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: Women of Pop Music

Can you link the first and last names of famous...
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The Shuffle the Music Tag

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

New Music Reviews: Ratboys and Mandy, Indiana

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

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Can you link the first and last names of famous...
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The Shuffle the Music Tag

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

New Music Reviews: Ratboys and Mandy, Indiana

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It’s an uncharacteristically rocking week. Ratboys play rootsy rock and...
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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 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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Talking Heads Album Reviews

The Talking Heads started out playing in legendary New York...
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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...
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The Stone Roses Album Reviews

The Stone Roses were formed in Manchester in 1983, around...
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Faith No More Album Reviews

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

1980s Miscellany

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

Pavement Album Reviews

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

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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

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

Great B-sides: Pictures of Bernadette by Talk Talk

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

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

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

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – a single-LP version

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Elton John became a superstar in the early 1970s. But...
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The 1975: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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