Kansas - Two For The Show (2LP)
Steve Walsh – keyboards, vocals
Robby Steinhardt – violins, vocals
Kerry Livgren – guitars, keyboards
Rich Williams – guitars
Dave Hope – bass
Phil Ehart – percussion, drums
2 LPs, Gatefold Cover
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Live
Record Press : RTI
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Kirshner
Recorded live at The Palladium, New York City, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkson, Michigan, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, in 1977-1978, with Record Plant Mobile Recording Unit
Engineered & mixed by Davie Moire
Produced by Kansas
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1978
Tracks:
Side A:
- Song For America
- Point of Know Return
- Paradox
- Icarus-Borne On Wings of Steel
Side B:
- Portrait (He Knew)
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Journey From Mariabronn
Side C:
- Dust In the Wind
- Lonely Wind
- Mysteries and Mayhem
- Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony
- The Wall
Side D:
- Closet Chronicles
- Magnum Opus
Reviews :
"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." AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia
Ratings :
AllMusic : 2 / 5 , Discogs : 4,04 / 5