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 albumsblog regularly, and make lists.

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: #1 Song to Artist Match-Up (1982)

 Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz...

The French Horn in Popular Music: A Playlist

As its name suggests, the French horn evolved from humans...
The Beatles Revolver

The Shuffle the Music Tag #2

Way back in October 2017, I was invited to participate...
Van Morrison It's Too Late to Stop Now

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: #1 Song to Artist Match-Up (1982)

 Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz...

The French Horn in Popular Music: A Playlist

As its name suggests, the French horn evolved from humans...
The Beatles Revolver

The Shuffle the Music Tag #2

Way back in October 2017, I was invited to participate...
Van Morrison It's Too Late to Stop Now

Nuggets II: Sad by The (Australian) Playboys

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

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Can you link the first and last names of famous...

The Shuffle the Music Tag

I was invited to participate in the Shuffle the Music...
Jazz Queen

Recent review pages

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

Recent review pages

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...

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Nuggets Box Set
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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:

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1970s Album Reviews

The 1970s are beloved by music nerds. Artists in various...
Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

1970s Miscellany

This page collects odds and ends from the 1970s: AC/DC | Aerosmith | Bread | The...
The Modern Lovers Jonathan Richman

2020s Album Reviews

Less than two years into the new decade, it’s already...

Charli XCX Album Reviews

Charlotte Emma Aitchison took her stage name from her teenage...

SZA Album Reviews

Solána Imani Rowe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She...

Dawn Richard Album Reviews

Dawn Richard was born in New Orleans, of Louisiana Creole...

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Neil Diamond's Five Worst Songs

Adult contemporary superstar and Hebrew Hunk Neil Diamond is a...

Transatlantic: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

The progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic played the last concert of...

Early 1970 by Ringo Starr: Great B-Sides

Ringo Starr had the most to lose from The Beatles‘...

10 Best Karla Bonoff Songs

Karla Bonoff emerged from the same LA scene as musicians...

King Crimson: Five Best Albums

King Crimson aren’t so much a band as a series...

10 Best Songs by The Byrds

The Byrds were one of the most significant American bands...

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