The Oracle of Hi-Fi

The Oracle of Hi-Fi is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Headstones. It was released in 2002 under Maple Music.

The Oracle of Hi-Fi
Studio album by Headstones
Released	October 22nd 2002
Genre	Alternative rock, hard rock
Length	43:03
Label	Maple Music
Producer	Colin Cripps
Headstones chronology
Nickels for Your Nightmares (2000) The Oracle of Hi-Fi (2002) Love + Fury (2013)

Background

In an interview with Q, Headstones lead singer Hugh Dillon said that The Oracle of Hi-Fi was his first attempt on making an album after getting sober.^[1] At the time of recording, the band wanted to create an album that was focused instead of going in multiple directions compared to their previous studio album, Nickels for Your Nightmares.^[2]

Composition

Production

In the production of The Oracle of Hi-Fi, Headstones used Pro Tools for recording and RADAR for mixing. Most of the band's performances on the album was digitally layered, with the exception of the live track "Coffee Cup".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whatchagonnado"	2:53
2.	"Reframed (Every Single Failure)"	3:57
3.	"Take It"	2:28
4.	"Nothing Changes"	3:40
5.	"And It Goes"	2:25
6.	"Tiny Teddy"	3:12
7.	"Vanished"	3:47
8.	"Coffee Cup"	4:57
9.	"She Just Wants to Cry"	3:55
10.	"Million $ Moment"	2:35
11.	"Devil's Road"	9:14
Total length:		43:03

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Melodic
Hour Community

Critics had differing opinions of the music and lyrics on The Oracle of Hi-Fi. Melodic Net said the album would satisfy listeners with the band's "pure party music"^[4] while Chartattack said the album was "safe and pedestrian".

While reviewing the lyrics of The Oracle of Hi-Fi, Hour Community believed that multiple songs on the album were very graphic.^[5] Nevertheless, Ground Control Magazine felt that the album was put together from previous songs the band had already written.^[6]