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 albumsblog regularly, and make lists.

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Can you link the first and last names of famous...

The Shuffle the Music Tag

I was nominated by Turntabletalk (thank you!) to do the shuffle...
Jazz Queen

New Music Reviews: Ratboys and Mandy, Indiana

It’s an uncharacteristically rocking week. Ratboys play rootsy rock and...

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Can you link the first and last names of famous...

The Shuffle the Music Tag

I was nominated by Turntabletalk (thank you!) to do the shuffle...
Jazz Queen

New Music Reviews: Ratboys and Mandy, Indiana

It’s an uncharacteristically rocking week. Ratboys play rootsy rock and...

Low by Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain)

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

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...

10 Best Hit Songs of the 1980s

My list of the ten worst songs of the 1980s...

Recent review pages

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Recent review pages

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

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

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

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

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Read about the discographies of musical acts from the 1960s to the present day. Browse this site's review archives or enjoy these random selections:

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Talking Heads Album Reviews

The Talking Heads started out playing in legendary New York...
Talking Heads Remain in Light

Gob Nation Album Reviews (The Tubs, Joanna Gruesome,  Ex-Vöid et al)

Gob Nation are a South London-based group of musicians who...

The Stone Roses Album Reviews

The Stone Roses were formed in Manchester in 1983, around...

Faith No More Album Reviews

Faith No More’s origins go right back to 1979 when...
Faith No More Angel Dust

1980s Miscellany

This page collects odds and ends from 1980s artists: Beastie...
Tracy Chapman 1988 Debut

Pavement Album Reviews

Pavement’s debut album Slanted and Enchanted was recorded in 1991...
Pavement Slanted and Enchanted

I add new blog posts to this website every week. Browse the archives or enjoy these random selections:

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Great B-Sides: Rain by The Beatles

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

10 Best Nick Drake Songs

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

Great B-sides: Pictures of Bernadette by Talk Talk

The untimely passing of Talk Talk mastermind Mark Hollis this...
Talk Talk The Colour of Spring

I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That by Talking Heads: Great B-Sides

New York’s Talking Heads are one of my favourite bands...
Talking Heads: 77

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – a single-LP version

Elton John became a superstar in the early 1970s. But...

The 1975: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

The members of The 1975 met at Wilmslow High School...

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