Category Archives: Franzman

I was asked to post albums that influenced me early in my life. Here is #8: SCORPIONS | Blackout. The guitar tone is stellar. I remember trying to learn the drum parts and being amazed by the vocals. ...

#9 in the list of albums that influenced me early in my life. STYX, Paradise Theatre. The artwork is birth on the front and death on the back. FanTAS'tic! There was no better line-up then when Dennis ...

#10 in the list of albums that influenced me early in my life: Deep Purple's Machine Head...This brought me back to the realization that I will never play drums like Ian Paice or sing like Ian Gillan....

Day #11 in the list of albums that influenced me early in my life: I was asked to post ten albums that influenced me in my early life but I'm going to post 15. Bad Company, debut album 'Bad Co" Great ...

I kinda wanna work there for a little while. Click the link, it's fun to watch. http://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=180524438355231    

Day #12 in the list of albums that influenced me early in my musical life. I was ensconced at this point and wanted to see what came before the music I was into in the late 70s and early 1980s - I was...

Day #13: My good friend, singer songwriter Daniel Sarnelli asked me to post music that moved me and shaped / influenced my early days. This one was fairly early in my collection and still gives me chi...

#14 Def Leppard | On Through the Night This is their debut album and not very much like the Def Leppard we know today. 'Wasted' and 'Rock Brigade' are great songs to rock out to. It was 1980 and this ...

Last entry in music that shaped my early life. #15: Blue Oyster Cult, Burnin' for You. I was around twelve years old and a young drummer. I didn't own my own drums yet but I bought this record and lea...

Franzman's new segment "The Adorable Adoptable Pet of the Week with Robyn Mays and Voice for Companion Animals". Listen by clicking arrow.