Tripping the Light Fantastic (album)

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Tripping the Light Fantastic
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Studio album by
Lit
ReleasedApril 1, 1997
Recorded1995–1996
Genre Grunge, alternative rock [1] [2]
Length41:14
Label Malicious Vinyl [2]
Producer
  • Lit
  • Matt Gruber
Lit chronology
Five Smokin' Tracks from Lit
(1996)
Tripping the Light Fantastic
(1997)
A Place in the Sun
(1999)
Singles from Tripping the Light Fantastic
  1. "Bitter"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Dozer"
    Released: 1997

Tripping the Light Fantastic is the debut studio album by the American rock band Lit. [3] [4] It was released on April 1, 1997, on Malicious Vinyl Records. The band eventually left the record label owning the rights to Tripping The Light Fantastic, and it was reissued on the band's own label, Dirty Martini, with distribution through their then label RCA Records. [5]

Contents

Style

Tripping the Light Fantastic is a heavy and aggressive album that incorporates elements of heavy metal, punk rock, power pop, folk and grunge. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Los Angeles Times called the album a "skillful but uninspired grunge rehash." [6] The Grand Rapids Press noted that "the sublime melodies that permeate Tripping the Light Fantastic, along with the instrumental surprises that dot its sonic landscape, hint at the band's broader musical influences." [7] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that it "dynamically fused alternative rock and power pop styles to great effect." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by A. Jay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff, except where noted.

Tripping the Light Fantastic track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beginning" 3:47
2."My World"
  • Kevin Baldes
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
  • Allen Shellenberger
2:13
3."Fuel" 4:17
4."No Big Thing"J. Popoff2:39
5."Habib" 4:27
6."Explode"J. Popoff3:03
7."Bitter" 3:30
8."Amount to Nothing" 2:21
9."Dozer" 4:39
10."Fireman" 4:08
11."Cadillac"J. Popoff3:22
12."I Don't Get It" 2:48
Total length:41:14

Personnel

Lit

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tripping the Light Fantastic Lit". AllMusic .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 260.
  3. "Lit Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. Moser, John J. "Chart-topping alt band Lit, now gone country, to play Allentown's PigPen Fun Bar". The Morning Call.
  5. "Lit's RCA Disc 'Atomic' Born In Arenas". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 13, 2001.
  6. "With Maturing Sound, Anaheim Band Set for a Big Jump". Los Angeles Times. February 20, 1999.
  7. Schmidt, Craig (May 14, 1997). "Lit gets ready to take its music on the road". The Grand Rapids Press. p. C4.