Sacudindo O Povao [Import]

1. Bate Coxa Na Vanera

2. Xixo Bruto

3. Vem Meu Amor

4. Vaca Ja Foi Pro Brejo

5. Dia De Lida

6. Quem Nao Danca Se Sacode

7. Jeito De Menina

8. Cicatriz

9. Comichao De Baile

10. Tradicao Gaucha

11. Outra Vez

12. Mina De Veio

13. Balanco Fandangueiro

Sacudindo O Povao,Portal Gaucho,Acit,World Music

Average customer rating:

Electric Chubbyland, Vol. 2 Popa Chubby Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Electric Chubbyland, Vol. 1 In the Palace of the King Power of the Pontchartrain Dirty Deal Traveling Wilburys (2CD/1DVD, Deluxe Edition) ASIN: B000QEILSS Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

1. Who Knows
2. Come On
3. Izabella
4. I Don't Live Today
5. Little Wing
6. Voodoo Chile
7. Up From the Skies
8. Bold As Love
9. San Catri
10. Fire

Average customer rating:

Electric Chubbyland, Vol. 1 Popa Chubby Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Electric Chubbyland, Vol. 2 In the Palace of the King Power of the Pontchartrain Moment of Truth Dirty Deal ASIN: B000QEILSI Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

1. Burning Of the Midnight Lamp
2. Manic Depression
3. Spanish Castle Magic
4. The Wind Cries Mary
5. Remember
6. Foxy Lady
7. Catfish Blues
8. Highway Child
9. Red House
10. Can You See Me
11. Purple Haze
12. Third Stone Fron the Sun

Average customer rating: you need this CD you need this CD fun from the fat boy By Far the Fat Guy's BEST CD Buy Hit the High Hard One instead

Booty and the Beast Popa Chubby Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Good, the Bad & the Chubby One Million Broken Guitars Peace, Love and Respect How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? Big Man Big Guitar: Popa Chubby Live ASIN: B000002AZW Release Date: 1995-03-21

Tracks:

1. Palace Of The King
2. Lookin' Back
3. Healing In Her Hands
4. Sweet Goddess Of Love And Beer
5. Stoop Down Baby
6. Trouble
7. Same Old Blues
8. Anything You Want Me To Do
9. Low Down And Dirty
10. Waitin' For The Light
11. Angels On My Shoulder
12. You Rub Me The Wrong Way
13. Secret Chubby
14. Sweat
15. Chubby's Goodnight

Customer Reviews:

you need this CD.......2003-02-18

This is the single most exciting and enjoyable disc I've added to my collection in over 10 years--it's packed full of stand out tunes. If this is the shape of the new New York Blues, the future looks really bright. This disc gives a grade A rhythm section performance--these guys are tight enough to hold water and cut a groove deep enough to swim in. Palace of the King drives like no tomorrow with fabulous Hammond organ work to complement Popa's blistering guitar. Do Anything That You Want Me to Do with its tight bass/guitar/keys unison parts is perfection. I Was Lookin Back is another rhythmic tour de force with surprises around every corner. Stoop Down lays a smooth groove. And Same Old Blues takes a slow blues form and transforms it into something exceedingly powerful. Buy this disc.

you need this CD.......2003-02-18

This is the single most exciting and enjoyable disc I've added to my collection in over 10 years--it's packed full of stand out tunes. If this is the shape of the new New York Blues, the future looks really bright. This disc gives a grade A rhythm section performance--these guys are tight enough to hold water and cut a groove deep enough to swim in. Palace of the King drives like no tomorrow with fabulous Hammond organ work to complement Popa's blistering guitar. Do Anything That You Want Me to Do with its tight bass/guitar/keys unison parts is perfection. I Was Lookin Back is another rhythmic tour de force with surprises around every corner. Stoop Down lays a smooth groove. And Same Old Blues takes a slow blues form and transforms it into something exceedingly powerful. Buy this disc.

fun from the fat boy.......2003-02-12

Never having heard CHUBBY, I ordered this CD after reading a number of write ups. All were positive so a disappointment could easily have arrived, allas not so. Great BLUES/ROCK from a relatively unknown guitarist. Not the best blues CD in my collection but up there and sure to get a lot of play and provide a lot of pleasure. I will order more CHUBBY asap.

By Far the Fat Guy's BEST CD.......2002-06-26

Blistering in your face guitar work that still oozes with soul. I've got several of Chubby's CDs, and this one is hands down the best. Heavy doses of funk rhythms add energy to this "blues with an attitude." By the way, if you like this CD, dig up Left Hand Brand by the Gales Brothers...

Buy Hit the High Hard One instead.......2002-01-18

'Hit the High Hard One' is a brilliant live rock/blues album. This studio album of many of the same tracks unfortunately does not come close. A good guitarist regardless, but this album lacks the skill or excitement and occasionally ventures into the vulgar.

Average customer rating: Very good, except for the microphone issues Genius Made Manifest Great Chamber Music Collection!

Beethoven: Chamber Music for Horns, Wind & Strings Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Sextets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: Complete Chamber Music for Flute Beethoven: Bagatelles and Dances, Vol. 1 Beethoven: Bagatelles Beethoven: Bagatelles & Dances, Vol. 3 Beethoven: Bagatelles and Dances, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000001448 Release Date: 1995-07-18

Tracks:

1. Septet In E Flat Major For Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon, Op.20: Adagio - Allegro con brio
2. Septet In E Flat Major For Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon, Op.20: Adagio cantabile
3. Septet In E Flat Major For Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon, Op.20: Tempo di Menuetto
4. Septet In E Flat Major For Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon, Op.20: Tema con variazioni: Andante
5. Septet In E Flat Major For Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon, Op.20: Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace
6. Septet In E Flat Major For Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon, Op.20: Andante con moto alla Marcia - Presto
7. Quintet In E Flat Major For Three Horns, Oboe And Bassoon, H.19: Allegro
8. Quintet In E Flat Major For Three Horns, Oboe And Bassoon, H.19: Adagio maestoso
9. Quintet In E Flat Major For Three Horns, Oboe And Bassoon, H.19: Minuetto
10. Sextet In E Flat Major For Two Horns And String Quartet, Op.81b: Allegro con brio
11. Sextet In E Flat Major For Two Horns And String Quartet, Op.81b: Adagio
12. Sextet In E Flat Major For Two Horns And String Quartet, Op.81b: Rondo

Customer Reviews:

Very good, except for the microphone issues.......2007-04-29

I really like this CD. It is a good collection of some Beethoven chamber music, which is sadly not performed enough. The Septet takes up most of the disc and is the peice that the album showcases. Personally, in my opinion, I think that the Septet is the weakest piece of the collection.

For me I feel that the wind instruments in the Septet were recorded at very close range or with sensitive microphones. I also feel that the strings were not recorded close enough. They are not quite heard as much as I would've liked. This recording does give the feeling of sitting in a big lively hall, but with the strings backstage or in a corner. For me, I actually had to strain my ears to hear them, especially in the violin cadenza in the last movement. This imbalance actually got quite annoying after a few minutes. In addition to the winds being closely recorded, the clarinet reigns supreme, being louder than every single instrument. If the strings would've been recorded close like the winds then there would be no problem.

The other two pieces are great, though the Quintet feels incomplete, which it is. The Sextet is simply amazing, displaying great technical skill needed by the horn players.

I bought this recording for the horn as I am a horn player, but I felt with the Septet there was just too much. My only real gripe about this recording is the Septet because of how the strings were miked, which is strange because the Sextet does not seem to have a string problem. Maybe they had some different people working on mike placement or maybe they fixed it, having learned that the Septet sounded odd. That being so, why did they not go back and re-record the Septet to get better quality? Naxos is usually good about their techniques, but I find this mistake very disappointing.

4 out of 5 due to the Septet.

-AL

Genius Made Manifest.......2006-04-06

Naxos' "Beethoven; Music for Horns Winds and Strings" is a phenomenal experience. The bubbling, piping, singing, nature of this music, and these instruments, is truly a delight, and whilst the mood is predominantly gleeful, amidst this joy there also lurks profundity, romance, serenity, and pathos. Beethoven did not treat these pieces as mere wallpaper music, but rather as symphonies in miniature; small orchestral works into which he poured the whole of his genius. These pieces move and progress with all the finesse, complexity and guile that we could hope for from Beethoven, and the excellent work of these first-rate musicians brings them bursting to life. The intimacy and passion of the chamber is here, alongside the sweeping movement, variation and grandness of the symphony. Unlike a previous reviewer, I find the Septet to be profoundly delightful and clever, and am willing to bet that the lion's share of listeners will join me in marveling at its beauty and ingenuity; the opening 1:40 of the first movement is particularly breathtaking. This is to take nothing from the quintet and sextet, which are luminous and thoroughly engaging as well. Sound quality is smooth and rounded, an effect (enhanced by the given instrumentation), which brings to mind the qualities of premium vinyl. The instruments don't seem to have been recorded at particularly close range, giving the listener the effect of sitting midway back in a medium-sized hall.

At times, for me at least, these pieces recall Mozart's "Gran Partita." And whilst the Mozart is focused more so upon the winds, I believe admirers of one will find much to like about the other. A superb and inexpensive recording of the "Gran Partita" can be found on the Telarc label, featuring Mackerras conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke's.

I don't fear the risk of hyperbole when I advise music lovers and admirers of Beethoven that experiencing these pieces, be it through this fine recording, or some other, is nothing short of essential.

Great Chamber Music Collection!.......2000-06-18

This recording becamse an obsession of mine. I had heard of it's existence but could never find it until about a month ago. I was so excited, being a horn player, to see the Quintet for 3 horns, oboe and basson, since it is rarely recorded. This is the highlight of the recording for me, it showcases Beethoven's absolute brilliance in writing for Winds, particularly the horn. The sextet is another favorite piece of mine, this recording being a perfect example of impeccable balance between the horns and strings. The low horn player needs to have absolute agility for this piece, and this recording shows how it is done! The Septet is played wonderfully also, but to tell the truth, is not really one of my favorite pieces. This recording is perfect for it's diversity in repetoire and the price cannot be beat!

Average customer rating: No Words to Describe AWESOME! I agree herlea is non-human...

25 Opera Favorites Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Galuppi | Galuppi, Baldassare | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Manhattan Chamber Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Symphony (25) Favorites 25 Classical Favorites 25 Concerto Favorites 25 Tchaikovsky Favorites 25 Vivaldi Favorites ASIN: B0000058IK Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

1. William Tell - Rossini
2. The Barber Of Seville - Steven Page
3. La Traviata - Virginia Zeani
4. The Pearlfishers - Steven Page
5. Turandot - John Oakman
6. Madama Butterfly - Eugenia Moldoveanu
7. Aida - Verdi
8. Don Giovanni - Steven Page
9. Rigoletto - John Oakman
10. Samson Et Delila - Anne Marie Owens
11. Carmen - Steven Page
12. Carmen - Anne Marie Owens
13. La Traviata - Virginia Zeani
14. La Traviata - Virginia Zeani
15. Rigoletto - Ion Buzea
16. Die Walkure - Wagner
17. Il Trovatore - Verdi
18. Tosca - Virginia Zeani
19. Tolomeo - Mary Ann Hart
20. Rinaldo - Madeline Tsingopoulos
21. La Boheme - Ludovic Speiss
22. La Boheme - Eugenia Moldoveanu
23. La Boheme - Elvira Cirje Druica
24. I Pagliacci - John Oakman
25. Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni

Customer Reviews:

No Words to Describe.......2007-05-06

If you have never listened to opera, this is the opera that you should never hear! If you are inclined to dislike opera, then this confirms your inclinations. It IS very inexpensive... and properly so.
If you enjoy opera, you should stay away. For those that like the voice of Nicolae Herlea, it is a very small portion of the total music on the CD.

AWESOME!.......2007-04-05

For the price paid this music is great! A combination of most favorites. Some of the music sounds as if the performers where a little untrained but too few. Most of it was absolutely delightful.

I agree.......2001-05-08

I don't actually own the above CD...BUT I agree with the previous reviewer about N. Herlea...A baritone to die for... Radiant Top notes, unbelievable stamina...and sumptuous texture/timbre...he did sing in the West, but unfortunately was pretty much "kept" behind the iron curtain...He has (although hard to find) recordings of Tosca, Forza, Rigoletto, and Barbier as well... listen to this guy...(he is definitely in the league of Bastianini, Zancanaro, Tagliabue,Capucilli and co...- if not, BETTER)

herlea is non-human..........2001-03-09

I just want to say that I have an 48 years of opera experience but I never heard a voice like Herlea's. Just try it...!

Average customer rating: excellant,rockin blues. popa chubby ass kicker True to form Left Me Weak

Big Man Big Guitar: Popa Chubby Live Popa Chubby Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stealing the Devil's Guitar Peace, Love and Respect How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? Booty and the Beast Live! Highwayman ASIN: B0009CTV5Y Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

1. Hey Joe
2. Dirty Lie
3. Back Door Man
4. I Cant See The Light of Day
5. If The Diesel Dont Get You Then The Jet Fuel Will
6. Sweet Goddess of Love & Beer
7. Motorcycle Mama
8. Somebody Let The Devil Out
9. Hallelujah
10. Keep On The Sunny Side of Life
11. Time Is Killing Me
12. Howd A White Boy Get The Blues

Album Description

Twelve of Popa Chubby's most inspiried blues and rock excursions culled from live concert performances in France. The 72+ minute program spotlights Popa's scorching guitar prowess and includes fan-favorite Chubby tunes plus inspired covers of Willie Dixon's Back Door Man, the Carter Family's Keep On The Sunny Side and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. The program on this CD is not the same as the concurrent DVD release of the same title.

Customer Reviews:

excellant,rockin blues........2007-01-17

I just can`t seem to get enuff of this great live cd.Popa chubby is right up there with some of the best blues guitar players out there.Why this guy is not more popular is a mystery to me.I would put him up there with joe bonammasa,and jimmy d lane.This is more rockin blues and you can tell he is hendrix influenced,but who isn`t.Buy this and it will not come out of your player.

popa chubby ass kicker.......2006-05-24

I bought the cd and the dvd to this concert and popa just kicks ass. I have his other live concert on dvd and i believe this one might be a little better but they are both very good.This music is very raw i didnt know very many of the songs but got into them right away i love chubbys voice and his lyrics are one of a kind if you like straight ahead blues rock with a lot of guitar playing you should enjoy this very much. Thanks for reading.

True to form.......2005-07-14

While the songs on this CD are a little more reserved than I've come to expect from Popa, I find the CD to be very good. The one time that I saw him live he played a subdued first set and then proceeded to blow the roof off of the place in his second set. Still, I don't think you can go wrong with a live offering from PC.

Left Me Weak.......2005-06-12

Having seen Poppa Chubby play live and having bought his other live CD, I bought this CD with high-hopes of listening to a hard-driving rock/blues piece of music. Instead, I found it to be an uninspiring, lacking in energy and intensity, and ho-hum live CD. Poppa doesn't seem to be into it and neither does the audience. If you are looking for a gritty, loud, greasy, boisterous, blues/rock CD, this isn't it.

Try again, Poppa. Next time, turn it up and let it rip.

Average customer rating: Only review on CD'S you have... Head banger... Real hip-hop Not What I Was Expectin They Don't Have a Place For Minus Stars POPA WU=THE MAN

Visions Of The Tenth Chamber Popa Wu Manufacturer: 404 Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Don't Go Against the Grain View From Masada The Undaground Emperor Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars Dirty Weaponry ASIN: B00005171R Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

1. New Improved - Manchuz
2. I Ain't Playin' No More - Lady Raw
3. Life Of A Gangster - Cuffie Crime Family
4. Who's Got Game? - Don Chulo
5. Three Amigo's (If It's On) - King Just/Sic/Method Man
6. Red Rum - Manchuz
7. Simply Ludicrous - North Star
8. Back Of The Church - Zu Ninjas
9. Sundown - United Kingdom
10. You're My Everything - King Just
11. I Like To Ride It - Lady Raw
12. Never Shit Where You Eat - United Kingdom
13. Prepare For The Buddha Monk - Brooklyn Zu/Manchuz/Old Dirty Bastard
14. Come One, Come All - Cuffie Crime Factory
15. How It Goes - LA The Darkman
16. Gangster Theme - Cuffie Crime Factory

Album Details

The Debut Full Length from the Mentor of Wu-Tang Clan.with Aproval & Artistsic Supportfrom the Wu-Tang.

Customer Reviews:

Only review on CD'S you have..........2005-04-13

Thankfully, we have this genre called Hip Hop to quench our thirst for our everyday lives. Not everyone understands the significants of this particular genre...*ahem* Felix Schulz "Catburycatfish" whatever your name is, but one things for sure..in America we have this thing called VARIETY. Many different types of music. I, for one appreciate ALL OF THEM...even classical suprisingly..EXCEPT 4 COUNTRY. Sorry...could never stand it.Some people like hip hop(not mainstream commercial "RAP")...some people don't, but hey...i suggest you stick to your own type of music and stop Reviewing on Albums YOU DON'T EVEN OWN! Hey Mr. Felix...just try sticking to Manhattan Trinity, Elvis Costello, Louis Nunley, Mimi Fox, Miles Davis, Lyle Lovett, Patrick Zimmerli, tommy Young, and your Fake Stupid Tropical Rain Forrest BIRD SOUNDS, alright homeboy? Thanks. Peace.

P.S. best track on cd is "simply ludicrous".

Head banger... Real hip-hop.......2005-03-04

Ight listing up muda f*ckaz... Thiz is for strictly hip-hop headz out there main. Go out and buy popa wu's "vision of the tenth chamber" and listing how real raw hip-hop sounds like and foget that homo 50 cent and gay unit!

Not What I Was Expectin.......2005-01-14

Fist of all, this isn't really a Poppa Wu album. For those who don't know, Poppa Wu is not a rapper. He is an elder who is conidered the mentor of the Wu-Tang Clan (hence the name Poppa Wu). Some call him Freedom. He saw most of the Wu Clan grow before his very eyes. He first appeared on Raekwon's ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX on the bonus track ("North Star" aka "Jewels") having a conversation with Raekwon on the intro. He then appeared on Ghostface Killah's IRONMAN (in the begining of "Black Jesus" and at the end of "All That I've Got IS You" featuring Mary J. Blige) and on Wu-Tang's sophomore LP, WU-TANG FOREVER ("Wu-Revolution"). Poppa Wu is also responsible for the involvement of Wu-Tang's core members in The Nation Of Gods & Earths aka The 5 Percenters. However, I thought that this album was gonna feature Poppa Wu teaching or enlightening listeners on his views with appearances from Wu-Tang MC's. When I popped the disc in, I got something different (not necesarilly bad). A few voices were familiar or recognizable (Method Man, ODB, Black Knights, North Star, Buddha Monk, Brooklyn Zoo, La The Darkman, King Just) and others were not, such as Manchuz (an extended version of Brooklyn Zoo), Kendra, Lady Raw, Cuffie Crime Family, Don Chulo, Sic, and Zu Ninjaz (another group of Brooklyn Zu affiliates, but from New Jersey). The most promising of these groups are The Brooklyn Zu affiliates (Manchuz and Zu Ninjaz) and The Cuffie Crime Family (members are Free Murda and Shacronz) who, since then, have changed their name to Division. Those are the only ones i Kept hearing from after this album. This isn't really a Poppa Wu album, but a compilation of Wu-Tang affiliated MCs along with new ones introduced by Poppa Wu. It's a album worth checking out.

They Don't Have a Place For Minus Stars.......2004-11-05

The complete lack of Euphemismistic dialogue in these diatribes
indicates a singular disfunction in this particular form indigineous to certain language groups, an indomitable barrier
between Communicative Language and contact with the Exterior world, consisting of coded signals. Such defense mechanisms
perform a function of forming a group character among those who
have little else in common. One finds it difficult to understand
how one can send a coded message via loud, blisteringly loud,
bass and shouted repeated rhyme, but it is being done daily
all over the United States, and now thoughtout the world. (If
one wants to hide something, put it right out in the open, because no one would think to look there.) As the great poet
P. Townsend once said, "Don't try to dig what we all say..."
because, well, if you don't know it, you never will.

POPA WU=THE MAN.......2004-03-12

I first heard Popa Wu on amazon.com about 2 weeks ago and ever since ive gotten it ive couldnt stop listening to it. Method Man and Lady Raw make this cd. The tracks Life of a Ganster, Three Amigos, and I like to Ride it are my favorite tracks. There isn't one bad track on this cd. BUY THIS CD!

Average customer rating: How'd a White Boy Get The Blues? Monstrous Back With A Winner! POPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW LABEL

How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? Popa Chubby Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Good, the Bad & the Chubby The Hungry Years Peace, Love and Respect One Million Broken Guitars Booty and the Beast ASIN: B00005MK9R Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

1. Daddy Played The Guitar And Mama Was A Disco Queen
2. Black Hearted Woman
3. Carrying On The Torch Of The Blues
4. Time Is Killing Me
5. Savin' My Love Up For My Lover
6. No Comfort
7. It's A Sad Day In New York City
8. Goin' Down To Willie's
9. Since I Lost My Leg
10. How'd A White Boy Get The Blues?

Customer Reviews:

How'd a White Boy Get The Blues?.......2004-03-01

Music fan from Flushing,NY is an idiot. This album smokes and maybe music fan should do that before listening to it again. Popa Chubby is GOOD!! for your mind and soul, not to mention your feet.

Monstrous.......2001-11-16

Anybody remember "Yukon" Moose Cholak, the 300-pound pro wrestler of the 50s and 60s? Cholak would draw ooohs and ahhhs from the wrestling fans in the arena by wearing an actual moose head and shoulders atop his own head and shouders. It was quite a sight--Cholak must've been 9 or 10 feet tall with that monstrous thing on his head. However, when the match began and big Moose was forced to take off his flashy headgear, he could barely move. There was no THERE there. Recently, I had the chance to hear this CD and realized that Popa Chubby is just like ol' Moose used to be--all shock and flash and sweaty, disgusting grunting, but when you step back and really listen, there's nothing going on. The wholly dumb and derivative guitar playing should draw huge chuckles from anyone who ever read a Mel Boy training book. Chubby just about murdered the NY blues club scene with his loutish stage shows, but that never prevents blues record labels from signing him for yet another new record, which always sounds just like the last record. Well, sometimes there IS justice in the music world, and nice guys may not finish first, but bad music always finishes last.

Back With A Winner!.......2001-09-25

Popa Chubby, the name coming from what happens to a man that gets aroused from playing the blues, has had somewhat of a roller coaster career. He was initially discovered and signed by Sony records in 1994 for the release of "Booty and the Beast".

Apparently, artistic differences led to a termination of that contract shortly thereafter and he then signed with the French label, DixieFrog, and took his show overseas where he has developed a substantial following. On his release, "One Million Broken Guitars", he hints that his problems with gaining a modicum of success in the States is attributable to his on stage scuffle with former President Clinton's brother, Roger Clinton ("Oh Roger") one night while performing in a NY night club.

Unable to find any major label support in the States, Popa started his own label on which he released his own songs over the internet and even signed a couple on NY local talents including the very good harpist, Casey Mason. This CD was released overseas by DixieFrog last year and now, is being released in the States by BlindPig records.

The disc itself is slightly different from the blues rock CD's that Chubby released previously. This is a concept record in which the ever talented Chubby autobiographically describes just how a white boy named Ted Horowitz, Popa's real name, gets the blues. Don't be surprised to see him produce an off broadway play of this same name. In any event, this is a very good blues CD which incorporates some thoughtful, sometimes comical, lyrics with sampled loops combined with live lead and ryhthm guitar. The music is a little blues, some rock, some funk and some pop, but always interesting.

This man has an abundance of talent and deserves to be heard. Hopefully, he will take a break from his overseas touring and get a little exposure here in the US.

POPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW LABEL.......2001-08-26

Popa Chubby has finally gotten himself on a bigger and better blues label, Blind Pig. Except for a couple songs here, he doesn't veer too much from his usual funky style of blues found on his previous efforts. What is a little different about this, is that half of these songs are strictly a solo effort where Chubby plays virtually every instrument. On the other half, he has a full band backing. Chubby's guitar is in fine form throughout. Also of note is Mike Lattrell's first rate piano and organ work on some of these tracks. A few of the strongest cuts off this are: "DADDY PLAYED THE GUITAR AND MAMA WAS A DISCO QUEEN". This is some wicked straight blues. At least as straight as Chubby gets. Great full sounding acoustic guitar and dobro work on this one. "BLACK HEARTED WOMAN" reminds me a little of that old song by Ringo Starr "Back Off Bugaloo", it has some nice female vocals that sing along with Chubby. "IT'S A SAD DAY IN NEW YORK CITY" is a catchy 7 minute tale about Chubby's adventures in the Big Apple. The whole band plays on this one and gives us a generous helping of saxes and honky tonk piano. Judging by the cowboy hat he's wearing on the cover, it looks like the big city Chubby has been bitten a little by the country music bug. He does his country song here with "GOIN' DOWN TO WILLIE'S and offers up some fantastic rockabilly guitar pickin'. Along with Lattrell's piano and mandolin work, this is a killer tune, and my favorite. Except for a couple weak tunes where Chubby teeters a little too much on the dreaded hip hop, he pretty much delivers the goods with his trademark blues with a funky edge. If your a Chubby fan like myself, this one shouldn't dissappoint.

Average customer rating: Solid Compilation Best of Popa's Early Yeras!

The Hungry Years Popa Chubby Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? The Good, the Bad & the Chubby Peace, Love and Respect One Million Broken Guitars Booty and the Beast ASIN: B0000950W6 Release Date: 2003-05-13

Tracks:

1. Stoop Down Baby
2. Shake Down
3. Looking For One Kiss
4. Tak Off - A!
5. Working Class Blues
6. Lo Han Sway
7. Feel My Eyes On You
8. Rain On My Mind
9. It's Chubby Time
10. San Catri
11. What's Your Problem?/Pipeline

Customer Reviews:

Solid Compilation.......2003-09-15

The selections for this very good CD are culled from Popa's early work playing gigs in New York City from 1991 to 1996. Much like his stomping grounds, Popa's musical style is a bit of a melting pot of the blues, and the songs on this collection really bear that out. He starts off putting his best foot forward with the funky groove of Stoop Down Baby. I say "best foot forward" because for me Popa is at his best when he's playing it funky. After all, it was Bernie Worrell, one of the founding members of Parliament-Funkadelic, that first dubbed Ted Horowitz with the moniker "Popa Chubby". Later in the CD, his band's theme song It's Chubby Time, also shows off his awesome funky side.
Regardless of the style of blues, Popa plays it with a real strength and intensity. His versatility really stands out on this CD. Popa rocks it on the Zepplin-esque Shake Down, which happens to be one of three previously unreleased songs. He follows that with the Texas sound of Looking For One Kiss, and then jazzes things up with the second new tune, Take Off - A!. Before the CD is finished he's gone from the slow n' pretty Lo Han Sway (the 3rd new song) and San Catri to the fast n' gritty What's Your Problem/Pipeline. Along the way there's even a little taste of the Delta with the laid-back slide work of Rain On My Mind, one of my favorites on this CD.

Best of Popa's Early Yeras!.......2003-06-18

Popa Chubby has been described by some as a comic book character, a charlatan, a shameless self-promoter and by others as an accomplished blues musician, showman and entrepreneur. Having followed Mr. Horowitz's (aka Popa Chubby) career over the past many years, it is easy to understand the controversy. On the one hand he has proven to be a tireless musician with a rather large body (no pun intended) of work for a man with no major label support until his recent signing with Blind Pig. On the other hand, a lot of that early work, produced on his own label and/or oversees recordings, is often of inconsistent quality. This CD takes the pain out of trying to locate early Chubby material that is actually worth listening to. What you will find here is some pretty good original blues rock material put out by Chubby in his early years. The two lone exceptions seem to be "It's Chubby Time" which has its origins in an early disco number which will readily come to mind from the opening note and "What's Your Problem/Pipeline" which is a previously unreleased live version which seems disjointed and out of sync with the other selections. Guitarists will be especially happy with the selections as most feature Popa's bag full of chops and tasty licks. Overall, it's a pretty good compilation of Popa's early material.

Average customer rating: Best 9/11 song I've heard Popa plays guitar IF YOU LIKE GUITAR BLUES WITH AN ATTITUDE THEN: The Good,The Bad & the Chubby Take a pass on this one....

The Good, the Bad & the Chubby Popa Chubby Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? Peace, Love and Respect Stealing the Devil's Guitar Booty and the Beast One Million Broken Guitars ASIN: B000068QWF Release Date: 2002-07-09

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

Amazon.com

New York City multi-instrumentalist Ted Horowitz flies back in the face of purists with another intriguing collection of mix-and-match street styles, once again boldly embellishing his blues with rap, hip-hop, and rock sensibilities. In his Popa Chubby performing persona, Horowitz has explored 21st century blues stylings on a succession of record labels, polarizing critical opinion while entertaining an expanding fan base. The Good, the Bad & the Chubby continues the process, as Horowitz blurs the blues lines with 13 original songs presented in a variety of original ways. Since his recording studio is near the WTC ground zero site, it's not surprising that more than a few of the songs are streaked with 9/11 anger and angst. The opening track, a blues fusion with rap and gospel elements, is the best of such tunes, as it proclaims "Somebody Let the Devil Out" with some Dylanesque harp work layered over a churning rhythmic foundation. More traditional--although that's a word out of place with Popa Chubby--material spans the spectrum, from the full-tilt boogie of "If the Diesel Don't Get You Then the Jet Fuel Will" to the slow guitar showcase "I Can't See the Light of Day." --Michael Point

Customer Reviews:

Best 9/11 song I've heard.......2006-03-10

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

Popa plays guitar.......2003-12-19

OK, we can all agree that Popa Chubby is not Robert Goulet. But then neither is BB, Muddy, Robert etc. 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:.......2003-12-04

CHUBBY MAKES MY EARS HAPPY I'D LIKE TO SEE A JAM WITH BB CHUNGKING AND THE BUDDAHEADS.

The Good,The Bad & the Chubby.......2003-03-02

How could any good blues people not like this....crude lyrics my ...... this is one of the best i've heard in awhile

Take a pass on this one...........2003-02-11

Disapointing. Crude lyrics, little thought or effort shown here. Had heard good things and expected more. Guitar work above average,
lyrics disturb the flow. Sept 2, 2003 - After listening to several other CDs by Popa Chubby, this review can used for all his work.

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