''✆'' is the third and final studio album by Lotion, released in 1998. While commonly referred to as ''The Telephone Album'', the name of the album is the symbol for a

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. The band supported the album by performing one of its tracks on an episode of ''

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Critical reception

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'' called the album "a delirious tour de force of quiet- loud bouncy-castle riffs, backwards tape-loops, and trippy narcissistic lyrics." ''

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'' concluded that "Lotion update punk's aggression with singalong tunes and tight musicianship ... their clever lyrics, timely subjects and hipster inclinations remove them from the identikit sameness that robs most modern rock bands." ''

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'' deemed ''The Telephone Album'' "the group's most accessible release yet, mixing power pop ('I Love Me, Vol. 1') and glam ('My Name Is Prince') leanings with snippets of Queen- and ELO-inspired pop bliss."

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wrote that "hook after hook and melody after melody are delivered in Tony Zajkowski's relaxed and unaffected style of singing."

Track listing

All songs composed by Lotion #"Rich Cop, Poor Cop" – 3:41 #"Feedback Queen" – 3:28 #"I Love Me (Vol. 1)" – 4:08 #"No. 99" – 4:27 #"Mr. Mosquito" – 3:49 #"Glorified" – 5:44 #"Mister President" – 3:48 #"My Name Is Prince" – 3:31 #"Drop-Dead" – 3:03 #"West of Here" – 5:18 #"Blackjack" – 2:42 #"5th Fret, Distant Cousin" – 4:47 ;Bonus track on some editions #

"Rock Chick" – 5:33

Personnel

*Bill Ferguson – bass and vocals *Jim Ferguson – guitar and vocals *Rob Youngberg – drums and vocals *Tony Zajkowski – vocals and guitar

References

1998 albums Lotion (band) albums SpinART Records albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub