The Art Of Losing
by American Hi-Fi
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 25, 2003
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11

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  1. ShelleyS
    May 24, 2003
    10
    Great, fun music. If you want to rock, listen on.
  2. Claudia****
    Jul 17, 2003
    10
    I think AHF are the best band of the moment. Their songs are very nice and powerful! And the lead singer Stacy is too hot!
  3. Claudia****
    Jul 17, 2003
    10
    I think AHF are the best band of the moment. Their songs are very nice and powerful! And the lead singer Stacy is too hot!
  4. JedS
    Apr 26, 2003
    10
    One of the greatest ever
  5. Dannyd
    Nov 13, 2004
    6
    The Art of Losing does a decent job, but would kill a diabetic with is sugar coded anthems. However, American Hifi has the talent to do something more meaningful.
  6. Parash13
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    It's definitely not a very original album, still develops a sound that really stuck to me while some the songs in this album are one of my top favorites songs of all time. I really enjoy Built for Speed and this is the sound was something I kept playing for days without listening to any other songs.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    Some cuts have a quick sugar-high effect--once they fade, they're about as fresh as overchewed bubblegum. [7 Mar 2003, p.72]
  2. Spin
    70
    Only a snob could hate these 11 songs, which wear their bright, adrenalized grooves, lucid melodies, and arena-ready choruses the way the Hi-Fi boys wear their vintage Poison T-shirts: proudly and without a shred of irony. [Mar 2003, p.119]
  3. Q Magazine
    80
    Music for thirtysomething teenagers, and none the worse for that. [Jun 2003, p.92]
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