Blues

Popa Chubby - Presents New York City Blues (1999)

2013-06-19T16:26:07Z

Popa Chubby - Presents New York City Blues (1999)


1. I Can't Forget The Things You Said 
2. Woman You Must Be Crazy 
3. Stranded In Vegas 
4. Fenderbender 
5. Guard My Heart 
6. All Good Things 
7. The Day That I Walked In 
8. Madman Blues/drivin' To Dallas 
9. Big Sister Betty 
10. Shaken Blue 
11. Lie Down With The Blues 
12. Telephone Woman 
13. Bleecker Street Boogie 
14. Rock And Roll Zombie 
15. Walkin' With Danny 
16. I Think I'm Gonna Pop 
17. Rested In The Mornin' 
18. Lo Han Sway

Born Ted Horowitz, Popa Chubby is a true native son of the Big Apple. He grew up in the neighborhood immortalized in Robert DeNiro's film "A Bronx Tale." His early memories of hearing the jukebox in his parents' candy store playing the hits of early Sixties soul and R&B and the neighborhood teens flocking around it made a lasting impression on him.

"When I first heard Freddie King my world was turned upside down. I was 19 and this older cat in the neighborhood played me the Just Pickin' record and I was knocked out cold. I thought, 'Man, that's what I wanna be when I grow up.'"

In 1990 the Popa Chubby Band was born. The name was taken from an impromptu jam with Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic. "He was singing a song called 'Popa Chubby' and he pointed at me." The name captured the essence of what his music has come to represent. "Popa Chubby basically means to get excited. The core of my music is about excitement. I think music should make people feel alive."

In 1994 Popa signed a recording deal with then recently resurrected O-Keh Records (Sony Music), lured by the prospect of working with Tom Dowd, longtime Atlantic Records engineer/producer, whose recordings by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, the Allman Brothers and others are legendary. Booty And The Beast was released in 1994, and the single, “Sweet Goddess Of Love and Beer,” soon swept the country and became a summer radio hit coast to coast in 1995.

Creative differences left Popa a free agent in 1996, so he began releasing albums on his own label. On the advice of Dowd he went to Europe, where his first two CDs were released as a collection by the French Dixiefrog label. The record was an instant success and left Popa touring nonstop. The energy and showmanship of his sets earned him critical and commercial acclaim overseas, and in fact, he's become a huge star in Europe, where he appears on the covers of magazines and routinely sells out major venues.

In May 2000, Dixiefrog released How'd A White Boy Get the Blues? in Europe. Looking for a domestic label that would understand his unique approach to the blues, Popa brought the album to Blind Pig Records, which released this seminal blues-rock concept record in August of 2001. It uses electric and acoustic guitar blends, drum loops and electronics to show how close the blues, hip-hop and R&B really are. Calling the CD "a fresh take on the genre," Billboard said "If Muddy Waters was a modern blues artist, then Popa Chubby is a post-modern bluesman."

The Good, The Bad, and The Chubby followed in 2002, featuring thirteen brand new compositions reflecting, in Popa's words, "Love, Life, Betrayal, Diesel, Jet Fuel, Marriage, Murder, Stress and Passion!" At the time, Popa's recording studio was about a half a mile away from the World Trade Center, and he wrote the opening track, “Somebody Let The Devil Out,” in reaction to the September 11th tragedy. All Music Guide said the release was "one of the strongest, most distinctive modern blues albums of 2002."

The next year Blind Pig released a collection of Popa's early work entitled The Hungry Years, drawn from several out-of-print albums Popa had released on his own label in the early 90's and including three previously unreleased tracks. "From the bowels of Greenwich Village to the Upper East Side, New York from 1991 to 1996 was my very own Rotten Apple!" Living Blues offered, "Batten down the hatch before putting this on the stereo - this ain't your granddaddy's blues."

In the election year of 2004, Popa Chubby came up with his lyrically edgiest record yet, one of the most topical and important records of the year - Peace, Love, and Respect. Twelve tracks of hard-hitting, politically inspired songs that run from upholding First Amendment rights in the hard-thumping shuffle “Un-American Blues," to protesting the plight of young people dying for the lust of oil and power in “Young Men.”

2005 saw the release of a live CD and a DVD, Big Man, Big Guitar. As Popa described it, "I basically gave Blind Pig free rein to choose the material for Big Man, Big Guitar and was very pleased with their choices. They really put the focus on my guitar work, the roots of my music and the energy we generate on stage. I think they not only captured the best of me as a guitar player and performer today but also included some of those seminal selections that influenced my career from the very beginning."

Stealing the Devil's Guitar arrived the following year, and was Popa Chubby's most guitar-centric studio album to date. As the Philadelphia Inquirer put it, "Truly a bluesman for the new millennium, Popa Chubby has an abiding affection for the tradition but uses it only as a springboard for his distinctive style."

In 2007, Popa unleashed Electric Chubbyland, a live collection celebrating the work of Jimi Hendrix. Relix magazine said “Chubby’s searing guitar work is exceptional, and his vocals evoke the spirit of Jimi. Chubby unleashes some of the fiercest string bending this side of Electric Ladyland. Tribute albums are a dangerous lot, but Electric Chubbyland is a safe, enjoyable, mesmerizing listen.” Long requested by Chubby’s rabid fan base, the albums managed to capture, as Chubby put it, “that special spark of energy that only happens between the audience and performer. I love playing Hendrix with my own spin. Loud and proud for all the people!"

Those same fans will undoubtedly welcome Deliveries After Dark, Chubby’s latest collection of jet-fueled originals. “I have gotten back to why I started playing music to begin with,” says the masterful guitarist. “The excitement and the feeling of raw power. All I can tell you is you need rock and roll in your soul and I am the man in control. The Blues are alive and well and Rock and Roll will never die! Are you ready to rock?”---amazon.com

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Popa Chubby - Live at The Fip Cd2 (2003)

2013-06-15T15:45:29Z

Popa Chubby - Live at The Fip Cd2 (2003)


1. Motorcyle Mama (8:01)
2. No Money Down (0:10)
3. Matchbox (8:22)
4. Stress Will Kill You Every Time (9:48)
5. Somebody Let the Devil Out (8:30)
6. Arlita (9:25)
7. Jackson (5:30)
8. Gloria (9:17)
9. How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? (3:28)

Personnel:
Popa Chubby - Guitar,Vocals
Galea - Bass,Vocals & Backing Vocals
Mike Lattrell - Keyboards,Backing Vocals
Vincent Daune - Drums

Second Session - February 12, 2002 - Recorded at Radio France

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Popa Chubby - Universal Breakdown Blues (2013)

2013-05-26T16:23:00Z

Popa Chubby - Universal Breakdown Blues (2013)


01. I Don't Want Nobody 
02. I Ain't Giving Up 
03. Universal Breakdown Blues 
04. The Peoples Blues 
05. Rock Me Baby 
06. 69 Dollars 
07. Over The Rainbow 
08. I Need A Lil' Mojo 
09. Danger Man 
10. Goin' Back To Amsterdam (Reefer Smokin' Man) 
11. The Finger Bangin' Boogie 
12. Mind Bender

Musicians:
Popa Chubby - Bass, Drum Programming, Guitar, Percussion,  Vocals
Steve Holley - Drums
Chris Jefferson - Bass
Kris Jefferson - Bass
Dave Keyes - Hammond B3, Piano, Wurlitzer
A. J. Pappas - Bass
Chris Reddan - Drums
Sari Schoor  - Vocals
Snidley Whiplash - Cowbell
Erik Boyd - Bass
Simeon Cain – Drums

Ted Horowitz, better known as Popa Chubby, is a master of his craft. Hailing from The Bronx, New York City, New York. His skill at guitar is paralleled only by greats such as the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Joe Satriani and Jimi Hendrix. Taking blues-rock to a whole new level, adding an element of eroticism to his lyrics and blending them together perfectly, this man has something to offer for all. With subtle, more slower jams like “I Ain’t Giving Up”, more jazzy endeavors such as the opening track “I Don’t Want Nobody” and then down and dirty track such as “69 Dollars” and “The Finger Bangin’ Boogie”, Universal Breakdown Blues is an album you don’t want to miss. It will have you gettin’ down, singing along, and playing along with some air guitar. The man’s vocals are incredible and fit his genre perfectly. This album takes you on a journey that lasts approximately an hour but feels like days and leaves you satiated, but wanting more. There’s not much I can say about this album, except that the solos are insane, the bass lines are groovy and the lyrics are powerful, yet fun. Popa Chubby will definitely boogie his way into the hearts of millions with “Universal Breakdown Blues”. He speaks of love, loss, lust, deception and many things in between. This is an album you truly have to hear to believe. Pick up your copy of Universal Breakdown Blues on Provogue/Mascot Label Group and discover a new love for Blues Rock or just discover the genre, whatever you do, don’t miss out on this absolutely breathtaking album! ---Bearly Sinister, new-transcendence.com

Popa Chubby należy do grona wyjątkowo płodnych artystów. Średnio raz na roku do sklepów trafia albo jego nowy album studyjny, albo jakaś „koncertówka”. „Universal Breakdown Blues” to premierowy materiał tego potężnie zbudowanego amerykańskiego gitarzysty i wokalisty.

Ted Horowitz (bo tak brzmi prawdziwe imię i nazwisko muzyka) urodził się w Nowym Jorku, ale dobrze czuje się w typowym, chicagowskim bluesie. Dowód na to dostajemy w otwierającym płytę „I Don’t Want Nobody”. Bardzo fajne to otwarcie... Klimat radykalnie zmienia się wraz z pierwszym dźwiękami „I Ain’t Giving Up”. Piękna ballada z mocnymi wpływami soul (te chórki brzmią naprawdę ładnie). „Muzycznego przekładańca” ciąg dalszy... Bo trzeci w kolejności kawałek tytułowy znów przynosi mocniejsze granie. To zresztą jeden z najciekawszych fragmentów płyty, gitarowe partie robią wrażenie i zostają w pamięci na dłużej. Co potem? Oczywiście zwalniamy tempo. „The Peoples Blues” – klasyczne, wolne bluesisko, podczas koncertów pewnie zostanie rozciągnięte grubo powyżej tych ośmiu minut, w których zamyka się na albumie.

Dalej Popa Chubby nie trzyma się już ortodoksyjnie reguły „szybki – wolny”. Zaskakuje za to nawiązaniami do klasyki... muzyki poważnej, fundując cytat z „Dla Elizy” Beethovena w „Over The Rainbow”. Zresztą ten kawałek generalnie ma dosyć luźne związki z bluesem. Nie można tego natomiast powiedzieć już chociażby o „I Need A Lil’ Mojo”, „Danger Man”, czy „Goin’ Back To Amsterdam” – to granie jak z podręcznika gatunku. Podsumowując: płyta na pewno nie wywoła trzęsienia ziemi w muzycznym światku, ale słucha się jej bardzo sympatycznie. Ten materiał zagrany na żywo pewnie jeszcze zyska na wartości... ---Robert Dłucik, rockarea.eu

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Popa Chubby – Brooklyn Basement Blues (1999)

2011-10-30T19:30:42Z

Popa Chubby – Brooklyn Basement Blues (1999)


1	Shakedown							play			
2	If It Feels Like Love			
3	Rats Get Whacked			
4	She Said That Evil Was Her Name			
5	Transformation			
6	Arlita			
7	White Devil			
8	Wind Cries Mary See All 2			
9	Meat Helmet			
10	I'Ve Been Loving You Too Long			
11	You Can't Keep a Brother Down		play

Personnel: 
Popa Chubby (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, drums, castanets, background vocals); 
Popa Chubby (space echo guitar, wah-wah guitar, bass guitar); 
Galea Escargot (spoken vocals); 
Dońa Oxford (strings, Hammond b-3 organ);
Tim Fritz (bass guitar); 
Paul Richards , Michael Lauren, Paul Richards , Tom Major, Michael Lauren (drums)

This ain't your typical blues album--after all, most blues albums don't include the following notice: "This compact disc will sound best at loud volumes!" And indeed it does. The New York-based Popa Chubby is a dangerous man around a guitar, and if one could imagine what a bluesman who used to back up punk poets might sound like, one would end up with Popa Chubby. He's got a solid, steady guitar style and songwriting capabilities that span blues, R&B, and rock & roll, occasionally showing his roots in the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. If there's a weakness here, it's that the music is occasionally a bit repetitive, making some songs seem longer than they really are; and Chubby's cover of "The Wind Cries Mary," while solid, doesn't leave a lasting impression. Still, rock-steady tracks like "Shakedown," "Rats Get Whacked," and "Transformation" have definite appeal and pack a hefty punch. --Genevieve Williams, Editorial Reviews

Popa Chubby plays loud blues-rock, plain and simple. The songs on this 1999 outing are almost all originals from his pen, with Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long" and Jimi Hendrix's "The Wind Cries Mary" being the only covers aboard. While blues purists will no doubt find his playing and demeanor rock-excessive, fans of burning bluesy guitar will actually find much here to savor. Chubby never really overplays (given the parameters of the genre he's working in, mind you) and the tunes show a stronger sense of melody this time out. There's a nice selection of grooves and all of them exist as songs first and as frameworks second. Fans of high-powered blues-rock will love this one. --- Cub Koda, AMG

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Popa Chubby – Back To New York City (2011)

2011-10-13T18:31:18Z

Popa Chubby – Back To New York City (2011)


01 Back to New York City 04:39				play
02 She Loves Everybody But Me 04:26
03 Pond of Flesh 06:28
04 Warrior God 05:10
05 The Future (Leonard Cohen) 07:28
06 It's About You 04:49
07 A Love that Will Not Die 04:31
08 Keep Your Woodpile Dry 04:46				play
09 Stand Before the Sun 06:02
10 She Made Me Beg for it 05:44
11 Jesus Joy of Man's Desire (J.S. Bach) 03:40

Personnel:
Popa Chubby, Irving Louis Laftin, Lewis Gatewood, Joe Taino, Steve Logan, Mati Smith.

Popa Chubby has come back to New York City. The streets where it all began. The memories of triumph and struggle, sparked by every sidewalk, subway, dive bar and tattoo parlour. The musician that never rests, back in the city that never sleeps. To those who know the man’s music and ethos, there’s an argument that despite his ferocious touring schedule, he never really left. The Big Apple is under his fingernails; a strand of his spiritual DNA. Maybe so, but Popa Chubby has never written such an open love letter to his hometown as new studio album, Back To New York City. “I haven’t lost faith in New York,” he says. “As a bluesman, I still identify as coming from this city.” --- soundcloud.com

One more time, here is some real New York City Blues with six artists discovered by Popa Chubby. The album is produced by Popa who drives everything from the board of his two New York City studios. Four songs are performed by Popa, the others by the rest of the gang.

" Well, here we go again! More sounds from the Rotten Fucking Core of the Big Apple! Like I told you before New Yorkers aren't born they're made! They're made out of dirt and gristle! They're made from hard livin’ and not enough room, hard competition and lack of tradition ! That's right we breakin’ some rules! I am proud to present for your amazement and amusement 7 of the Baddest in the land! The Guitars of New York City!" --- POPA CHUBBY, bluesweb.com

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Popa Chubby - The Good The Bad And The Chubby (2002)

2009-10-29T20:10:22Z

Popa Chubby - The Good The Bad And The Chubby (2002)


01. Somebody Let The Devil Out (4:21)
02. If The Diesel Don't Get You Then The Jet Fuel Will (4:03) 
03. I Can't See The Light Of Day (4:52) 
04. I'll Be There For You (5:15) 
05. Stress Will Kill You Every Time (5:34) 
06. No Trouble No More (4:16) 
07. Bad Connection (4:18) 
08. Strange Way Of Saying I Love You (4:20) 
09. P-O-P-A (6:42) 
10. Already Stoned (5:19) 
11. Dirty Lie (6:00) 
12. Passion (5:46) 
13. Play It From The Heart (8:25)

Personnel: 
Popa Chubby (vocals, electric guitar, dobro, harmonica); 
Ian Spliffy (soprano saxophone); 
Mike Lattrell (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); 
Kris Jefferson (bass, shaker); 
Steve Holley (drums).

Against all odds, Popa Chubby has turned into a distinctive, strong modern bluesman. He's still saddled with that ridiculous name, which makes it hard to take him seriously, and he has a tendency to indulge in easy, vulgar jokes, but that's just part of who he is. If that annoys you, look past it and concentrate on the music on The Good, the Bad and the Chubby, which is lean and adventurous, solidly within the postmodern blues-rock tradition, but breaking free of the Stevie Ray fixations that distinguished his earlier work by adding bits of jazz and an ever-so-subtle hip-hop underpinning. Plus, there's Chubby's insistence on relying on original material -- a welcome turn of events, since it gives his album character even when the songs aren't first rate. Fortunately, through much of The Good, the music is good and he tackles a number of different kinds of songs, from topical tunes about 9-11 to joke songs, knowing relationship songs, and much more. Perhaps there are a couple of songs that stretch out a little bit too long, and maybe the album could use a little more grit in the production, but these, overall, are minor quibbles, since The Good, the Bad and the Chubby is one of the strongest, most distinctive modern blues albums of 2002, proving that Popa has come a long way in his decade of recording. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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Popa Chubby - The First Cuts (1996)

2009-10-29T20:09:10Z

Popa Chubby - The First Cuts (1996)


01. I Can't Stand It Baby 
02. I Love Your Shoes 
03. Angel On My Shoulder 
04. Mind You' Stuff' 
05. Money 
06. Fell My Eyes On You 
07. Let The Jam Begin 
08. Lipservice 
09. Every Girl I See 
10. Working Class Blues 
11. Show Me 
12. Stoop Down Baby 
13. Handyman 
14. San Catri 
15. Lookin' For One Kiss 
16. Rain On My Mind

Personnel:
Popa Chubby - Guitar,Vocals,Percussions
Don Castagno,Sean Pelton,Tom Major,Tony Mason,Stephen Gullo - Drums
Mike Merritt,Mike Leslie,Alex T.Mackay - Bass
Seth Farber - Keyboards
Michael Parrish - Organ
Anders Gaardmand - Sax
George Laks - Keys
Larry Etkin - Trumpet
Ed Sullivan - Harp
Bonnie Troy,Amanda Harvey - Back Up Vocal

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Popa Chubby - Presents New York City Blues Again (2001)

2009-10-29T20:07:52Z

Popa Chubby - Presents New York City Blues Again (2005)


 1. Popa Chubby / My last cigarette [0:06:40.29]
 2. Irving Louis Lattin / Never make a move too soon [0:04:29.48]
 3. Matt Smith / Shelter from the storm [0:05:05.39]
 4. Matt Smith / Junkie for your love [0:04:59.12]
 5. Popa Chubby / Fishnet stocking and a long pair of legs [0:03:22.06]
 6. Zach Zunis / Lookey here! [0:04:37.24]
 7. Joe Taino / Yo tengo blues [0:04:57.53]
 8. Steve Logan / Dancin' chickens [0:03:33.18]
 9. Popa Chubby / Take off [0:05:20.53]
10. Irving Louis Lattin / When you got a good friend [0:04:30.48]
11. Joe Taino / Anna Lee [0:03:48.71]
12. Joe Taino / Mary Lou [0:04:27.30]
13. Red House /(Lewis Gatewood) [7:25]
14. Surf (By Zach Zunis)	[4:25]
15 - Dirty Lie (Live Version) (By Popa Chubby) [6:45]

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Popa Chubby - One Night in NYC- Live (1999)

2009-10-29T20:06:43Z

Popa Chubby - One Night in NYC- live (1999)


1. Intro 
2. The Real Thing 
3. Lie Down With The Blues 
4. Nobody Knows You 
5. Shakedown 
6. Arlita 
7. Walk On The Wild Side 
8. New York City Blues 
9. What's Your Problem? – Pipeline

Line Up:
Popa Chubby - guitar, vocals
Kris Jefferson - bass
Paul Richards - drums

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Popa Chubby - Live at The Fip Cd1 (2003)

2009-10-29T20:05:28Z

Popa Chubby - Live at The Fip Cd1 (2003)


01. Hey Joe 
02. Sittin' on the dock of the bay 
03. Time is killing me 
04. Sweet goddess of love and beer 
05. Musicians introduction 
06. Fire 
07. Daddy played the guitar

Personnel:
Popa Chubby - Guitar,Vocals
Kris Jefferson - Bass
Mike Lattrell - Keyboards,Backing Vocals
Vincent Dawne - Drums

First Session - June 22, 2001 Recorded at Radio France

New York City's blues bad boy totally inspired for two special evenings organised by FIP/Radio France (in 2001 & 2002). Two hours of rough music mixed by one of the best sound experts. Two historic CDs. The best live recording to date from the Brooklyn ogre. The ultimate rage in a diamond case ! ---bluesweb.com

“My music follows my life and that’s why I’m back with the blues,” Horowitz says. “What makes something great is true content. And when I made this I was still aching from what went down with my old lady. With all that was going on in my head, I heard Muddy Waters singing, ‘it’s been 24 hours since my baby’s been gone and that’s 23 hours way too long’ when I was driving back from the Midwest on a tour. It made me think of my situation with my old lady and it hit me like a ton of bricks. There was nothing like what the old bluesman did. They were authentic and you don’t get a lot of that today in music.” ---Popa Chubby, intrepidartists.com

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