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.

The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

1970s,1980s

Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...

Music Quiz: Three Dog Night songs

Sporcle

I often try to steer away from single-artist quizzes. But...

Simon & Garfunkel Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1960s,Album Rankings

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel started their recording career as Tom...

The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

1970s,1980s

Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...

Music Quiz: Three Dog Night songs

Sporcle

I often try to steer away from single-artist quizzes. But...

Simon & Garfunkel Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1960s,Album Rankings

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel started their recording career as Tom...

Nuggets II: I Wish I Was Five by Scrugg

Nuggets II

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

Teddy Lester’s Quotes

Miscellany

I have an irrational love for John Finnemore’s Teddy Lester...

Music Quiz: Third in Line

Sporcle

Can you identify 20 artists by their third album? https://www.sporcle.com/games/pdigoe/born-to-sporcle...

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...

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...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

2010s

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

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

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

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

NZ #1 hits

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

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2000s

Miranda Lambert Album Reviews

1960s

Laura Nyro Album Reviews

Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

1970s,Index

1970s Album Reviews

1990s

Jars of Clay

1990s

1990s Miscellany

1970s – Punk and New Wave

Hüsker Dü Album Reviews

1990s

Fountains of Wayne Album Reviews

1970s

King Crimson Album Reviews

2020s

Natalie Hemby Album Reviews

Index

Nuggets

1990s,2000s,Album Rankings,favourite five

Wilco: Five Best Albums

2010s,Album Rankings

Lana Del Rey: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1990s,2000s,Album Rankings

Gillian Welch: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town

Album Rankings,favourite five

Five Best Bruce Springsteen Albums

2000s,Album Rankings

The Hold Steady: Albums Ranked from Best to Worst

Album Rankings,favourite five

Van Morrison in the 1980s: Five Best Albums

Album Rankings

Randy Newman Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Album Rankings

Led Zeppelin Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Album Rankings

10 Best Billy Joel Songs

2000s,Song Lists

The 10 Worst Songs of the 2000s

1960s,Index

1960s Album Reviews

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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New Zealand Music

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NZ #1 Hit Songs

Nuggets Box Set

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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.