I Predict 1990

Studio album by Steve Taylor

Released

1987

Studio

Music Grinder Los Angeles, California
Reelsound Bus Nashville, Tennessee
Wayne Cook Studios Los Angeles, California
CBS Studios London

Genre

Rock

Length

43:44

Label

Myrrh

Producer

The Beaufort Twins Dave Perkins and Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor chronology

On the Fritz
(1985)

I Predict 1990
(1987)

Squint
(1993)

Professional ratings
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CCM Magazine	(not rated)

I Predict 1990 is the title of the fourth release and third full-length album by singer-songwriter Steve Taylor. Lyrically, the album explores actions that exploit others to various ends from multiple perspectives. CCM magazine found that the overall theme is that the ends never justify the means. It was released as a one-off on Myrrh Records instead of Sparrow. Taylor has said that the album's title was meant as a parody of a Lester Sumrall TV program and book, I Predict 1986.

The cover was designed and painted by Taylor's wife, Debi. It was intended to resemble early 20th-century French poster art; however some Christians felt that it resembled a tarot card, which sparked controversy. Additionally, one televangelist claimed that the image was of Taylor saluting Satan, and that it additionally contained secret messages and links to New Age philosophy. These accusations caused some Christian book stores to pull the album.

All Songs were written by Steve Taylor. Its ending theme is an homage to Claude Debussy. The introduction to "Harder to Believe" (Vocalise) was borrowed from Sergei Rachmaninoff.

The song "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good" proved controversial; The song's lyrics - a scathing critique of pro-life activists who in turn blow up abortion clinics or kill doctors - resulted in Christian bookstores pulling the album, either because the song's critique of the pro-life movement offended store owners and customers, or because these same individuals missed the song's satirical point, and believed Taylor advocated such violence. Taylor himself would occasionally call these stores to personally explain the song to them. Taylor's tour of Australia was canceled due to the controversy around "I Blew Up The Clinic Real Good", largely due to misunderstanding of its satire.

Disillusioned with the Christian music scene following these and other controversies during the course of his career, Taylor formed the secular alternative rock band Chagall Guevara shortly after the release of the album.

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