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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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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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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Transatlantic Album Reviews

Transatlantic are a progressive rock supergroup, plucking members from other...
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The dB’s Album Reviews

The members of The dB’s are all from Winston-Salem, North...
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Dire Straits Album Reviews

Dire Straits were a talented band at the wrong time...
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Vanessa Carlton Album Reviews

Vanessa Carlton is best known for the 2002 hit ‘A...
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Supergroove Album Reviews

Supergroove barely made an impact outside New Zealand, but they...
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Trinity Roots Album Reviews

Prominent popular music from New Zealand in the late 20th...
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The Moody Blues Core Seven Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Between 1967 and 1972, Birmingham’s The Moody Blues released seven...
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Great B-Sides: This Christmas by Shoes

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I was originally planning to feature Elton John’s Christmas themed...
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10 Best Beach Boys Songs

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The Beach Boys emerged from Hawthorne California, with Brian, Carl...
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The Beach Boys Wild Honey

10 Best Covers of Carole King Songs

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Before she released her record-breaking solo album Tapestry in 1971...
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Great B-Sides: Rain by The Beatles

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For this b-side series, I’m only counting material that wasn’t...
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The Beatles Past Masters Volume Two

Don't Break This Rhythm by Peter Gabriel: Great B-Sides

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Sometimes a record is so jammed with great songs that...
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