Less Talk, More Rock

Less Talk, More Rock is the second album of Canadian melodic punk rock band Propagandhi. It first read Propaganda and thought that punk rock was the wrong genre description. Nevertheless the result is a bit similar as both bands are ok, but in both cases there are a lot of contemporaries in the same genre that are preferable. There is nothing wrong with this album, but acts as Green Day or The Offspring write far better songs. I like the fact it's no uk or USA and their lyrics are well themed, but the material does not stand out enough to justify four stars.

Another blistering, blink and you’ll miss it punk LP. Appreciated how forthright and in-your-face the lyrics were, sometimes subtlety is overrated. The album doesn’t overstay its welcome, but doesn’t leave too much of an impact as a result – the genre’s fast-paced, aggressive instrumentals often blend together, but if it’s all going to sound the same this isn’t a bad way to sound.

Less Talk, More Rock is top, icons of the genre, Resisting Tyrannical Government is a long-term favourite, A People's History of the World also quality, 4/5, timeless and a regular listen now.

5/5 for the titles alone. No lies there. Still boringly relevant in this inbred century. Its good, upbeat punk btw

Portage la Prairie (/ˈpɔːrdɪdʒ lə ˈprɛəri/) is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada, home to approximately 13,000 people. Portage la Prairie is a farming city. Every year, it has hosted the Potato Festival in celebration of its starchy cash crop, except for this year when it was cancelled due to mismanagement and also last year, for the same reason. Portage la Prairie also has the Whoop and Hollar Folk Fest every August, championing both new and veteran Manitoban acts. Every year, beet-faced farmers voice their opposition to the festival, worried that it will potentially expose their cattle herds to lightly amplified, guitar based music. Or worse, hippies. Notably the hardcore punk band Propagandhi was formed in Portage. I can't imagine why they left. For privacy's sake, let's say I grew up in a southern Manitoban town called, oh I don't know, Carry-the-Canoe. For all I knew, country act Doc Walker was the only local band who made it. I heard things about Propagandhi, but they may as well have been a bar band who played at the Fiddle before flaming out in 1990. The fact that at least one user on this website considers them a must-hear amazes me. Of course that's not a knock on Propagandhi's music- more a reflection on my naïveté, not realizing for the longest time that their music did, after all, make it outside of the RM's border. One would think that's a cause for cheer among the town's inhabitants, kinda like Hanna, Alberta with Nickelback, but possibly the silence has to do with at least one of the four mission statements in the border of this album cover. No, it HAS to be the "animal friendly" part. To quote k.d. lang, Albertan singer who you might remember from the 1001, "It was easier to come out as a lesbian than it was to come out as a vegetarian." Wikipedia states they included that border to "[separate] the wheat from the chaff", which is funny to me because even the most rad of Portage la Prairians still have fields of wheat on the mind. My only other exposure to their music is 2001's Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes, which despite being drawn to their overtly political lyrics, the post-hardcore/thrash sound just didn't appeal to me. This earlier offering, however, was more enjoyable than I expected, and not just because I have to say something nice about the hometown heroes. Aside from the skate punk sound being just easier to listen to in general, the balance between messaging and catchy melodies is maintained throughout the 25 minutes. I give it 4 potatoes out of 5 September 11, 2026

Oh hell yeah, this is the first album where I get to add a star for good after the countless I have had to subtract a star for evil!

I was surprised to find this album already in my library, so somewhere along the way I actually ripped the CD of this! I don’t really remember it but listening now I liked the song titles, appreciate the message, and am happy to get a Canadian import. Quick and enjoyable listen! Bonus point as a fuck you to our stupid trade war against Canada.

I like this album

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Rido de San Atlanta Manitoba, The only good fascist is a very dead fascist

Skate punk, melodic hardcore. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

A quick ride of punk tunes with fun names and good messaging assuming you are not a nazi

Short & sweet, the best kind of punk

Political punky shit. Fun and good. Less than half an hour long? King shit.

Love it

I like the very political nature of this, but in terms of music, this album has already been on the list before. They aren't really adding anything new to the genre that hasn't been done before. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3.5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Worth coming back to

Pretty well executed 90s-era style speedy, lefty punk. Lyrically it suffers a bit from that problem that delivering the Message takes precedence over artfulness, and though I generally agree with the message it is very preachy.

Reminded me a bit of NOFX. 14–16-year-old me would have loved this. 38-year-old me appreciates the nostalgia, but doesn’t want to revisit this album.

This and the next kinda merge into one for me

Just a standard punk album. Short, agressive songs. Kinda average

I'm of two minds when it comes to punk. On the one hand, I love the Clash, the Ramones, Iggy and the Stooges and the early Replacements punk years. I can appreciate the Sex Pistols and Dead Kennedys, even if I don't love them. But when it comes to bands like Green Day (and this band reminds me of Green Day), I just don't care for them. Not sure why, but it just doesn't do much for me. 3 stars.

Decent enough 90s punk

"They were just naming their bands fucking anything in the 90s" exhibit number 500. Fairly enjoyable, short punk rock album. The unabashedly blunt lyrics were pretty fun. Recording an entire album just to say weed out certain individuals out of your fanbase, gotta respect it.

Ehh almost good

I'm 60 and think I know what Punk is and this tries to ape the trappings but no the spirit. It brings nothing to the table in terms of rage and rebellion.

Firstly, for an album from 1rom 30 years ago to be talking about things that still haven’t been resolved today. Was a little disheartening. And then there’s that lyric in the track “Less talk, more rock” that was not ok; Not ok to make it up, and not ok to be so blasé about it if it true. It ruined the whole album for me