Here in ep. 53 Martin shares the story of Blue Album Covers in these five songs: Foreigner – “Double Vision” Van Halen – “D.O.A.” Motörhead – “Tear Ya Down” The Police – “Message in a Bottle” Saxon – “Machine Gun” To connect or learn more about Martin head over to: www.martinpopoff.com This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff

History in Five Songs 53: Blue Album Covers

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 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.

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History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff