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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Low by Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain)

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Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Low by Flo Rida...
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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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Recent blog posts

Low by Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain)

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Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Low by Flo Rida...
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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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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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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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Judee Sill Album Reviews

1970s singer-songwriter Judee Sill was the first artist signed to...
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Paul Westerberg Album Reviews

His work in the 1980s with the beloved Replacements left...
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Buffalo Springfield Album Reviews

Buffalo Springfield were a short-lived, but fascinating band. It’s easy...
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A.C. Newman Album Reviews

Allan Carl Newman is best known as the driving force...
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Marlon Williams Album Reviews

Marlon Williams grew up in Lyttleton, New Zealand. He toured...
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Fleetwood Mac Album Reviews

Fleetwood Mac formed as a blues band in 1967, when...
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Man Without Ties by Paul Westerberg

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The Replacements are one of my favourite bands of all...
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Great B-Sides: Tell Me About Your Drugs by Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians

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English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock has created cult records all the...
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10 Best Hüsker Dü Songs

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Hüsker Dü are among the embarrassment of riches to emerge...
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Husker Du Warehouse Songs and Stories

XTC: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Swindon’s XTC formed in the early 1970s, initially playing glam...
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XTC Drums and Wires

10 Best Eagles Songs

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The four original Eagles played their first gig together at...
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10 Best Grant McLennan Solo Songs

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In tandem with Robert Forster, Grant McLennan was a vocalist...
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