This has got to be one of the most overlooked hard rock debuts ever. With every single song [being] totally [awesome], and the live shows to back it up, "Kix" should have spread way beyond the band's rabid North Eastern following. Heck, I even opened for them acouple of times during the tours for the first two albums, in the little town of Sunbury at the Strand Theater as a stand up comic! But trust me, the crowds that came to see these boys weren't there for my punch lines. They were there to hear it loud, fast, and rock solid. The debut Kix record delivered that in spades. From the opening siren wail of "Atomic Bombs" to the closing, hilarious rant about the date from hell, "Yeah Yeah Yeah," there isn't a clunker in the batch. "Heartache" even sounded like a bonafide rocking single in the Cheap Trick vien. There were touches of AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Zep to be picked out of the mix as well. Obvious credit must be given to producer Thom Allom (who helmed some of the classic Judas Priest albums) for giving this album both its bombast and its bite. You just still have to hand it to Kix, though. They tore up the East Coast like few hard rockers before them. Makes you wonder if they'd gone to LA, if they'd have been bigger. No matter. The band and their killer "KIX" is still here for you, and not just for kids.