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: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...
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Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex

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Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Cotton Eye Joe by...
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The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

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Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...
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Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...
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Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex

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Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Cotton Eye Joe by...
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The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

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Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...
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Music Quiz: Three Dog Night songs

I often try to steer away from single-artist quizzes. But...
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Simon & Garfunkel Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel started their recording career as Tom...
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Nuggets II: I Wish I Was Five by Scrugg

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

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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Able Tasmans Album Reviews

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...
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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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The Mutton Birds Album Reviews

Don McGlashan kicked around the arty end of the New...
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Judee Sill Album Reviews

1970s singer-songwriter Judee Sill was the first artist signed to...
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John Cale Album Reviews

While his former Velvet Underground bandmate Lou Reed enjoyed a...
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Straitjacket Fits Album Reviews

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Dunedin has a small population and is located in the...
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The dB’s Album Reviews

The members of The dB’s are all from Winston-Salem, North...
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New Zealand Music

As a New Zealander, this site’s naturally biased towards New...
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Sex Pistols: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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The Sex Pistols weren’t the first punk band to release...
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U2: Five Best Albums

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U2 started the 1980s as a post-punk band influenced by...
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Total Eclipse by Iron Maiden: Great B-Sides

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Iron Maiden’s third album, The Number of the Beast, was...
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Wilco: Five Best Albums

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When Uncle Tupelo split up after 1993’s Anodyne, guitarist and primary...
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10 Best Emmylou Harris Songs

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Emmylou Harris was discovered by ex-Byrd Chris Hillman in a...
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The Clash: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Billed as “the only band that matters”, The Clash released...
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