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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The Jimi Hendrix Experience Album Reviews

Given his blatant talents, it’s amazing how long it took...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Joy Division Album Reviews

Joy Division were one of several prominent bands who were...
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Don Henley Album Reviews

Don Henley emerged as the primary lead singer of the...
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Faith No More Album Reviews

Faith No More’s origins go right back to 1979 when...
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Miranda Lambert Album Reviews

Miranda Lambert was born in Longview, Texas. Her parents were...
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Another Lonely Christmas by Prince: Great B-Sides

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The b-side is often a British commodity, but one American...
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The Go-Betweens: Albums Ranked from Worst To Best

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Brisbane’s The Go-Betweens are one of my favourite bands, but...
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The Go-Betweens Send Me A Lullaby

Ariana Grande Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Ariana Grande pivoted to a music career after four seasons...
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10 Best Lin-Manuel Miranda Songs

It’s been a ridiculously successful couple of years for Lin-Manuel...
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10 Best Nick Drake Songs

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English folk singer-songwriter Nick Drake barely sold a record during...
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Nick Drakes Five Leaves Left

The Plague by Scott Walker: Great B-Sides

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Scott Walker is one long-time favourite artist who I’ve barely...
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