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.

10 Best Tears For Fears Songs

1980s,Song Lists,The Ten Best Songs By...

Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal began their recording careers in...

Nuggets II: Pictures of Matchstick Men by The Status Quo

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: Pick a 1960s Music Artist By Hit

Sporcle

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

10 Best Tears For Fears Songs

1980s,Song Lists,The Ten Best Songs By...

Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal began their recording careers in...

Nuggets II: Pictures of Matchstick Men by The Status Quo

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: Pick a 1960s Music Artist By Hit

Sporcle

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

The Woodstock Movie

1960s

An analysis of the 1969 Woodstock movie...

New Music Reviews: Dina Ögon, Jill Scott

2026,New Music Reviews

Always welcome, Dina Ögon deliver another album of smooth Scandinavian...

Dance Monkey by Tones and I

2020s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 1 Dance Monkey by Tones...

Flock of Dimes Album Reviews

2010s

Jenn Wassner is talented and prolific. She’s a member of...

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

1980s

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

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

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

Flock of Dimes Album Reviews

2010s

Jenn Wassner is talented and prolific. She’s a member of...

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

1980s

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

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

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

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

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

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

2020s

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

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

2020s

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

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1990s

Radiohead Album Reviews

1980s

Talk Talk Album Reviews

2020s

Phoebe Bridgers Album Reviews

1960s

Gene Clark Album Reviews

Index

Top-Rated Albums

1970s – Punk and New Wave

The Go-Betweens Album Reviews

2020s

Magdalena Bay Album Reviews

1960s

Laura Nyro Album Reviews

New Zealand

Dimmer Album Reviews

1960s

The Rolling Stones Album Reviews

2000s,Album Rankings

Arcade Fire: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,1980s,Album Rankings

The Clash: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1960s,Album Rankings

Simon & Garfunkel Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1960s,Album Rankings

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

Album Rankings,favourite five

Van Morrison in the 1980s: Five Best Albums

2010s,Album Rankings

Miranda Lambert Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,1980s,Album Rankings

Roxy Music Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Album Rankings

Eagles Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

2010s,Album Rankings

Mitski: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

2000s,Album Rankings

10 Best Songs from Paul Westerberg's Solo Career

Song Lists

Five Best They Might Be Giant Songs for Children

1960s,Index

1960s Album Reviews

Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

1970s,Index

1970s Album Reviews

1970s – Punk and New Wave

Punk and New Wave Reviews

1980s,Index

1980s Album Reviews

1990s,Index

1990s Album Reviews

2000s,Index

2000s Album Reviews

2010s,Index

2010s Album Reviews

2020s,Index

2020s Album Reviews

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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.