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: An Anatomy of Songs Graph

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham

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The entire 50 year history of Fleetwood Mac has essentially...
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Fleetwood Mac Mirage

10 Best Midnight Oil Songs

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Drummer Rob Hirst, bassist Andrew James, and guitarist Jim Moginie...
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Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: An Anatomy of Songs Graph

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
Read More

In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham

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The entire 50 year history of Fleetwood Mac has essentially...
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Fleetwood Mac Mirage

10 Best Midnight Oil Songs

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Drummer Rob Hirst, bassist Andrew James, and guitarist Jim Moginie...
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Nuggets II: The Train to Disaster by The Voice

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Can You Fill Me In? 1990s Songs III

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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10 Best Wilco Songs

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Jeff Tweedy was the junior partner in alt-country outfit Uncle...
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Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Recent review pages

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...
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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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Recent review pages

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...
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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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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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Sheryl Crow Album Reviews

Sheryl Crow was already on the wrong side of 30...
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Billie Eilish Album Reviews

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell was the first musician born...
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Matthew Sweet Album Reviews

1990s power-pop star Matthew Sweet was born in Nebraska –...
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Sparks Album Reviews

Ron and Russell Mael grew up in Pacific Palisades, where...
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Echo & the Bunnymen Album Reviews

Echo & the Bunnymen vocalist Ian McCulloch started his career...
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Wet Leg Album Reviews

Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg were breakout stars in 2021...
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Talk Talk Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Formed in 1981, London’s Talk Talk enjoyed an unusual career...
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Sparks: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Sparks are the world’s longest-running cult band. The only constant...
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10 Best Bangles Songs

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The Bangles’ work has two facets. There’s the 1960s garage...
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Gloria by Them – Great B-Sides

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Van Morrison’s enjoyed a long and prolific career. Like Neil...
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Warren Zevon Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Warren Zevon emerged later than most of his LA singer-songwriter...
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Miranda Lambert Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Texas-born Miranda Lambert occupies her own zone between the current...
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