Platinum & Gold Collection [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Lit

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Original Release Date: May 4, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Original recording remastered
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0001YR8V4
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,203 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rocks, July 14, 2004

By	J (Rockford, IL United States) - See all my reviews

THIS CD rocks. Its got all the greatest hits that made me love LIT in the first place.

2.0 out of 5 stars (2 1/2 stars) Is this really necessary?, September 16, 2005

By	Zen Station "http://www.rateyourmusic.com/~so... (The Graceful Swans of Never) - See all my reviews

I guess this was RCA's attempt to cash in on the name Lit, who apparently weren't going to be that successful anymore. First things first, why make a compilation when it's only going to have two of a band's albums? That seems rather unnecessary.

I have to admit though, I would like something to be out there that gives Lit a name like their actual albums do. For one thing, they are 5000 times better than elitists make them out to be. In spite of being lumped with blink-182, they did not really sound very similar (and also were a lot more mature and clever lyrically). Maybe because they had a Green Day influence, but that is seriously the only thing I can think of.

The songs themselves are pretty decent. There is only one song that doesn't appear on other albums called "The Party's Over". It's a standard Lit fair: clever lyrics that are likely more intersting than the music, although, the difference this time is that it's a lot better than anything from "Atomic".

But that's one thing. They could have at least reminded people of where Lit were when they made "Tripping the Light Fantastic". That album shows that they are much more than just pop tarts, and I don't think you'd ever say that with a straight face about the album.

In addition, they add two variations of songs; the "Happy in the Meantime" remix, which doesn't add much from the great original (one of the few standout tracks on "Atomic") and an acoustic "Down". I must admit, I like this version and it's a nice change of pace from the electric-based original.

Also on the goodside, it does collect most of the necessary tracks from "Atomic". In fact, I may suggest this rather than "Atomic" if it didn't seem like such a cash cow attempt. There's the clever "Addicted" which will make Simple Plan fans never want to hear the song by them of the same title ever again (as well as "Miserable", which was also much more clever).

But my main problem is that this adds very little. In fact I'd say that if you have Lit's albums just to burn the ones that you don't have. And even though the singles matter more to some, I thought "A Place in the Sun" was solid and lacked any real filler (although not classic). But if you don't own "Atomic", just buy this because otherwise you'll have to sit through songs that you don't really care for and make little impression. So it all depends on where you heard Lit from. If they waited for, say, a few other albums to be included in contextation, I'm sure this would be a lot more satisfying to fans like me.

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, July 18, 2004

By	C Helms (Carlsbad, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Finally Lit has received some recognition for putting enough awesome tunes out there to have a Platinum & Gold CD! I think all their songs/cds are the best, and wanting others to join me.
This cd is perfect for those wanting to decide if Lit is for them, and for hard-core Lit fans like my family who know Lit Rocks!