Kix knew exactly who this stuff was for right from the start (their 1981 debut has a song called “Kix Are for Kids”). While their earlier work proved that hair metal descended more from power poppers Cheap Trick than doom-and-gloomers Black Sabbath, their fourth album found them embracing their inner AC/DC and going more for big power chords instead. Beefing up their hooks worked wonders for them. “Red Lite, Green Lite, TNT,” “No Ring around the Rosie,” “Cold Blood” – the hits strike like lightning the whole way through. Although the original master sounds a little flat, seek out the 2018 remix to hear the songs in their full electrifying glory.