Alliterative, concise, ESPN’s marketing department knew what it was doing back in ’95! Let’s also discuss the album cover, which features pre- Bring it On cheerleaders who are for some reason wearing knee pads. One of my few concerns is that this album features what in my opinion is the lesser of two versions of “Mony Mony.” Billy Idol was snubbed! Not only do we have universal sports anthems like “We Will Rock You” and “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” (ah, Remember the Titans), but we have surprising deep tracks like “Tequila” and “Bang the Drum All Day,” which have nothing to do with sports. The fact that there’s an interlude called “Who Wants a Hot Dog” is pretty amazing, though.
The name’s aight, but I feel like we could’ve done more than just rhyme here. Never before had we seen such a collection of heart-pounding sports anthems in a generic sports stock photo-laced cover. In 1994, Jock Rock, Volume 1 was born, and the sports world rejoiced. Let’s explore what makes them awesome and crown one king of all pump-up albums.
That got me thinking about pump-up albums, and I settled on two as the all-time best: Jock Jams and Jock Rock.
#Jock jams volume 1 playlist tv
Even more fun was when the infomercial for Jock Jams came on TV at 3:00 AM when I was probably watching some Saved by the Bell marathon. As an aggressively mediocre high school athlete, one of my favorite pre-game rituals was listening to pump-up mixes the seniors made.
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