What's The Story?
Does It Offend You, Yeah are a five piece British electronic/electronic rock group who have just released their second full length album. Wrestler is the seventh track from that offering.
Who's To Blame?
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Why ♥ It?
If you check out this tune and the intro track sounds familiar, you aren't alone. It's Paul Heyman's locker room speech before underdog wrestling federation ECW's first pay-per-view, as seen in 1999's documentary Beyond The Mat. Like or lump wrestling, it's easy to see how this spoken piece is a motivational kick in the teeth, and its selection goes beyond just the song's title.
The intro to the track actually sounds like an intro tape for a concert; the subtle background along with Heyman's speech creates a great anticipation. When the spiel ends and the song proper begins, the main line is cheeky and catchy in a way that echoes more of a techno sound than an electronic rock sound. The main line stays constant while the rest of the band plays around and has a lot of fun in the song.
As if an intro-tape-worthy start and an upbeat tune aren't enough to get the blood flowing, the band pulls a breakdown and re-induction at around 2:00, replaying the full Heyman sound byte and kicking the tune back in twice as hard before playing it out 'til the end. It's not long enough to lose the momentum that the song starts with, but it's not short enough to go unnoticed.
Wrestler is an electronic rock jam that's a perfect pump-up piece before a run, before a night out, before a game; anything worth anticipating.
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