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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 Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
On this episode, we review Lou Reed’s second solo album. What do we think of it. If you listen to our review, you’ll find out. We also get a bit raunchy so listen if you’re into that sort of jibe. We start the episode with Lee’s song, “Orange Hat.” Our tracks of the week are Lou Reed and Metallica’s, “The View” and Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s, “Counting Cards.” Until next week, feel easy breezy and awesome.
#loureed #transformer
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Shadow King - On this episode, we review the album Lou Gramm, Vivian Campbell, Brian Turgon and Kevin Valentine did. We also get a bit vocal on our opinions on certain people and this time both of us get vocal. Our tracks of the week are Lou Gramm’s “Arrow Thru Your Heart” and Bad Company’s “Live For The Music” and we close with Lee’s song “I Have A Name.” Have a happy listen and keep laughing. Cheers. #lougramm #viviancampbell #meldodicrock
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
John Kilzer - Memory In The King
On this episode, we review an album from 1988 that was obscure when it first came out but one of us felt it needed to be reviewed. Do we both agree. Take a listen to what we say. Our tracks of the week are The Outsider’s “Ghost On The Beach”, Dirk Hamilton’s “The Sweet Forever” and we conclude with Lee’s song “Real.” Take care and enjoy good music!
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
On this episode, we are joined by special guest James West. We review Megadeth’s fourth studio album. Our tracks of the week are Slayer’s “War Ensemble”, Metallica’s “Atlas Rise” and Zoetrope’s “Trip Wires.” We conclude with Lee’s song “Whatever You Wanted.” Stay cool everybody and keep rocking! PS Laker game is in the background my bad but it was the Championship Game !!#megadeth #thrash #megadethrestinpeace
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
On this episode, we review one of Billy Joel’s heavier albums. How much do we agree on the songs? Listen and find out! Our tracks of the week are David Lindley’s “Mercury Blues” and Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4.” We conclude with a song by Lee called “Maybe As If.” Sticks and stones can’t break solid good music. Cheers!#billyjoel #glasshouses #pianoman
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Golden Earring - No Promises... No Debts
On this episode, we review an album by a band that has made many albums so we figured we would pick one of their lesser-known releases. If you like Golden Earring, check out our episode! Our tracks of the week are The Bangles’ “Hero Takes A Fall” and Goodthunder’s “Barking At The Ants.” We close the episode with a song by Lee called, “Maybe As If.” Kick back and enjoy!
#goldenearring #classicrock
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Monster Magnet - Dopes To Infinity
On this episode, we review an album suggested by Samuel Weitz. We also talk about some other stuff... the usual situation if one is a regular listener. Our tracks of the week are Monster Magnet’s “19 Witches”, Alice In Chain’s “”What The Hell Have I” and Frankie Miller’s “The Heartbreak.” We close with a song of Lee’s called “The Poet’s Mission” which he wrote the music to a poem by James Henry MacLafferty. Take care everybody. Have fun.
#monstermagnet #stonermetal #Metal
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen
It is an unfortunate and almost unbelievable moment for us to have heard about the passing of our generation’s most innovative guitar player. We talk about our experiences listening to Eddie’s playing and the group Van Halen. We play some of our favorite Van Halen songs and we also have special guest reminiscences from Devin Dungan, Robert Hay and Edwin Cannistraci. It is a sad time but we hope you might enjoy hearing about a brilliant musician whose music will live on. Peace.
#R.I.P.EddieVanHalen #EVH