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Popa Chubby - The Good, the Bad & the Chubby Audio CD

A fair review of the Popa Chubby "The Good, the Bad & the Chubby" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Popa Chubby reviews here, or go back to the Popa Chubby tabs.

Popa Chubby Band: Popa Chubby
Title: The Good, the Bad & the Chubby
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Release Date: 2002-07-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Somebody Let The Devil Out 2: If The Diesel Don't Get You Then The Jet Fuel Will 3: I Can't See The Light Of Day 4: I'll Be There For You 5: Stress Will Kill You Every Time 6: No Trouble No More 7: Bad Connection 8: My Last Cigarette 9: Strange Way Of Saying I Love You 10: Already Stoned 11: Dirty Lie 12: Passion 13: Play It From The Heart

Popa Chubby - some good, some bad, some ugly
His schtick if you will is that he fits neatly in no mold - not blues, not rock, and certainly not hip-hop (though there are some aspirations). I bought this CD based on hearing one song and still like the one song. The recordings are a bit harsh and I suppose you can blame that on the production. The songs are mostly mediocre. Where he does best is when is stays in the blues-rock idiom and plays accordingly. . . these leads are where he can shine.

A great singer? No, but he can hold his own.

The right set of songs and the right production crew and I think I would like him better. This album isn't it.


good, not great
I thought it was ok then but it didn't really stick with me. I bought this album probably 4-6 months ago. I've been listening to it more lately and I must say it is a solid blues release. This is not pointless guitar meanderings either. I can see people not liking this but that is not why. really for how skilled a guitarist this guy is(check on youtube etc, he is in fact fantastic) the guitar is pretty understated. I mean it is good but it won't blow your mind and it certainly isnt overdone.

There really arent any bad songs, just none that are phenomenal. dirty lie i heard which is what got me to buy the album. I swear the version I heard was different than the one heard here. either way the one on the album is damn fine, terrific riff, good soloing but not coming close to matching what got me to buy the album.

Stress will kill you every time is my favorite song on the album. It is mainly acoustic humorous lyrics pretty much anyone on earth can relate to on a bad day. Speaking of lyrics I have to say this guy is by far and away the best lyricist in blues. Possibly ever, and that is not a joke. No he isn't bob dylan, the beauty part is he doesnt try to be. There are crude parts in his lyrics, but it is pretty obvious to anyone intelligent that he isnt just doing it for cheap thrills or a quick buck(when you play blues in this day and age a quick buck really doesnt exist anyway), it is more that if it fits the song he is going to put it in and doesn't really care who gets offended, which I love. Original concepts for songs, nothing seems forced, and it flows with and goes with the music. this is music written by an honest man to be listened to by an honest man. He also has a good blues voice to my way of thinking, however I could see some people being turned off by it. personally, I think it is perfect for the type of music, you can get a feel for it with the samples though.

Highlights include somebody let the devil out, stress will kill you every time, and dirty lie. there are no bad songs, but also no great songs. I'm going to check out more of his work when I have money, and would tell anyone reading this probably start with a different album though this is not bad.


Best 9/11 song I've heard
Particularly like his tribute to the horror of living in New York on 9/11. Popa Chubby doesn't let me down in this awesome CD.
Excellent CD for rockers!.


Popa plays guitar
But then neither is BB, Muddy, Robert etc. OK, we can all agree that Popa Chubby is not Robert Goulet. Willy Nelson isn't the fourth tenor but I don't read a lot of reviews that point out that he can't do four octaves.
I am mystified that reviews of Popa focus on his vocal skills. Does anyone review Striesand's piano technique? Can Vladamir Horowitz sing?- well no, not now, he's dead.
It seems that folks can't get over the fact that despite the stereotypes, there is at least one white guy who really gets the blues.
Popa got the blues. The first time I saw him play, I thought that it was a trick of lighting that made him look white. Closing my eyes, I could imaginge that BB denied an illegitemate child who listened to rock blues and funk while he grew up. Not knowing his parentage, he didn't know what the boundaries were.
Popa plays guitar. Saying that is like saying Lance Armstrong rides a bicycle.
Popa is a technical virtuoso. More than that, his timing and expression tug at every musical neuron posessed by even the most casual listener.
While it is clearly over the top in the analogy department, complaining that Popa can't sing while ignoring his profound musical talent is sort of like saying you didn't like Sgt Pepper because your vinyl had scratches on it.
Listen to the guitar. Its way so much more than enough. If you need a pretty voice, buy a Carpenter's cd.


IF YOU LIKE GUITAR BLUES WITH AN ATTITUDE THEN:
CHUBBY MAKES MY EARS HAPPY I'D LIKE TO SEE A JAM WITH BB CHUNGKING AND THE BUDDAHEADS.


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