An Introduction to James Taylor
James Taylor is basically the poster boy for sensitive, acoustic songwriting in the 1970s, starring on a Time Magazine cover … Continue Reading An Introduction to James Taylor
An Introduction to Faith No More
Faith No More are one of the most beloved guitar bands of the 1990s, forging a distinctive niche with Mike … Continue Reading An Introduction to Faith No More
An Introduction to Portishead
Geoff Barrow’s Portishead were one band that took advantage of new technological possibilities of the 1990s to create a synthesis … Continue Reading An Introduction to Portishead
An Introduction to Roxy Music
Roxy Music were formed in the early 1970s by vocalist and keyboardist Bryan Ferry who, along with several of his … Continue Reading An Introduction to Roxy Music
An Introduction to Kate Bush
Revisiting Kate Bush’s catalogue over the past week or so has only increased my appreciation of a fearless and original … Continue Reading An Introduction to Kate Bush
An Introduction to The Decemberists
The band most likely to win a Scrabble tournament, The Decemberists’ verbose folk rock isn’t for everyone. But as a bearded history … Continue Reading An Introduction to The Decemberists
An Introduction to Townes Van Zandt
“There are only two kinds of songs; there’s the blues, and there’s zip-a-dee-doo-dah.” – Townes Van Zandt Townes Van Zandt … Continue Reading An Introduction to Townes Van Zandt
An Introduction to Neil Young
I’ve been a fan of Canadian Neil Young since the age of 19, when I saw a brief excerpt of … Continue Reading An Introduction to Neil Young
An Introduction to Queen
The second artist to be covered on Aphoristic Album Reviews, Queen were a favourite of mine as a teenager, although … Continue Reading An Introduction to Queen
An Introduction to Simon and Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel were my first favourite musical group, and the first I covered on Aphoristic Album Reviews. Paul Simon … Continue Reading An Introduction to Simon and Garfunkel
An Introduction to Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse is a Nebraskan born singer-songwriter, and is the 49th artist to be covered on Aphoristic Album Reviews. Rouse’s … Continue Reading An Introduction to Josh Rouse
