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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Nuggets II: Pictures of Matchstick Men by The Status Quo

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

Nuggets II: Pictures of Matchstick Men by The Status Quo

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1960s Music Artist By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1960s artist to...
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The Woodstock Movie

An analysis of the 1969 Woodstock movie...
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Woodstock Music Festival

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Always welcome, Dina Ögon deliver another album of smooth Scandinavian...
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Dance Monkey by Tones and I

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Every New Zealand #1 single 1 Dance Monkey by Tones...
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Music Quiz: An Anatomy of Songs Graph

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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Flock of Dimes Album Reviews

Jenn Wassner is talented and prolific. She’s a member of...
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Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...
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Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Recent review pages

Flock of Dimes Album Reviews

Jenn Wassner is talented and prolific. She’s a member of...
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Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...
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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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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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Jellyfish Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Jellyfish were underappreciated during their existence in the...
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Introduction Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe met in a Chelsea...
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Neil Young Album Reviews

Neil Young was born in Canada in 1945, where his...
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1980s Album Reviews

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The 1980s often get bad press, but they were full...
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Rich Mullins Album Reviews

Richard Wayne Mullins was one of the most beloved figures...
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Sting Album Reviews

Conventional wisdom suggests that Gordon Sumner surrendered his credibility when...
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Neil Young: Five Best Albums

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Neil Young has enjoyed a long and erratic music career...
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Miranda Lambert Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Bob Dylan's Best Albums of the 1960s: Ranked

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10 Best Talking Heads Songs

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