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!
Episodes
Oct 6, 2020
Oct 6, 2020
1hr 25 min
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
Oct 1, 2020
Oct 1, 2020
1hr 32 min
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
On this episode, we are joined by Bob Hay
from the U2Cast podcast who reviews the third studio album by the band The Smiths. We discuss what we think of the songs and occasionally get into a little bit of banter about other stuff. Our tracks of the week are Type O Negative's "Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty of Infidelity", The Cure's "Disintegration" and Cheryl Dilcher's "Follow The Love." We finish with a new song by Lee called "Give Me My Treats (Please)." Take care everybody and stay cool. Cheers.
Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020
59 min
Steppenwolf - Monster
On this episode, we review the band’s fourth studio album. The album was a more purposeful attempt at a concept album including songs of protest. Maybe one of us does not totally agree with all the lyrics. Our tracks of the week are Rod Stewart’s “All In The Name Of Rock ‘N’ Roll” and Andy Taylor’s “Don’t Let Me Die Young.” We close the episode with Lee’s song “Why Did You Plan It.” Kick back and listen. You’ll have a good time. #steppenwolf #classicrock
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020
1hr 10 min
Survivor - Too Hot To Sleep
On this episode, are we feeling the effects of the album title or do we have fans to help us cool off? Either way, we review a somewhat obscure later album by a group who had more to offer than their big hits. Our tracks of the week are Survivor's "Burning Heart" and The Ides of March's "Baby's Gonna Grow." We finish with Lee's song "Building Hope", written to words by Henry James MacLafferty. Stay cool... don't be too hot to sleep... survive and have fun!
#80s #SurvivorBand #melodichardrock
Sep 10, 2020
Sep 10, 2020
1hr 47 min
Queensrÿche - Rage For Order
Marc and Lee are joined by Eric (RMCP) Jordan on this review of Queensrÿche‘s 2nd full album. We talk about our feelings of the band and their songs. Our tracks of the week are Stryper’s “Blood From Above” and Bang’s “Windfair” and Sabïre‘s “Daemons Calling.” We conclude with Lee’s song “Holding Hands.” Take care everybody. Enjoy the episode!
#Heavymetal #progmetal #ragefororder #Queensrÿche
Sep 4, 2020
Sep 4, 2020
59 min
Michael Stanley Band - Heartland
Uh oh... spaghetti... oh! We do an album by a group that one of us felt needed to be done and one of us might have wondered why. Do we agree? Is this a polarizing album for both of us? If you listen, you will find out. Our tracks of the week are Paul Revere & The Raiders "Let Me", Survivor "High On You" and we close with Lee's song "Tight Lady." Have fun... kick back... and be entertained.
Aug 28, 2020
Aug 28, 2020
1hr 12 min
The End Machine
On today’s episode, we review the album with Robert Mason on vocals and George Lynch on guitar. We also get into some heated discussions of some sort... probably. Our tracks of the week are: Warrant “Music Man”, Hog Heaven “Glass Room” and Lee’s closing track is “What People Do.” Enjoy good music! Cheers!
#HeavyMetal #GeorgeLynch #RobertMason #JeffPilson #MickBrown #GreatAlbum #theEndMachine
Aug 21, 2020
Aug 21, 2020
1hr 1 min
The Velvet Underground & Nico
On this episode, we review the band’s debut album that is considered to be a classic with fans of this genre of music. We discuss whether or not we agree or disagree. Our tracks of the week are Steve Miller’s “Tokin’s”, The Bryds"I'll Feel a whole lot Better 'We close this Lee’s song “Saturday Cleanup Blues.” Have fun everybody and check out good music!
#nico #Velvetunderground #loureed
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