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.

Nuggets II: Slaves Time by The Slaves

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: D Singers by Decade

Sporcle

Can you match a bunch of singers to the decade...

Van Morrison in the 1980s: Five Best Albums

Album Rankings,favourite five

I’ve already posted about my favourite five Van Morrison albums...

Nuggets II: Slaves Time by The Slaves

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: D Singers by Decade

Sporcle

Can you match a bunch of singers to the decade...

Van Morrison in the 1980s: Five Best Albums

Album Rankings,favourite five

I’ve already posted about my favourite five Van Morrison albums...

Five Best Michael Omartian Songs

1970s,1980s,Song Lists,The Ten Best Songs By...

Illinois-born Michael Omartian is best known as a producer. He...

Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel

1990s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 9 Homeward Bound by Simon...

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel

Music Quiz: 1971 in British Music

Sporcle

Can you correctly answer multi-choice questions about British music in...

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...

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...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

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Van Morrison in the 1980s: Five Best Albums

Album Rankings

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2010s,Album Rankings

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Van Morrison: Five Best Albums

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10 Best Prefab Sprout Songs

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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.