While it and "Leg-Hold Trap" are solid enough, they're not lost treasures, although superfans might get stoked on these new old songs. It's catchy, but like the other two songs, doesn't quite top what the band was turning out in the '90s. "Gamble" is a mid-tempo number about a lady trying to put the moves on Hannah, and he ain't having none. This out-of-print album, No One Is Listening Anymore, was recorded at The Rainbow in 1980 but not released until 1986, when the title had become unjustly accurate.The Chords had indeed stopped playing due to a lack of listening, which was a shame. But then again, Samson's half of "Showdown" was jarring too, so whatever.
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How to Clean Everything Less Talk, More Rock Todays Empires, Tomorrows Ashes. Parts of this sound more like indie rock, which probably wouldn't have gelled with the album. He also played bass in the punk band Propagandhi during the mid-1990s. The music sounds like Clean-era 'gandhi (as in, it sounds like NOFX), and arguably could have been on the album if Samson's style hadn't been so completely different from Hannah's songwriting. In retrospect, it's kind of hard to believe the Weakerthans frontman was ever in a hardcore band, but here he is getting verbose and nasally. Samson's contribution, "Leg-Hold Trap," is a little better. Smashing the state is important, but ya gotta have a good anthem to unite the revolution.įormer member John K. "What Price Will You Pay?" is a bit of a groaner-" How many lives will be taken and crushed out" go the opening lines-on par with Anti-Flag's weaker lyrical moments. Sure, there's a beauty in the directness of "Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch," but it's not exactly the most eloquent, mature form of political discourse.
And let's be honest, frontman Chris Hannah didn't really come into his own as a lyricist until the new millennium. These songs were forgotten about 15 years ago in favor of tunes like "Anchorless," "Anti-Manifesto" and the still-relevant "Ska Sucks." The better songs won.
In hindsight, it seems obvious why Recovered would be a letdown. Culling tracks nixed from the band's first two albums (i.e.-my other two favorite records), it seemed like the surest of punk rock bets. With this week's release of The Recovered EP online, I was primed for another fix. Given that Caste came out just last year, I'm still riding on a 'gandhi high. These albums feature the group's best writing, in terms of political missives, rock music and humor. Depending on my mood, my top three Propagandhi albums shift position but remain the same: How to Clean Everything, Less Talk, More Rock, Supporting Caste.
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