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Podcast: Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers
Episode: History in Five Songs Episode 311: Covers, not grunge, killed hair metal.
Description: In Episode 311 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin argues that the real nail in hair metal's coffin wasnât grunge, but the wave of uninspired cover songs that undermined the genreâs credibility and alienated metal purists from the very start.
Quiet Riot â âCum on Feel the Noizeâ
Great White â âGimme Some Lovinââ
Mötley CrĂŒe â âSmokinâ in the Boys Roomâ
Twisted Sister â âLeader of the Packâ
Poison â âYour Mama Donât Danceâ
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