How to Clean Everything

1993 studio album by Propagandhi

Studio album by

Propagandhi

Released

May 31, 1993

Recorded

February 1993

Studio

Westbeach Recorders

Length

33:33

Label

Fat Wreck Chords

Propagandhi chronology

How to Clean Everything
(1993)

How to Clean a Couple o' Things
(1993)

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How to Clean Everything is the debut album by the punk rock band Propagandhi, released in 1993 on Fat Wreck Chords.

Releases

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.^[1]

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, Mike Daronco, said the album represented an 'Anarchy 101 to a mass audience' and was fun at the same time.^[2] In 2016, Ron Knox for Vice Media said the album was designed to challenge listeners.^[3]

Legacy

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.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Propagandhi, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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

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

References

^ "How To Clean Everything (20th Anniversary Edition), by Propagandhi". Propagandhi. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
^ Propagandhi - How to Clean Everything Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-05-06
^ "20 Years Ago, Propagandhi Antagonized the Punk Scene with 'Less Talk, More Rock'". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
^ Punknews.org | Chris Hannah (Propagandhi)