Part 2 of the history of Proto-Metal in these Five Songs: Blue Cheer – “Second Time Around” Blue Cheer – “Just a Little Bit” MC5 – “Rocket Reducer #62” Led Zeppelin – “Communication Breakdown" The Stooges – “Not Right” This 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 sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com Listen to all the great music podcasts over on Pantheon!

Part 1 of the history of Proto-Metal in these Five Songs: Johnny Burnette Trio – Train Kept A Rollin’ Dick Dale and his Del-Tones – Miserlou Twist The Kinks – You Really Got Me Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze Cream – Sunshine of Your Love This 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 sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com Listen to all the great podcasts over on Pantheon!

In episode 5 Martin tells the history of Double Bass Drums in these Five Songs: Deep Purple – Fireball Rainbow – Light in the Black Judas Priest – Exciter Motorhead – Overkill Anvil – 666 This 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 sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com Listen to all the great music podcasts over on Pantheon!

In this episode Martin tells the history of Guitar Tapping in these Five Songs: Santana – Hope You’re Feeling Better Genesis – The Musical Box Queen – It’s Late Judas Priest – Hell Bent for Leather Van Halen – Eruption This 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 sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com Listen to all the great music podcasts over on Pantheon!

This 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 sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. In this episode Martin tells the history of Doom Metal in these Five Songs: Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath Angel Witch – Confused Witchfinder General – Invisible Hate Trouble – Victim of the Insane Candlemass – Crystal Ball To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com Listen to all the great music podcasts over on Pantheon

This 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 sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. In this episode Martin tells the history of American Heavy Metal in these Five Songs: Doctor Please - Blue Cheer Born to Be Wild - Steppenwwolf Mississippi Queen - Mountain Cities on Flame - Blue Oyster Cult Rock the Nation - Montrose To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com Listen to all the great music podcasts over on Pantheon!

Welcome to History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff! This 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 sturdy house in which this week’s theory can reside unbothered by the elements. In this first episode Martin tells the history of Led Zeppelin in Hair Metal in these Five Songs: 'Still of the Night' by Whitesnake 'Get It On' by Kingdom Come 'Wait for You' by Bonham 'Streets Cry Freedom' by Badlands 'Juicy Luicy' by Collision To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com Listen to all the great music podcasts over on Pantheon!