Kix Songs Ranked
Kix (sometimes stylized as KIX) is an American hard rock band that achieved popularity during the 1980s. Led by frontman Steve Whiteman and bassist Donnie Purnell, the band’s classic lineup was rounded out by drummer Jimmy “Chocolate” Chalfant and guitarists Ronnie “10/10” Younkins and Brian “Damage” Forsythe. Kix covered AC/DC, Aerosmith, April Wine, Led Zeppelin, and others, prior to signing with Atlantic Records in 1981. Since peaking in the late-1980s, band members have continued to intermittently record and tour, including the Rocklahoma festival in 2008 in Oklahoma and are a consistent presence at the annual M3 Rock Festival in the band’s home state of Maryland. On September 21, 2018, exactly 30 years after the original Blow My Fuse album was released, Kix re-issued a 2 CD anniversary edition set: Fuse 30 Reblown – 30th Anniversary Special Edition. Current bassist Mark Schenker tapped legendary producer Beau Hill (Alice Cooper, Ratt, Europe, Warrant) to remix Blow My Fuse from the original 24 track recordings. Hill had previously worked with Kix on their 1985 album, Midnite Dynamite. Fuse 30 Reblown is the brainchild and original concept of Schenker, who with help from veteran record executive Madelyn Scarpulla, was able to obtain digital transfers from the original analog master recording reels and put them in the expert hands and ears of Beau Hill. Schenker was also instrumental in rescuing the original 8-track demo reels from the trash heap when guitarist Ronnie Younkins found them in some old plastic storage bins in his barn. He offered them to Schenker for safe-keeping over ten years before the inception of Fuse 30 Reblown. While Hill worked his legendary magic on remixing the original recordings, Schenker was able to digitally enhance and rescue the original 2-track demos to show the true greatness of the original recordings and insisted on their inclusion in the Fuse 30 Reblown package. The website Metalnation.com reported “Hill does a masterful job on Fuse 30, bringing the album into the new millennium without taking away from eclectic elements and raucous energy that made the original so memorable. Jay Frigoletto (Alice in Chains, Tesla) came in to master the album, adding the perfect finishing touch. It is a difficult proposition messing with an album of near perfection, but three decades later Blow My Fuse is reignited and more powerful than ever. For die-hard fans, the band even added a second disc of the 10 demo recordings for each track on the album. Here are all Kix songs ranked.
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10. The Itch (Kix, 1981)
“Kix was always one of those bands from the 80s who should have been more popular than they were. Their 1981 debut is an electrifying, poppy, fun album that never takes itself seriously.”
9. Cool Kids (Cool Kids, 1983)
“Well, it has been a really long time since I heard this and the first release, but I remember that I quite enjoyed them. I kind of think they were unique in that they were mixing rock and new wave. I don’t know if they did this intentionally or if it was motivated by timber of the times?”
8. Mean Miss Adventure (Rock Your Face Off, 2014)
“It’s not their best (likely due to the absence of Donnie Purnell’s songwriting), but I still commend them for trying. It’s still a great hard rock album, just nothing too spectacular.”
7. Scarlet Fever (Midnite Dynamite, 1985)
“This music accompanied me for some time of my life! Then I did not listen to it for 1.5 decade. This year they’ve returned to my player and struck my ears, touched my heart and refreshed my memory!”
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6. Get It While It’s Hot (Blow My Fuse, 1988)
“The big Bic-flickin’ power ballad, “Don’t Close Your Eyes”, could easily be called “Dream On – Part II”. For some unexplained reason, the song writing credits fail to mention Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. Ol’ big lips should be pullin’ in major royalty checks from the Kix recording that features a windswept intro and Steve Whiteman’s impressive vocal performance.”
5. Girl Money (Hot Wire, 1991)
“Kix pop their rocks with long legged Rosie, as the boys pull from the legendary AC/DC on the you-show-me-yours-and-I’ll-show-you-mine “Girl Money”. Lifted from the Hot Wire album, the 1991 promotional compact disc single release for “Girl Money” opens with the AOR/video mix of the cashed-out cut, followed by the Top 40 edit. The LP version, which is actually the shortest of the three songs, rolls the promo disc to a close. Penned by bassist Donnie Purnell and Taylor Rhodes, “Girl Money” was the second of four songs issued as a single from the Hot Wire LP. It’s all about girl money…”
4. Don’t Close Your Eyes (Blow My Fuse, 1988)
“Lighter-worthy hair metal shouter that deals with suicide. So…. at least it’s a departure from the sugary sweet ballads of the time.
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3. Cold Blood (Blow My Fuse, 1988)
“Pulled from the circuit-overloaded _Blow My Fuse_ album, Baltimore’s gutter-huggin’ Kix brought the heat with the pop rockin’ vibe of “Cold Blood”. Chopped down to less than four-minutes for radio airplay, the edited version of “Cold Blood” was issued as a promotional single in 1988 by Atlantic Records. Penned by Donnie Purnell and Taylor Rhodes, the cocksure cut from Steve Whiteman and the boys is exactly what one would expect to hear from the late eighties raunch ‘n’ roll party scene.”
2. Midnite Dynamite (Midnite Dynamite, 1985)
“Great mid-80s hard rock from Kix…the production job is typical mid-80s, but makes up for it in the songwriting department!! If the only album you have ever heard from Kix was Blow My Fuse, definitely give this one a listen!”
1. Blow My Fuse (Blow My Fuse, 1988)
“The electrified “Blow My Fuse”, penned by bassist Donnie Purnell, was the third of five singles pulled from the Atlantic Records release. Ronnie “10/10” Younkins opens “Blow My Fuse” with his cool fretboard work, while rail thin vocalist Steve Whiteman delivers the double-entendre lyrics. Action and satisfaction rules, as the got-nothin’-to-lose “Blow My Fuse” sparks for four-plus minutes.”
