History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff

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294 Episodes

  1. History in Five Songs Episode 293: Am I too much of a punk snob for hardcore?

    Published: 2/4/2025

  2. History in Five Songs Episode 292: The Mack Attack

    Published: 1/28/2025

  3. History in Five Songs Episode 291: The Five Greatest Songs Ever Written

    Published: 1/21/2025

  4. History in Five Songs Episode 290: Two Songs in One

    Published: 1/14/2025

  5. History in Five Songs Episode 289: False Endings

    Published: 1/8/2025

  6. History in Five Songs Episode 288: Gillan, Rainbow, Whitesnake and the NWOBHM

    Published: 1/1/2025

  7. History in Five Songs Episode 287: Where do I start?

    Published: 12/23/2024

  8. History in Five Songs Episode 286: A New Theory on What Caused Punk

    Published: 12/17/2024

  9. History in Five Songs Episode 285: Vocal Intros

    Published: 12/10/2024

  10. History in Five Songs Episode 284: Bands Ruined by Hair Metal

    Published: 12/3/2024

  11. History in Five Songs Episode 283: Totally Invested in Title Tracks

    Published: 11/26/2024

  12. History in Five Songs Episode 282: Not Big on Title Tracks

    Published: 11/19/2024

  13. History in Five Songs Episode 281: Early Rush Songs About Mortality

    Published: 11/12/2024

  14. History in Five Songs Episode 280: Heaviest Canadian Albums of the ‘70s

    Published: 11/5/2024

  15. History in Five Songs 279: Which bands do comedy?

    Published: 10/29/2024

  16. History in Five Songs 278: Sacred Songs I’ve Always Rejected

    Published: 10/22/2024

  17. History in Five Songs 277: Missed the Boat on an '80s Live Album

    Published: 10/15/2024

  18. History in Five Songs 276: Live Albums: The Decade-by-Decade Fade

    Published: 10/8/2024

  19. History in Five Songs 275: Which Deep Purple era has the best intros?

    Published: 10/2/2024

  20. History in Five Songs 274: Exiled Rockers on Fire

    Published: 9/24/2024

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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.