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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Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...
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10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs

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New Jersey’s James Murphy obviously has a terrific record collection...
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Recent blog posts

Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...
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10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs

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New Jersey’s James Murphy obviously has a terrific record collection...
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Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex

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Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Cotton Eye Joe by...
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The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

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Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...
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Music Quiz: Three Dog Night songs

I often try to steer away from single-artist quizzes. But...
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Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Hayley Williams Album Reviews

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...
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Wolf Alice Album Reviews

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...
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The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

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

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The Byrds Album Reviews

The Byrds started as a folk band, but their cover...
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In January 1994, Straitjacket Fits played their last gig at...
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Rock music underwent a revolution in the late 1970s. A...
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Sault Album Reviews

British collective Sault have eschewed all the usual rules of...
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Jackson Browne Album Reviews

Jackson Browne is the archetypal 1970s singer-songwriter. From California, he...
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Jellyfish Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Jellyfish were underappreciated during their existence in the...
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Another Lonely Christmas by Prince: Great B-Sides

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The b-side is often a British commodity, but one American...
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10 Best Syd Barrett Songs

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10 Best Aretha Franklin Songs

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10 Best Big Star Songs

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