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Lit

Lit is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Colt Ford, Gin Blossoms, Marvelous 3, Alien Ant Farm and Iron Maiden. Those roots explain a lot about how Lit arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as American Hi-Fi, Eve 6, Everclear, Sugar Ray and Sugarcult, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Good Charlotte, Sugar Ray, Mark McGrath, Heroes and Villains and Reel Big Fish, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around Lit, reaching back through Colt Ford and forward to Good Charlotte. 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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LitColt FordGin BlossomsMarvelous 3Alien Ant FarmIron MaidenJudas PriestJimi HendrixThe CarsGood CharlotteSugar RayMark McGrathHeroes and VillainsReel Big FishThe OffspringGarbageNo DoubtAmerican Hi-FiEve 6EverclearSugar RaySugarcultThe All-American Rej…Unwritten LawBetter Than Ezra

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Lit grew out of Colt Ford, Gin Blossoms, Marvelous 3 and Alien Ant Farm, shares an orbit with American Hi-Fi, Eve 6, Everclear and Sugar Ray, went on to shape Good Charlotte, Sugar Ray, Mark McGrath and Heroes and Villains. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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