In Episode 337 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin examines rock and metal bands that “missed the pre-grunge window” by failing to release one more album before grunge’s 1991 breakthrough wiped out their commercial momentum.


  1. Whitesnake – “Judgment Day"

  2. Foreigner – “Counting Every Minute”

  3. Accept – “Monsterman”

  4. UFO – “Mean Streets”

  5. Blue Öyster Cult – “Del Rio’s Song”

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