Propagandhi - How To Clean Everything (1993) [Remastered 2013]

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.