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Lit is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Colt Ford, Gin Blossoms, Def Leppard, Nirvana and Weezer. Those roots explain a lot about how Lit arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eve 6, American Hi-Fi, Everclear, Sugar Ray and SR-71, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bowling for Soup, Sugar Ray, Reel Big Fish, The Offspring and Garbage, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Lit, reaching back through Colt Ford and forward to Bowling for Soup. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Lit is an American rock band formed in the 1990s in Orange County, California. They have released seven studio albums, and they are best known for their 1999 album A Place in the Sun, which featured the single "My Own Worst Enemy", "Zip-Lock" and "Miserable" were also successful, leading to a platinum certification for A Place in the Sun.
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Lit connections
Lit grew out of Colt Ford, Gin Blossoms, Def Leppard and Nirvana, shares an orbit with Eve 6, American Hi-Fi, Everclear and Sugar Ray, went on to shape Bowling for Soup, Sugar Ray, Reel Big Fish and The Offspring. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Lit
Sounds and acts that shaped Lit.
Artists similar to Lit
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Lit.
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- Allisterartist
- Gin Blossomsartist
- Local Hartist
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- Vertical Horizonartist
- The Starting Lineartist
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