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.

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Music Quiz: Robots on Album Covers

Can you identify album covers featuring robots? https://www.sporcle.com/games/Bernerner63/robots-on-album-covers We’re here...
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10 Best Hit Songs of the 1980s

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My list of the ten worst songs of the 1980s...
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New Music Reviews: Dry Cleaning and Charli XCX

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We’re stuck in the UK this week – the deadpan...
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Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: Robots on Album Covers

Can you identify album covers featuring robots? https://www.sporcle.com/games/Bernerner63/robots-on-album-covers We’re here...
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10 Best Hit Songs of the 1980s

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My list of the ten worst songs of the 1980s...
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New Music Reviews: Dry Cleaning and Charli XCX

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We’re stuck in the UK this week – the deadpan...
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Nuggets II: Slaves Time by The Slaves

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: D Singers by Decade

Can you match a bunch of singers to the decade...
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Van Morrison in the 1980s: Five Best Albums

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I’ve already posted about my favourite five Van Morrison albums...
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Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Recent review pages

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Hayley Williams Album Reviews

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...
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Wolf Alice Album Reviews

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...
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The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

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

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Nick Drake Album Reviews

A gentle-sounding English folk-artist, Nick Drake hardly made a ripple...
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The Beths Album Reviews

The Beths met at jazz school in Auckland, New Zealand...
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Maggie Rogers Album Reviews

Margaret Debay Rogers grew up in Maryland, the daughter of...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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The Bangles Album Reviews

The Bangles came from the Paisley Underground, an early 1980s...
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Josh Rouse Album Reviews

Nebraskan-born singer-songwriter Josh Rouse grew up inspired by British bands...
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Heart of Darkness by Pere Ubu: Great B-Sides

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Cleveland, Ohio, has a rich musical history. It has a...
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Genesis Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Originating at Charterhouse School, one of England’s most prestigious public schools...
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Velvet Goldmine by David Bowie: Great B-sides

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Rock chameleon David Bowie experienced two separate career peaks. Most...
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10 Best Pixies Songs

A quirky alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, the Pixies...
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10 Best Sandy Denny Songs

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Sandy Denny is best-known to rock fans for her guest...
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10 Best Songs by Carole King

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Even before she released her first solo album, New York’s...
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