Amazon.co.uk Review
It's a stroke of marketing genius: just before any of the World Wrestling Federation's stars enters an arena, his theme music blares over the speakers. It's an amazing dramatic device for the story-line-fuelled "sports entertainment experience", and it drives the fans wild. It doesn't make for good songs, but that's not really the point--after all, the idea here is to get a distinctive 10 to 15 seconds that sounds good at stadium sound levels; after about 30 seconds it's easy to see that these "songs" are really nothing more than pumped-up jingles. As a series of commercials for the WWF's stars, 14 of which are represented here, or as a memento for fans, this disc is made to order. If you're looking for a CD that you'll actually put on the stereo for fun, you're better off with either
WWF Agression or
ECW: Extreme Music.
--Randy Silver
CD Description
As the '90s rolled around, the high-tech world of professional wrestling found its athletes using original music for their personal themes, created to perfectly suit their characters. With the incredible resurgence of wrestling in the late'90s, a wrestler's theme music is as identifiable as his wardrobe or manager.
When the arena lights darken and the opening bells of "Undertaker" are heard, an eerie aura is created. The same goes for The Undertaker's brother "Kane", as the grim organ chords of his theme engulf the crowd. This album's key is variety, as each song is created to fit the wrestler's individual personality. The rebelliousness of D-Generation X is felt in their Rage Against the Machine-inspired theme. The standout track is the catchy rap number "Oddities", performed by The Insane Clown Posse. WWF VOL. 3 is an exciting album that will help non-wrestling fans understand what the craze is all about.