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How to Clean Everything
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedFebruary 1993
StudioWestbeach Recorders
Length33:33
LabelFat Wreck Chords
Propagandhi chronology
How to Clean Everything
(1993)
How to Clean a Couple o' Things
(1993)

How to Clean Everything is the debut album by the punk rock band Propagandhi.[1] It was released in 1993 on Fat Wreck Chords.

Releases

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On August 20, 2013, the album was re-released via Fat Wreck, on CD, green vinyl, and light blue/white vinyl with the songs "Pigs Will Pay", "Homophobes Are Just Mad Cause They Can't Get Laid" and "Leg-Hold Trap", plus four original demos. This version could also be purchased digitally.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

In 1995, The Fresno Bee deemed How to Clean Everything the best album released by Fat Wreck Chords.[4] Writing for AllMusic, Mike Daronco, said the album represented an 'Anarchy 101 to a mass audience' and was fun at the same time.[3] In 2016, Ron Knox for Vice Media said the album was designed to challenge listeners.[5]

Legacy

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Vocalist Chris Hannah said about the album:

I dig it. We still play songs from that record. When I hear them and I play them, the message still resonates with me and I can see the 20 year old Chris writing those songs. It’s still fun, I still get a kick out of it. When we play them these days, they seem seamless in the set, with the new songs. There’s a bit of a difference in terms of the depth and dimension, but they’re still fun to play. I just don’t like when I hear that record, like when I hear that actual record, that recording. That moment in time. I’m just like, "Jesus Christ, turn that fucking thing off". But I don’t regret it. I’m not trying to hide that record from people. I just can’t lie to people and tell them we’re going to make another How to Clean Everything.[6]

Track listing

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  • All songs written by Propagandhi, except where noted.
No.TitleLength
1."Anti-Manifesto"3:36
2."Head? Chest? Or Foot?"2:04
3."Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette"2:43
4."Showdown (G.E./P.)"3:47
5."Ska Sucks"1:50
6."Middle Finger Response"2:23
7."Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch"2:51
8."Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass"4:11
9."Fuck Machine"3:06
10."This Might Be Satire"1:34
11."Who Will Help Me Bake This Bread?"2:41
12."I Want U 2 Vant Me" (Cheap Trick cover)2:47

Personnel

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  • Chris Hannah - guitar, vocals
  • Jord Samolesky - drums, background vocals
  • John K. Samson - bass, vocals

References

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  1. ^ Rebel Music: Resistance Through Hip Hop and Punk. Information Age Publishing, Inc. 2015. p. 53.
  2. ^ "How to Clean Everything (20th Anniversary Edition), by Propagandhi". Propagandhi. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. ^ a b Propagandhi - How to Clean Everything Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-05-06
  4. ^ "Sound Bites". The Fresno Bee. May 11, 1995. p. E8.
  5. ^ "20 Years Ago, Propagandhi Antagonized the Punk Scene with 'Less Talk, More Rock'". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  6. ^ Punknews.org | Chris Hannah (Propagandhi)
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