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McDonald is a master of the contemporary blues. --The Guardian
A fully paid up, card carrying Prince of the blues. --Blues and Soul
Embraces the blues with authority, creativity and innovation. The distinctive Little Axe sound is a dreamy miasma, creaming up elements of funk, rock, soul and gospel. --Bbc
A fully paid up, card carrying Prince of the blues. --Blues and Soul
Embraces the blues with authority, creativity and innovation. The distinctive Little Axe sound is a dreamy miasma, creaming up elements of funk, rock, soul and gospel. --Bbc
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(2011 'On-Usound') (54:08/14) Skip McDonald alias Little Axe hat für das legendäre Okeh-R&B-Label aufgenommen, für Fat Possum, für die Hip-Hop-Firmen Sugar Hill, Tommy Boy und 4th & Broadway, für das innovative On-U Sound und eben für Peter Gabriels Real World-Label. Mit der gelungenen Mischung aus düsteren Blueselementen, Hip-Hop Grooves und an Gospel angelegte Vokalpassagen produziert dieser Musiker seit Jahren spannende Alben im Grenzbereich zwischen Blues und World
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Another perfectly competent Little Axe album that touches all Skip McDonald's familiar bases, but therein perhaps lies its problem. Seven albums in, the formula may just be starting to wear a little thin.
Little Axe's first three albums, 'The Wolf that House Built' 'Slow Fuse' and 'Hard Grind' were extraordinary and truly groundbreaking releases, taking the blues to places it had never been before with the aid of some jaw-dropping samples. Even with Little Axe's unusual slant on the genre, maintaining that originality cannot be easy and, sadly, this time there are few real surprises as McDonald and his cohorts tread a now very well-worn path. So much so that some of the rhythm tracks on this album have even been recycled from earlier Adrian Sherwood / On-U Sound productions.
Much more dub-based than previous outings, you can't actually fault any of the tracks individually. But the overall impression you're left with at the end is of an artist content to tread water instead of riding the waves.
Perhaps it's time for Skip McDonald to step out of his comfort zone.
Little Axe's first three albums, 'The Wolf that House Built' 'Slow Fuse' and 'Hard Grind' were extraordinary and truly groundbreaking releases, taking the blues to places it had never been before with the aid of some jaw-dropping samples. Even with Little Axe's unusual slant on the genre, maintaining that originality cannot be easy and, sadly, this time there are few real surprises as McDonald and his cohorts tread a now very well-worn path. So much so that some of the rhythm tracks on this album have even been recycled from earlier Adrian Sherwood / On-U Sound productions.
Much more dub-based than previous outings, you can't actually fault any of the tracks individually. But the overall impression you're left with at the end is of an artist content to tread water instead of riding the waves.
Perhaps it's time for Skip McDonald to step out of his comfort zone.
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13 Feb 2012
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I have to admit I dont own everything from Little Axe AKA Skip McDonald so I cant really compare it to his long history of music but having said that, this is very different from his last album "Bought for a Dollar, Sold for a Dime", and I think both albums are fantastic. The reason for the difference is because "If you want Loyalty Buy a Dog" is another On-U Sound production which means Adrian Sherwood has had a big influence over the sounds whereas "Bought for a Dollar..." I believe is heavily Skip himself. The old crew Style Scott and Dub Syndicate are there along with Roots Radics to help give this album a very roots reggae dub feel, it brings back so much of what it used be to like with On-U Sound and they havent lost any of the potency, in fact this is one of the best recordings I have ever heard from them. Little Axe with his beautiful guitar playing is what makes it the best.
Perfect blend of cultures.
18 May 2012
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I found this little gem while looking for a new copy of an African Head Charge LP. What a great surprise. To be honest I feel a bit of a fool. This is the sixth record from Little Axe, how did I miss the first five, starting with Wolf That House Built. What's past is past, my embarrassment wanes, soothed by the music. I know about Little Axe now and there is no going back.
I envision this album to be the music bubbling under Skip's fevered brow. Songs manifesting as hummed bits in the shower, driving to the store, demanding to be brought to the light of day. Fragments of a lifetime playing music threating to boil over in Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald's blood. What an amazing tour-du-force showcasing a great guitarist working his mojo, while Mr. Sherwood, Style Scott and friends form the channeled spirits of music old and new into a bit less amorphous form. I am glad to vote with my wallet that these artists continue in their work, join me.
I envision this album to be the music bubbling under Skip's fevered brow. Songs manifesting as hummed bits in the shower, driving to the store, demanding to be brought to the light of day. Fragments of a lifetime playing music threating to boil over in Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald's blood. What an amazing tour-du-force showcasing a great guitarist working his mojo, while Mr. Sherwood, Style Scott and friends form the channeled spirits of music old and new into a bit less amorphous form. I am glad to vote with my wallet that these artists continue in their work, join me.
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