Less Talk, More Rock is the second full-length album by the Canadian punk rock band Propagandhi, and the last album to feature bassist John K. Samson.[3] Released in 1996.
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| Released | April 23, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | January 1996 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop-punk, hardcore punk[1] | |||
| Length | 25:49 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | Ryan Greene | |||
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Chris Hannah described the album as a conscious decision to be more confrontational, noting the presence of the term "gay-positive" on the album cover.[3] The album was expressly political to weed out the "jocks" and "bros" in the audience.[4]
"When How to Clean came out, we had no idea anyone would like it, then we went and played some shows and all of a sudden, oh, who are all these fucking jocks and skaters and surfers here? Fuck them," says Hannah. "Let's draw a line in the sand, let's make sure we're not misunderstood. We have these values, let's make sure nobody misunderstands them, even if it separates the wheat from the chaff and we're the chaff and it's just us. Let's lay it out on the table."[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apparently, I'm a 'P.C. Fascist' (Because I Care About Both Human and Non-Human Animals)" | 1:47 |
| 2. | "Nailing Descartes to the Wall/(Liquid) Meat Is Still Murder" | 1:04 |
| 3. | "Less Talk, More Rock" | 1:37 |
| 4. | "Anchorless" | 1:39 |
| 5. | "Rio De San Atlanta, Manitoba" | 0:39 |
| 6. | "A Public Dis-Service Announcement from Shell" | 1:25 |
| 7. | "...And We Thought That Nation-States Were a Bad Idea" | 2:24 |
| 8. | "I Was a Pre-Teen McCarthyist" | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Resisting Tyrannical Government" | 2:15 |
| 10. | "Gifts" | 2:03 |
| 11. | "The Only Good Fascist Is a Very Dead Fascist" | 1:10 |
| 12. | "A People's History of the World" | 2:21 |
| 13. | "The State-Lottery" | 2:13 |
| 14. | "Refusing to Be a Man" | 2:40 |
Personnel
edit- Chris Hannah – guitar, vocals
- Jord Samolesky – drums, background vocals
- John K. Samson – bass, vocals
Cover art
editThe album cover is the promotional poster of the 1984 Calgary Stampede.
References
edit- ^ Chesler, Josh (June 8, 2015). "10 Best Political Punk Albums". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Less Talk, More Rock at AllMusic
- ^ a b Knox, Ron (March 12, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Propagandhi's Chris Hannah Rates the Band's Diverse Catalog". Noisey. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Knox, Ron (May 27, 2016). "20 Years Ago, Propagandhi Antagonized the Punk Scene with 'Less Talk, More Rock'". Noisey. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Pratt, Greg (September 24, 2012). "Propagandhi Nazi Baiting and Hardcore Raging". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
External links
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