Ol' glory

"The deliberate slow-build drama of "Hold on Tight," as Grey and Dennis respond to his protagonist's swaggering declarations of lust in call and response, meld ragged, rockist blues and drop-line breakbeat funk. But these tracks and the earthy, backporch country of closer "Hurricane" (with Dickinson) are the exception rather than the rule. Too many other tracks have one too many verses, could have used bridges, or been left off altogether. Ol' Glory may reveal a bigger, more multi-dimensional sound for Grey and Mofro, but at what price progress?".

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"Grey offers a sound that satisfies on its own. He may be the only constant member of this ensemble, but he's overseen the band's evolution into a tight knit soulful ensemble. Evidence of that achievement is easily head on the group's latest offering, the aptly titled Ol' Glory, an album infused with archival R&B. It effectively emulates a style that was once prevalent in the `60s and `70s, well before rap and hip hop ransacked black music almost entirely. This is the sound of Stax, Hi and the other signature labels of that particularly abundant era".

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