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Taking into account the tattoos, nose rings, and spiky haircuts, one might be forgiven for instantly pegging Lit as a punk-pop band no different from a dozen other Orange County, California combos. One listen to the group's recordings, however, reveals what Lit fans have always known--the band creates some of the most diverse and well-crafted music of its genre. On the group's self-titled fourth album, Lit's trademark Cheap Trick-esque power-pop is very much in evidence, but the sound is fleshed out with echoes of Kiss, Billy Squier, Foghat, and a host of other 1970s and '80s arena rockers. Standout tracks include "Lullaby," a Dashboard Confessional-like life-on-the-road weeper, and "Forever Begins Right Now," a bouncy British Invasion-style rave-up.
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. [A 13-track "explicit" version was also released.] ~ Jo-Ann Greene
This set includes the new album on CD plus bonus DVD with exclusive rare footage. The package carries a parental advisory for explicit content.
Initial pressings of "Lit" included a bonus DVD.
Lit: Kevin Baldes (bass guitar); A. Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff, Allen Shellenberger.
Personnel: Jeremy Popoff (vocals, guitar); Roy Thomas Baker, Allen Shellenberger (vocals, drums); A. Jay Popoff, Kevin Baldes (vocals); Jon Devoto (guitar); David Campbell (strings); Gabrial McNair (piano).
Audio Mixer: Kyle Homme.
Recording information: Maple Studios; Orange County, CA; The Pool House, Fullerton, CA; World Class Audio, Anaheim, CA.
Photographers: Michelle Lee; Shawn Card.
Additional personnel: Greg Coddington (Moog synthesizer); A. Jay Popoff (background vocals); David Campbell , Jon Devoto, Gabrial McNair.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Lit Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $2.33) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative | | Label | DRT Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  36655  | | CD Universe Part number | 6715155 | | Catalog number | 413 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Jun 22, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Lit | | Engineer | Kyle Homme; Cameron Webb | | Personnel | Roy Thomas Baker
Jeremy Popoff - vocals, guitar
Allen Shellenberger - vocals, drums
Kevin Baldes - bass guitar
Also: David Campbell, David Campbell, Gabrial McNair, A. Jay Popoff, Jon Devoto, Greg Coddington |
Lit Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Awesome Return for Lit
This album is great. Very Lit like and every song is extremely well written and performed. The whole album has a very personal feel to it because the lyrics are obviously about life. In my very biased opinion (I am a huge Lit fan and will always love them) everyone should get this album because it is wonderful and showcases the incredible talent these 4 guys have. It is an awesome return for Lit after a few years off and the whole thing just rocks. Get LIT, you will not be disappointed.
Submitted by LitGirl78 (Augusta, GA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 2 of 2 found this helpful. One of the year's best
Instantly catchy, melodic rock album that you'll listen to over and over again. Lit never gets the respect they so earnestly deserve as a great straightforward rock band. "Needle and Thread", "Moonshine", and "Looks Like They Were Right" are all very catchy, radio-friendly tracks that also subtly display that the band can rock out too. But the definite highlight is the outstanding, faithful cover of the Cure's brilliant "Pictures of You". This might just be the greatest cover song ever recorded, a perfect fit for A. Jay's singing style and Jeremy and Kevin's adept proficiency on bass and guitar. I've heard that Kevin didn't actually play on the album but the bass lines stand out on many tracks. I played this CD at a party and I had several people ask me about who it was, that it sounds great. These guys are awesome crafters of catchy party rock and double-entendre filled, toe-tapping, air-guitaring modern rock.
Submitted by Jeff (Holland, MI)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 2 found this helpful. Best Lit cd yet!
Lit is one of my favorite bands and they never disappoint! Their new self titled cd just came out and it's AMAZING! Forever Begins Right Now is my favorite song on the cd, but Times Like This is in close 2nd. If I had never heard the song Pictures of You before, I'd think it was their own song and not a cover! They did such a good job on that cover that they made it their own! Everyone needs to own this cd, as well as all of Lit's past cd's.
Submitted by Kari (NY, NY)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 2 found this helpful. A nice gift from the band...
The album kicks off with heavy guitar work from Jeremy's six strings, soon joined by the rest of the band, including tuff vocals from A. Jay that remind die-hard Lit fans of the underground club style heard on Tripping the light fantastic. The album then rolls into the first single, Looks Like They Were Right. This is a classic, catchy Poppish-rock tune we expect from the boys. Perfect choice for a lead single. But this album, like every Lit album, stands on it's own. After much label drama, the band took their music back home to Orange County, and it shows. No over-producing on this album. This album contains some of Lit's greatest songwriting to date. From Lullaby, the touching song written for Jeremy's son, to Bulletproof, which touches down on suicide. The album is great. Lit has evolved musically as a band and this record proves it. It's what the Lit fans need, what the music scene in general has needed, good ol' rock'n roll.
Submitted by low_kix (Houston, Tx)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 0 of 2 found this helpful. New album: same amazing band
It's been almost 3 years since Lit's release of Atomic making this self-titled effort highly anticipated. Lit once again does not disappoint. It's simply marvelous how down to earth this record is - so simple yet driven. It is no more or no less "Lit" than any other record, but they never repeat themselves. They have matured on this album, with more serious and personal lyrics rather than witty, satirical ones they are known for, but they do not lose one ounce of their loved sound. For fans of Lit, new and old, I highly recommend this album. Start to finish it is an experience.
Submitted by Pam (Cleveland, OH, USA)
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Sugarcult's debut album was an energetic slice of alternative-rock-flavored power-pop that also paid passing tribute to the band's Southern California punk-tinged brethren. With PALM TREES AND POWER LINES, the group introduces a more layered, varied sound, while still retaining enough hooks to fill a tackle box. While the sweetly melancholy "Back to California" uses a touch of trip-hop, "Destination Anywhere" recalls the driving drama of U2's "Bullet the Blue Sky." The album's final track, "Sign Off," is a disarmingly honest acoustic guitar-based look at suicide that hearkens back to the Husker Du classic "Hardly Getting Over It" (from CANDY APPLE GREY). Of course, Sugarcult's bread and butter is the huge, soaring, Nirvana-esque power chorus, ...
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A sense of justice and moral outrage is frequently part of punk's ethos, and Bad Religion has willfully flown this flag since the early 1980s. The title of the band's 2004 release, THE EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST, and the songs "Let Them Eat War" and "Sinister Rouge" indicate that Bad Religion has a thing or two to say about United States foreign policy and the George W. Bush administration, among other things. Driving guitars, thundering bass, and jackhammer drums create a sonic assault that reinforces the group's ideological fervor and underscores the pitch of its rage.
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| | NOFX Greatest Hits Ever Written (By Us) CD (2004)
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Twenty years is a long time for any band, let alone one that plays jocular warp-speed anthems with titles like "Party Enema" and "Green Corn." Nevertheless, here it is, NOFX's typically self-deprecating Greatest Songs Ever Written: By Us. Entertaining liner notes trace the combo's history in photos, drawings, Xeroxed show bills, and Fat Mike's own scribbled narration; 26 tracks take you from NOFX's first full-lengths in the 1980s through their somewhat surprising, yet still snarky political awakening with 2003's War on Errorism. ("Franco-Unamerican" rhymes "Michael Moore" and "Awful Truth" with "Public Enemy" and "Regan Youth.") As the entire release is an admission of their age, it's no surprise that Greatest Songs Ever's lone new song grapples with the relevancy of playing punk music to quitting drinking and getting old. But the comp also proves the ...
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This Deluxe Edition includes a bonus disc of the band's original demos for the FUTURES album. Also included are extended liner notes and band commentary, as well as an auto-link to a secret site loaded with extras and exclusives.
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The second album from Cray (Australian experimental electronica artist Ross Healy) delivers all the promises held by the track included on Bip-Hop Generation, Vol. 4 a few months earlier. Cray pushes the envelope of laptop electronica, shamelessly crossing borders between experimental techno, ambient, musique concrète, and sound art, and all of it is done with constant attention to drama. If some pieces can be quite abstract -- even confusing -- at times, they rarely fall prey to the culprits of the genre: self-indulgence, process over results, etc. Glitches, clicks, buzzes, and electrical hums cohabit with synthesizer atmospheres and warped field recordings to create unsteady soundscapes. Undo comes just short of having a clear "signature sound," so to speak, something commanding in the oversaturated field of experimental electronica, where more and ...
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X-Ray Spex is notable for a number of reasons. Chiefly, it was one of the very few bands UK punk bands with female members. One of the group's distinguishing characteristics is their decidedly un-punk use of saxophones. Most importantly, though, X-Ray Spex's first effort is actually a good record!
Fronted by Marion Elliot, who called herself Poly Styrene in those days, Spex managed to capture something that many punk rock bands missed. They always sounded like they were having a really great time. Many of the lyrics deal with appearance and perception ("Identity," "I Can't Do Anything," "I A ClichT"), and most are quite funny, sung in Elliot's proudly unschooled, nasal voice. The music is based on standard-issue buzzing punk guitar and propulsive drumming but also features Rudi Thompson's clever, aggressive sax. Though the CD mysteriously re-sequences the track listing of the original vinyl, it more than compensates by adding four bonus songs-including both sides of the band's brilliant debut single, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" This album defines one glorious moment in a musical revolution and is required listening for anyone with an interest in punk.
The late-1970s UK band X-Ray Spex is notable for a number of reasons. Chiefly, it was one of the very few early British punk bands with female members. Another of the group's distinguishing characteristics is their decidedly un-punk use of saxophone. Most importantly, though, X-Ray Spex's first effort, GERM FREE ADOLESCENTS is a thoroughly engaging record.
Fronted by Marion Elliot, who called herself Poly Styrene in those days, the Spex managed to capture something that many punk rock bands missed. They always sounded like they were having a really great time. Many of the lyrics deal with appearance and perception ("Identity," "I Can't Do Anything," "I Am A Cliche"), and most are quite funny, sung in Elliot's proudly unschooled, nasal voice. The music is based on standard-issue buzzing punk guitar and propulsive drumming but also features Rudi Thompson's clever, aggressive sax. Though the CD mysteriously re-sequences the track listing of the original vinyl, it more than compensates by adding four bonus songs--including both sides of the band's brilliant debut single, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" This album defines one glorious moment in a musical revolution and is required listening for anyone with an interest in punk rock from the late '70s.
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