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: 1973 Songs and Artists Quiz

Can you link the songs and the artists from the...
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Stevie Wonder Talking Book

Your Significant Other’s Favourite Music

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10 Best Jackson Browne Songs

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Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He...
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Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: 1973 Songs and Artists Quiz

Can you link the songs and the artists from the...
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Stevie Wonder Talking Book

Your Significant Other’s Favourite Music

Over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing Lauryn Hill’s...
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10 Best Jackson Browne Songs

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Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He...
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Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an...
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Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Recent review pages

Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Dina Ögon Album Reviews

Dina Ögon are a smooth Swedish supergroup. Lead vocalist Anna...
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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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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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Bic Runga Album Reviews

New Zealand’s Bic Runga has only released four albums of...
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Pink Floyd are one of classic rock’s most renowned bands...
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This page collects album reviews for 2010s artists for whom...
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Dawn Richard Album Reviews

Dawn Richard was born in New Orleans, of Louisiana Creole...
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Rich Mullins Album Reviews

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

Caroline Polachek grew up in Connecticut and was formerly the...
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Ranking Big Thief’s Albums

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On this site, I have a list of my favourite...
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Queen Albums: Ranked from Worst To Best

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Queen formed in 1970 in London, originally a hard rock...
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The New Pornographers' Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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The New Pornographers emerged in 2000, pooling talent from nationally...
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The Jam: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

The Jam were huge in the UK during the punk...
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10 Best Joni Mitchell Songs after 1980

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Joni Mitchell peaked in the 1970s with a terrific sequence...
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10 Best Neil Diamond Songs

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Neil Leslie Diamond is adored by mature women and ironically...
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