History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff
History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff is the show that aims to make grand and often oddball hard rock and heavy metal points through a narrative built upon the tiny idea of a quintet of songs. Buttressed with illustrative clips, Martin argues quickly and succinctly why these songs - and the specific sections of these tracks - support his mad professor premise, from the wobbly invention of an “American” heavy metal, to the influence of Led Zeppelin in hair metal or to more succinct topics like tapping and twin leads. The songs serve as bricks, but Martin slathers plenty of mortar. At the end, hopefully he has a sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. At approximately 7000, Martin has had published in books more record reviews than anybody in the history of music writing across all genres. Additionally, Martin has penned approximately 85 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock and record collecting. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
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History in Five Songs 170: Short-Lived Genres
In ep 170 Martin explains the top five 'Short-Lived Genres'
Black Sabbath – “The Wizard”
Saxon – “Freeway Mad”
Raven – “Read All About It”
Devo – “Clockout”
T-Ride – “Backdoor Romeo”
30 min
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History in Five Songs 169: Consensus Best Songs
In this episode Martin talks about the top five Consensus Best Songs by these bands:
UFO – “Rock Bottom”
Heart – “Barracuda”
Dio – “Holy Diver”
Living Colour – “Cult of Personality”
Kiss – “Detroit Rock City”
34 min
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History in Five Songs 168: No Category Bands
In this episode, Martin explains the top five 'no category bands'
Led Zeppelin – “Celebration Day”
Slayer – “Crypts of Eternity”
Pantera – “We’ll Grind That Axe for a Long Time”
Clutch – “Cypress Grove”
King’s X – “Ono”
39 min
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History in Five Songs 167: Worst Songs By Conse...
Martin lays in the top five worst song by consensus in this episode!
Rush – “Tai Shan”
Twisted Sister – “Be Chrool to Your Scuel”
Judas Priest – “Parental Guidance”
The Police – “Mother”
Iron Maiden – “The Angel and the Gambler”
37 min
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History in Five Songs 166: Songs You Shouldn’t ...
In this episode Martin gives some sound advice in the Five Songs You Shouldn’t Cover"
Uriah Heep – “Gypsy”
Ram Jam – “Gone Wild”
Status Quo – “Backwater”
Ted Nugent – “Paralyzed”
Galactic Cowboys – “I Want You”
35 min
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History in Five Songs 165: Self-Titled
Episode 164: Self-Titled Albums
1. Metallica – “Of Wolf and Man”2. Iron Maiden – “Prowler”3. Genesis – “Silver Rainbow” 4. Van Halen – “Light Up the Sky” 5. Peter Gabriel – “Not One of Us”
36 min
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History in Five Songs 164: The Birth of Stoner ...
In episode 164, Martin gives us the history of The Birth of Stoner Rock in these five songs:
Kyuss – “Green Machine”
Sleep – “The Druid”
Monster Magnet – “Look to Your Orb for the Warning”
Spiritual Beggars – “Blind Mountain”
Fu Manchu – “Redline
31 min
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History in Five Songs 163: Grunge from Away
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History in Five Songs 162: Concept Album Flops
In Ep 162 Martin lays out the top 5 Concept Album Flops
Yes – “The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)”
Iron Maiden – “The Prophecy”
Pete Townshend – “Let’s Get Pretentious”
Pink Floyd – “Your Possible Pasts”
Queensryche – “One Foot in Hell”
35 min
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Last published episode: 'History in Five Songs ...
The history of First a Guitar Solo in five songs:
Black Sabbath – “Don’t Start (Too Late)”
Iron Maiden – “Another Life”
Kiss – “No No No”
Rush – “Between the Wheels”
Scorpions – “The Sails of Charon”
32 min
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History in Five Songs 160: The Jim Morrison Com...
In episode 160 Martin gets into bands with The Jim Morrison Complex
The Stranglers – “Don’t Bring Harry”
The Cult – “Sacred Life”
Danzig – “Dominion”
Last Crack – “Precious Human Stress”
The Tea Party – “Silence”
30 min
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History in Five Songs Ep. 159: Psychedelic ‘90s...
Here in episode 159, Martin gives the lowdown on psychedelic ‘90s metal
King’s X – “Far, Far Away”
Last Crack – “Wicked Sandbox”
Saigon Kick – “Peppermint Tribe”
Liquid Jesus – “Better or Worse”
Mindfunk – “Goddess
31 min
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History in Five Songs 158: Songs About Radio
Martin lays out the top five Songs About Radio:
ZZ Top – “Heard It on the X”
Rush – “The Spirit of Radio”
Roger Waters – “Radio Waves”
Kinks – “Around the Dial”
Roxy Music – “Oh Yeah”
36 min
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History in Five Songs 157: Solo Albums from Dru...
In show 157, Martin gets into the top 5 Solo Albums from Drummers!
Klark Kent – “Away from Home”
Jerry Gaskill – “Sandy”
Roger Taylor – “Airheads”
Bruford – “Back to the Beginning”
Bill Ward – “Ashes”
33 min
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History in Five Songs Ep. 156: When Thrash Slow...
Here in episode 156, Martin details When Thrash Slowed Down
Slayer – “Read Between the Lies”
Pantera – “Psycho Holiday”
Megadeth – “Architecture of Aggression”
Exodus – “One Foot in the Grave”
Anthrax – “Invisible”
32 min
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History in Five Songs 155: The 'It' Band
In episode 155 Martin tells us about The “It” Band1. The Clash – “The Card Cheat” 2. Bruce Springsteen – “Downbound Train"3. U2 – “In God’s Country” 4. Pearl Jam – “Rearviewmirror”5. Suede – “So Young”
32 min
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Episode 154: How Heavy Can It Get?
Here is ep 154 Martin asks the question 'How heavy can it get?'
Pantera – “Strength Beyond Strength”
Emperor – “Thus Spake the Nightspirit”
Slipknot – “The Heretic Anthem”
Ahab – “The Giant”
Gojira – “Another World”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
35 min
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History in Five Songs 153: No Top End
In episode 153, Martin talks about No Top End with these five songs:
1. Budgie- "Rocking Man"
2. Rush- "The Trees"
3. Blue Oyster Cult- "Tattoo Vampire"
4. KISS – "Parasite"
5. Aerosmith- "Magic Touch"
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
32 min
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History in Five Songs 152: No Bottom End
In episode 152, Martin talks about No Bottom End with these five songs:
1. Iggy and the Stooges – “Death Trip”
2. Judas Priest – “Sinner”
3. Thin Lizzy – “Warrior”
4. Yes – “Release, Release”
5. Rush – “Lock and Key”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
35 min
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History in Five Songs 151: Senior Singer Report...
In episode 151, Martin talks about Senior Singer Report Card with these five songs:
1. Teaze – “Boys Nite Out”
2. The Who – “Detour”
3. Iron Maiden – “El Dorado”
4. Jethro Tull – “The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde”
5. Van Halen – “Bullethead”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
36 min
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History in Five Songs 150: Proto-Progressive Metal
In episode 150, Martin talks about Proto-Progressive Metal with these five songs:
1. Jimi Hendrix Experience – “I Don’t Live Today”
2. Led Zeppelin – "Good Times Bad Times"
3. The Who – “Amazing Journey”
4. Black Sabbath – “Wicked World”
5. King Crimson – “Pictures of a City”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
31 min
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History in Five Songs 149: Guest Female Voices
In episode 149, Martin talks about Guest Female Voices with these five songs:
1. The Tubes – “Prime Time”
2. Peter Gabriel – “Games Without Frontiers”
3. Led Zeppelin – “The Battle of Evermore”
4. Rush – “Time Stand Still”
5. Pink Floyd – “The Great Gig in the Sky”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
34 min
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History in Five Songs 148: The First Great Prod...
In episode 148, Martin talks about The First Great Productions with these five songs:
1. Uriah Heep – “Tears in My Eyes”
2. Genesis – “Harold the Barrel”
3. Deep Purple – “Highway Star”
4. Pink Floyd – “Brain Damage”
5. Montrose – “Space Station #5”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
35 min
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History in Five Songs 147: The Last of the Firs...
In episode 147, Martin talks about The Last of the First Mods with these five songs:
1. The High Numbers – “Zoot Suit”
2. The Rolling Stones – “Time Is on My Side”
3. The Who – “My Generation”
4. The Small Faces – “My Mind’s Eye”
5. The Kinks – “David Watts”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
35 min
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History in Five Songs 146: Is there a NWOBHM so...
In episode 146, Martin asks, Is there a NWOBHM sound? with these five songs:
1. Def Leppard – “It Could Be You”
2. Saxon – “To Hell and Back Again”
3. Tygers of Pan Tang – “Tyger Bay”
4. Iron Maiden – “Invaders”
5. Grim Reaper – “Run for Your Life”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
36 min