Lit
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| Origin | Orange County, California, USA |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Genres | Post-Grunge |
| Members | A. Jay Popoff Jeremy Popoff Kevin Baldes Allen Shellenberger |
| Website(s) | Official site |
- This article is about the rock music group. For other uses, see Lit (disambiguation).
Lit is a post-grunge band, based in Orange County, California. The band was formed in 1990 as a metal-oriented band, under the name Razzle, and gained a large following. A few years later, the group changed their name to "Stain", but due to another band owning the name, they changed their name to Lit in 1996. The group shot to stardom with the platinum album A Place in the Sun in 1999. A Place In The Sun yielded the smash singles "My Own Worst Enemy," which held the number one position for three months, and received a Billboard Music Award for the biggest Modern Rock Song of 1999; "Zip-Lock"; and "Miserable", which was among the top ten most played songs of 2000 and famously featured Pamela Anderson in the video. They performed over 286 shows and toured worldwide in support of "A Place in the Sun." In addition to the Vans Warped Tour and a coveted slot on Woodstock 1999, the band toured with The Offspring, Garbage and No Doubt.
They followed up A Place in the Sun with the 2001 release of Atomic which gave the band another Top 10 hit with "Lipstick And Bruises", but the album wasn't as successful as "A Place In The Sun." Lit toured to support "Atomic" with Kid Rock, and Butch Walker. They left RCA records in 2003 and went on a small, intimate club tour that Fall before releasing the self-titled "Lit" on the DRT Entertainment label on June 24, 2004. The single "Looks Like They Were Right" made it on the top 40 charts but the album was again largely unsuccessful due to lack of promotion on the labels behalf. That year they also put out their first long-form DVD called "All Access" on November 16, 2004. In March 2006, the band opened up their own restaurant/bar called "The Slidebar" in Fullerton, California. The band is currently writing and recording for their sixth CD.
Guitarist Jeremy Popoff's signature Fender guitar was featured in Fenders' 2005 guitar calendar.
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[edit] Band
- A. Jay Popoff – Vocals
- Jeremy Popoff – Guitar, Vocals
- Kevin Baldes – Bass guitar
- Allen Shellenberger – Drums
[edit] Discography
- Five Smokin' Tracks from Lit (1996)
- Tripping the Light Fantastic (1997)
- A Place in the Sun (1999)
- Atomic (2001)
- Platinum & Gold Collection (Best of 1999-2001) (2004)
- Lit (2004)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album |
| US Modern Rock Tracks | |||
| 1997 | "Bitter" | - | Tripping the Light Fantastic |
| 1998 | "My Own Worst Enemy" | #1 | A Place in the Sun |
| 1999 | "Zip-Lock" | #11 | A Place in the Sun |
| 2000 | "Miserable" | #3 | A Place in the Sun |
| 2000 | "Over My Head" | #22 | Atomic |
| 2001 | "Lipstick And Bruises" | #10 | Atomic |
| 2002 | "Addicted" | #23 | Atomic |
| 2004 | "Looks Like They Were Right" | #34 | Lit |
| 2004 | "Times Like This" | - | Lit |
| 2006 | "Needle & Thread" | - | Lit |
[edit] Music videos
- "Bitter" - 1997
- "My Own Worst Enemy" - 1999
- "Zip-Lock" - 1999 (features blink-182 and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister)
- "Miserable" - 2000 (features Pamela Anderson)
- "Over My Head" - 2000
- "Four" - 2000
- "Best Is Yet To Come Undone" - 2000
- "Lipstick And Bruises" - 2001
- "Something To Someone" - 2002
- "Live For This" - 2002
- "Looks Like They Were Right" - 2004
- "Too Fast For A U-Turn" - 2004
- "Needle & Thread" - 2006
[edit] DVDs
- All Access
[edit] Soundtrack appearances
- Ready To Rumble (2000) featuring "My Own Worst Enemy"
- The Replacements (2000) featuring "Ziplock"
- Titan A.E. (2000) featuring "Over My Head"
- Out Cold (2001) featuring "Lipstick and Bruises"
- Orange County (2002) featuring "Everything's Cool"
- Clockstoppers (2002) featuring "Quicksand"
- Mr. Deeds (2002) featuring "Happy in the Meantime (remix)"
[edit] Touring partners
- Silverchair (1999)
- Eve 6 (1999)
- The Offspring (1999)
- Garbage (1999)
- Save Ferris (2000)
- No Doubt (2000)
- Kid Rock (2002)
- Butch Walker (2002)
- The Matches (2003) (2004)
- American Hi-Fi (2003)
