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March 12, 2009 by morningaftershow

I just got my hands on the new Propagandhi record Supporting Caste. I must say, just a couple listens in, it might be their best. Bold statement but the reason I believe that is because I feel that with every Propagandhi record, the band shows a little more depth in song writing and their political viewpoints are a little more balanced and argued. The new Propagandhi is great balance of aggressive power and politics with smooth grooves. I find moments in the record to be melodic and almost hypnotizing before building up into another flurry of aggression.

I started listening to Propagandhi in the late 90s when Paul and I did the Morning After Show. We used to play How to Clean Everything and Less Talk, More Rock a ton on our show. This dude named Trevor did a punk rocker show on the CiTR before us and he turned us on to the group. I found Propagandhi to be very inspiring, kinda because musically it was pretty basic and savage. They were the band that showed me that ANYONE that puts their energy into music, can take something out of it.

As I started collecting their records and listening more and more, I began to enjoy their newer records. My fave always being whatever the latest disc is. “Die Jugend Marschiert” off Potemkin City Limits is a killer focus cut form the band. I don’t think the song has a traditional chorus, they just blast off with this story and belt out the words. Oddly, the title track “Potemkin City Limits” is on the new record, Supporting Caste. Some of my other favourite focus tracks if you are thinking of trying a few out would be:

“Hallie Sallass, Up Your Ass” from How to Clean Everything
“Stick the fucking flag up you Goddamned Ass, you sonofabitch” from How to Clean Everything
“Back to The Motor league” from Today’s Empires, Tomorrow’s Ashes

Website: Propagandhi.com

Go with yourself.

Posted in music | Tagged CiTR, Propagandhi, The Morning After Show | 4 Comments

4 Responses

on March 12, 2009 at 2:26 pm | Reply Miss Lindsey

Ugh. Being that I am from Propaganhi’s home town, I can’t escape these guys. Love the music, think the singer is a tool bag, and DEFINITELY hate the politics.
on March 12, 2009 at 2:31 pm | Reply morningaftershow

zoinks.

yeah, the politics are extreme, but I LOVE the music and all my dealings with the guys have been great over email.
on March 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm | Reply xugro

I agree with your point about the album’s balance. I’d like to hear what you think of my nontraditional review of the album–it discusses the politics a bit more as well as a few of the songs specifically. You can find it here:
http://xugro.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/supporting-caste/
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Thanks–

X.
on March 30, 2009 at 5:16 pm | Reply morningaftershow

thank you X. I checked out your blog. very groovy.

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