History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff

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286 Episodes

  1. History in Five Songs 126: Kerrang!’s Top 100 Albums… in Issue #4

    Published: 11/24/2021

  2. History in Five Songs 125: Kerrang!’s Top 100 Songs… in Issue #1

    Published: 11/17/2021

  3. History in Five Songs 124: Re-Recording the Old Hits

    Published: 11/9/2021

  4. History in Five Songs 123: Legendary Albums Not Certified

    Published: 11/3/2021

  5. History in Five Songs 122: Best NWOBHM Bands NOW!

    Published: 10/26/2021

  6. History in Five Songs 121: Greatest Hits Plus

    Published: 10/19/2021

  7. History in Five Songs 120: Made for Japan

    Published: 10/13/2021

  8. History in Five Songs 119: Reggae in Hard Rock

    Published: 10/5/2021

  9. History in Five Songs 118: Hair Metal’s Twilight Years

    Published: 9/28/2021

  10. History in Five Songs 117: The Birth of Post-Punk

    Published: 9/21/2021

  11. History in Five Songs 116: Recording Badly on Purpose

    Published: 9/14/2021

  12. History in Five Songs 115: Best First Songs Ever

    Published: 9/8/2021

  13. History in Five Songs 114: Anthem

    Published: 8/31/2021

  14. History in Five Songs 113: The Last Great NWOBHM Albums

    Published: 8/24/2021

  15. History in Five Songs 112: Self-Produced Albums

    Published: 8/17/2021

  16. History in Five Songs 111: You didn't have to be there.

    Published: 8/10/2021

  17. History in Five Songs 110: You had to be there.

    Published: 8/4/2021

  18. History in Five Songs 109: Best Last Songs Ever

    Published: 7/27/2021

  19. History in Five Songs 108: How Bands Deal with Loss

    Published: 7/20/2021

  20. History in Five Songs 107: One and Done

    Published: 7/13/2021

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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.