Aphoristical

Aphoristical

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.

Sugar and Spice by The Cryan’ Shames

Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from the years 1965-1968 and was a major influence on…

Music Quiz: Greatest Hits Albums XXIV

Kate Bush Never For Ever

Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 20/20 in last week’s quiz. Someone made a ton of these Greatest Hits quizzes. We didn’t start at number 1, but we’re down to #24. This week’s challenge involves distinguishing between a bevy…

Music Quiz: Greatest Hits Albums XXIII

Another week, another batch of increasingly obscure artists. This lot’s particularly eclectic, with everything from Reba McEntire to Captain Beefheart. Can you differentiate between Coolio and Shaggy? Or between Snow Patrol and Milli Vanilli? I was surprisingly successful this…