The Art Of Losing
by American Hi-Fi
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 25, 2003
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. Q Magazine
    80
    Music for thirtysomething teenagers, and none the worse for that. [Jun 2003, p.92]
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  2. Launch.com
    80
    Corporate radio won't touch this kind of overheated pop, but American Hi-Fi's slamming musicianship and party ready anthems should wow any college DJ worth his university-issue condoms.
  3. Alternative Press
    80
    Hi-Fi are catchier this time around, continuing to trip through their songs with the joy of a teenager who just learned the chord change from "Smells Like Teen Spirit." [Apr 2003, p.72]
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  5. 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]
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  6. Blender
    70
    Cute but not too sugary, smart but not too brainy, [Stacy] Jones's songs practically define pop-punk. [#14, p.130]
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  7. E! Online
    67
    Once again, it's a batch of arena-ready, metal-friendly, upbeat punk rock that often sounds like Sum 41 doing its best Bay City Rollers impression.
  8. 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]
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  9. Rolling Stone
    40
    When Stacy Jones moans, "I've been getting by on nothing" halfway through The Art of Losing, he achieves the album's one honest moment.

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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
  1. 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 topIt'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.… Full Review »
  2. 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 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.… Full Review »
  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!
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