CD Review
Popa Chubby
How'd A White Boy Get The Blues
(Blind Pig Records)
by Dick Houff
Review date: October 2001
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Another great debut for the year 2001! Popa Chubby hails from "The Big Apple" melding a variety of street sounds from hip hop, punk, straight-up rock, R&B, into an unadulterated blues format. The New York sound is as complex as the city itself. The city has produced a wealth of talent over the years-Reverend Gary Davis, and Son House, both notable transplants, were at home in New York (Son, Rochester, NY). The
clubs that graced the streets during the 60's, brought national attention to the local natives-most notably, John Paul Hammond, and on any given night; you can still find a blues act going from dusk till dawn. On this disc, Popa Chubby put a lot of sweat, and hard work into catching that special sound-and it's all there! Take the first song:
"Popa Played The Guitar." The slide work has that special liquid sound you get from a spider bridge (resonator/Dobro)-very sweet-takes a turn into a metal raunch zone, and all hell breaks out! His vocals are from the gut; on some of the tracks, it sounds as if he's singing through a vintage Echo Plex with a tube effect. A very nice feature for blues
with the old analog tape recordings-very cool. However, the dynamics of the 21rst Century are quite apparent throughout the session, and Chubby doesn't cut you any slack. All ten tracks are beyond satisfying with more than enough standouts to whet your appetite. Highly recommended.
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