Free Form Rock Podcast

Def Leppard - Hysteria In this episode, we - and our special guest co-host Charles Traynor - review an album that people either love or hate and you'll find out which way we sway when you hear the episode. Our tracks of the week are "Shine" by the Dead Daisies, "Wasted" by Def Leppard and Saraya's "Hitchin' A Ride." We close with Lee's song "Velcro Triangle." Happy listening, everybody! #DefLeppard #Hysteria #ClassicAlbum

Matthews Southern Comfort-Later That Same Year In this episode, we do an album from a member of a band we reviewed earlier. Was this a sneaky pick? Not really. What do we think of the album? You might be surprised. Our tracks of the week are Gordon Haskell’s “Could Be”, Aimee Mann’s “Lost In Space” and we close with Lee’s song “I’m No Longer Your Log.” Have fun listening. Cheers!

Kiss - Rock And Roll Over This Bonus Labor Day Special is for all ya Kiss Nerds on America's Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Charles Traynor from Oasis and Jerry Supe to discuss a well-known album by a well-known group. Since that is what people like to hear, we provide them with the kind of entertainment they want. We did have fun on the episode. Our tracks of the day are Nina Strauss' "Summer Storm", Pearl Jam's "Alive", Cosmic Michael's "She's My Girl", Klassik 78's "Show Me Your Love" and Lee's song "The Real Deal." Take care, everyone. Cheers! #kiss #rockandrollover #americaspodcast #kissarmy 

On this episode, we are graced by the presence of the guest co-host Charles Traynor as we talk quite a long time about a double album that could very well have been a single album but we tackle both versions of the album and give our opinions on what could have been a single album of the material. Our tracks of the week are Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats’ “Thirteen Candles”, The Pretty Reckless’ “Going To Hell” and      Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes’ “Sweet Revenge.” We finish with Lee’s song “Checking The Time.” Cheers!

Love Sculpture - Blues Helping In this episode, we review the first album by a Welsh blues band that had a great guitar player and some great playing… even though not too many people nowadays listen to them. Well, that’s why we chose to review this album. Our tracks of the week are The Cult’s “Give Me Mercy”, Aunt Mary’s “Joinin’ The Crowd” and we finish with Lee’s song “Playing Games In The Wind.” Drink a bit, kick back, listen to an episode and have fun. #blues

Suicidal Tendencies In this episode, we review the first album by a band that crossed over into punk, thrash, and regular rock. They had their own sound and they knew what they were doing. Our tracks of the week are Wishbone Ash's "Blind Eye", Dangerous Toys' "Take Me Drunk" and we close with Lee's song "Habitual Coat-Wearer." Take care, everybody. Cheers! #SuicidalTendencies #punk #thrash  

Richie Kotzen-Into The Black On this episode, we have a guest-host Sonny Pooni From the Growin' Up Rock and Podcast Rock City (all Kiss podcast). We review a solo album by a guitarist who is more known for the groups in which he played than his solo work. Our tracks of the week are, Eclipse “Never Look Back”, Bad Company “Heartbeat” and Journey “Let It Rain.” Take care everyone and rock on!

Mott the Hoople - Wildlife In this episode, we review an album that is not typical for the group. Whether we like it or not… listen and find out. Our tracks of the week are Projector’s “Hell In My Head”, Quatermass’ “Up On The Ground” and we close with Lee’s song “Why Did You Say That?” Listen and be entertained.

The Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet In this episode, we review a classic album that should be checked into more. We also get into a yelling match and argue with each other. It's a heated episode but it ought to be entertaining for people who like that type of stuff. Our tracks of the week are Jody Grind's cover of The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black", Aerosmith's "Critical Mass" and we close with Lee's song "Tight Lady." Enjoy! #therollingstones

Dio - The Last In Line In this episode, we review the second album from a singer many people feel is the greatest singer in all of heavy metal. What do we think of the album? We tell you. Our tracks of the week are Head Over Heels’ “Road Runner”, Dorothy’s “Raise Hell”, and we close with Lee’s song “Kom Sammen (Get Together).” Happy listening, folks! #DIO #RonnieJamesDio #TheLastInLine #Metal

Sutherland Brothers - Lifeboat   In this episode, we review an album by a duo who used the backing back Quiver. A member of Pink Floyd's touring band was a member of Quiver and was on this album, also. Rod Stewart covered a song from this album. Hear what we think of the album, the group, and Rod Stewart's cover. Our tracks of the week are Little Feat's "Takin' My Time", The Band's "The Weight" and we close with Lee's song "Chicken à la King ."  Until next time, cheers!

Live - Throwing Cooper In this episode, we review the best-known album by a group that is ordinarily lesser-known and not often reviewed. We also talk about the weather and other stuff. Our tracks of the week are Sarofeen and Smoke's "It's Love" and R.E.M.'s "Drive." We close with Lee's song "Improvisation No. 3." Have fun. Cheers! #LIveband

Steve Miller - Sailor In this episode, we review an early album by a guy whose music changed somewhat as his career progressed. You’ll hear what we think of his progression as well as other subjects. Our tracks of the week are A-Ha’s “Stay On These Roads” and Michael Chapman’s “Soulful Lady.” We finish with Lee’s song “9th Experimental Piece.” Keep on rocking. Cheers! #stevemillerband

Reef - Replenish On this episode, we are graced with the presence of Jason Thomas Broadrick, better known as JTB from JTBs Groovy Record Room, as our special guest co-host as we review an album that causes a stir among everyone involved. An opinion is an opinion and a yell is a yell. Listen and be amused. Our tracks of the week are The Rolling Stones' "Rocks Off', "Jethro Tull's "My Sunday Feeling" and Reef's "Weird." The Lee Track of the Week is "Fantasie 8" Cheers, everybody!

Van Halen - 1984 In this episode, we are happy to have our friend James West as co-host to review an album that impressed many people when it came out. We give our opinions and differences of opinions throughout the episode. Our tracks of the week are KISS' "God Of Thunder", Bedlam's "Believe In You" and Lucifer's "Midnight Phantom." We hope you are entertained by this episode. Cheers!  #vanhalen #EVH #DavidLeeRoth #EddieVanHalen #AlexVanhalen #MichaelAnthony #americaspodcast #americanband

Starcrawler In this episode, we review an album by a band that ought to be more well-known and has some classic-sounding rock songs but a modern edge. Our tracks of the week are Big Brother and the Holding Company’s  “Intruder”, The Pretenders’ “Tattooed Love Boys” and we close with Lee’s song “A Tiny Mistake.” It’s a good episode and you ought to listen to it. Cheers!

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 

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!

Arcadia - So Red The Rose On 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!

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!