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
This week on America’s Podcast™ (yes, we said it) — the Free Form Rock Podcast is back, and we’re counting down our Top 10 Albums of 2025 with family member Andy Rodriguez.
Will there be albums you totally saw coming? Absolutely. Will there be a few that make you yell, “WAIT… THAT ONE?!” Also yes.
No spoilers though — you’ll have to listen like a normal human.
And of course, we’ve got our Tracks of the Week, because we’re not mo...
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Family members are back in the house with Travis Perrotta and Mike Fowler, and this week we’re breaking from our usual album-review format and shaking things up. Yeah… like The Cars — we wanna shake it up. Ooo ooo!
🚀 Episode Title: Up, Up, and Away! — Supergroups 🚀 Each of us picks three supergroups and lets it fly. We talk the fun, the madness, the disappointments, and some picks that ma...
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Family members are in the house Aaron Camaro and Andy Rodriguez as we dive headfirst into one of the most debated albums in rock history…
🤘 KISS – Destroyer 🤘 Is this an all-time great KISS album? Are there any weak tracks hiding under the makeup? Or should we all just cry for “Beth” and call it a classic?
No spoilers. No skipping tracks. All will be revealed.
Tracks Of The Week
Mooger-Ro...
This Week on America’s Podcast… U2 hits the reset button ⚡🌍
Family members Eddy Cannistraci and Andy Rodriguez join us as we dive into U2’s Achtung Baby — the album famously described as the band taking an axe to The Joshua Tree and saying, “Yeah… we’re not doing that again.”
Did U2 successfully reinvent themselves in 1991? Did they shock the fans, the charts, and the music world? Did this change the course of music forever?
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This Week on America’s Podcast… we Cover My Six 🤘😬
We dive headfirst into the wild (and sometimes painful) world of dreadfully bad cover songs. Each of us picked six covers that should’ve stayed in the rehearsal room, and no — it’s not just a full episode of Mötley Crüe cover covers… although we thought about it 😂
Family member Favio Vegas joins the chaos, bringing opinions, laughs, and at least one cover that makes you question...
🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast No album review this week — not because we’re lazy… okay maybe a little — but mainly because we don’t like getting stagnant. Gotta shake things up before we start smelling like that one record store no one goes into anymore. So this week, we bring you The Frontman Shuffle™ with family members Favio Vegas and Mike Fowler! We’re diving into five bands that swapped singers like they were trying on...
🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast we dive into The Cars – Heartbeat City with family member Joseph Staub! Is this album a timeless 1980s classic, or has it started to show its age? Our thoughts, critiques, and debates are all here—no spoilers as always.
🔥 Tracks of the Week • Jerry’s pick: The Tubes – She’s a Beauty • Joseph’s pick: Queensrÿche – Deliverance • Mooger’s pick: Cheap Trick – The Riff That Won’t Quit • Final hit...
🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast we dive into a band nine years in the making that somehow no one talks about—but they were brand-new to us. We’re covering Paralandra – The Body Electric. Does this album knock our socks off, or does it fade into oblivion? 👀 No spoilers… as always!
🔥 Tracks of the Week • Mooger Fooger’s pick: Evanescence – Going Under • Marc’s pick: Halestorm – Wicked Ways Jerry-Final blast: The irrepressib...
This week on America’s Podcast, we dive into a lost classic from the Black Sabbath catalog — Dehumanizer. Joining us are family members Travis Perrotta and Tim Wirasnik as we crank up the Dio-era heaviness and ask the big questions:
How does this album sound to our ears? Is this a top-tier Dio-fronted Sabbath record… or does it fall flat on its demonic face?
No spoilers — you’ve gotta listen to hear whether we bow to the riffs or ...
This week on America’s Podcast, we bring in family members James West, Travis Perrotta, and Andy Rodriguez as we dive into one of the most divisive albums of the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen: Diver Down.
Is it brilliant? Is it baffling? Is it the world’s most expensive collection of cover songs? Does it divide the panel? No spoilers — you gotta listen!
Tracks of the Week: • Travis: Alice Cooper – Unfinished Sweet • Marc: Kix –...
🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! We’re diving into Clutch – Blast Tyrant with our rock ’n’ roll family: Metal Mike Tyler and Joseph Staub! 🤘
Will this album make the mob go wild or usher in the profits of doom? 💰😈 Either way, we’re breaking down the grooves, the grit, and the glorious madness that is Clutch!
🎶 Tracks of the Week:
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Jerry – “The Night Owls” by Little River Band 🦉
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Metal Mike Tyler – “Rock N Roll Outla...
This week on America’s Podcast, we’re joined by author Tim Durling, who stops by to talk about his brand-new book The Sound That Haunts You: A Beginner’s Companion to Fleetwood Mac. We dig into how the project came together, some of the surprising stories behind the band, and why this book is a must-read for both longtime fans and total newcomers.
We also roll into a review of Fleetwood Mac’s Tango in the Night — no spoilers on whe...
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We’re flying high again — Egyptian style — as we review Iron Maiden’s Powerslave ⚔️🐍 with the family crew: Bob Bannister, Travis Perrotta, and Andy Rodriguez!
Sadly, The Mooger couldn’t join us because he had something even scarier than Rime of the Ancient Mariner… an anniversary! 💍 Congrats to him and his wife — we love you both! ❤️ Don’t worry, we still used your tracks, brother!
Will...
🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🇺🇸 We’re diving headfirst into Collective Soul – Disciplined Breakdown with our brother from another mother, Travis Perrotta! Is this an album worth your time, or will it have you questioning your life choices? 🤯 (No spoilers… but we might need therapy after this one.)
🔥 Tracks of the Week: 🎧 Mooger’s Pick: Dishwalla – Counting Blue Cars (he’s still asking God those same questions) 🎸 Ma...
🎃👻 This week on America’s Podcast – Halloween Edition we resurrect a band that’s INFAMOUS around here… the legendary (or undead?) Oingo Boingo! To one of us they’re gods, to the rest? Well… you’ll have to hear the review to find out. 🪦💀
Marc cracks open Boingo Alive (yes, recorded live… in a studio… because reasons) as our Live Album Series crawls back from the grave 🧟♂️. Joining us is family member Travis Perrotta – will t...
This Week on America’s Podcast 🎙️ We’ve got family in the house! 💥 Tim Wirasnik and Travis Perrotta join the madness as we dig into Testament – Practice What You Preach. 🤘
Question is: does this album actually practice what it preaches… or is it a nightmare coming back to haunt us? (No spoilers… unless you bribe us with tacos 🌮).
Tracks of the Week 🎶
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Jerry starts us off soft (but deadly) with Paralandra – Look at Me Now
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🩸 This week on America’s Podcast the Alice Cooper Band is back… or is it? We crack open The Revenge of Alice Cooper to see if this reunion slithers like a black mamba 🐍 or fizzles out like Welcome to My Nightmare 2. To settle the madness, we’ve got Eric Lussier, Joseph Staub, and Tim Wirasnik riding shotgun through this horror show.
🔥 Tracks of the Week:
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Jerry goes shock-rock with Marilyn Manson – “The Dope Show” 💊🎭
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🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast we summon Joseph Staub, our resident Blue Öyster Cult wizard 🧙♂️ (yes, he doesown a cowbell). Together, we dive into the most controversial BÖC album ever: Mirrors. Will we love it? Will we smash it? No spoilers—you gotta listen.
🔥 Tracks of the Week:
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Jerry cranks up Collective Soul – “Run” 🏃♂️💨
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Mooger throws down Blondie – “Call Me” ☎️
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Marc gets lost in Styx – “Man in the Wilderne...
🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast 🎙️ We dive into one of the most haunting legacies in music history — The 27 Club. These are the artists we tragically lost at just 27 years old, leaving behind timeless music and art that continue to shape generations.
Marc, Mooger, Jerry, and our family members Tim Wirasnik and Travis Perrotta sit down to remember and celebrate these icons. Along the way, we also touch on a couple of actors who...
🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast, we go way out of bounds with a Nu Metal Album Battle Royale! 🤘🔥 Both contenders dropped in 1999: ⚔️ Static-X – Wisconsin Death Trip vs. Slipknot – Self-Titled.
We’ve got longtime partner-in-chaos Joseph Staub back in the mix, and we’re bringing in new blood 💉 with Mike Fowler to keep things wild. As usual, one cohost is not a Nu Metal fan (🙄 yeah, we all know who), and Jerry straight-up ditc...
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