- Audio CD (12 Mar 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued
- Label: Eclectic
- ASIN: B000KRN0HS
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 139,918 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Ship Of Fools |
| 2. The Lay Of the Surfers |
| 3. Voyaging To Vinland |
| 4. The Making Of Midgard |
| 5. Brave New World |
| 6. Magical Potion |
| 7. Moonshine In the Mountains |
| 8. Storm Chant Of the Skraelings |
| 9. Volstead O Vodeo Do (As Performed By Whispering 'Rude-Boy' Broomfield And the Anti-Prohibition Jazz Sinfonia Of Chicago On the Night Of Their Assassination, April 17, 1928) |
| 10. Phase Locked Loop |
| 11. Ragna Rock |
| 12. Howzat! |
| 13. Cricket Lovely Reggae (Cricket Star) |
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Customer Reviews
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"Leif the Lucky, son of Erik the Red, discovered America five centuries before Christopher Columbus. Had the Viking's lines of communication with their home bases been stronger would history might have developed differently in several ways."
Musically it certainly comes from a different vein than "Captain Lockheed", Produced by Eno it satirises the Beach Boys with "The Lay of the Surfers" and gives Country and Western a good ribbing with "Moonshine in the Mountains".
If all you want is a heavy rock album, look elsewhere. It's a pure Bob Calvert view on Prohibition in America, subtler in its jabs to the establishment, but an excellent piece of work non-the less.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Calvert is one of the most under-rated musicians around and this has everything -- at least for my taste -- Calvert, Eno and Moorcock together -- all of them very quirky, individual talents, coming together to make an album like no other. Moorcock's horrible banjo in Moonshine, the pure fun of Bar-Bar-Bar-Bar-bar-i-an, all sending up
American music genres while at the same time showing a clever understanding of American history. Enough to make you laugh AND cry. But
a brilliant, unique album. Well worth adding to your collection.
American music genres while at the same time showing a clever understanding of American history. Enough to make you laugh AND cry. But
a brilliant, unique album. Well worth adding to your collection.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Top album, certainly different to Captain Lockheed but none the worse for that, Robert Calvert with a big smile on his face. Not exactly heavy metal but then he never really was.
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Calvert at his most accessible
Lucky Leif is probably Robert Calverts most accessible album telling various tales of Vikings, songs include the creation of the world a rewording of the Beach Boys Barbara Anne... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2008 by Adam Adamant
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As a big fan of 70's Eno and Calvert's work with Hawkwind I looked forward to hearing this album. I have to report however that was I very disappointed. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2007 by Colin G. Wilson
Could put you off Robert Calvert for life.
Having listened to Captain Lockheed which is an absolute fantastic Robert Calvert solo, I ordered Lucky Lief as soon as I found it available on CD after years of not being able to... Read more
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