Greatest live album ever released. Only bettered when they produced a second CD from the same tours for the 30th anniversary! Nothing else comes close!
The intro to this live version is so spooky and unexpected, and it really shows how spontaneous and inspired a violinist Robbie was. Then when Walsh sings and starts howling at the end, it's just magical. The long jam session that ensues is so much more intense hearing it live on this album. What powerful, rocking performance!
My first Kansas concert was the Point of Know Return tour, they closed with this. It was also my first arena concert at Memorial in Nashville. I knew I liked their music a lot but never thought they could pull it off live. I stood up front where Walsh played and sang, but he was also really good at the vibes and congo drums as well. That concert blew my mind. They were so freaking good. Just music, not a lot of talk, just great stuff!
I first heard this on 8track in 1979 and was. hooked and. had the honor to run into Robbie Steinhart at a pub in Tampa and had few beers with him. great guy. 👍
Paul Huhn I also ran into Robbie at a bottle club in Tampa back in the late 80s. He was playing pinball. We talked for a few minutes. (I played in a popular Tampa band). Later he sat in on stage w/ a solo guitarist. I guess he had his violin in his car. They did "dust in the wind". It was some memorable moments.
I was a teen from the Bronx in the 70s and life was about sex drugs and rock and roll. Unlike many I grew up with I’m still here today, not even sure how I survived, but I did. I never stopped listening to the music by the rock gods that defined my youth. I must have listened to this piece 2000 times. Long live rock.
Two for the Show is the best live album I've ever heard for performance and sound quality. For the performance....I know who to thank, for the sound.....thanks so much whoever you are. You did a fantastic job and sbould be commended!!!
My favorite Kansas track since I first listened to in 1976. San Goody álbum I bought for the right price, $1.99. There was a better time in America. In fact it was an awesome time.
The studio version is tame compared to the live version! When I finally heard the studio version I was a bit disappointed because it sounded safe in comparison. They just go for broke on the live version. Its seems like it just teeters on the edge of just going out of control.
This is the best version of the best song by any band ever. Most of the rest of this album has inferior versions of their studio work. Carry On our Wayward Son, for instance, has toned down vocals. It makes sense -- they're saving their singing chops for the rest of the concert. I think one of the reasons Magnum Opus works so well live is that they saved it for the end. They didn't have to worry about hitting any more high notes after this one. Steve Walsh just goes all out with those wolf howls. And listen to the way the guitar solo is articulated at 3:32. The studio version is dull in comparison. And let's not forget the atonal, meterless intro. Strange, and hard to listen to at first. But after awhile, I came to love it. And the screamed out thank you to the audience at the end... yeah. So the beginning, the middle, and the end are all great. And everything else? Well, if it existed, that would be awesome too.
@@kriedel858 I am probably the biggest Kansas fan but I need to give my 2 cents. The out of this world bass at the beginning of the studio version is superior in every way to the live version. For the rest, well, the live version is better yes.
Some live versions of songs are better than the studio cuts, especially if they include riffs from entirely different songs. For example: some live versions of "Hopelessly Human" open with the intro from "Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman." Example 2: some live versions of "Opus Insert" have the interlude from "A Glimpse of Home" instead.
Sound Check at Historic Allen Field House, University of Kansas............watching a KU baseball game right next door. And out of nowhere comes this absolutely thunderous noise from the Field House. The very first minute of this song. And after a pause , the very last 30 seconds of this song 10:36 on. The looks on the people at the ball game, and the players on the field were..........Priceless Astonishment. Just huge smiles and OMG moments for all. What a show, and what a Band.
My ex-wife stated she could hear Kansas playing at the State Fair in Hutchinson from like 2 miles away. 1978 maybe? She was never a fan. Pfft!! Notice I said "ex-wife". :D
GROWING UP IN ST LOUIS MO LISTENING TO KSHE 95 REAL RADIO AND SEEING SHOWS I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF THIS SHOW TRUE ARTIS ALL I CAN IS KANSAS GETS ASS STILL TODAY AND ALWAYS WILL
Firstly, thanks for uploading this version. I've had the cassette tape of this album for years, but haven't been able to listen to it in full, for about the last 7 (since my Sony Sports Walkman packed-up!). I've also been craving to listen to this particular version of this song for the last 6 months, as it's so powerful, utilising a combination of violin, synthesiser, drums & electric guitar I've not heard in any other song before, especially starting from 7:36. Please consider adding to your heading to include the group & album name as well, so that more people might find it, as it wasn't that easy - other versions come up way before this one, and they're not nearly as good.
Closet conicals and magnum opus on vinyl, listen to together is stellar experience every one should try at least once ,with a nice glass of brandy and head phones,of corse.
What have Cinema Show, Karn Evil 9, Close To The Edge & this track have in common ? These are all Magnum Opusses for each band imho. Btw i prefer this live version very much
I grew up in San Jose,CA and lived there until 1997. Stone Trek (and Blue Monday) were a big part of my Sunday night routine! KOME/KSJO were some great stations from the bottom of the Bay!
rjamese Oh Yeah! I actually got through to his show once to request "Metal Militia" by Metallica (when they didn't get radio play) and he played it. "Don't touch that dial..... There's KOME on it!"
Greatest live album ever released. Only bettered when they produced a second CD from the same tours for the 30th anniversary! Nothing else comes close!
The intro to this live version is so spooky and unexpected, and it really shows how spontaneous and inspired a violinist Robbie was. Then when Walsh sings and starts howling at the end, it's just magical. The long jam session that ensues is so much more intense hearing it live on this album. What powerful, rocking performance!
RIP Robby Steinhardt 🎻
R.I.P Robbie
My first Kansas concert was the Point of Know Return tour, they closed with this. It was also my first arena concert at Memorial in Nashville. I knew I liked their music a lot but never thought they could pull it off live. I stood up front where Walsh played and sang, but he was also really good at the vibes and congo drums as well. That concert blew my mind. They were so freaking good. Just music, not a lot of talk, just great stuff!
I first heard this on 8track in 1979 and was. hooked and. had the honor to run into Robbie Steinhart at a pub in Tampa and had few beers with him. great guy. 👍
Paul Huhn
I also ran into Robbie at a bottle club in Tampa back in the late 80s. He was playing pinball. We talked for a few minutes. (I played in a popular Tampa band). Later he sat in on stage w/ a solo guitarist.
I guess he had his violin in his car.
They did "dust in the wind". It was some memorable moments.
This version has been my favorite since the day I bought the album back in the early 80's. You're absolutely correct, It's the best!
I assumed this one would have been rough live. I'm blown away.
So BEYOND contemporary and progressive music.
I was a teen from the Bronx in the 70s and life was about sex drugs and rock and roll. Unlike many I grew up with I’m still here today, not even sure how I survived, but I did. I never stopped listening to the music by the rock gods that defined my youth. I must have listened to this piece 2000 times. Long live rock.
Try to enjoy my rock site music sound.
What a ride. What a heck of a ride.
Two for the Show is the best live album I've ever heard for performance and sound quality. For the performance....I know who to thank, for the sound.....thanks so much whoever you are. You did a fantastic job and sbould be commended!!!
I have seen Kansas live, at least 7 times in the 70's and then more. This is a masterpiece!
My favorite Kansas track since I first listened to in 1976. San Goody álbum I bought for the right price, $1.99. There was a better time in America. In fact it was an awesome time.
Best song of my life
I usually prefer a studio version of a song...but this...this is beyond words :)
The studio version is tame compared to the live version! When I finally heard the studio version I was a bit disappointed because it sounded safe in comparison. They just go for broke on the live version. Its seems like it just teeters on the edge of just going out of control.
This is the best version of the best song by any band ever. Most of the rest of this album has inferior versions of their studio work. Carry On our Wayward Son, for instance, has toned down vocals. It makes sense -- they're saving their singing chops for the rest of the concert. I think one of the reasons Magnum Opus works so well live is that they saved it for the end. They didn't have to worry about hitting any more high notes after this one. Steve Walsh just goes all out with those wolf howls. And listen to the way the guitar solo is articulated at 3:32. The studio version is dull in comparison.
And let's not forget the atonal, meterless intro. Strange, and hard to listen to at first. But after awhile, I came to love it. And the screamed out thank you to the audience at the end... yeah. So the beginning, the middle, and the end are all great. And everything else? Well, if it existed, that would be awesome too.
@@kriedel858 I am probably the biggest Kansas fan but I need to give my 2 cents. The out of this world bass at the beginning of the studio version is superior in every way to the live version. For the rest, well, the live version is better yes.
@@kriedel858 .....Mysteries and Mahem on this one is also freakin' amazing.
Some live versions of songs are better than the studio cuts, especially if they include riffs from entirely different songs.
For example: some live versions of "Hopelessly Human" open with the intro from "Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman."
Example 2: some live versions of "Opus Insert" have the interlude from "A Glimpse of Home" instead.
Sound Check at Historic Allen Field House, University of Kansas............watching a KU baseball game right next door. And out of nowhere comes this absolutely thunderous noise from the Field House. The very first minute of this song. And after a pause , the very last 30 seconds of this song 10:36 on. The looks on the people at the ball game, and the players on the field were..........Priceless Astonishment. Just huge smiles and OMG moments for all. What a show, and what a Band.
My ex-wife stated she could hear Kansas playing at the State Fair in Hutchinson from like 2 miles away. 1978 maybe? She was never a fan. Pfft!! Notice I said "ex-wife". :D
Best song of them, a mixture of power and melody very hard to match.
master piece
Love it ❤
GROWING UP IN ST LOUIS MO LISTENING TO KSHE 95 REAL RADIO AND SEEING SHOWS I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF THIS SHOW TRUE ARTIS ALL I CAN IS KANSAS GETS ASS STILL TODAY AND ALWAYS WILL
Firstly, thanks for uploading this version. I've had the cassette tape of this album for years, but haven't been able to listen to it in full, for about the last 7 (since my Sony Sports Walkman packed-up!). I've also been craving to listen to this particular version of this song for the last 6 months, as it's so powerful, utilising a combination of violin, synthesiser, drums & electric guitar I've not heard in any other song before, especially starting from 7:36.
Please consider adding to your heading to include the group & album name as well, so that more people might find it, as it wasn't that easy - other versions come up way before this one, and they're not nearly as good.
Great, great, great band! American progressive rock at it's finest!
Why the heck didn't they play this live on the Houston DVD is beyond me
Closet conicals and magnum opus on vinyl, listen to together is stellar experience every one should try at least once ,with a nice glass of brandy and head phones,of corse.
Kansas - the band! Excellent!
What have Cinema Show, Karn Evil 9, Close To The Edge & this track have in common ? These are all Magnum Opusses for each band imho. Btw i prefer this live version very much
Stone Trek!!!! awesome. Greg Stone was our local DJ in the SF area. He had the best music ever
I grew up in San Jose,CA and lived there until 1997. Stone Trek (and Blue Monday) were a big part of my Sunday night routine! KOME/KSJO were some great stations from the bottom of the Bay!
jkbaca41 Yep, I loved KOME and KSJO remember Dennis Erectus?
rjamese Oh Yeah! I actually got through to his show once to request "Metal Militia" by Metallica (when they didn't get radio play) and he played it. "Don't touch that dial..... There's KOME on it!"
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EXCELENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rock and Rock until I am no longer of this earth...
Epic