Free Form Rock Podcast

🎙️ THIS WEEK ON AMERICA’S PODCAST! This week on America’s Podcast, we dive into Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Mojo! Is this album chock-full of that classic Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers goodness, or does it fall flat? Or… is this one of those albums that just sounds better high in the morning? 😂🌿 No spoilers—but come on, it’s Tom Petty! We want you to listen and decide for yourself! Jo...

🔥 Lisa Janine Burney-Pilson: Fire on Sunset: Rock Stars & Hollywood Scars+ Heart’s-Dreamboat Annie This week on America’s Podcast, Lisa Janine Burney-Pilson joins us to talk about her new book, Fire on Sunset: Rock Stars & Hollywood Scars! 🤘📖 We get the scoop on the ’80s rock scene—the rock stars Lisa knew, the people she’s still friends with, stories from those wild days, and a whole l...

🎙️ THIS WEEK ON AMERICA’S PODCAST! 🤘🔥 This week we’ve got family members Eric Lussier and Favio Vegas joining us as we dive into Weezer’s 20th album, The Gold Album! Holy shit — 20 albums?! 😳 Has Weezer lost their groove, or is The Gold Album actually gold? Or does it just make it… weird? 😂 We shall discuss this one in depth, and as always — NO SPOILERS! 🎵 TRACKS OF THE WEEK Jerry: Zebra – “A...

This week on America’s Podcast, we have no family members joining us—and we’re missing one cohost! Mooger is on assignment at the Mountain Music Festival, serving as our Man on the Mountain. You’ve probably already seen some of his Shorts by now, but don’t worry—he’ll be back next week! Until then, Marc, Jerry, and Andy are diving into Flotsam and Jetsam – I Am the Weapon. Did our bridges get burn...

🎙️ THIS WEEK ON AMERICA’S PODCAST! 🎙️ Family members Travis Perrotta and Tim Wirasnik join us as we dive headfirst into TOOL — Ænima. Was Ænima a pompous piece of artwork, or did this thing actually ROCK and give us all the feels? 👁️ NO SPOILERS! Travis has the Third Eye on this episode as he takes over the hosting duties while the rest of us sit back and let him do his thing. Hopefully the whole...

This week on America’s Podcast, we’re heading back to 1997 and talking about the final INXS studio album recorded with the legendary Michael Hutchence — Elegantly Wasted. Joining us is Free Form family member Eric Lussier, and we’ve got one big question: Is Elegantly Wasted a lost classic of the ’90s? Was this an album that deserved WAY more attention than it got? How does it stand up against the...

This week on America’s Podcast, we dive into the new YES album, Aurora with Free Form family member Joseph Staub! No Jon Anderson. No Chris Squire. So the big fucking question is: Can this version of YES deliver an album that stands up alongside their classic albums, or does Aurora fail to live up to that legendary YES name? Let’s just say there’s a HUGE debate on this episode. 😂🔥 Everybody has...

This week on America’s Podcast, we take a left turn… maybe even a U-turn… and head somewhere we’ve never gone before! We’re talking about our very first concert experiences with Free Form Rock Podcast family member Eric Lussier. This is a music-filled episode where each of us spins two songs from our first concert’s headliner and one song from the opening act while sharing the stories of how we of...

This week on America’s Podcast, family member Favio Vegas joins the crew for a deep dive into “The Best and Worst of Warrant: The Jani Lane Era.” We go album by album through the Jani years, picking our two best and two worst tracks from each release. Will these albums leave us in a cold sweat or have us dancing like a song and dance man? No spoilers — you’ll have to listen to find out. Every trac...

This week on America’s Podcast, we’re joined by family member Travis Perrotta as we dive into Bob Seger’s legendary 1976 album, Night Moves! Is Night Moves a stone-cold classic that belongs in every rock collection? Or is it the kind of rock ‘n’ roll you’d rather forget? 🤔 Is Bob Seger as American as apple pie? 🇺🇸🥧 We definitely have some opinions… but that’s all you’re getting because… 🚨 NO SP...

This week on America’s Podcast, we’re getting hot and heavy with Y&T’s Ten… and yes, family member Travis Perrotta is joining us for the ride. Some of us think Ten is one of the most criminally underrated albums to come out of the early ‘90s. Others? Well… let’s just say they’re not exactly ready to put a ring on it. 😏 Is Ten a forgotten gem that’s just waiting to seduce your ears? Or should...

🌹☮️ This week on America’s Podcast… we’re going where the tie-dye flows and the bears dance! ☮️🌹 We welcome Deadhead family member Travis Perrotta as we dive into The Grateful Dead’s American Beauty! Will this legendary album make you want to drop acid just to “fully understand it”… or will you just keep truckin’ right on out of here? 🤔😂 No spoilers—you’ll have to tune in and find out! 🎵 Trac...

This week on America’s Podcast – We Play Five Deep Tracks by Legendary Bands, we’re digging beneath the hits and shining a spotlight on the deep tracks that deserve more love. Each panelist brings five killer cuts from legendary bands, proving that some of the best songs are the ones that never made the radio. If you’re looking to expand your playlist and discover overlooked classics, this episode...

This week on America’s Podcast, Marc is joined by family member Tim Wirasnik and a familiar voice who’s basically already a co-host, Andy Rodriguez! (Officially, that title wouldn’t come for a few more episodes, but let’s be honest… he already earned it.) This week we tackle Testament’s The Ritual and ask the question: Is it a true metal classic, or is it… Disney Metal? Yeah, we went there! The de...

🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast… We’re diving headfirst into harmonies, history, and just a sprinkle of Fleetwood Mac family intrigue. Joining us is author, Mac‑expert, and actual family member Tim Durling—yes, he’s basically rock‑royalty adjacent. Tim wrote THE SOUND THAT HAUNTS YOU: A Beginner’s Companion to Fleetwood Mac and On Record: The April Wine Album Review, but today he’s here for our...

🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🎙️ Family members Travis Perrotta and Andy Rodriguez join us as we take a ride with Journey's classic album Escape! Will this album make us want to call our mother father? Will it inspire us to escape into outer space while playing the old Atari 2600 Journey Escape video game? Or will it simply remind us why Journey became one of the biggest bands on the planet?...

This week on America’s Podcast, family members Andy Rodriguez and Tim Wirasnik join us as we travel back to a simpler time—when MTV actually played music and mullets roamed the Earth freely. We're diving into Billy Idol's classic album Rebel Yell! We'll break down every track, explore the stories behind the songs, and find out if this album helped create a new sound for the '80s. Did it bring us s...

This week on America’s Podcast, we bring in the family members: Eddy Cannistraci, Ryan T. Russell, and Travis Perrotta! We dive into the newest album by The Black Crowes called A Pound of Feathers. Will this album put you in a Cruel Streak? Or will it turn me into a Propane Prophecy? As always… no spoilers, because unlike modern movie trailers, we actually leave surprises in. Tracks of the Week Ed...

This week on America’s Podcast, we dive into Blackberry Smoke and their album Like an Arrow. Will this album have us “Running Through Time,” or will it make us want to take the next exit outta here faster than a gas station burrito emergency? No spoilers! It’s just the Three Amigos this week — the brothers in podcasting themselves. No family members, no distractions, and probably fewer people yell...

This week on America’s podcast, we dive into a band that inspired a whole generation of punk, pop-punk, and “I swear I can still fit into my old leather jacket” bands — Social Distortion and their classic album Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell. It’s just the Three Amigos on this episode — brothers in podcasting and brothers in surviving questionable music takes. No family members this week… so th...

This Week on America’s Podcast, we crank up the volume and dive headfirst into Lightning to the Nations by Diamond Head — the album that helped inspire a generation of thrash metal bands to pick up guitars, grow their hair out, and scare the neighbors! But here’s the big question: Is it a true NWOBHM classic… or were the cover versions by other bands actually better? Uh oh… somebody hide the comme...

This week on America’s Podcast, we dive headfirst into the sun-soaked, slightly shady, totally legendary world of California as we review one of the greatest bands and albums of all time—Eagles and their iconic Hotel California. Yeah, yeah… we know there’s always that guy who says he doesn’t like them, but we’re putting it all on the table. No spoilers—just vibes, opinions, and probably a few “wai...

This week on America’s Podcast, we dive into a band that somehow gets more side-eye than a gas station sushi tray—and honestly, we’re not having it. We’re talking about Extreme and their long-awaited album Six. A ridiculously talented band with a killer vocalist and a guitarist who could probably outplay your Wi-Fi connection on a bad day. We’re reviewing Six, the album that took 15 YEARS to make...

This week on America’s Podcast, we take it to 11. We’re reviewing the brand-new Dead To Rights from Metal Church—a band that’s resurrected itself and even brought in former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson. Does this album have the brainwashing power to make you forget the old versions of the band… or is it a total waste of time? And the BIG question: how does Marc somehow connect this to The Thomp...

This week on America’s Podcast, it’s just the three amigos… the brothers… the combatants… whatever you want to call us — just don’t call us late for dinner! 🍽️ This episode we dive into the legendary debut album Asia by Asia. Is this an album that will make you say “Time Again, I need to spin this!” or will you feel like you’re just “Cutting It Fine” by listening? No spoilers… you know how we roll...