Can you recognise these words which only appeared in one US #1 single? I scored a solid 22/39, which I’m sure is perfectly beatable. The quiz covers a broad period of time, so I’d be very impressed by a…
Can you recognise these bands without their lead singer? It’s surprisingly difficult on some – I only scored 10/20, which I’m sure many of my intelligent readers will be able to beat.
Soul singer Bill Withers was one of the most universally loved performers of the rock era – does anyone not enjoy nuggets like ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ and ‘Lean On Me’. As well as his music, Withers was also the subject…
Last week’s challenge was a little too involving, but today’s is much more friendly. Can you match the to-do list to a song title? Thanks to my overly rockist taste, I only scored 12/15 – can you nail the…
A game I like to play on my cycle commute from work is figuring out the best band of each ten year era. For instance, The Beatles and Bob Dylan are contenders for 1960-1970, while 1985-1995 has a few contestants,…
It’s certainly been Neil Young week on this blog. Thanks to the kind folk at , the site has been inundated with Neil Young fans. In honour of Neil Young, this week’s Sporcle Challenge is to identify the 50 Neil Young songs…
One of my favourite websites is Sporcle – it’s a quiz website where users can create their own quizzes. I enjoy playing their quizzes at morning tea time at work. I thought it would be fun to throw out a…
Aphoristic Album Reviews has had a couple of significant milestones this week. 500 Ratings I’ve been keeping a record of this site’s album ratings, and I just hit 500 ratings this week. This is a graph of all the album…
Obviously The Beatles are the most celebrated and analysed pop band in the history of music, and I don’t have anything especial to add to the conversation. The main reasons that I’m covering them is that I like them –…
