Place in the Sun [Extra tracks, Import]

Lit | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Msi/Bmg
• ASIN: B0000206AV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (313 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,846,285 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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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

This review is from: Place in the Sun (Audio CD)

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should Go Platinum, February 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Place in the Sun (Audio CD)

This is a FANTASTIC album! Several songs are even better than "My Own Worst Enemy," the one they play on the radio. Be sure to check out "Four," "Lovely Day," "Happy," and "The Best Is Yet to Come Undone." My only criticism is that their ballads don't compare to their harder songs, but that's only 2 songs on the entire album. With good marketing, this should go platinum if it hasn't already.

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

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Matt - See all my reviews

This review is from: Place in the Sun (Audio CD)

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!