A Place in the Sun

Lit

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000I7HH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (305 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,624 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Power pop is a catch-all term used to describe the music made by any band that knows a minimum of three chords and plays them loudly through electric guitars. Because of this, power pop is often frustratingly dim. Lit are the exception. On A Place in the Sun, Lit sound like Nirvana minus the angst, replacing it with Cheap Trick's melodic sensibility. Their slice-of-Gen-X-life lyrics are comprehensible, wryly personal musings of love, lust, alcohol, and the abuses of each. "My car is in the front yard / And I'm sleeping with my clothes on / Came in through the window last night / And you're gone," frontman A. Jay Popoff relates in "My Own Worst Enemy." Popoff sings in a from-the-gut, pure rock & roll voice that never needs to scream to be powerful or emotional. The hooks, played by brother Jeremy Popoff, are bigger than a cruise-ship anchor. There is absolutely nothing unfamiliar about any of these songs, but A Place in the Sun is one of the meatiest albums of its ilk, leaving its counterparts in the dark. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grade A Guitar-Driven Rock, March 2, 2000

By	Brent Larson (My Chair) - See all my reviews

Lit's second LP, A Place in the Sun, is a catchy, melodic set of guitar-driven songs. They scored the biggest rock radio hit of 1999 with "My Own Worst Enemy," a song that made clear that a guitar riff could be just as catchy as a sung hook. Lit has an impressive mix of songs on this album. Their first disc, Tripping the Light Fantastic, was a prime slice of So Cal punk, and their roots show on the title track, as well as "No Big Thing" and "Four." The also know how to make exceptional semi-ballads like their "The Perfect One" and their third single "Miserable." Most of the album's 12 songs don't even come close to ballads or punk; they take the middle road and produce great songs like their second single "Zip-Lock."

Unlike most of Lit's contemporaries, they don't sing only about the negative. "Lovely Day" is about finding pleasure in a simple, ordinary day. "Drive" is about the special place in someone's heart occupied by a car, namely a vintage Cadillac. Don't get me wrong, they've got their share of negativity. After all, how positive can a song with a title like "Miserable" or "The Best is Yet to Come Undone." Lit also comes up with some memorable hooks, especially "The Best is Yet to Come Undone." A Place in the Sun also finds Lit broadening their sound. They incorporate horns on "Happy" without making it sound like typical, generic ska. Hand-claps carry on throughout "Lovely Day." The use of a mellotron on "The Perfect One" gives the song a spacy, expansive feel.

Lit's breakthrough album is a very impressive and strong collection of songs. They have great variety and definite potential for the future.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is pretty good, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

hey all you amazon shoppers i really like this cd and i thought you would like it too it has no parental adviseory so it is safe for all children the beat and words are good and inspirein'thanks for reading my online review!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LIT: A PLACE IN THE SUN; a truthful review......, March 3, 2000

By	Matt (USA) - See all my reviews

When I first got this cd I was expecting to just get the song "My Own Worst Enemy" because I had heard it wasn't that good of a cd. But then I tried it out for myself. I got this about 4 monthes ago and I still listen to it. It has some really good guitar work in "Ziplock" even though the lyrics are kind of corny, "Miserable" adds catchy lyrics and a good beat to make probably the best song on the cd in my opinion, and then you have "My Own Worst Enemy" which gave Lit a spotlight. This is more of a punk rock album I think than pure rock. It's still good. I really reccomend this if you like punk like blink 182 exept these guys add a little more rock sound. BUY IT!