America's Sweetheart
by Courtney Love
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Feb 10, 2004
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 72 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 72
  3. Negative: 17 out of 72

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  1. Batman
    Mar 1, 2004
    5
    5 because I like her.
  2. Batman
    Mar 1, 2004
    5
    5 because I like her.
  3. MaxOakland
    Oct 23, 2021
    6
    It's hard to review this album. In some ways I think time has made it sound better. Free from expectations of what you *wish* Courtney had done after Hole, this album appears to be a pretty decent product of its time that does a lot of critique of the star-obsessed celebrity culture. But I also think the album falls into that culture enough that the critique seems lightweight

    The    It's hard to review this album. In some ways I think time has made it sound better. Free from expectations of what you *wish* Courtney had done after Hole, this album appears to be a pretty decent product of its time that does a lot of critique of the star-obsessed celebrity culture. But I also think the album falls into that culture enough that the critique seems lightweight

    The production is pretty bad, but the songs are good. I like how intense "Life Despite God" gets, and there are some really nice melodies. I think it suffers because the project wasn't done in a cohesive way. There's too much slickness that doesn't complement the rawness of Courtney's vocals and delivery so it feels like it's trying to cover it up rather than celebrate it    … Expand
  4. perk8j
    Mar 30, 2021
    6
    America’s Sweetheart (2004) is Courtney Love’s first solo debut and is reminiscent of her previous albums with the now disbanded Hole. Love provides some decent rock ballads in Hold on to me, which serves as the album’s Malibu from Celebrity Skin (1998). Most of the songs in America’s Sweetheart are soulless such as All the drugs where Love howls, "With all all of my money, it doesn’t feelAmerica’s Sweetheart (2004) is Courtney Love’s first solo debut and is reminiscent of her previous albums with the now disbanded Hole. Love provides some decent rock ballads in Hold on to me, which serves as the album’s Malibu from Celebrity Skin (1998). Most of the songs in America’s Sweetheart are soulless such as All the drugs where Love howls, "With all all of my money, it doesn’t feel as good as the drugs.” It’s easy to see why Love considers it ‘Le disaster’.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#44 Most Discussed Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. The A.V. Club
    30
    Love has nothing new to say and no better way to say it.
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  2. Uncut
    20
    America's Sweetheart is petulant and self-pitying. Worse, it's self-righteous. Worse still, it's musically crass. [Mar 2004, p.98]
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    This being Courtney, there’s also an emotional rawness to ‘America’s Sweetheart’ which you’ll either love or be repelled by.
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