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Album Review: Lit [13 Tracks Explicit]

  • Artist: Lit
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: June 22, 2004
  • Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

This eponymous set is Lit's fourth, and their most self-assured to date. After a three-year hiatus, during which they ended their relationship with RCA, the bandmembers are obviously raring to go; their self-confidence is evidenced by their decision to produce this album themselves, and they deftly emphasize their full-bodied styling while giving plenty of play to the strong melodies that set this set alight. They're even willing to hand over the crucial guitar solo on "Needle & Thread" to the Matches' Jon Devoto, who repays them with a searing performance. As listeners have come to expect of Lit, the album has a mighty sweep of mood and style, from the sweet acoustic jangle of "Lullaby," written by Jeremy Popoff for his son, to the storming '70s sound of "Too Fast for a U-Turn." The band continues to effortlessly meld together rock's many elements -- the speedy So-Cal punk heard on "Allright," the pop flavors of Elvis Costello (and by extension the Beatles) found in "Forever Begins Right Now," and the lush and lovely atmospheres of post-punk heroes the Cure via a cover of that band's "Pictures of You." Lit's continuing love affair with the sounds of the past make nonsense of the tag "modern rock," for it's their weaving together of a myriad of different yesterdays into a glorious sound for today that makes the band so special. This album does, however, feature some darker themes than previously heard, but even one of the blackest, "Bulletproof," written about a friend's suicide, shakes off the sorrow to end in an affirmation of life that simultaneously pays tribute to Cheap Trick. Back with a vengeance, this is Lit's best album to date. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Too Fast for a U-Turn (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (3:15)
Looks Like They Were Right (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (3:56)
Needle & Thread (Lyrics) Kevin Baldes, Jeremy Popoff Lit (3:04)
Times Like This (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (3:20)
Throwaway (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff, Kevin Baldes Lit (3:31)
Forever Begins Right Now (Lyrics) Dennis Hill, Jeremy Popoff Lit (3:07)
Moonshine (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (3:12)
Alright (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (2:40)
Lullaby (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (4:15)
Hard to Find (Lyrics) Kevin Baldes, Jeremy Popoff Lit (3:40)
All or Nothing (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (4:02)
Pictures of You Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, P. Thompson, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Laurence Tolhurst Lit (4:46)
Bulletproof (Lyrics) Jeremy Popoff Lit (4:19)

Credits

Shawn Card (Photography), Michelle Lee (Photography), Roy Thomas Baker (Group Member), Jon Devoto (Soloist), Greg Coddington (Moog Synthesizer), Kevin Baldes (Vocals), Lit (Video Director), Kyle Homme (Mixing), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Jeremy Popoff (Guitar), Cameron Webb (Engineer), Kevin Baldes (Bass), Roy Thomas Baker (Vocals), Scott Johnson (Cover Design), A. Jay Popoff (Vocals), Jon Devoto (Guitar), Gabrial McNair (String Arrangements), David Campbell (Strings), A. Jay Popoff (Group Member), David Campbell (String Arrangements), Allen Shellenberger (Vocals), Lit (Producer), Kevin Baldes (Group Member), Sinergy (Booklet Design), Dennis Hill (Pre-Production), Gabrial McNair (Piano), Kyle Homme (Engineer), Roy Thomas Baker (Drums), Jeremy Popoff (Vocals), Shawn Card (Video Director), Allen Shellenberger (Group Member), A. Jay Popoff (Vocals (Background)), Kevin Baldes (Guitar (Bass)), Allen Shellenberger (Drums), Jeremy Popoff (Group Member)
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Lit
Studio album by Lit
Released June 22, 2004
Genre Post-grunge
Length 47:07
Label Nitrus Records/DRT Entertainment
Producer Lit and Gretchen Brennison
Professional reviews
Lit chronology
Platinum & Gold Collection
(2004)
Lit
(2004)

Lit is Lit's fourth album, and their first all-new disc in three years. It also marks the first album issued by their new label Nitrus Records/DRT Entertainment. (During their three year hiatus, they split with RCA Records.) The album was recorded at World Class Audio in Anaheim and The Pool House in Fullerton, California. It peaked at #113 on the The billboard top 200 and #6 on the Top independent albums.

Track listing

  1. "Too Fast For A U-Turn" (A. Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff) – 3:15
  2. "Looks Like They Were Right" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff) – 3:56
  3. "Needle & Thread" (J. Popoff, Kevin Baldes) – 3:04
  4. "Times Like This" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff, Marti Frederickson) – 3:20
  5. "Throwaway" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff, Baldes) – 3:31
  6. "Forever Begins Right Now" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff, Dennis Hill) – 3:07
  7. "Moonshine" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff) – 3:21
  8. "Alright" (J. Popoff) – 2:40
  9. "Lullaby" (J. Popoff) – 4:15
  10. "Hard To Find" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff, Baldes) – 3:40
  11. "All Or Nothing" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff) – 4:02
  12. "Pictures Of You" (Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Paul Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams) – 4:46
  13. "Bulletproof" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff, Frederickson) – 4:19

Tracks released as non-LP B-sides

  1. "Over It"
  2. "Get Back"
  3. "No Turning Back" (Alternate version of "All Or Nothing")

 
 
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