Hard Grind

Hard Grind
Studio album by Little Axe
Released	June 11, 2002
Recorded	On-U Sound Studios and Konk Studios, London, England
Genre	Electric 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 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. 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)