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Best Lit CD to date

Eric Manian | San Fernando Valley, SO CAL | 02/12/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After the mind-boggling success of Lit's sophomore effort "A Place In the Sun," expectations were quite high for "Atomic." I thought to myself that there's no way a Lit song could get any better than "My Own Worst Enemy," after all, that was my IDEAL summer song of 1999. Yet, when I first heard "Lipstick and Bruises" on KROQ back in Sept., I knew the boys from OC were back with a bang! I was pretty surprised to see "Over My Head" on here, but anyway, all songs rock. These days, there's a lot of angst-ridden, depressing songs on the radio thanks to bands like Staind and Puddle of Mudd. I mean, who wants to hear that stuff? Instead, I prefer the poppy rock tracks of the Popoff Bros. that always manage to bring a smile to my face and happiness in my heart. Addicted can be the sequel to Miserable, Sunny Weather could easily have been on any Beach Boys CD from the 60s and Slip sounds like the ultimate Queen song of the 70s, with it's arena-rock-like hooks and lyrics. The overall tone of the album reminds me of some of Elvis Costello's early 80s efforts and his influence is certainly noticeable. Drop D is a great track too, yet, my personal favorite has to be "She Comes," mainly because of Jeremy Popoff's hooks and A.Jay's back-and-forth changing of vocals. CHECK IT OUT!"

The Best Lit Cd

kingofrock379 | New York | 11/22/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I know a lot of people would disagree with me on this one, but I feel that Atomic is the best Lit album to date, better than Tripping the Light Fantastic and better than A Place in the Sun. The songs on this album are exactly what you would expect from Lit, it is heavy yet poppy, with great guitar, great vocals, and a solid rhythm section. Some of the best moments on the album are the more rockin songs like Something to Someone, The Last Time Again, Next Time Around, and She Comes. These songs are exactly what you would expect from Lit. There is also the excellent acoustic ballad Happy in the Meantime which is a great change of pace. There are also songs that lead to the heavier side of their sound such as Drop D and the first single Lipstick and Bruises, and theres actually one straightforward pop song, Sunny Weather, it is one of the strong points of the album. Last but not least there's my personal favorite song on the album Everything's Cool. This song is supposed to be My Own Worst Enemy pt.2, the lyrics supposedly tell about the morning after, everything about this song is great, the lyrics, the music, the vocals, hands down the best Lit song ever. This is definately a strong release from one of the most talented new bands out there, this is a "real" rock album that everyone should own"

SWEET!

kingofrock379 | 11/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I didn't hear much about it, but decided to buy it anyway. WOW! I'm so glad I did. Another great lit cd-with one good song after another"