The Wrestling Boot Band
The Wrestling Boot Band, also known as The Wrestling Boot Traveling Band, was a musical group fronted by Hulk Hogan, which also included "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, Hogan's then-wife Linda, and John "J.J." Maguire. They released one album, Hulk Rules, in 1995, under the name "Hulk Hogan and the Wrestling Boot Band."
The Wrestling Boot Band | |
---|---|
Also known as | The Wrestling Boot Traveling Band, The Wrestling Boot Trash Can Band, Hulk Hogan And The Wrestling Boot Band |
Origin | United States |
Genres | AOR, pop, rap rock |
Labels | Select Records |
Past members | Hulk Hogan Linda Bollea Jimmy Hart J.J. Maguire |
Hulk Rules
Hulk Rules | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Studio album by Hulk Hogan and The Wrestling Boot Band | |
Released | 1995 |
Genre | AOR, pop, rap rock |
Length | 29:34 |
Label | Select Records |
Producer | Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart, J.J. Maguire, Linda Bollea |
Hulk Rules includes songs in the genres of rock, pop, hip hop and other genres.
The song "American Made" was used as Hogan's theme song in World Championship Wrestling when he was not fronting the nWo. According to Hogan, "Hulkster in Heaven" was written in 1992 in honor of a Make-A-Wish Kid whom Hogan had invited to sit ringside at a show in the UK.[1] When Hulk went out to wrestle, he saw that the seat was empty.[1] Later, he was informed that the young "Hulkamaniac" had died before the match had begun.[1] The lyric "Guess there'll be an empty seat when I wrestle at Wembley," was a direct result of the situation. He would go on to wrestle at the arena in September 1994 for WCW.[2] Proceeds from the album went to help the young boy's family, who was having trouble paying the medical bills.[3]
That night, Hogan and Jimmy Hart wrote several songs for the album.[3] Hogan let his wife at the time Linda sing back up vocals on a couple of the songs because, according to him, she sounded better than "the rest of the stuff."[3]
The song "Beach Patrol" features a sample from "Tidal Tempest" from Sonic CD, as heard on the album release of the American version of the game's soundtrack, Sonic the Hedgehog Boom.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Terry G. Bollea, Jimmy R. Hart and John J. Maguire.
- "Hulkster's in the House"
- "American Made"
- "Hulkster's Back"
- "Wrestling Boot Traveling Band"
- "Bad to the Bone"
- "I Want To Be A Hulkamaniac"
- "Beach Patrol"
- "Hulk's The One"
- "Hulkster in Heaven"
- "Hulk Rules"
Reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Although panned commercially the album has become a cult classic. The pro wrestling website WrestleCrap criticized the album as such: "Hulk Rules; The Hulkster's in the House, and invading your eardrums with the force of a class A killstorm. Highlights include every song mentioning Hogan by name (no egotism here) and Jimmy Hart singing with a clothespin on his nose."[6]
Personnel
Adapted from the album's page[7] at Discogs.
- Hulk Hogan – vocals, bass
- J.J. Maguire – guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass, drums
- Linda Bollea – vocals, percussion
- Jimmy Hart – vocals, percussion, effects
Chart history
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
---|---|
Top Kid Audio (Kid Albums)[8] | 12 |
In popular culture
The album was featured on Jimmy Fallon's segment "Do Not Play List" on an October 8, 2012 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
"The Hulkster's in the House" was featured in Malcolm in the Middle episode "The Bully".
Notes
- Hogan, Hulk, Hollywood Hulk Hogan p.255
- "WCW 1994". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- Hogan, Hulk, p.256
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI5joRVM9mI
- Griffith, JT. The Wrestling Boot Band at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Reynolds, RD (30 December 2012). "Past Inductions". WrestleCrap. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- "Hulk Rules at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- "Hulk Rules - Hulk Hogan & The Wrestling Boot Band". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
See also
- Hulk Hogan
- "Real American", theme song by Rick Derringer
References
- Hogan, Hulk (2002). Hollywood Hulk Hogan. World Wrestling Entertainment. p. 352. ISBN 0-7434-5690-4.