KANSAS : TWO FOR THE SHOW

Disc One (73:17)

1. Song For America
2. Point Of Know Return
3. Paradox
4. Icarus - Borne On Wings Of Steel
5. Portrait (He Knew)
6. Carry On Wayward Son
7. Journey From Mariabronn
8. Dust In The Wind
9. Lonely Wind
10. Mysteries And Mayhem
11. Excerpt From Lamplight Symphony
12. The Wall
13. Magnum Opus

Disc Two (65:08)

1. Hopelessly Human
2. Child Of Innocence
3. Belexes
4. Cheyenne Anthem
5. Lonely Street
6. Miracles Out Of Nowhere
7. The Spider
8. Closet Chronicles
9. Down The Road
10. Sparks Of The Tempest
11. Bringing It Back

Label : Kirschner / CBS

Venue : The Palladium, New York City + Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkson, Michigan + Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland

Recording Date : 1977 + 1978

Release Date : 1978 / May 20, 2008 (30th Anniversary Edition)

Review (AllMusic) : By the late '70s, Kansas had not only established themselves as one of America's most adventurous progressive rock bands; they even had a number of Top 20 hits to their credit. And as they finally paused for a breath after a string of five increasingly successful studio albums, it made perfect sense to fill the gap with a live album. Originally released as a double-vinyl set, Two for the Show is a sprawling, mind-boggling affair that juggles such overblown epics as "Journey from Mariabronn" and the self-explanatory "Magnum Opus" with mandatory hit singles "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind." The former will undoubtedly thrill fanatics with their extended improvisations, but the indistinct performances of the latter will prove largely useless to the casual fan. And with live albums in general going the way of the vinyl record these days, this particular fossil will only satisfy musical anthropologists. [Legacy's 2008 30th Anniversary Edition included an 11-track bonus disc of previously unreleased material.]