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Free Form Rock Podcast
Welcome to the wild world of the Free Form Rock Podcast, where we embrace every riff, solo, and scandalous hairdo from the glorious era of rock! If you’re a purist, a metal elitist who believes that any sound that isn’t an 8-minute guitar solo is akin to sacrilege, then this is your warning: you might want to turn down the volume and stick to your ‘perfect’ playlist filled with only the heaviest and most obscure bands that your no-caffeine diet can handle.
Here, we celebrate everything from shaking your head to classic rock anthems to moshing like a maniac at a metal concert! We love all the forms of rock—classic, metal, and everything in between. So, if your idea of a good time is debating over which band had the best leather pants, you’re in for quite the ride!
Sit back, relax, and remember: we don’t take ourselves too seriously—because if we did, we’d be stuck in the ‘70s, arguing over whether Led Zeppelin was better than Black Sabbath while wearing questionable platform shoes. Join us as we rock out the way rock was meant to be—loud, unapologetic, and just a little ridiculous! Tune in, turn it up, and let’s jam through the delightful chaos of our favorite tunes together!
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Episodes
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
GTR
On this episode, we are joined by guest co-host Mark Daly as we review an album which featured two guitarists from the prog rock scene, going in a direction unlike their previous work. Our tracks of the week are Genesis’ “Follow You Follow Me” Death Angel’s “Falling Off The Edge Of The World” Planet P’s “King Of The Day.” We finish with Lee’s song “When We Are One.” Have a good listen, everybody. Cheers! #GTR #stevehowe #stevehackett
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Mascara-Sue “Biro 2”
On this episode, we are joined by Charles Traynor as we review the solo album by a woman who was in a Japanese noise-pop band back in the late 90’s. Her album is very much different than anything else we’ve reviewed and our opinions are quite strong. Our tracks of the week are Depeche Mode’s “World In My Eyes”, This Heat’s “Testcard” and Pink Floyd’s “The Nile Song.” We finish with Lee’s song “Friendly Neighbors.” This was a fun episode to record. Hope you have fun listening to it. Cheers!
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Arcadia - So Red The RoseOn this episode, we review an album by a group whose members are from a more well-known group and this was their one-off off-shoot. Our tracks of the week are “‘The Power Station’s “Some Like It Hot” and Gamalon’s “Ooh… Babe.” We close with Lee’s song “The View Of You And Me.” Enjoy good obscure music and podcasts who highlight the music. Cheers!
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Charlie - No Second Chance
We review an album by a group a lot of people have heard of but have not listened to so we remedy that situation. Our tracks of the week are Dire Straits’ “Private Investigations”, Dakota’s “Crazy For Your Love” and we finish with Lee’s song “In The Afternoon.” Happy listening, everybody. Cheers!
Saturday May 28, 2022
Saturday May 28, 2022
In this episode, we are joined by the very cool Chris Czynszak as a guest co-host on for an album by an iconic rocker who has done some great work and we talk about one of his lesser-known albums. Our tracks of the week are Clean Break's "Coming Home", Halestorm "Steeple" and Tom Verlaine's "Five Miles Of You." We close with Lee's song "Tredje Snodans." Take care, everybody, cheers! #AliceCooper
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
All We Have Left
On this special episode, we interview a new group and we play their new song, “Ghost.” Go check out this interview. They’re a good group with diverse influences and they deserve a following. Cheers!
Saturday May 21, 2022
Saturday May 21, 2022
KISS - Alive!
In this episode, we are joined by guest co-host Paul LaPlaca to review an album that was a pivoting point for a group whose records did not sell much until they did a live album, which this was. Our tracks of the week are "Page One" from October Thorns, "157 Riverside Ave. (live)" from REO Speedwagon and "Poor Mohammed" by Procol Harum." We close with Lee's song "Slipping On Fish." Take care, everybody!
#KISS #KISSALIVE #ClassicRock
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Slint - Spiderland
On this episode, we review a group who only made two albums and were influential to many groups after they came and went. Our tracks of the week are, Sonic Youth’s “100#” and The Pop Group’s “Kiss The Book.” We close with Lee’s song “Trio.” Cheers and enjoy!