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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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by Marmalade

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Every New Zealand #1 single 7 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by Marmalade...
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Music Quiz: 1973 Songs and Artists Quiz

Can you link the songs and the artists from the...
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Stevie Wonder Talking Book

Your Significant Other’s Favourite Music

Over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing Lauryn Hill’s...
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Recent blog posts

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by Marmalade

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Every New Zealand #1 single 7 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by Marmalade...
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Music Quiz: 1973 Songs and Artists Quiz

Can you link the songs and the artists from the...
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Stevie Wonder Talking Book

Your Significant Other’s Favourite Music

Over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing Lauryn Hill’s...
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10 Best Jackson Browne Songs

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Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He...
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Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Recent review pages

Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Dina Ögon Album Reviews

Dina Ögon are a smooth Swedish supergroup. Lead vocalist Anna...
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Flock of Dimes Album Reviews

Jenn Wassner is talented and prolific. She’s a member of...
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Tears For Fears Album Reviews

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

Read about the discographies of musical acts from the 1960s to the present day. Browse this site's review archives or enjoy these random selections:

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Laura Nyro Album Reviews

New York’s Laura Nyro wrote a batch of hit songs...
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L’Rain Album Reviews

Brooklyn’s Taja Cheek comes from a family entwined in the...
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Dua Lipa Album Reviews

Pop music has become a much more respected art form...
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Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Jeff Buckley Album Reviews

It’s not an overstatement that Jeff Buckley was one of the...
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Jeff Buckley Grace

Nuggets

Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled...
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Dancing Barefoot by U2 and Karen by The Go-Betweens: Great B-Sides

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Patti Smith was one of the first punk artists to...
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Great B-Sides: She Don't Care About Time by The Byrds

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The early Byrds albums are best known for their cover...
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The Byrds Turn! Turn! Turn!

Freedy Johnston: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Frederic Fatzer grew up in the small town of Kinsley...
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Freedy Johnston Blue Days Black Nights

The Exploding Boy by The Cure: Great B-Sides

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The Cure have been around for more than forty years...
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The Plague by Scott Walker: Great B-Sides

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Scott Walker is one long-time favourite artist who I’ve barely...
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10 Best Songs by Sugar

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After Hüsker Dü broke up, singer-guitarist Bob Mould dabbled with...
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Sugar File Under Easy Listening

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