New KIX album - Rock Your Face Off

Cool tune but I got this gross image in my head of old metal dudes f*cking chicks. I think there's an age when those kind of lyrics need to stop.

i like it! Hopefully the rest of the album is this good!

corplhicks wrote:

Cool tune but I got this gross image in my head of old metal dudes f*cking chicks. I think there's an age when those kind of lyrics need to stop.

They should change the lyrics to something about world peace.

corplhicks wrote:

Cool tune but I got this gross image in my head of old metal dudes f*cking chicks. I think there's an age when those kind of lyrics need to stop.

Ahhh, so you can only get off when it's young metal dudes plowing chicks....

  

kethdredd wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Cool tune but I got this gross image in my head of old metal dudes f*cking chicks. I think there's an age when those kind of lyrics need to stop.

Ahhh, so you can only get off when it's young metal dudes plowing chicks....

  

and we thought romance was dead!

kethdredd wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Cool tune but I got this gross image in my head of old metal dudes f*cking chicks. I think there's an age when those kind of lyrics need to stop.

Ahhh, so you can only get off when it's young metal dudes plowing chicks....

  

At least it makes for better porn!   

:30 samples of the entire album are available on Amazon for those so inclined.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KYQS520/ref=wl_mb_recs_7_title

Sounds like classic Kix to me.   

MetalGuy71 wrote:

:30 samples of the entire album are available on Amazon for those so inclined.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KYQS520/ref=wl_mb_recs_7_title

Sounds like classic Kix to me.   

Sounds great to me! Way better than Unfinished Business, which is fine by me.

Got this yesterday. Haven't given it a full listen yet but to me it sounds like classic Kix. The first three songs are a throwback to the self titled debut, little distortion, a bit more poppy. Tracks 4-6 could have been on Midnight Dynamite or Blow My Fuse.

I relistened to Show Business the other day, it's a lot better than I remembered. The songs are good but it really needs remastering.

On sale this week at Best Buy for $7.99. I'll try and get out tomorrow at lunch for this one.

Finally got a chance to hear "Love Me With Your Top Down" a couple of days ago. Is it me or does Steve's voice sound a little less nasal than it used to? He sounds like he's lost some of that characteristic "twang." Otherwise, good tune.

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On sale this week at Best Buy for $7.99. I'll try and get out tomorrow at lunch for this one.

Neat-O. Thanks for the tip.

I got my copy today. Great solid effort. I'm glad to hear new music from one of my favorite bands.

I listened to about 2/3 of it today while I had other things going on. What I heard sounded fantastic though. Steve's voice might sound a bit aged but these songs are packed full of energy. I hope to be able to give it a more attentive listen tomorrow.

After listening to the whole thing, I'm really impressed with this album. The only weak track is the ballad, "Inside Outside Inn." Despite all of the songs having almost the exact same lyrical theme, the actual music is varied enough so that it doesn't get tiring. My favorite tracks are:

Rock Your Face Off
Rock & Roll Showdown
Wheels in Motion (although this one sounds a bit more like a Funny Money song)
Can't Stop the Show
Rollin' in Honey

Lots of catchy tunes. It fits in nicely with the Kix catalog.

kethdredd wrote:

Lots of catchy tunes.  It fits in nicely with the Kix catalog.

Agreed. Nothing new, but fans of the band should fine this album to be highly enjoyable. I certainly do.

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The only weak track is the ballad, "Inside Outside Inn."

Agree here too. Like I commented on the Skid Row ballad on their new one, it just seems kind of unnecessary and breaks up the momentum of the album. Steve's lisp is really noticeable too. As for ballads in general...

It's not 1988 anymore. Obligatory power ballads are no longer required. MTV as we knew it doesn't exist anymore and Clear Channel radio programmers aren't playing this album. You're not playing giant arenas where everyone can flick their Bic and make-out with their favorite chick during the solo. Playing this song live in a half-empty club while some soccer mom in acid-washed jeans holds up her flip-phone just makes it sadder. Please stop.

Aside from "For Shame," Kix's ballads were never anything to fuss about anyway...

Fat Freddy wrote:

Aside from "For Shame," Kix's ballads were never anything to fuss about anyway...

HERESY! MY ZIPPO, TEAR DOWN THE WALLS AND DON"T CLOSE YOUR EYES BEG TO DIFFER!

Saw this a couple times while picking at Amazon. If I was still buying music, I'd snag this one up.

Spun this one a few times today. Quite excellent, if you ask me. It's got a Show Business vibe to it, but luckily doesn't have to same mediocre songwriting from which that album suffered. This one is great!

I think this sounds a lot like early Kix. It doesn't have the same commercial sound of their "big" albums like Blow My Fuse; I think it sounds closer to the sound of Midnight Dynamite which is fine by me since that's my favorite Kix album.

ordered it from amazon for $7.99. Cannot wait to get it!

tohostudios wrote:

I think this sounds a lot like early Kix.  It doesn't have the same commercial sound of their "big" albums like Blow My Fuse; I think it sounds closer to the sound of Midnight Dynamite which is fine by me since that's my favorite Kix album.

I agree, there is a heck of a lot of early Kix in this one, really a cross between S/T and Midnight Dynamite. There are a few "Blow My Fuse" type tracks on the disc as well.

It's a great "summer time, windows-down, volume cranked, cruisin' down the road" album. Which is exactly what I did with it over the weekend.   

I listened to it on Spotify and I was a lot more into it than I anticipated.

Agreed the ballad was no good. Also, I don't think the vocals sound super awesome but the actual music makes up for it.