Popa Chubby

SurferJoe46 · #1 07-12-2010, 11:35 PM

Anybody heard of him?

I recently (like 20 minutes ago) discovered him from my AOL radio player and I went and downloaded all that I could from Grooveshark before I decided I had too much to edit. I'll get more tomorrow.

One in particular that is really righteous and full of tone and life is "Hey Joe" live.

This guy's good! And so's his bass player. I found this cut to be from about 2007, so he's been around for a while and I've been under a rock somewhere.

Here's the link:: Hey Joe

See what you think.

kesslari · #2 07-12-2010, 11:37 PM

"Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer" got a lot of airplay out here.
Very fun song.

CapnSev · #3 07-12-2010, 11:39 PM

One of my favorite bluesmen.

SurferJoe46 · #4 07-12-2010, 11:39 PM

Where wuz I when he was hitting at that time? I dunnow!

Phalex · #5 07-13-2010, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kesslari

"Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer" got a lot of airplay out here.
Very fun song.

It was pretty big here too.

57pbass · #6 07-13-2010, 07:57 PM

On The album that Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer was produced by Tom Dowd..its a great collection of tunes and the guy can really sing and play

Ed Fuqua · #7 07-13-2010, 08:44 PM

I used to live around the corner from him in Park Slope...

jwbassman · #8 07-14-2010, 09:34 AM

I saw him up in Bar Harbor Maine at College of the Atlantic in a small room that held about 100 people tops. That was back in 1996. He was good.

SurferJoe46 · #9 07-14-2010, 09:45 AM

Yeah - I dnldd his stuff playing Hendrix. "Hey Joe" and "Foxy Lady" are really full of life and great licks.

warnergt · #10 07-14-2010, 02:16 PM

Popa Chubby friggen' rocks! He is one of my favorite (if not the favorite)
performers right now. Some of his really good tunes are:
Shakedown
Dirty Lie
Play It from the Heart
Heart Attack and Vine
Trail of Tears
Stoop Down Baby
Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer

Albums to get are:
The Good, the Bad and the Chubby
Hit the High Hard One

Here's a clip of his band with AJ Pappas doing a bass solo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4T1NCxfs34

ddshelden · #11 07-14-2010, 02:48 PM

I don't know what it is, but i love to watch a fat man play guitar.

Phalex · #12 07-14-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ddshelden

I don't know what it is, but i love to watch a fat man play guitar.

Ever seen Big Al Carson? He doesn't even play, just sits on a stool and sings. I have no idea how or why he's such a great entertainer, but he really is. If you're ever in Nawlins, check him out.

Diogenes · #13 07-14-2010, 06:12 PM

A very good rendition of Hendrix's version of "Hey Joe".
However I still prefer The Leave's version from around 1965... but then I'm garage rock fan anyway.

SurferJoe46 · #14 07-14-2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Diogenes

A very good rendition of Hendrix's version of "Hey Joe".
However I still prefer The Leave's version from around 1965... but then I'm garage rock fan anyway.

Now ya got me all interested. I could swear that I remember Hey Joe a lot earlier than The Leaves, not counting Hendrix.

I went to the ol' Wiki:::

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"Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such, has been performed in a multitude of musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written.[1][2][3] "Hey Joe" tells the story of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico after shooting his wife.[4] However, diverse credits and claims have led to confusion as to the song's true authorship and genesis.[3][4] The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late 1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band, The Leaves,[5] who also had the first hit version of the song with a re-recording in 1966. Currently the best-known version is The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1966 recording.[6] The song title is sometimes given as "Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?" or similar variations.

So - and I liked The Leaves version as it was the most significant - I am still out to lunch on the original version I heard. It was a very slow ballad I believe.

I saw this guy - LINK - perform it less than 10 feet away from me in Hawaii at the top of Diamond Head.

And YES - that's a Fender Jazz bass being played with a pick!~

COBRARI · #15 07-15-2010, 10:17 AM

Kinda getting away from the OP but what I think is catchy with "Hey Joe" is the bass follows the sequence of
"The Cycle of 5ths". The Leaves played the song too fast in my opinion.
I'll check out Poppa Chubby.

warnergt · #16 07-15-2010, 11:10 AM

Here's a great Popa Chubby tune. Stoop Down Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_c86x-Xmcg

Put Popa Chubby on your "must see" list. You won't regret it.

SurferJoe46 · #17 07-15-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by COBRARI

Kinda getting away from the OP but what I think is catchy with "Hey Joe" is the bass follows the sequence of "The Cycle of 5ths". The Leaves played the song too fast in my opinion.
I'll check out Poppa Chubby.

That gets me too - love it! I know it's not authentic, but it works for me and really fills out the total sound of the band by filling in what one might perceive as 'holes' in the harmony.

It just makes it fatter.

Is this what you're saying? I think this is accurate.

warnergt · #18 08-09-2010, 09:35 PM

Popa Chubby will be in the US for several dates in September.
http://www.popachubby.com/home.html

SurferJoe46 · #19 08-09-2010, 09:42 PM

Jeez - I hope he loses some weight so he can stay around for a while yet. His talent and on-stage persona is refreshing and his musical purity is also unique.

I worry about guys that are that heavy and their longevity on the music scene.

Unfortunately I don't see any SoCal tour dates! Gack-k-k!