By 1985, a cleaned-up Ronnie "10/10" Younkins was back in the band, seeing the departure of his previous replacement, Brad Divens. Perhaps unfortunately, the band looked to recapture their earlier hard rock days. To achieve this, Kix would work with Beau Hill, producer of bands such as Warrant and Ratt.
Upon its release, Midnite Dynamite spawned two singles on the Hot Mainstream Rock chart. These included the title track, which peaked at number eighteen, and Cold Shower, which reached twenty-three. The two would also receive music videos, though I don't personally recall ever seeing these on MTV. Though they wouldn't receive singles, tracks Sex, and Bang Bang (Balls Of Fire) would see steady rotation on the radio.
Things kick off with the title track, which is pretty okay. Immediately noticeable is the sound. It's definitely not mainstream pop, ala the previous album. However, it still has its charm, as it adopts an 80's hair metal edge. I'm okay with that.
Unfortunately, I kept getting interrupted while listening to Midnite Dynamite, so I wasn't able to pay as much attention to it as I wanted. While I did hear okay tracks, Bang Bang (Balls Of Fire), Layin' Rubber, Walkin' Away, and Sex, my consistently having to pause it, or simply not paying attention may have resulted in me missing other good stuff.
What I did hear was okay. Nothing really to jump up and down about, but decent. As such, I don't necessarily see myself going back to see what I missed. Not anytime soon anyway.
Kix would have a platinum record on the horizon, their only one in their career, and with it, their top forty hit, Don't Close Your Eyes. That's where I pick up tomorrow, when I listen to their last album of the era, 1988's Blow My Fuse.
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