The Wrestling Album

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This CD is a blast from wrestling days past. The tracks on this song, sung by such wrestling legends as Captain Lou Albano, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and Minnesota's own Jessie "The Body" Ventura, are reminiscent of a time way back in the '80s when bouncy keyboards, drum machines, and extended guitar solos passed for a good pop-rock song. As such, you won't find quite as much groove or grit in this CD as in later WWF compilations. A notable exception is Junk Yard Dog's "Grab Them Cakes," which starts off sounding like Frankie Smith's early-'80s hit "Double Dutch Bus," then quickly orbits right into Funkadelic's cosmic universe. Nikolai Volkoff's new-wave version of "Cara Mia" is strangely touching, sung as it is in Volkoff's earnest baritone. Also good is Hillbilly Jim's "Don't Mess with a Country Boy," which showcases some fine bluegrass banjo and fiddle playing, a nice contrast to the rather lackluster covers of songs like "Land of a Thousand Dances" and "Tutti Frutti." You can tell that the wrestlers are having a lot of fun being rock stars on this CD. If you are a fan of the sport, you'll more than likely be a fan of this disc. --Michelle Riggen

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The Wrestling Album

Average customer rating:

Hesitant to spend 12, BUT....
Wishing and Hoping
This is garbage!!
An AMAZING CD
A Hilarious Failure

The Wrestling Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Sports Compilations | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00000HXJH
Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

Land Of A Thousand Dances?!!? - The Wrestlers
Grab Them Cakes - Junk Yard Dog
Real American - Derringer
Eat Your Hart Out, Rick Springfield - Jimmy Hart
Captain Lou's History Of Music/Captain Lou - Capatin Lou Albano
Hulk Hogan's Theme - The WWF All Stars
For Everybody - 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Tuttie Frutti - 'Mean' Jean Okerlund
Don't Go Messin' With A Country Boy - Hillbilly Jim
Cara Mia - Nikolai Volkoff

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This CD is a blast from wrestling days past. The tracks on this song, sung by such wrestling legends as Captain Lou Albano, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and Minnesota's own Jessie "The Body" Ventura, are reminiscent of a time way back in the '80s when bouncy keyboards, drum machines, and extended guitar solos passed for a good pop-rock song. As such, you won't find quite as much groove or grit in this CD as in later WWF compilations. A notable exception is Junk Yard Dog's "Grab Them Cakes," which starts off sounding like Frankie Smith's early-'80s hit "Double Dutch Bus," then quickly orbits right into Funkadelic's cosmic universe. Nikolai Volkoff's new-wave version of "Cara Mia" is strangely touching, sung as it is in Volkoff's earnest baritone. Also good is Hillbilly Jim's "Don't Mess with a Country Boy," which showcases some fine bluegrass banjo and fiddle playing, a nice contrast to the rather lackluster covers of songs like "Land of a Thousand Dances" and "Tutti Frutti." You can tell that the wrestlers are having a lot of fun being rock stars on this CD. If you are a fan of the sport, you'll more than likely be a fan of this disc. --Michelle Riggen

Customer Reviews:

Hesitant to spend 12, BUT.... .......2006-09-28

I'm 32 years old as I write this. I remember buying this album brand new back in the day and spinning it (yes, I had it on an actual RECORD!!!) non stop. When the parents would leave, I would crank it LOUD and lip sync to my favs. My big time heroes at the time were Piper (so of course, I loved For Everybody), and Paul Orndorff (who old school fans will remember came to the ring to Real American after he turned on Hogan. Anyhow, the way I see it, anything that can make you smile is a good thing. This is a CD that will make you smile. It might be lost on those who didn't follow the WWF in the late 80's. I just wish it wasn't 12 bucks.

Wishing and Hoping.......2006-04-04

I found the CD quite impressive...I've been looking online for Piledriver if you remember the second wrestling album with the Demolition song....and Girls in Cars from Strike Force if anyone finds it on CD give me a shout out!

This is garbage!!.......2005-08-05

Wow, they actually put this "anti-classic" on CD. Seriously, this is a very bad album. Practically none of the "superstars" can sing, other than Jimmy Hart, and they are mostly stuck with dumb novelty songs. Not that they fare too well when they sing "serious" songs. Nikolai Volkoff has a decent baritone voice, but his thick accent renders "Cara Mia" unintelligible. Probably the worst singing here is by Roddy Piper, although Captain Lou Albano gives him a run for the money. If you are a fan of bad celebrity singing, you should get this album.

An AMAZING CD.......2005-06-04

I bought this CD a LOOONG time ago, and I must say, it has stuck with me ever since....it's funny, catchy, and an all-around good CD...my only gripe is that it's a little...short (I wish that they HAD done the "duet" at the end)! Other than that, it is an amzing CD packed with good songs

A Hilarious Failure.......2004-10-30

You know how in old Nintendo games, your score would get so high that the HUD had no more space and set your score back at zero, so that you were so good that you accidentally sucked? That's like the opposite of this album, in which it fails so miserably (except Real American) in almost every area that it reaches an impossible level of greatness.

And there's just something really funny about Roddy Piper screaming at a stage crew to turn off their music because "It's giving me a damn headache!"