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 120: Made for Japan
In episode 120, Martin talks about Made for Japan with these five songs:
1. Deep Purple – “Space Truckin’”
2. UFO – “Stopped by a Bullet”
3. Tokyo Blade – “Sunrise in Tokyo”
4. Alcatrazz – “Hiroshima Mon Amour”
5. Loudness – “Like Hell”
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 119: Reggae in Hard Rock
In episode 119, Martin talks about Reggae in Hard Rock with these five songs:
1. Led Zeppelin – “D’yer Mak’er”
2. Pat Travers Band – “Crash and Burn”
3. Rush – “Between the Wheels”
4. Thin Lizzy – “Half Caste”
5. Scorpions – “As Soon as the Good Times Roll”
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 118: Hair Metal’s Twiligh...
In episode 118, Martin talks about Hair Metal’s Twilight Years with these five songs:
1. Kiss – “Spit”
2. Slaughter – “Searchin’”
3. Bulletboys – “Laughing with the Dead”
4. Extreme – “Cupid’s Dead”
5. Love/Hate – “Yucca Man”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
28 min
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History in Five Songs 117: The Birth of Post-Punk
In episode 117, Martin talks about The Birth of Post-Punk with these five songs:
1. Magazine – “Cut Out Shapes”
2. Siouxsie and the Banshees – “Jigsaw Feeling”
3. Gang of Four – “Not Great Men”
4. Joy Division – “Interzone”
5. The Cure – “Play for Today”
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 116: Recording Badly on P...
In episode 116, Martin talks about Recording Badly on Purpose with these five songs:
1. The Stooges – “1970”
2. Motörhead – “Damage Case”
3. The Damned – “Liar”
4. Gillan – “Hadely Bop Bop”
5. Venom – “Raise the Dead”
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 115: Best First Songs Ever
In episode 115, Martin talks about the Best Songs Ever with these five songs:
1. Uriah Heep – “Gypsy”
2. Max Webster – “Hangover”
3. Ramones – “Blitzkreig Bop”
4. Montrose – “Rock the Nation”
5. Angel – “Tower”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
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30 min
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History in Five Songs 114: Anthem
In episode 114, Martin talks about anthems with these five songs:
1. Kiss – “All Hell’s Breakin’ Lose”
2. Judas Priest – “Take on the World”
3. Saxon – “Play It Loud”
4. Sammy Hagar – “There’s Only One Way to Rock”
5. Scorpions – “Don’t Stop at the Top”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
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31 min
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History in Five Songs 113: The Last Great NWOBH...
In episode 113, Martin talks about The Last Great NWOBHM Albums with these five songs:
1. Samson – “Love Hungry”
2. Iron Maiden – “Back in the Village”
3. Chateaux – “Highly Strung”
4. Grim Reaper – “Never Coming Back”
5. Heavy Pettin’ – “Northwinds”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
27 min
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History in Five Songs 112: Self-Produced Albums
In episode 112, Martin talks about Self-Produced Albums with these five songs:
1. Uriah Heep – “One Way or Another”
2. Queen – “White Man”
3. Yes – “Release, Release”
4. AC/DC – “Guns for Hire”
5. Accept – “Aiming High”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
29 min
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History in Five Songs 111: You didn't have to b...
In episode 111, You didn’t have to be there with these five songs:
1. The Hounds – “Workin' on My Cool”
2. King’s X – “Talk to You”
3. Last Crack – “Energy Mind”
4. The Tea Party – “Fire in the Head”
5. Helix – “Billy Oxygen”
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 110: You had to be there.
In episode 110, you had to be there... with these five songs:
1. The Brigands – “(Would I Still Be) Her Big Man”
2. Joe Ely – “Lord of the Highway”
3. The Vibrators – “Petrol”
4. Iron Maiden – “Hallowed by Thy Name”
5. Highway Chile – “Going Blind”
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 109: Best Last Songs Ever
In episode 109 Martin talks about the Best Last Songs Ever with these five songs:
1. Thin Lizzy – “Heart Attack”
2. Rush – “The Garden”
3. David Bowie – “I Can’t Give Everything Away”
4. Nirvana – “All Apologies”
5. Led Zeppelin – “I’m Gonna Crawl”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
28 min
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History in Five Songs 108: How Bands Deal with ...
In episode 108 Martin talks about How Bands Deal with Loss with these five songs:
1. The Last in Line – “Sword from the Stone”
2. Voivod – “Polaroids”
3. Metallica – “The Shortest Straw”
4. Rush – “Ghost Rider”
5. Queen – “Made in Heaven”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
30 min
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History in Five Songs 107: One and Done
In episode 107 Martin talks One and Done with these five songs:
1. Katmandu – “Love Hurts”
2. Salty Dog – “Slow Daze”
3. Pride & Glory – “Horse Called War”
4. Green River – “Porkfist”
5. Sex Pistols – “Problems”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
33 min
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History in Five Songs 106: Over the Top
In episode 106 Martin talks about 'OTT' with these five songs:
1. Motörhead – “Over the Top”
2. Raven – “Faster Than the Speed of Light”
3. Exciter – “Heavy Metal Maniac”
4. Nitro – “O.F.R.”
5. Emperor – “The Loss and Curse of Reverence”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
30 min
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History in Five Songs 105: Half-Time Shuffle
In episode 105 Martin talks about Half-Time Shuffle with these five songs:
1. Toto – “Rosanna”
2. Led Zeppelin – “Fool in the Rain”
3. Kim Mitchell – “All We Are”
4. Budgie – “N.O.R.A.D. (Doomsday City)”
5. Blue Murder – “Blue Murder”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
29 min
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History in Five Songs 104: Heavy Metal Shuffle
In episode 104 Martin talks about Heavy Metal Shuffle with these five songs:
1. Kick Axe – “Heavy Metal Shuffle”
2. Uriah Heep – “Look at Yourself”
3. ZZ Top – “Arrested for Driving While Blind”
4. Van Halen – “The Full Bug”
5. Cathedral – “Vampire Sun”
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 103: The Start of Punk in...
In episode 103 Martin talks about The Start of Punk in Canada with these five songs:
1. The Diodes – “Behind Those Eyes”
2. The Viletones – “Rebel”
3. Teenage Head – “Top Down”
4. The Subhumans – “Death to the Sickoids”
5. DOA – “Get Out of My Life”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
26 min
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History in Five Songs 102: Here Comes Success!
In episode 102 Martin talks about how bands find success with these five songs:
1. Deep Purple – “Lady Double Dealer”
2. Rush – “Between Sun & Moon”
3. Porcupine Tree – “Anesthetize”
4. Queen – “Don’t Stop Me Now”
5. Kiss – “Baby Driver”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
33 min
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History in Five Songs 101: Not Under-Rated
In episode 101 Martin talks about bands that are Not Under-Rated with these five songs:
1. Budgie – “Rape of the Locks”
2. Blue Oyster Cult – “The Vigil”
3. Max Webster – “In Context of the Moon”
4. XTC – “Love on a Farmboy’s Wages”
5. Clutch – “Mercury”
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 100: Answering Your Quest...
In episode 100 Martin Answers Your Questions with these five songs:
1. Black Sabbath – “The Thrill of It All”
2. The Chameleons – “Swamp Thing”
3. ZZ Top – “My Mind Is Gone”
4. Buzzcocks – “Flat-Pack Philosophy”
5. Clutch – “X-Ray Visions”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
48 min
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History in Five Songs 99: Gotta Move
In episode 99 Martin talks bands that ‘Gotta Move’ with these five songs:
1. Alice Cooper – “Long Way to Go”
2. Angel – “Mariner”
3. The Saints – “New Centre of the Universe”
4. Foghat – “Drive Me Home”
5. Poison – “Ride Child Ride”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
26 min
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History in Five Songs 98: Cusp Albums
In episode 98 Martin talks about Cusp Albums with these five songs:
1. Husker Du – “Celebrated Summer”
2. Heart – “How Can I Refuse”
3. Sepultura – “Slave New World”
4. The Replacements – “The Bastards of Young”
5. Judas Priest – “Burnin’ Up”
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 97: No Longer Punk
In episode 97 Martin talks about No Longer Punk with these five songs:
1. The Clash – “Death or Glory”
2. Boomtown Rats – “Blind Date”
3. The Damned – “Problem Child”
4. The Adverts – “Male Assault”
5. Buzzcocks – “Nostalgia”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
33 min
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History in Five Songs 96: Part II Albums
In episode 96 Martin talks about Part II Albums with these five songs:
1. Queen – “White Man”
2. Ozzy Osbourne – “S.A.T.O.”
3. Judas Priest – “Jawbreaker”
4. Rush – “The Big Wheel”
5. Metallica – “Leper Messiah”
To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com
This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
34 min