CoC : Various - WWF - The Music Vol. 3 : Review

Various - _WWF - The Music Vol. 3_
(Koch International, 1999)
by: Gabriel Sanchez (8 out of 10)

So what the hell does an album full of themes for pro-wrestlers have to do with anything covered in this zine? Perhaps nothing, but most likely everything. In the eyes of the mass public, wrestling is viewed in the same light as much of the musical styles covered in this zine -- the lowest common denominator of the group in which it belongs to (in this case, wrestling being the lowest rung on the sports ladder and extreme music / metal being the lowest on the musical one). Beyond this, however, this collection of themes also touches on and taps into the extreme music field from Gangrel's theme, which mixes elements of cheap gothic tones and warped industrial guitar effects, to the Rage Against the Machine-style "ghetto metal" of D-Generation X or X-Pac's entrance music. Even a wrestler who represents the bar brawling, blue collar, rednecks of Texas like Steve Austin has a theme which is driven by a very industrial/electronic-esque sound, with the music itself being augmented by crashes and the breaking of glass. While none of these tracks are destined to be Top 40 Hits or even to earn the praise of people who are fans of the genres which they so liberally steal from, they stand as effective build ups to the wrestlers they represent. Perhaps one actually needs to experience the particular athletes whom these pieces hype the crowd up for in order to truly understand the power and emotion attached with them. It is hard to take a theme so obviously ripped from many modern goth/metal artists such as Gangrel's seriously until one experiences Gangrel's entrance on television and his malicious and unrelenting nature in the ring (nobody, and I mean -nobody- has a cooler DDT than Gangrel). So where does this leave you, the readers, in terms of buying this CD? I guess if you know the WWF and love the WWF, then you need to own this. It's a must have that you will find yourself continually listening to non-stop. However, for those not quite in touch with pro-wrestling today, you may want to spare yourself the cash as (to steal from the WWF's current advertising theme a bit) you won't be likely to "get it".

(article published 14/3/1999)

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