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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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Latest Episodes:

History in Five Songs 37: Halford and Dickinson – The Doppelheadbangers Mar 11, 2020

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In Ep 37 Martin explains how Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson are The Doppelheadbangers in these five songs!

Bruce Dickinson – “Born in ‘58”
Fight – “Immortal Sin”
2wo – “My Ceiling’s Low”
Bruce Dickinson – “The Tower”
Halford – “Made in Hell”

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History in Five Songs 36: Who Invented Punk? Mar 03, 2020

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In show 36 Martin takes a stab at Who Invented Punk in these five songs:

Ramones – “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”
The Saints – “Wild About You”
Rocket from the Tombs – “What Love Is”
The Dictators – “Two Tub Man”
Sex Pistols – “Pretty Vacant”

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History in Five Songs 35: Circumstances: Rush and Judas Priest in the ‘70s Feb 25, 2020

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In show 35 Martin explains the Circumstances with Rush and Judas Priest in the ‘70s in these five songs:

Judas Priest – “Never Satisfied”
Judas Priest – “Island of Domination”
Rush – “A Passage to Bangkok”
Judas Priest – “Heroes End”
Rush – “Circumstances”

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History in Five Songs 34: Off the Deep Purple End Feb 18, 2020

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In this episode Martin goes 'Off the Deep Purple End' in these five songs!

Roger Glover and Guests – “Sitting in a Dream”
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow – “Snake Charmer”
Paice Ashton Lord – “Ghost Story”
Ian Gillan Band – “Twin Exhausted”
David Coverdale – “Keep On Giving Me Love”

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History in Five Songs 33: Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Feb 11, 2020

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These are the Five Songs that Martin believes are the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time!

Coney Hatch – “Monkey Bars”
Kim Mitchell - “Rumour Has It”
Thin Lizzy - “Baby Please Don’t Go”
Hanoi Rocks – “New York City”
Fozzy – “Wanderlust”

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History in Five Songs 32: Swan Song Records Feb 05, 2020

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Martin tells us the history of Swan Song Records in these five songs:

Bad Company – “Rock Steady”
Led Zeppelin – “The Wanton Song”
Dave Edmunds – “Trouble Boys”
Detective – “Competition”
Robert Plant – “Slow Dancer”

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History in Five Songs 31: The Very, Very Strange Story of Ram Jam Jan 28, 2020

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In this episode Martin tells us the the very, very strange story of Ram Jam in these five songs:

Ram Jam – “Black Betty”
Ram Jam - “Right on the Money”
Ram Jam – “Just Like Me”
Ram Jam – “Runway Runaway”
Ram Jam – “Gone Wild”

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History in Five Songs 30: The Roots of Grunge Jan 21, 2020

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Martin digs into the earliest influences of grunge rock in these five songs:

Black Sabbath – “A National Acrobat”
Aerosmith – “Draw the Line”
Iggy & the Stooges – “Death Trip”
The Cult – “Phoenix”
Soul Asylum – “Down On Up to Me”

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History in Five Songs 29: Neil Peart - 12-Panel Man Jan 14, 2020

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Neil Peart, the virtuoso drummer and lyricist for Rush, died last Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California, at age 67.

Martin has put this tribute episode together for this drummer that has lived a very full life, many lives - or 'a 12 panel man'

Rush – The Temples of Syrinx”
Rush – “Tom Sawyer”
Rush – “Afterimage”
Rush – “Vapor Trail”
Rush – “Clockwork Angels”

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History in Five Songs 28: Brain Augmentation for Rush Fans Jan 07, 2020

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Rush fans! Martin discusses moving beyond Rush into the 'family of key bands' that Rush fans should enjoy!

Max Webster – “America’s Veins”
Nomeansno – “Heaven Is the Dust Beneath My Shoes”
Voivod – “Twin Dummy”
Dream Theater – “The Great Debate”
Porcupine Tree – “Fear of a Blank Planet”

To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com

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