| Tripping the Light Fantastic | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lit |
| Cover: | Lit TrippingtheLightFantastic 1997.jpg |
| Released: | April 1, 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1995–1996 |
| Genre: | Grunge, alternative rock |
| Length: | 41:14 |
| Label: | Malicious Vinyl |
| Prev Title: | Five Smokin' Tracks from Lit |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | A Place in the Sun |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Tripping the Light Fantastic is the debut studio album by the American rock band Lit.[1] [2] 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.[3]
Tripping the Light Fantastic is a heavy and aggressive album that incorporates elements of heavy metal, punk rock, power pop, folk and grunge.
The Los Angeles Times called the album a "skillful but uninspired grunge rehash."[4] 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."[5] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that it "dynamically fused alternative rock and power pop styles to great effect."
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