of the most edgy and angry vocals you'll hear on any punk album. Propagandhi's furious lyrics and dissenting opinions are probably as well known as their music itself; for me, the anger and bile adds greatly to the feel of the record. The band convey their thoughts in the most forthright, uncompromising manner, preferring wordy verses to instantly memorable slogans (see Rage Against the Machine). As melodramatic as it may sound, Propagandhi have the passion, intelligence and inspiration to make you change the way you look at the world - and that is a very, very rare quality for a band these days. I don't think that this is as good as `Less Talk, More Rock', which gets their political ideas and message across much clearer, but it is still worth owning. There are too many good songs on `How to Clean Everything' to mention here - but if you like punk rock at all you should listen to this."

Propagandhi for President.

Tom M | 09/24/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Propagandhi are perhaps the most politically-savvy band ever, which in itself is not a bad thing. Pair those smarts with catchy music and satirical lyrics and you have one hell of a band. In my opinion, "Less Talk..." is better, but this CD is a must-have. Check out their very own G7 Welcoming Committee record label for many other beautiful things."

Propagandhi rocks on!

ripstar | Winnipeg | 08/17/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"An amazing album to say the least. Although Propagandhi likes to seperate itself from any distinct category, this is one of the best punk albums of all time. How many other bands can claim that they can carry a message, be funny and play an amazing song all at the same time? This is what puts Propagandhi a cut above the rest. Many other bands carry a political message, but Propagandhi manages to put it into an amazing song, unlike the over-aggressive tunes of other bands (Anti-flag). Overall definately a solid album, but, surprisingly, not Propagandhi's best!"