full Isaac
A painting of a Mexican man and woman in traditional dress dancing and a photograph of a large crowd are separated by a thick green vertical stripe, with the words "LOTION" and "full Isaac" superimposed in white lettering.
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedZabriskie Point Studio, New York City, United States
GenreAlternative rock
Length46:39
LanguageEnglish
LabelspinArt[1]
ProducerKurt Ralske[2]
Lotion chronology
full Isaac
(1994)
Nobody's Cool
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]

full Isaac is the debut studio album by Lotion, released in 1994.[5][6] The album was named in reference to The Love Boat.[7]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Lotion’s songwriting isn’t yet strong enough to connect the dots of [the album's] eclectic canvas, and [Tony] Zajkowski lacks the vocal presence to hold the pieces together. As nice as the parts are, Full Isaac scatters at the mildest breeze."[2] Uncut called the album "a fine debut."[8]

The Village Voice selected full Isaac as a 1994 "Album of the Year."[9]

Track listing

All songs composed by Lotion

  1. "Tear" – 4:17
  2. "Dr. Link" – 4:01
  3. "Paas" – 2:45
  4. "La Boost" – 5:17
  5. "Long" – 2:09
  6. "Pajamas" – 5:03
  7. "Around" – 6:03
  8. "Head" – 3:45
  9. "Dock Ellis" – 3:16
  10. "She Is Weird City" – 4:59
  11. "Love Theme from Santo Gold" – 5:04

Personnel

Lotion
  • Bill Ferguson – bass
  • Jim Ferguson – guitar and vocals
  • Rob Youngberg – drums
  • Tony Zajkowski – vocals and guitar
Additional musicians
  • Rasputina – cellos on "Around"
  • Babe The Blue Ox – wisp vocals and alarms on "La Boost"; rumpus on "Dock Ellis"
  • Tapan Modak – tabla on "Long"

References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 689.
  2. 1 2 "Lotion". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. Browne, Daniel. "Lotion: full Isaac review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 333.
  5. "Lotion | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. PYNCHON, THOMAS. "Lunch with Lotion | Esquire | JUNE 1996". Esquire | The Complete Archive.
  7. Buckley, Peter (November 3, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 via Google Books.
  8. "Uncut's Great Lost Albums: Part One". June 28, 2010.
  9. Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 via Google Books.



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