History in Five Songs Episode 361: Career Sabotage Albums

In Episode 361 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin discusses “career sabotage albums.” These daring, strange, or self-destructive records by bands like Fleetwood Mac, Ministry, and Nirvana that may have intentionally (or unintentionally!) derailed commercial momentum in pursuit of artistic freedom or anti-commercial instincts.

• Fleetwood Mac – “The Ledge”

• Ministry – “Useless”

• Pearl Jam – “Tremor Christ”

• Masters of Reality – “Ants in the Kitchen”

• Neil Young – “Payola Blues”

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