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.

Penny Lane by The Beatles

1960s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 10 Penny Lane by The...

Music Quiz: #1 Song to Artist Match-Up (1982)

Sporcle

Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz...

The French Horn in Popular Music: A Playlist

The Ten Best Songs By...

As its name suggests, the French horn evolved from humans...

Penny Lane by The Beatles

1960s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 10 Penny Lane by The...

Music Quiz: #1 Song to Artist Match-Up (1982)

Sporcle

Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz...

The French Horn in Popular Music: A Playlist

The Ten Best Songs By...

As its name suggests, the French horn evolved from humans...

The Shuffle the Music Tag #2

Song Lists

Way back in October 2017, I was invited to participate...

Nuggets II: Sad by The (Australian) Playboys

Nuggets II

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Sporcle

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

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

1980s

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

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

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

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

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

1980s

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

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

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

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

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

2020s

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

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

2020s

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

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

2010s

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

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Talk Talk Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,1980s,Album Rankings

10 Best Prefab Sprout Songs

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10 Best Hit Songs of the 1960s

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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.