Full Isaac Explained
| Italic Title: | no |
| full Isaac |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Lotion |
| Cover: | Lotion - Full Isaac.jpeg |
| Alt: | 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. |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Recorded: | Zabriskie Point Studio, New York City, United States |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 46:39 |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | spinArt |
| Producer: | Kurt Ralske |
| Next Title: | Nobody's Cool |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
full Isaac is the debut studio album by Lotion, released in 1994.[1] [2] The album was named in reference to The Love Boat.[3]
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."[4] Uncut called the album "a fine debut."[5]
The Village Voice selected full Isaac as a 1994 "Album of the Year."[6]
Track listing
All songs composed by Lotion
- "Tear" – 4:17
- "Dr. Link" – 4:01
- "Paas" – 2:45
- "La Boost" – 5:17
- "Long" – 2:09
- "Pajamas" – 5:03
- "Around" – 6:03
- "Head" – 3:45
- "Dock Ellis" – 3:16
- "She Is Weird City" – 4:59
- "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"
Notes and References
- Web site: Lotion | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: Lunch with Lotion | Esquire | JUNE 1996. THOMAS. PYNCHON. Esquire | The Complete Archive.
- Book: Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. November 3, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781843531050. Google Books.
- Web site: Lotion . Trouser Press . 3 November 2020.
- Web site: Uncut's Great Lost Albums: Part One. June 28, 2010.
- Book: Blush, Steven. New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. October 4, 2016. St. Martin's Publishing Group. 9781250083623. Google Books.
