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.

Recent Additions

Nuggets II: Bad Little Woman by The Wheels

Aerosmith Greatest Hits

Music Quiz: Aerosmith Picture Click

10 Best Neil Diamond Songs

1960s, 1970s, Song Lists, The Ten Best Songs By…

I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) by Meat Loaf

1990s, NZ #1 hits

Nuggets II: No Presents For Me by The Pandamonium

Fleetwood Mac Mirage

Music Quiz: Badly Explained Rock Bands

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Kate NV Album Reviews

Moscow-based artist Kate NV was born Eaterina Shilonosova in Kazan...

Mk.gee Album Reviews

Michael Gordon grew up in New Jersey, where he played...

The Bangles Album Reviews

The Bangles came from the Paisley Underground, an early 1980s...

Kate NV Album Reviews

Moscow-based artist Kate NV was born Eaterina Shilonosova in Kazan...

Mk.gee Album Reviews

Michael Gordon grew up in New Jersey, where he played...

The Bangles Album Reviews

The Bangles came from the Paisley Underground, an early 1980s...

Gob Nation Album Reviews (The Tubs, Joanna Gruesome, Ex-Vöid et al)

Gob Nation are a South London-based group of musicians who...

Japanese Breakfast Album Reviews

Michelle Zauner was born in South Korea and started her...

Warren Zevon Album Reviews

Warren Zevon was born in Chicago, the son of a...

More recent pages

Talking Heads Remain in Light

1970s – Punk and New Wave

Talking Heads Album Reviews

Billie Eilish Album Reviews

2020s

Billie Eilish Album Reviews

Cat Stevens Album Reviews

1970s

Cat Stevens Album Reviews

Sugar File Under Easy Listening

Index

Lists

Crosby, Stills & Nash 1969 Debut

1970s

Crosby, Stills & Nash Album Reviews

Elvis Costello Album Reviews

1970s – Punk and New Wave

Elvis Costello Album Reviews

Angel Olsen Album Reviews

2010s

Angel Olsen Album Reviews

The Finn Brothers Everyone is Here

New Zealand

Finn Brothers Album Reviews

Tracy Chapman 1988 Debut

1980s

1980s Miscellany

Carole King Tapestry

1970s

Carole King Album Reviews

Album Rankings

Julia Holter: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Dire Straits Money for Nothing

Dire Straits Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Taylor Swift’s Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

The Band: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Kacey Musgraves: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

King Crimson: Five Best Albums

Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young): Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Song Lists

10 Best Aretha Franklin Songs

10 Best Grant McLennan Solo Songs

10 Worst Songs of the 1990s

10 Best Dire Straits Songs

The Police Greatest Hits

10 Best Songs by The Police

10 Best Songs from Paul Westerberg's Solo Career

10 Best Songs by The Zombies

Blog Archives

Joni Mitchell Hejira

Album Rankings

10 Best Songs By…

NZ #1 Hit Songs

Nuggets Box Set

Music Quizzes

New Music Reviews

Review Archives

Zombies Odessey and Oracle Review

1960s

Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

1970s

Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady

Punk and New Wave

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1980s

Pearl Jam No Code

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

New Zealand

Aphoristical

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.

Review Pages

Read about the discographies of musical acts from the 1960s to the present day. Browse this site's review archives or enjoy these random selections:

The Band 1969 Album

The Band Album Reviews

Magdalena Bay Album Reviews

Supergroove Album Reviews

Lorde Album Reviews

The Mutton Birds Album Reviews

The Weather Station Album Reviews

Gene Clark Album Reviews

Blog Posts

I add new blog posts to this website every week. Browse the archives or enjoy these random selections: