Champagne and Grits
Download links and information about Champagne and Grits by Little Axe. This album was released in 2004 and it belongs to Blues, Reggae, Dub, World Music, Country, Acoustic genres. It contains 13 tracks with total duration of 53:23 minutes.
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| Artist: | Little Axe |
| Release date: | 2004 |
| Genre: | Blues, Reggae, Dub, World Music, Country, Acoustic |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Duration: | 53:23 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | People Grinning In Your Face | 3:57 |
| 2. | Finger On The Trigger | 5:09 |
| 3. | Mean Things | 6:17 |
| 4. | The Way I See It | 0:37 |
| 5. | Walk On Water | 4:49 |
| 6. | Go Away Devil | 4:43 |
| 7. | Say My Name | 4:44 |
| 8. | Take Me Back To The Country | 1:00 |
| 9. | All In The Same Boat | 4:10 |
| 10. | Living and Sleeping In A Dangerous Time | 5:44 |
| 11. | Will I Ever Get Back Home Again? | 4:21 |
| 12. | Cloud | 3:10 |
| 13. | Run Sinners | 4:42 |
Details
[Edit]Skip McDonald's Little Axe returns for Champagne and Grits, and it could well be the band's finest, most expansive set yet. Little Axe's brand of blues-gospel-dub is probably the most interesting and adventurous of all the projects that attempt to infuse new life into the blues, and Champagne and Grits rivals their debut not only for an outstanding set of tunes, but for sheer sonic experimentation as well. Skip runs the show with plenty of help from producer Adrian Sherwood, and of course Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc are on hand as well. The set starts with a pure acoustic blues, but then enters territory charted only by this band. It's still the blues, but there are gospel-flavored vocals, eerie harmonica, and fantastic dub elements all combined into a singular style. Disembodied vocals and sermons waft in and out of the ether, along with washes of electronica, soulful blues guitar, and wicked basslines. A couple of the tracks venture a bit further into reggae territory (with some help from Junior Delgado), but it still all feels bluesy despite the additional trappings. McDonald knows and respects the past, but he knows how to build on it, not enshrine it. Little Axe is the only band that does what it does, and does it brilliantly. Ancient to the future. Highly recommended.