We left 'Ted Horowitz' (aka 'Popa Chubby') with his last album 'It’s A Mighty Hard Road' at the start of 2020. Since then, the crisis has passed there and, knowing the American's positions, we suspected that he was preparing us a new album on this period with the first video 'Tinfoil Hat' released on you tube in October 2020 and which was a sharp criticism of politicians in their management of disastrous crisis and which begins with: "Ladies and Gentlemen, we are in 2020 in the United States of America and this song is dedicated to all you crazy people". And so it is during March 2021 that this last baby of 'Popa Chubby' has been released and we find him as he has always been for thirty years, often excessive in his critics but always fair and with this a touch of humor that characterizes him to convey with his words all these evils he denounces (magnificent photo of the cover on which he is decked out, first of all, with the 'Tinfoil Hat', mark of the 'conspirators' who fight against all those who try to establish their hegemony over the human race but also with a half-put on mask leaving a cigarette sticking out). So, of course, some will say that musically, he brings nothing new but what better way to shout all these injustices and criticisms of our society than with good classic blues/rock which hits the mark in each composition, whether oriented rock'n'roll, shuffle, country, reggae or even quite simply original blues. In short, no need for great speech, this album is still that of a whole and sincere musician and singer who pours us all his feelings which go from despair to hope passing through love, joy, fear and frustration and so on, and to finish I will quote what he wrote at the release of this album: "like all of you, this pandemic has pushed me to the limits of my humanity. But the music, the sweet music, put me back on the right path once again. I therefore offer you this work with humility and all the devotion I have for you! "... | |
