X-treme Close Up features the history, facts and stories of American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Kiss

KISS (band)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

 up to then. The video features vintage concert footage, interviews and videos from the early beginnings to the early 1990s. It was released on August 18, 1992.

The video has been praised for its informative nature, and gives the viewer an inside look at the iconic band.

It was certified Platinum in the US.

Tracking List

1. "Unholy
   Unholy (song)
   "Unholy" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, written by Gene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent. Featured on their 1992 album Revenge, the song is one of the three Vincent co-writes to appear on the album despite the fact that he had been fired from the band 8 years earlier...
   
   " Video '92
2. "Sure Know Something
   Sure Know Something
   "Sure Know Something" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, released on their 1979 album Dynasty. The B-side is "Dirty Livin'", another album track featured on the Dynasty album which was written and sung by drummer Peter Criss....
   
   " Video '79
3. "Watching You" Live '75
4. "Black Diamond" Live '75
5. "Gold Gin
   Cold Gin (song)
   Cold Gin is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss. The song was written by the bands' lead guitarist Ace Frehley and is featured on the band's eponymous debut album. The song has gained a status of a Kiss classic song, and is featured on many compilations released by the band...
   
   " Live '75
6. "Deuce
   Deuce (song)
   "Deuce" is a song written by Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons that first appeared on Kiss' eponymous 1974 debut album. In addition to being one of the band's most popular and most-covered songs, "Deuce" is a traditional concert opener...
   
   " Live '75
7. "100,000 Years" Live'75
8. " Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
   Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll (song)
   Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1974. It was released as the only single from the second album, Hotter Than Hell. Even though the song has failed to chart, it is now a staple in their live concert...
   
   " Live '75
9. "Beth
   Beth (song)
   "Beth" is a song by Kiss, originally released on their 1976 album, Destroyer. To date, it is their highest-charting single, reaching #7 on Billboard's American charts. It is one of only two Gold selling singles for the band , and their first of two Top Ten singles...
   
   " '77
10. "God of Thnder
    God of Thunder (song)
    "God of Thunder" is a heavy metal song by the group Kiss from their album Destroyer. The song has also been featured on many of Kiss's live albums, including an up-tempo version on Alive II. Many various sound effects were used to make the song including explosions, clapping, zippers, overdubbed...
    
    " '78
11. "Black Diamond" '77
12. "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" Video '76
13. "Hard Luck Woman
    Hard Luck Woman
    "Hard Luck Woman" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss and the lead single from their 1976 album, Rock and Roll Over. The song was originally written by Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley as a possible track for Rod Stewart, but when Stewart showed no interest in singing it, Kiss decided to keep...
    
    " Video '77
14. "I Stole Your Love Live '77
15. "I Was Made for Lovin' You
    I Was Made For Lovin' You
    I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album. It was the band's second Gold single, selling over 1 million copies. The single was certified Platinum in the...
    
    " Video '79
16. "A World Without Heroes
    A World Without Heroes
    "A World Without Heroes" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. It is credited as being written by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Lou Reed and Bob Ezrin, and was originally recorded and released on their 1981 album Music from "The Elder"....
    
    " Video '81
17. "Calling Dr. Love
    Calling Dr. Love
    "Calling Dr. Love" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1976 album Rock and Roll Over. The song was written by Kiss bassist/lead vocalist Gene Simmons at a Holiday Inn in Evansville, Indiana. It was the second single released from the album, and the group's...
    
    " Live '82
18. "War Machine" Live '82
19. "Lick It Up
    Lick It Up (song)
    "Lick It Up" is a glam metal song by the American hard rock band Kiss. It is the title track on their 1983 album of the same name.Written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and guitarist Vinnie Vincent, the song was released as the first single from the album in 1983.A video was made to promote the...
    
    " Video '83
20. "Let's Put the 'X' in Sex" Video '88
21. "Rise to It" Video '89
22. "Hide Your Heart
    Hide Your Heart (song)
    Hide Your Heart is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart. The song is written by Kiss' rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Holly Knight...
    
    " Video '89
23. "Forever
    Forever (KISS song)
    "Forever" is a Kiss song from the Hot in the Shade album. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the band's first American Top 40 single since "I Was Made for Lovin' You" reached number 11 in 1979. It was the band's seventh and, to date, last Top 20 US single. It also...
    
    " Video '89
24. "I Just Wanna" Video" Video '92

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