History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff

In Episode 383 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin celebrates the often-overlooked influence of rock and metal drummers. He explores how musicians like Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Lars Ulrich, and John Bonham shape their bands through songwriting, vocals, and their distinctive playing styles.

Triumph – “Allied Forces”

Metallica – “Fight Fire with Fire”

Scorpions – “Arizona”

Deep Purple – “Sacred Land”

Led Zeppelin – “In My Time of Dying”

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Pantheon Media CEO Christian Swain invites you to check out the Before The Moment podcast. Legendary producer Nile Rodgers sits down with artists to explore the decisions, setbacks, and unexpected encounters that came before the breakthrough. Follow the show, you will love it!

Pantheon Media CEO Christian Swain invites you to check out the Before The Moment podcast. Legendary producer Nile Rodgers sits down with artists to explore the decisions, setbacks, and unexpected encounters that came before the breakthrough. Follow the show, you will love it!

In Episode 382 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin explores rock and metal albums whose opening tracks overshadow the rest of the record in fame, heaviness, quality, or impact. Martin highlights iconic songs from bands including Kansas, The Clash, and Cheap Trick.

Kansas – “Carry on Wayward Son”

Uriah Heep – “Gypsy”

The Clash – “London Calling”

UFO – “Natural Thing”

Cheap Trick – “Dream Police” 0:06 – 0:36

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In Episode 381 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin examines how legendary rock and metal bands responded to major lineup, stylistic, and production changes on the albums that followed the shakeups. He compares records by Deep Purple, David Lee Roth, and others to reveal when bands refined a new sound, played it safe, or reached new creative heights.

Deep Purple – “No One Came”

David Lee Roth – “Hina”

Thin Lizzy – “Wild One”

ZZ Top – “Planet of Women”

UFO – “Let It Roll”

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