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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 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: Jeremy Popoff (vocals, guitar); Kevin Baldes (vocals, bass guitar); Allen Shellenberger (vocals, drums); A Jay Popoff (vocals).
Recording information: World Class Audio, Anaheim, California; The Pool House, Fullerton, California.
Additional personnel: Jon Devoto (guitar); David Campbell (strings); Gabriel McNair (piano); Greg Coddington (Moog synthesizer); Jake Popoff (background vocals). Lit Music | List Price | $14.97 (You save $2.62) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative | | Label | DRT Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  36202  | | CD Universe Part number | 6715155 | | Catalog number | 413 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 22, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | A. Jay Popoff - vocals
Jeremy Popoff - vocals, guitar
Allen Shellenberger - vocals, drums
Kevin Baldes - vocals, bass guitar
Also: David Campbell, Gabriel McNair, Jon Devoto, Greg Coddington, Jake Popoff |
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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Purchase Lit CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Sugarcult Palm Trees And Power Lines CD (2004)
Lit
 $11.55 
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, and fans will be pleased to know that PALM TREES AND POWER LINES will keep them humming long after the disc stops spinning.
Recorded at Full Kilt Studio and Third Stone Recording, North Hollywood, California.
Sugarcult: Tim Pagnotta (vocals, guitar); Airin (vocals, bass); Marko 72 (guitar); Kenny Livingston (drums).
Additional personnel: Alain Johannes (guitar); John Nooney, Ariel Rectshaid (keyboards); Trent Slatton (programming); Tim Cullen (background vocals).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The Enhanced content includes Xingtone ringtone creation software.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
| | New Found Glory Catalyst CD (2004) Enhanced CD
Lit
$10.59 
New Found Glory is remarkably good at creating radio-friendly punk-pop that draws equally on the influence of the Descendents, the crunch of grunge, and the strength of harmony-heavy pop hooks. One listen to "All Downhill from Here" on the group's 2004 album, CATALYST, and the formula is clear--fierce guitars and a pummeling rhythm section balanced by anthemic choruses and a sensitive lyrical sensibility.
Lead singer Jordan Pundik's sneering vocals recall punk's roots, while still casting the band firmly among the emo ranks. The songs deal with troubled relationships ("This Disaster"), adolescent alienation ("Who Am I"), self-doubt ("Doubt Full"), and failure ("At Least I'm Known for Something"), but these vulnerable topics are lifted by the aggressive punch of New Found Glory's sound. Above all, the band's penchant for infectious melodies, memorable choruses, and ringing harmonies is winning, and promises continued success for these energetic rockers.
Live Recording
New Found Glory: Jordan Pundik (vocals); Steve Klein, Chad Gilbert (guitar); Ian Grushka (bass instrument); Cyrus Bolooki (drums).
Recording information: 2004.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
| | Bad Religion Empire Strikes First CD (2004)
Lit
$11.85 
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.
Though Bad Religion borrows from the legacy of punk, its music does not fall strictly under that rubric. The pop melodicism of the band's song structures and sing-along choruses, along with heavy-metal time changes and blistering guitar solos, help broaden its appeal, as does the range of social and political issues addressed in the group's lyrics. THE EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST shows Bad Religion at the top of its game, mining the musical and topical principles that made its previous releases popular, while losing none of the fire or urgency that keeps its approach vital.
Recording information: Sound City, Van Nuys, Caliofrnia (11/2003 - 02/2004).
Bad Religion: Greg Graffin (vocals); Greg Hetson, Brett Gurewitz (guitar, background vocals); Brian Baker (guitar); Jay Bentley (bass, background vocals); Brooks Wackerman (drums).
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| | NOFX Greatest Hits Ever Written (By Us) CD (2004)
Lit
$11.39
Recording information: 1983 - 2004.
| | Jimmy Eat World Futures CDs (2004) Deluxe Edition
Lit
$16.09 
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.
After firmly establishing itself in the hearts and minds of rock fans through numerous EPs and two albums of angst-fueled power-pop, Jimmy Eat World scored a big hit single with "The Middle," from the excellent BLEED AMERICAN (re-christened JIMMY EAT WORLD in the wake of 9/11). The mainstream had finally caught up with Jimmy Eat World.
FUTURES, the ensemble's first album following its breakthrough, doesn't stray from the formula that has worked so well for the Arizona band. Jim Adkins's vocals are quietly insistent, and at times fiery, conveying reflective, intelligent lyrics that complement intricate melodies. Like its immediate predecessor, FUTURES opens with a politically minded title track ("I hope for better in November"), but, in general, the songs mostly revolve around love and longing. "Work" and "Pain" are filled with heart-on-the-sleeve emotions, and Jimmy Eat World makes these tunes work with undeniable sincerity. With many sharp, catchy songs on display, FUTURES is another outstanding record from Jimmy Eat World.
Incl."Believe In What You Want "DVD Prev.Only Avail.On Websit
Jimmy Eat World: Jim Adkins , Rick Burch, Tom Linton, Zach Lind.
Recording information: Cello Studios, Los Angeles, California; Harvey Moltz Studio, Tucson, Arizona; ...
| | Chappelle's Show - Season 2 Uncensored DVDs (2004)
Lit
 $14.75
Comic genius Dave Chappelle trains his satirical eye on the vagaries of pop culture and race relations in his outrageous Comedy Central series CHAPPELLE'S SHOW. The edgy funnyman brandishes his unique style of streetsmart comedy to skewer everything from car commercials to the KKK, blending sketches, parodies, stand-up, and musical guest performances into a hilarious sendup of modern American life. This collection includes all 13 episodes of the series' second season, which introduces Eddie Murphy's brother Charlie and his classic ...
| | Cray Undo CD (2002) (Import)
Lit
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| | Golden Strings Greatest Hits Vol. 2 CD (2005)
Lit
$11.39
Lean back...listen...leave the humdrum behind. You have entered the intimate world of the famed Flame Room. Lights are dimmed. A virtuoso, bending unobtrusively near your shoulder draws his golden bow....the tones of his magnificent violin sweep over you. Suddenly the room comes alive with the winging sound and dipping bows. The inimitable Golden Strings are playing just for you!The artistic company, has become noted throughout the world. Each member possesses both remarkable talent and exceptional skill. Vioinists of rare excellence..entertainers without equal! The Golden Strings perform in ensemble in a unique and thrilling manner. Surrender yourself to their constantly changing ...
| | Andrew Bird Weather Systems CD (2003)
Lit
$11.49
With 2003's WEATHER SYSTEMS, indie-pop singer/multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird extinguishes his Bowl of Fire ensemble, and opts to carry on as a solo artist. The resulting collection is fittingly pared down, with the record's spare, subdued songs drawing greater attention to Bird's melancholy vocals and delicate violin work (see the drifting "Lull" and the dreamy "Action/Adventure"). With Bird aided by former Bowl of Fire members Nora O'Connor (vocals, guitar) and Kevin O'Donnell (drums), WEATHER SYSTEMS is not a complete departure from the BOF era, but it marks a new phase of the Chicago performer's impressive career, and readily stands out as one of his finest albums.
Recorded at Bird Machine Studio, Chicago, Illinois.
Personnel: Andrew Bird (vocals, violin); Nora O'Connor (vocals, guitar); ...
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$11.49 | | X-Ray Spex Germ Free Adolescents: Expanded CD (2002) Bonus Tracks
Lit
$12.19 
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.
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
MLP 6-Channel - 96 kHz - 24 bit
DVD Features:
X-Ray Spex: Poly Styrene (vocals); Jak Airport (guitar); Rudi Thomson (saxophone); ...
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