Two for the Show (Kansas album)

Two for the Show
Live album by Kansas
Released October 1978
Recorded 1977, 1978
Genre Progressive rock
Length 80:12
Label Kirshner
Legacy/Epic
Producer Kansas
Kansas chronology
Point of Know Return
(1977)
Two for the Show
(1978)
Monolith
(1979)
Singles from Two for the Show
  1. "Lonely Wind"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Two for the Show is a double-live album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1978. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2008. Recorded over the course of the band's three previous tours in 1977 and 1978, it was Kansas' first live album. It was certified Gold and then Platinum shortly after its release.

One single, "Lonely Wind", was released from the album. The single version was edited to under 3 minutes, and included a small amount of the piano solo that precedes it on the album. It received a reasonable amount of airplay and rose to #60 on the pop charts.

In addition, Kirshner Records issued a promotional album of edited selections from the release, entitled "Kansas Mini Concert" on the spine and label, and "Two for the Show Special Limited Edition" on the cover. It features "Lonely Wind", "Dust in the Wind", "Song for America", and "The Wall". The same songs appear on both sides, and the first side is unbanded, meaning there is no indication on the vinyl of where each song begins.

Track listing

Original 1978 LP version

Side One

No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
1. "Song for America"  Kerry LivgrenSong for America 7:31
2. "Point of Know Return"  Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart, Robby SteinhardtPoint of Know Return 3:07
3. "Paradox"  Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return 4:09
4. "Icarus - Borne On Wings of Steel"  LivgrenMasque 5:58

Side Two

No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
5. "Portrait (He Knew)"  Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return 5:19
6. "Carry On Wayward Son"  LivgrenLeftoverture 4:38
7. "Journey from Mariabronn"  Livgren, WalshKansas 8:55

Side Three

No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
8. "Dust in the Wind" (featuring Rich Williams acoustic guitar solo)LivgrenPoint of Know Return 6:19
9. "Lonely Wind" (featuring Kerry Livgren piano solo)WalshKansas 4:29
10. "Mysteries and Mayhem"  Livgren, WalshMasque 4:01
11. "Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony"  LivgrenSong for America 2:39
12. "The Wall"  Livgren, WalshLeftoverture 4:54

Side Four

No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
13. "Closet Chronicles"  Walsh, LivgrenPoint of Know Return 6:55
14. "Magnum Opus"
  • a. "Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat"
  • b. "Howling at the Moon"
  • c. "Man Overboard"
  • d. "Industry On Parade"
  • e. "Release the Beavers"
  • f. "Gnat Attack"  
Livgren, Walsh, Phil Ehart, Rich Williams, Dave Hope, Robby SteinhardtLeftoverture 11:18

* "Closet Chronicles" was omitted from the original CD release due to time constraints but appears on the remastered version of "Best of Kansas" released in 1999, and appears on the second CD of the remastered version of Two for the Show.

2008 remastered version

The Two for the Show album was re-released as a 2-CD set to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the album with a second disc of songs that did not appear on the original album (except "Closet Chronicles") and a 24-page booklet.

Disc One

No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
1. "Song for America"  Kerry LivgrenSong for America 7:29
2. "Point of Know Return"  Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart, Robby SteinhardtPoint of Know Return 3:07
3. "Paradox"  Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return 4:09
4. "Icarus - Borne On Wings of Steel"  LivgrenMasque 5:58
5. "Portrait (He Knew)"  Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return 5:18
6. "Carry On Wayward Son"  LivgrenLeftoverture 4:38
7. "Journey from Mariabronn"  Livgren, WalshKansas 8:55
8. "Dust in the Wind" (featuring Rich Williams acoustic guitar solo)LivgrenPoint of Know Return 6:17
9. "Lonely Wind" (featuring Kerry Livgren piano solo)WalshKansas 4:29
10. "Mysteries and Mayhem"  Livgren, WalshMasque 4:00
11. "Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony"  LivgrenSong for America 2:38
12. "The Wall"  Livgren, WalshLeftoverture 4:58
13. "Magnum Opus
  • a. Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat
  • b. Howling at the Moon
  • c. Man Overboard
  • d. Industry On Parade
  • e. Release the Beavers
  • f. Gnat Attack"  
Livgren, Walsh, Rich Williams, Dave Hope, Phil Ehart, Robby SteinhardtLeftoverture 11:14

Disc Two

No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
1. "Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman (Intro) / Hopelessly Human"  LivgrenSong for America / Point of Know Return 8:42
2. "Child of Innocence"  LivgrenMasque 7:47
3. "Belexes"  LivgrenKansas 4:34
4. "Cheyenne Anthem"  LivgrenLeftoverture 6:55
5. "Lonely Street"  Walsh, Hope, Williams, EhartSong for America 8:20
6. "Miracles Out of Nowhere"  LivgrenLeftoverture 7:59
7. "The Spider" (featuring Phil Ehart drum solo)WalshPoint of Know Return 7:41
8. "Closet Chronicles"  Walsh, LivgrenPoint of Know Return 6:55
9. "Down the Road"  WalshSong for America 3:44
10. "Sparks of the Tempest"  Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return 5:19
11. "Bringing It Back"  J.J. CaleKansas 7:07

All of the bonus tracks were recorded for the album but omitted from the original album due to time constraints. Different versions of "Bringing It Back", "Down The Road", "Cheyenne Anthem" and "Sparks of the Tempest" appeared as bonus tracks on the remastered versions of Kansas, Song for America, Leftoverture and Point of Know Return respectively. A different, earlier live version of "Lonely Street" appears as a bonus track on the later recorded Live at the Whiskey.

In 2010, Legacy released the Kansas entry in Legacy's Boxed Set series known as The Music of Kansas. The 3rd of 3 discs from this Boxed Set is culled entirely from the double CD version of this album, featuring live cuts from both the original and expanded release, marking the first compilation to feature any of the previously unreleased tracks.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1978 Pop Albums 32

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Lonely Wind" Pop Singles 60

References


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