Less Talk, More Rock
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{{Infobox album
| name = Less Talk, More Rock
| type = studio
| artist = Propagandhi
| cover = Propagandhi - Less Talk, More Rock cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 23, 1996
| recorded = January 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Skate punk, melodic hardcore
| length = 25:49
| label = Fat Wreck Chords
| producer = Ryan Greene
| prev_title = Propagandhi/F.Y.P.
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Where Quantity Is Job #1
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r299629}}
}}
Less Talk, More Rock is the second studio album by the Canadian punk rock band Propagandhi, and the last album to feature bassist John K. Samson.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=Ron|title=Rank Your Records: Propagandhi's Chris Hannah Rates the Band's Diverse Catalog|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rank-your-records-propagandhi-chris-hannah/|work=Noisey|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=November 12, 2019}} It was released in 1996.
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. The album was expressly political to weed out the "jocks" and "bros" in the audience.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=Ron|title=20 Years Ago, Propagandhi Antagonized the Punk Scene with 'Less Talk, More Rock'|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/propagandhi-less-talk-more-rock-20-year-anniversary/|work=Noisey|date=May 27, 2016|access-date=November 12, 2019}}
{{quote| "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."{{cite web|last=Pratt|first=Greg|title=Propagandhi Nazi Baiting and Hardcore Raging|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/propagandhi-nazi_baiting_hardcore_raging|work=Exclaim!|date=September 24, 2012|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}}}
The album was ranked sixth on Phoenix New Times{{'}}s "10 Best Political Punk Rock Albums of All Time" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/10-best-political-punk-rock-albums-of-all-time-7388653|title=10 Best Political Punk Albums|work=Phoenix New Times|author=Chesler, Josh|date=June 8, 2015|accessdate=June 12, 2016}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|title1 = Apparently, I'm a 'P.C. Fascist' (Because I Care About Both Human and Non-Human Animals)
|length1 = 1:47
|title2 = Nailing Descartes to the Wall/(Liquid) Meat Is Still Murder
|length2 = 1:04
|title3 = Less Talk, More Rock
|length3 = 1:37
|title4 = Anchorless
|length4 = 1:39
|title5 = Rio De San Atlanta, Manitoba
|length5 = 0:39
|title6 = A Public Dis-Service Announcement from Shell
|length6 = 1:25
|title7 = ...And We Thought That Nation-States Were a Bad Idea
|length7 = 2:24
|title8 = I Was a Pre-Teen McCarthyist
|length8 = 2:32
|title9 = Resisting Tyrannical Government
|length9 = 2:15
|title10 = Gifts
|length10 = 2:03
|title11 = The Only Good Fascist Is a Very Dead Fascist
|length11 = 1:10
|title12 = A People's History of the World
|length12 = 2:21
|title13 = The State-Lottery
|length13 = 2:13
|title14 = Refusing to Be a Man
|length14 = 2:40
}}
Personnel
- Chris Hannah – guitar, vocals
- Jord Samolesky – drums, background vocals
- John K. Samson – bass, vocals
Cover art
The album cover is the promotional poster of the 1984 Calgary Stampede.
References
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External links
- [http://propagandhi.com/lyrics/lesstalk/ Official lyrics]
- [http://www.fatwreck.com/record/detail/666 Album information at Fat Wreck Chords]
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