Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Was Kix’s Hot Wire album just a little too late… or is it actually one of the most underrated releases of the early ’90s?

In this video, we take a deep dive into Hot Wire (1991) from Kix—an album that arrived right as the music world was shifting. With grunge about to explode, did Kix miss their moment… or does this record still hold up 35 years later?

We talk about:

Our personal history with Kix
The impact of Hot Wire when it was released
How the album sounds today
Whether timing really hurt its success

Is Hot Wire an overlooked gem… or proof that hair metal’s window had already closed?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments—was Kix 1 year too late?

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