Hi-Fi Serious | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 4 March 2002 | |||
Recorded | August–December 2001 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 45:36 | |||
Label | London | |||
Producer | Ken Andrews, Al Clay | |||
A chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Artist Direct | [2] |
Blender | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | [4] |
laut.de | [5] |
NME | [6] |
Nude as the News | (Positive)[7] |
Ox-Fanzine | Favourable[8] |
Q | [9] |
Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British alternative rock band A, released in 2002.
The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1. The tour in support of this album's release was called the 'Inner City Sumo' tour - another reference to I'm Alan Partridge (Season 1 Episode 1).
The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.[10]
First single, "Nothing", made it to No. 9 in the UK singles chart before the album's release, propelling the band higher up the ladder - the album peaked at No. 18 in the UK album charts - and although they were still not seen as a mainstream artist, the album still won them "Best British Band" at the Kerrang! Awards.
In 2005, readers of Kerrang! magazine voted Hi-Fi Serious the 57th best British rock album ever.[11]
B-Sides
Hi-Fi Serious was later re-released with an additional DVD of live footage and other video clips of the band. This included music videos for "Nothing", "The Distance" & "Old Folks" (From Monkey Kong), a 12-minute documentary, UK TV commercials for Hi-Fi Serious, and 20 minutes of "Live at Reading 2002" footage.