Free Form Rock Podcast

Nina Strauss - Controlled Chaos On this episode, we review an album by a guitar player who has played with Iron Maidens and Alice Cooper but also is making a name for herself. Our tracks of the week are Joe Satriani’s “Shapeshifter” and Ana Popović‘s “Hometown.” We finish the show with Lee’s song “Fine Taste.” Make sure to listen to the music and then hear our review. Your opinions are appreciated, also. Cheers! #NitaStrauss #womenrock 

Mammoth WVH On this episode, we review Wolfie Van Halen's first solo album. We talk about what we think of the album and all that. We figure it would be best to put this out while it's still new. Our tracks of the week are Steamhammer's "Junior's Wailing", Filter's "Welcome To The Fold" and we finish with Lee's song, "Walking." Have a great day, everybody. Cheers!

Parish Hall On this episode, we review the only album by a group whose music was up there with more popular bands but unfortunately did not get much recognition. Thankfully, it’s re-issued. Our tracks of the week are Deep Purple’s “Sail Away”, Foghat’s “Sarah Lee” and we conclude with Lee’s song “Out-There Swing.” Cheers! Enjoy!

Fastway For this episode, we have the pleasure of a guest co-host Tim Wirasnik. We talk about the debut album of a group that had the original guitarist from Motorhead and a lead singer who later was in the group Flogging Molly. Kick back, take some drinks and listen as we talk about a lot of stuff. Our tracks of the week are Accept's "Balls To The Wall", Steely Dan's "Aja" and Yesterday and Today's "Dreams Of Egypt." We finish with Lee's song, "Messing With Me." Cheers, everybody! #fastway #rock #metal

The Andrew Jacobs Episodes Revisited On this special episode, we delve into mini-reviews of albums that another fellow had done at one time or another on the podcast. This is like the Andrew Episodes Revisited. Our tracks of the week are Nicholas Greenwood "Melancholy" and Great White "Shot In The Dark." We finish the episode with Lee's song "Cozy And Cool." Take care, everybody. Listen to good music. Yeah 

Badlands Today, we are joined by a cool guest host, James West, to review the first album by a group with members who might be more well known for other things they did but we turn people on to this project. Is it worth hearing? Listen to the episode and find out! We had fun making the episode. Our tracks of the week are Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's A Good Man's Brother", Red Dragon Cartel's "Feeder" and Badlands' "Last Time." We close things with Lee's song "Do Stuff Now." As always, have fun, crank up the stereo and listen... to good podcasts! #jakeElee #badlandsband #rockandroll

Pat Travers - Putting It Straight On this episode, we review an album by a good guitarist who has some popularity but could have even more. One of us starts the episode as a crab apple and becomes less so during the review. Our tracks of the week are Molly Hatchet’s “Dreams I’ll Never See” and The Ventures’ “Off In The 93rds.” We finish with Lee’s song “Maybe As If.” Have a good one! #pattravers 

Today, we are reviewing an album by a group with a cool vocalist who used to be an actress but her group's music has integrity. Do you want to know what we think about the album? It would be great if you heard the episode. We give various opinions (or at least one of us does). Our tracks of the week are Dennis DeYoung's "With All Due Respect", Fat Mattress' "The Storm" and we finish with Lee's song "Have That Drink." Have some apple pie and ice cream for the heck of it. Heehee. Cheers, everybody! #theprettyreckless 

Tamalpais Exchange - On this episode, we review an obscure album from 1970 that is still somewhat easy to locate. You can hear whether we like it or not. We become very opinionated. Our tracks of the week are Night Ranger’s “You Can Still Rock In America” and Dave Mason’s “To Be Free.” We close with Lee’s song “When The Curtains Are Drawn.” Remember, whatever else is going on in your life, music still has its charms. Cheers! 

Down-Nola On this episode, we review the first album by a group starring the lead singer of Pantera, the guitarist of Corrosion Of Conformity, the guitarist of Crowbar, the bassist of Goatwhore and the drummer of Eyehategod. For this episode, we are joined by Metal Mike and James West. We have a lengthy discussion and get into what we think of the music. Our tracks of the week are Beastmaker's "Inside The Skull", Down's "Bury Me In Smoke", Ugly Kid Joe's "Devil's Paradise" and Chilliwack's "Chain Train." We conclude with Lee's song "A Cap, A Shave And Plenty Of Bills." Rock on, everybody!

The Fixx - Reach The Beach On this episode, we are joined by guest-host Paul Korn to review the second album by the band from London, England. Our songs of the week are Candlebox’ “10,000 Horses”, Lionsault’s “Reckless” and John Illsley’s “High Stakes.” We finish with Lee’s song “Story Plot.” Have fun listening, everybody. Cheers! #thefixx #newwave

Richard Thompson - Mock Tudor  On this episode, we review an album which is from a guitarist who still does music nowadays and ought to be more well-known among our listeners. Check out his music if you wish to do so. Our tracks of the week are Creedence Revival’s “Side O’ The Road” and Joe Satriani’s “Shapeshifting.”  We finish with Lee’s track “A Song About...” Pip pip and cheerio, mates!

AC/DC - Power Up On this episode, we are graced with the presence of Devin Dungan as co-host where we review the powerful new album by a battery-charged group. We bitch a little bit (which is not an unfamiliar thing for our steady listeners) and have a lot of fun. Our tracks of the week are Black Sabbath’s “The Sabbath Stones”, The Dead Daisies’ “Like No Other(Baseline)” and Quintessence’s “Giants.” We finish with Lee’s song “Improv On The Intrepid.” Power up with your favorite sports drink or sports candy bar and... cheers! #ACϟDC #powerup

Audioslave On this episode, we are joined by special guest Bob Hay to review the first album by a group that featured members of Sound Garden and Rage Against The Machine. Our tracks of the week are Pinnacle “Astral Traveler”, Y & T “Contagious” and Catherine Wheel “Black Metallic.” We finish with Lee’s song “It Seems.” Keep cool and keep being a fan of ours. Cheers!

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus   On this episode, we review the second album by a group whose members were in The Nice, King Crimson and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. Special thanks go to Niamh The Prog Nerd. When she was asked what album would be good to review, she mentioned this one. She has a really cool YouTube channel. Our tracks of the week are Yes’ “Starship Trooper” and Mind Garage’s “Ruby Rose.” We conclude the episode with Lee’s song “Swedish Homecoming.” Take care, everyone. Cheers!

On this episode, we have a great conversation with Greg Chaisson, from the band Kings Of Dust and formerly of Badlands. He also has a solo album called It’s About Time. All of it is great musically and we are happy to discuss his music with him. Please support his music. We hope you enjoy the interview.

On this episode, we are joined by James West as we review the more hard-rock/thrash album by the alternative/punk band. Before we delve into the album, we do A LOT of talking about podcasts and other stuff (whatever that other stuff may be). Our tracks of the week are Suicidal Tendencies’ “Trip At The Brain”, Dada’s “Tonite Is” and Infectious Groove’s “Therapy.” We finish with Lee’s song “Boots.” As you walk away from this episode in your boots, let’s hope you had a happy listen. Cheers!

Giant - Last Of The Runaways On this episode, we review the debut album by a cool group who had some recognition but should have been more well-known. Our tracks of the week are Timothy B. Schmidt’s “Tell Me What You Dream” and Lenny Kravitz’ “Circus.” We close with Lee’s song “Be Myself.” This is a cool episode and it’ll do you well to hear it. Cheers! #giantlastoftherunaways

Frank Zappa - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch On this episode, we talk about a lot of stuff... including the album we’re reviewing (haha). This album has a hit song a lot of people know but there’s more to this album than one hit song. Our tracks of the week are Oingo Boingo’s “Running On A Treadmill” and Spirit’s “Dream Within A Dream.” We conclude with Lee’s song “Street ‘Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba’ Song Number One.” Take care, everybody. Cheers! #frankzappa

Wizzard - Wizzard Brew On this episode, we review the first album by a group whose leader has had his songs covered by groups many people like. Would you like to find out what we think of the album? Listen to the episode and find out! Our tracks of the week are The Allman Brothers’ “One Way Out” and Herman’s Hermits’ “Upstairs, Downstairs.” We conclude with Lee’s song “Out-There Swing.” Cheers, everybody. #prog