History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff
Jun 16, 2026 · 35 min · 9 segments
In Episode 364 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin celebrates rock and metal’s greatest one-off lineups, highlighting albums where a unique combination of musicians appeared just once…
[rock music] Canyons of space and time, universal.
My mind is subjected, subjected to all.
Spin my mind.
Push through.
Push through my brain, I will.
Spin my mind.

Um, and I thought this would be kinda cool, so we're, we're talking about the great Sin After Sin album, [lip smack] uh, 1977, and this is a band transformed by the drummer.

Um, but it's really funny how, um, you know, all these years later kinda things, he's, he's been on all sorts of highfalutin albums and situations, yet he's [chuckles] he's probably talked about and, and been more remembered for being on this, uh, this gauche heavy metal bands album, Judas Priest.

You know, the drumming wasn't, wasn't super authoritative on "Rocka Rolla" or "Sad Wings," but it's a big, big deal here.

I, I sh- I should check this, 'cause I know I've talked about this before, but they talk about him being 18 years old.

Um, but he's only there on this album, and then of course the band, you know, loved him.

Uh, they, they wanted him to stay with the band, but he had other commitments, and he, and he couldn't stay, so he's gonna be replaced by Les Binks.

Um, [lip smack] but, uh, yeah, he, he truly transforms the band here, um, as does Roger Glover to some extent, uh, producing this record.
[rock music] Canyons of space and time, universal.
My mind is subjected, subjected to all.
Spin my mind.
Push through.
Push through my brain, I will.
Spin my mind.

Um, and I thought this would be kinda cool, so we're, we're talking about the great Sin After Sin album, [lip smack] uh, 1977, and this is a band transformed by the drummer.

Um, but it's really funny how, um, you know, all these years later kinda things, he's, he's been on all sorts of highfalutin albums and situations, yet he's [chuckles] he's probably talked about and, and been more remembered for being on this, uh, this gauche heavy metal bands album, Judas Priest.

You know, the drumming wasn't, wasn't super authoritative on "Rocka Rolla" or "Sad Wings," but it's a big, big deal here.

I, I sh- I should check this, 'cause I know I've talked about this before, but they talk about him being 18 years old.

Um, but he's only there on this album, and then of course the band, you know, loved him.

Uh, they, they wanted him to stay with the band, but he had other commitments, and he, and he couldn't stay, so he's gonna be replaced by Les Binks.

Um, [lip smack] but, uh, yeah, he, he truly transforms the band here, um, as does Roger Glover to some extent, uh, producing this record.
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