Propagandhi - 1995 - I\'d Rather Be Flag Burning

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Artist:

Propagandhi

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Album:

I'd Rather Be Flag Burning

Bio:

As one of Fat Wreck Chord's very first bands, Propagandhi have long been going against the grain of not just society, but even their own record label. The radicals from Winnipeg, Canada, got together in 1989 and eventually played a show with NOFX. After talking with Fat Mike and realizing they shared the same D.I.Y. attitude, the band agreed to join his fledgling label. Ideally, the band would have loved to skirt the entire capitalist process of selling and marketing music, but made compromises in order to get its pro-gay, pro-feminist, pro-civil liberties, anti-fascism message out. Screeching over fast, catchy punk music, the group moved easily from humorous to profound to blunt with song titles like "I Was a Pre-Teen McCarthyist," "Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette," and "Stick That Fucking Flag Up Your Goddamn Ass, You Skinhead Creep."

That style took a dramatic turn in 1997 when singer, songwriter, and bassist John K. Samson left to write, start a publishing company, and eventually form the Weakerthans. The remaining members of Propagandhi started their own label, G7 Welcoming Committee, which released the band's third album, Where Quantity Is Job #1, along with Weakerthans' records and Propagandhi's 2001 effort, Today's Empire, Tomorrow's Ashes, in Canada. Founding member and guitarist/vocalist Chris Hannah left the group in 2003, leaving Jordy Samolesky and Todd Kowalski to the difficult task of finding a replacement. They eventually settled on Portage Terriers vocalist Glenn Lambert and quickly headed into the studio. Both Where Quantity Is Job #1 -- a compilation of live tracks, demos, and previously unreleased material -- and Potemkin City Limits were released in 2005.

Tracks:

1 Mutual Friend
2 Intro 00:32
3 Nation States 02:20
4 Wde Is Me 01:29
5 Oka Everywhere
6 Haille Does 00:35
7 Hebron (Reggae Fiesta!) 03:35
8 Remain 01:30
9 Just Between 02:06
10 Friends 01:27
11 No Exchange 00:29
12 T.I.Y. 01:07
13 Digging a Grave 00:36
14 Because They Don't Speak for Themselves, Fucker 02:17
15 60 Billion Served 04:00
16 Appliances and Cars 03:04

Rating (of 10):

7

Release Date:

1995

Label:

Recess

Genre:

* Rock

Styles:

* Punk Rock

Bitrate:

128kbps

File format:

mp3

File size:

26.1 MB