Blow My Fuse | 
| Artist: Kix
Label: East/West Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 7718
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 81877
UPC: 756781877286
EAN: 0075678187728
ASIN: B000002IMO
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT | | • | Get It While It's Hot | | • | No Ring Around the Rosie | | • | Don't Close Your Eyes | | • | She Dropped Me the Bomb | | • | Cold Blood | | • | Piece of the Pie | | • | Boomerang | | • | Blow My Fuse | | • | Dirty Boys |
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Probably the best album from sadly defunct hard-rockers Kix. Never overwhelmingly popular, their only major hit (the anti-suicide ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes") is on this album. It's a radical departure from most of their material, which consisted mainly of good-time, party-on pop metal infused with genuine smarts and affection for the music. Hailing from Maryland, they incorporated the L.A. glam style into their music while maintaining a grittier edge that owed a good deal to AC/DC. This mix serves them very well on songs like "Get It While It's Hot," "Cold Blood," "Boomerang," "Dirty Boys," and the title track. With considerably more substance than most 1980s pop metal, this album holds up much better than its contemporaries. --Genevieve Williams
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Great album from extremely under-rated band May 16, 2005
W. Jarkousky
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I loved this CD when it came out in 1989. That was the first time I have even heard of the band and the only reason I did is because of the power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes" A great song and the bands only top 40 hit. The whole damn CD rocks! Now I know that these guys were not the most original band to ever come along, but there can really only be one original, so who really cares. Do you really think Warrant, or 3 Doors Down are original? No and they sold millions. If you give a listen, you'll see how tight the band plays and how well the songs are writen.
Fast-forward to 1995. I was lucky enough to play baseball in the hometown of KIX, Hagerstown, MD. I saw they were still reveered in their hometown with the release of their new Album. I was even lucky enough to see them live. And what a live show. Maybe one of the best live bands ever, or atleast that I ever seen. The sad part is that the band broke up shortly after that tour
Fast-forward 2004. almost 10 years later the band re-united for a few shows in PA and MD. Once again, I was luck enough to see them play. 10 years later and they haven't lost a step.
This record is the bands best and the band maybe the most under-rated of all-time. Buy this and if you agree that it is as good as I say don't be afraid to go after everything the band recorded(ok, maybe stay away from cool kids)you won't be sorry
This CD stinkin' rocks . . . May 13, 2004
Tony Schilling (Mobile, AL)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Wow . . . I had a RATT album once but this blows it away. This album had me showing my metal face . . . RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT . . . TNT!!!!!!
A good album from an underrated band October 21, 2003
Undertaker
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Kix would have made it in the 80's metal scene, had they not been ripped off by Poison. Kix formed in the late 70's, and were a popular club band in Maryland. Bret Michaels and Poison were big fans, and often went to see them play in the clubs. Later, Poison moved to L.A., and made a name for themselves using Kix's stage show. They copied Kix's show in every detail. As you well know, Poison went on to be one of the worlds biggest hard rock bands, and Kix struggled through the rest of the 80's, before falling into obscurity. They did have a short moment in the sun in 1988, with this, their best selling album. It is an above average hard rock album, from a veteran group. Kix should have been one of the big groups of the 1980's, but they were often in the shadow of less talented bands. If you like classic hard rock and metal from the 70's and 80's, you'll like this album, and the rest of Kix's catalog.
Always a Favorite April 21, 2004
Cyndie (Savannah, GA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A great release from an under-rated band. I had the good fortune to see Kix live many times as I lived in the VA/DC/MD area. If you are looking for a CD that is guaranteed to get you back into the "hair band crank it up and let's party" mood, Blow My Fuse is an excellent choice.
 Wiped clean from God's good earth June 18, 2004
Da Peace Dogg (Hollywood, California - livin' humble)
4 out of 46 found this review helpful
By 1989, Kix were smeared clean from God's holy earth, crushed like a pancake by mightier bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and the Lemonheads. Thank you, God, for huge favors, since Kix represent all that is impure about ridiculous '80s rock.Good day...
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