Been checking out the re-release of Two for the Show lately, and I my impression is very similar to my impression when I first got it on vinyl: These guys are so good, but their music is so well-arranged and well-produced that it doesn't always translate well to the live setting. The same things afflict Kansas as many other bands, the tendency to speed things up when played live, the tendency for the lead singer to take liberties with the melodies, the tendency for everyone else to loosen up a bit and sacrifice balance and decorum for a bit of flash. That seems to work more often with straight-on rock and roll; with prog, the musicians have to be really, really tight to pull it off. I don't know if they've succeeded here.
I can appreciate the energy of a great live performance, and it's not a bad album overall, plus it's cool to hear live versions of some great songs. But so much of Kansas, to me, is their intricate arrangements and production, and that just gets lost here.