Hard Grind

Hard Grind
Studio album by Little Axe
Released	June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
Recorded	On-U Sound Studios and Konk Studios, London, England
Genre	Blues dub
Length	48:35
Label	On-U Sound
Producer	Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood
Little Axe chronology
Slow Fuse (1996) Hard Grind (2002) Champagne & Grits (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
NME	8/10 [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.	Title	Length
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 Alan Branch – engineering Nick Coplowe – engineering Darren Grant  – engineering Kevin Metcalfe – mastering Adrian Sherwood  – producer

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)