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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1970s Miscellany

This page collects odds and ends from the 1970s: AC/DC | Aerosmith | Bread | The...
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Supergroove Album Reviews

Supergroove barely made an impact outside New Zealand, but they...
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Can Album Reviews

The experimental band Can were formed in Cologne in 1968...
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R.E.M. Album Reviews

R.E.M. emerged in the wake of punk from Athens, Georgia...
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The Beach Boys Album Reviews

As a casual music listener, it’s easy to hear The...
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2020s Miscellany

This page collects album reviews for 2020s artists of whom...
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Tom Petty Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Florida rock and roller Tom Petty distinguished himself with a...
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10 Excellent Tom Petty Deep Cuts

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The late Tom Petty was a great singles artist –...
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10 Best Ben Folds Five Songs

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Ben Folds had been trying to break into the music...
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Genetic by Sonic Youth: Great B-Sides

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In The Beatles, George Harrison often suffered the indignity of...
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10 Best Carly Rae Jepsen Songs

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Canadian pop treasure Carly Rae Jepsen achieved peak cultural saturation in...
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Ranking Jason Isbell’s Discography

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