Hard Grind

2002 studio album by Little Axe
Hard Grind
Studio album by
Little Axe
ReleasedJune 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
RecordedOn-U Sound Studios and Konk Studios, London, England
Genre
  • Blues
  • dub
Length48:35
LabelOn-U Sound
ProducerSkip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood
Little Axe chronology
Slow Fuse
(1996)
Hard Grind
(2002)
Champagne & Grits
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
NME8/10[3]
Q[4]
Vibe[5]

Hard Grind is the third album by Little Axe, released on June 11, 2002 by On-U Sound Records.[6][7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Skip McDonald and Adrian Sherwood

No.TitleLength
1."Dark as the Night Cold as the Ground"2:52
2."Blues Story II"5:13
3."Run Here Boy"5:34
4."One Drop Blues"3:41
5."All Night Party"3:45
6."Midnight Dream"4:03
7."A Long Way to Go"4:04
8."Walk Right Shoes"3:37
9."Down to the Valley"5:31
10."Tight Like That"5:28
11."Seek That Truth"4:47

Personnel

Musicians
  • Tony Duffy – guitar (1)
  • Alan Glen – harmonica (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
  • Kieran Kiely – pipes (3)
  • Keith LeBlanc – drums (2, 6–11)
  • Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – keyboards, melodica, backing vocals (4, 10)
  • Jayme McDonald – vocals (6)
  • Skip McDonald – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer
  • Nick Plytas – keyboards (2)
  • Ghetto Priest – backing vocals (7, 9–11)
  • Bim Sherman – vocals (11), backing vocals (9)
  • Doug Wimbish – bass guitar (3, 5–9, 11)
Technical personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 2002 On-U Sound CD ON-U CD 1001
United States 2002 Fat Possum CD 80357-2

In pop culture

The song "Down to the Valley" was featured in the 2003 Disney film Holes.

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Hard Grind". Allmusic. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ^ columnist (August 2002). "Little Axe – Hard Grind". Alternative Press: 76.
  3. ^ columnist (June 1, 2002). "Little Axe – Hard Grind". NME: 37.
  4. ^ columnist (June 2002). "Little Axe – Hard Grind". Q: 116.
  5. ^ columnist (August 2002). "Little Axe – Hard Grind". Vibe: 165.
  6. ^ "Skip Mcdonald: Discography". tackhead.com. 2004. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  7. ^ Parker, David (2001). "Album: Little Axe – 'Hard Grind'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

External links

  • Hard Grind at Discogs (list of releases)
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as The Maffia
as Fats Comet
as Strange Parcels
  • Disconnection (1994)
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