Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: American Hi-Fi Title: Art of Losing Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Island Release Date: 2/25/2003 Album Type: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Styles: Hardcore & Punk, American Alternative Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 044006365725, 0044007714621, 766489869223 |
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American Hi-Fi singer Stacy Jones knows that the real cost of a failed relationship isn't the risk of eternal loneliness, but the possibility of losing your favorite CDs. "One more thing before you go / Would you please gi... more » |
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Amazon.com American Hi-Fi singer Stacy Jones knows that the real cost of a failed relationship isn't the risk of eternal loneliness, but the possibility of losing your favorite CDs. "One more thing before you go / Would you please give my records back / My Bloody Valentine, the Pixies, Cheap Trick, and Back in Black," the former Veruca Salt drummer desperately imparts to his ex in "The Breakup Song." No doubt, these are hallowed objects to the doe-eyed frontman. American Hi-Fi's second release is a virtual tribute to Jones's modern-rock record collection, mining everyone from Sonic Youth ("Teenage Alien Nation") to Bow Wow Wow ("The Art of Losing") to Oasis ("This Is the Sound") while preserving American Hi-Fi's own endearing pop-punk identity. With producer Nick Launay, the band reins in the prankishness of its self-titled debut, which launched the hit "Flavor of the Weak," and makes a determined bid to walk among its idols. --Aidin Vaziri Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsA definite 5 star album D. Christen | Rushville, IN United States | 08/06/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "I used to dismiss American Hi-Fi as one of those radio-friendly-so-called-post-nirvana-alternative bands - boy I was wrong ! On 'The art of Losing' these guys put out 11 brilliant rock song with a razor sharp edge. There is no filler material and the album clocks in at a bit under 37 minutes - which is great. Why should they spoil a perfect album with mediocre songs just to add a bit of play time ? My favorite tracks are 'The Art of Losing' (which reminds me a bit of Adam and the Ants with the double drums in the beginning), the massive 'Breakup Song' which is followed by the fantastic 'Beautiful Disaster'. My absolute favorite is 'Built for Speed'. I just kept playing this album over and over again after I have purchased it and I am still not the slightest bit tired of these 11 tracks. This is a must buy !" An interesting sophomore effort dramacomic | Arlington, VA United States | 04/21/2003 (3 out of 5 stars) "American Hi-Fi released a very poignant, versatile, and emotionally charged rock debut, which spawned a fairly successful single with "Flavor of the Weak", as well as less successful, but better quality singles "Another Perfect Day" and "Safer on the Outside".With The Art of Losing, they lost nearly all of their emotional depth. However, what they have managed to muster is an album that is a lot more fun to listen to. The first three tracks focused around the theme of breaking up (hence "The Art of Losing", "Breakup Song", and "Beautiful Disaster"), and they move with reckless abandon through crunchy and happy-go-lucky riffs and rhymes. They continue this pace for most of the album - notably in the beautiful disaster of a track called "Nothing Left to Lose", with about the same levels of fun and yet fakeness that seems to borrow from Good Charlotte.Yet in the second half of the album, once you get past the bubble gum, they seem to pick up where they left from the debut. "Rise", screams aside, is a solid offering, followed by a nice change of pace with "This Is the Sound". The two closing tracks "Built For Speed" and "Happy" definitely leave me glad to have purchased the album, despite its imperfections. I think that this album would make for a much more entertaining live show than its predecessor, but the quality of the lyrics did take a slight dip." Summertime here we come! Thornton F. Cole | Chicago or an airport near you | 03/10/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "The proverbial sophomore slump isn't something you need to worry about with American Hi-Fi's "The Art of Losing". From the opening strains of the title track replete with it's modern nod to Adam and the Ants and Kim Wilde, you know you are gonna' get rocked. "The Breakup Song" and "Nothing Left to Lose" feel like Green Day meets Nirvana. "Teenage Alien Nation" throbs from the first note. Not a clunker on this release. It is an absolutely dash-pounding, fist-thumping, lighter-flicking summertime classic. Five big stars. If you liked the sound of their stellar debut, you will absolutely want to pound your head when you hear this one. Amaaaaaaaaaaazing."
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