Lit is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Lit. It was recorded at World Class Audio in Anaheim and The Pool House in Fullerton, California. It is the band's final album with all four original members, as drummer Allen Shellenberger died of malignant glioma in 2009.

Lit
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2004
Recorded2003–2004 at World Class Audio, Anaheim, California; The Pool House, Fullerton, California
Genre
Length47:07
Label
Producer
  • Lit
Lit chronology
Platinum & Gold Collection
(2004)
Lit
(2004)
The View from the Bottom
(2012)
Singles from Lit
  1. "Looks Like They Were Right"
    Released: May 4, 2004
  2. "Times Like This"
    Released: August 24, 2004

Release

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"Looks Like They Were Right" was released to radio on May 4, 2004.[1] The album itself was released on June 22, 2004, and was the only album issued by the band's label Nitrus Records and DRT Entertainment. (During their three-year break, they left RCA Records.) "Times Like This" was released to radio on August 24, 2004, and again on September 21.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
IGN5.5/10 [3]
Melodic      [4]
Punknews     [5]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[6]

It peaked at #113 on the US Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Fast for a U-Turn"A. Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff3:15
2."Looks Like They Were Right"A. Popoff, J. Popoff3:56
3."Needle & Thread"Kevin Baldes, J. Popoff3:04
4."Times Like This"Marti Frederiksen, A. Popoff, J. Popoff3:20
5."Throwaway"Baldes, A. Popoff, J. Popoff3:31
6."Forever Begins Right Now"Dennis Hill, A. Popoff, J. Popoff3:07
7."Moonshine"A. Popoff, J. Popoff3:21
8."Alright"J. Popoff2:40
9."Lullaby"J. Popoff4:15
10."Hard to Find"Baldes, A. Popoff, J. Popoff3:40
11."All or Nothing"A. Popoff, J. Popoff4:02
12."Pictures of You" (The Cure cover)The Cure4:46
13."Bulletproof"Frederiksen, A. Popoff, J. Popoff4:19
Total length:47:07

Tracks released as non-LP B-sides

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

Personnel

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Lit

  • A. Jay Popoff – lead vocals
  • Jeremy Popoff – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Baldes – bass, backing vocals
  • Allen Shellenberger — drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

References

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  1. ^ a b "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lit - Lit". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Clayman, David (July 2, 2004). "Lit". IGN. Archived from the original on December 17, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Roth, Kaj (June 7, 2004). "Lit - Atomic". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lit - Lit".
  6. ^ St. Leger, Marie Elsie (July 6, 2004). "Lit: Lit : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2012.