Aphoristic Album Reviews

Obsessively chronicling one person’s exploration of popular music

Welcome to Aphoristic Album Reviews, where I discuss highlights from the last sixty years of popular music. I write album reviews, highlight my favourite albums, blog regularly, and make lists.

Nuggets II: I’m Just A Mops by The Mops

Nuggets II

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2000s)

Sporcle

As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s...

10 Best Albums of 2021

I think it’s cheating to publish a best albums list...

Nuggets II: I’m Just A Mops by The Mops

Nuggets II

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2000s)

Sporcle

As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s...

10 Best Albums of 2021

10 Best Albums of the Year,2020s,2021

I think it’s cheating to publish a best albums list...

New Music Reviews: Jens Lekman, Margo Price, and Kerry Logan

2025,New Music Reviews

Music from three different continents this week: Jens Lekman Songs...

Love the Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna

2010s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 9 Love the Way You...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (1990s)

Sporcle

Last week, we looked at 1980s Grammy winners. This week...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

NZ #1 hits

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

Weezer Album Reviews

1990s

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

NZ #1 hits

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

Weezer Album Reviews

1990s

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...

Wet Leg Album Reviews

2020s

Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg were breakout stars in 2021...

Ben Folds (Five) Album Reviews

1990s

Ben Folds was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, also the...

Taylor Swift Album Reviews

2010s

When I started this site, I wouldn’t have considered reviewing...

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The Cars Album Reviews

1970s

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1960s

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The 1975: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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The Beach Boys: Ten Best Albums (that aren't Pet Sounds)

1960s,1970s,Album Rankings

The Moody Blues Core Seven Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Album Rankings

Eagles Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Wilco: Five Best Albums

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Neil Young: Five Best Albums

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Burna Boy: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,1980s,Album Rankings

The Police: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,1980s,1990s,Album Rankings

Queen Albums: Ranked from Worst To Best

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10 Worst Songs of the 1990s

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15 Best New Songs Recorded For Greatest Hits Albums

The Ten Best Songs By…

10 Best Pixies Songs

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10 Best Prog-Era Genesis Songs

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The 10 Worst Songs of the 1960s

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10 Best Bangles Songs

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1960s Album Reviews

Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

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1970s Album Reviews

1970s – Punk and New Wave

Punk and New Wave Reviews

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Graham Fyfe has been writing this website since his late teens. Now in his forties, he’s been obsessively listening to albums for years. He works as a web editor and plays the piano.