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Their first major-label release (for RCA) sees California rockers Lit mellow the grunge-lite-punk-metal assault of their first two albums in favor of airbrushed, radio-friendly power pop. The result is an album that is sonically more focused, but it also unfortunately makes the band sound like replicas of a dozen of their post-grunge contemporaries: neither Better Than Ezra or Less Than Jake. There's very little on this album that hadn't been done to death by 1994 -- the buzzing guitars, the whiny, singsong vocals. After a point, everything on A Place in the Sun just folds into a monochromatic, sub-Goo Goo Dolls blur. Lyrically, the Popoff brothers have a way with words, but there's only so much ironic angst and clever self-deprecation you can take at one go. And while the playing is tight and crisp, it is mostly too one-dimensional and by the book to evoke more than feelings of deja vu. Just a couple of songs stand out: "Miserable" brings vocalist Jay Popoff's Elvis Costello impression to the fore and "Quicksand" sparkles briefly. The rest of the time, Lit is merely joining the dots.
© Leslie Mathew /TiVo
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Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Lit, Arranger - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Performer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Niels Bye Nielsen, Performer - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Jerry Hey, Trombone - Jerry Hey, Horns - Larry Williams, Saxophone - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Jeremy Popoff, Horns - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Reggie Young, Trombone - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Gary Grant, Trumpet - Niels Bye Nielsen, Horns - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Danny Peck, Lyricist - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Allen Shellenberger, Drums - Allen Shellenberger, Percussion - Brian Malouf, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Mendez, Engineer - A.Jay Popoff, Composer - A.Jay Popoff, Lyricist - A.Jay Popoff, Vocal Arranger - A.Jay Popoff, Percussion - Jeremy Popoff, Composer - Jeremy Popoff, Lyricist - Jeremy Popoff, Guitar - Jeremy Popoff, Performer - Jeremy Popoff, Vocal - Matt Griffin, 2nd Engineer - Michael Baskette, Engineer - Kevin Baldes, Acoustic Bass - Don Gilmore, Producer - Don Gilmore, Engineer - Don Gilmore, Background Vocal - Cameron Webb, Engineer - Lit, Arranger - Lit, Producer - Lit, Performer - Brian Young, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Their first major-label release (for RCA) sees California rockers Lit mellow the grunge-lite-punk-metal assault of their first two albums in favor of airbrushed, radio-friendly power pop. The result is an album that is sonically more focused, but it also unfortunately makes the band sound like replicas of a dozen of their post-grunge contemporaries: neither Better Than Ezra or Less Than Jake. There's very little on this album that hadn't been done to death by 1994 -- the buzzing guitars, the whiny, singsong vocals. After a point, everything on A Place in the Sun just folds into a monochromatic, sub-Goo Goo Dolls blur. Lyrically, the Popoff brothers have a way with words, but there's only so much ironic angst and clever self-deprecation you can take at one go. And while the playing is tight and crisp, it is mostly too one-dimensional and by the book to evoke more than feelings of deja vu. Just a couple of songs stand out: "Miserable" brings vocalist Jay Popoff's Elvis Costello impression to the fore and "Quicksand" sparkles briefly. The rest of the time, Lit is merely joining the dots.
© Leslie Mathew /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:10
- Main artists: Lit
- Composer: Jeremy Popoff
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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