Progressive rockers Kansas' first live album, and sixth overall, 'Two For the Show' was originally released in November of 1978. The album captures singer/keyboard player Steve Walsh, guitarist/keyboard player Kerry Livgren, violinist/vocalist Robby Steinhardt, guitarist Rich Williams, drummer Phil Ehart and bass player Dave Hope at the height of Kansas' commercial success on the band's 1977/78 Point of Know Return tour.

A lot of the songs from the band's five studio albums are played, in all instances, superior to their studio counterparts.

We kick things off with a stellar version of "Song For America" which was a killer rendition. Next is a 1-2 punch of the Point of Know Return's two opening cuts of the title cut and "Paradox" which both trump the studio versions. Next is "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" which decimates its studio counterpart.

We then have a killer version of "Portrait (He Knew)" which segued into a stellar version of "Carry On Wayward Son". The first disc of the original album closed with a superb rendition of "Journey From Mariabronn".

The original album's second disc started with a beautiful "Dust In the Wind" which is a great version. Then we have solo spots from Richard Williams and Kerry Livgren on acoustic guitar and piano respectively as a lead in into a wonderful rendition of "Lonely Wind". Then a rocking rendition of "Mysteries and Mayhem" is next which then goes into an instrumental segment of "Lamplight Symphony" which gives way to a beautiful version of the Leftoverture album cut "The Wall".

Next is a stellar "Closet Chronicles" (which was left off original CD due to time constraints but appears on the remastered 2-CD set on disc two for some reason). We closed the original album with a killer "Magnum Opus" which dwarfs the studio version.

'Two For the Show' was yet another million seller for Kansas and peaked at #32 on the Billboard chart in early 1979. For years, the album was given a shoddy CD re-issue in 1989 and only way to hear the album as intended was with either LP or cassette or 8-track tape. Now, Legacy/Epic have re-released the album with a full second CD of tracks left off due to time constraints and a stellar booklet.

The bonus tracks (including the aforementioned "Closet Chronicles") are all superb. My favorites of the bonus tracks are a superb version of "Hopelessly Human", an awesome "Miracles Out of Nowhere", a phenomenal Phil Ehart drum solo with the instrumental "The Spider", an excellent reading of "Lonely Street" and a killer "Down the Road". "Cheyenne Anthem" and "Sparks of the Tempest" differ from the versions that appeared on the Leftoverture and Point of Know Return reissues respectively.