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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 ] card, which sparked controversy. Additionally, one televangelist claimed that the image was of Taylor ],<ref name="WD_145"/> and that it additionally contained ] and links to ] philosophy.<ref name="WD_145">{{cite journal |last=Peterson |first=Doug |title=Door Magazine, This Is Your Life! Revisiting Past Graduates of The Door Interview, Part 5 |journal=The Whittenburg Door |date=Jan–Feb 1996 |issue=145 |issn=1044-7512}}</ref> These accusations caused some Christian book stores to pull the album.<ref name="Powell_fe">{{Cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |place=], ] |edition=First printing |publication-date=2002 |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |year=2002 |chapter=Steve Taylor |page=931}}</ref> |
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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 ] card, which sparked controversy. Additionally, one televangelist claimed that the image was of Taylor ],<ref name="WD_145"/> and that it additionally contained ] and links to ] philosophy.<ref name="WD_145">{{cite journal |last=Peterson |first=Doug |title=Door Magazine, This Is Your Life! Revisiting Past Graduates of The Door Interview, Part 5 |journal=The Whittenburg Door |date=Jan–Feb 1996 |issue=145 |issn=1044-7512}}</ref> These accusations caused some Christian book stores to pull the album.<ref name="Powell_fe">{{Cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |place=], ] |edition=First printing |publication-date=2002 |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |year=2002 |chapter=Steve Taylor |page=931}}</ref> |
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All Songs were written by Steve Taylor. The musical introduction and bridge to "Babylon" were written by Dave Perkins. "Jim Morrison's Grave", describing a pilgrimage to the artist's ] is a reflection on the ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://empoprise-mu.blogspot.com/2010/02/jim-morrisons-grave-steve-taylor-song.html |title=Jim Morrison's Grave (the Steve Taylor song) and Kurt Cobain |last1= Bredehoft |first1= John E. |date= 2010-02-22 |website= Empoprise-MU |access-date= 2016-05-31}}</ref> Its ending theme is an homage to ]. The introduction to "Harder to Believe" (Vocalise) was borrowed from ]. In Australia, the song "I Blew Up The Clinic Real Good" was construed to mean that Taylor advocated violence toward abortion clinics,<ref name="WD_145"/> causing the cancellation of a tour of that continent. |
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All Songs were written by Steve Taylor. The musical introduction and bridge to "Babylon" were written by Dave Perkins. "Jim Morrison's Grave", describing a pilgrimage to the artist's ] is a reflection on the ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://empoprise-mu.blogspot.com/2010/02/jim-morrisons-grave-steve-taylor-song.html |title=Jim Morrison's Grave (the Steve Taylor song) and Kurt Cobain |last1= Bredehoft |first1= John E. |date= 2010-02-22 |website= Empoprise-MU |access-date= 2016-05-31}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2016}} Its ending theme is an homage to ]. The introduction to "Harder to Believe" (Vocalise) was borrowed from ]. In Australia, the song "I Blew Up The Clinic Real Good" was construed to mean that Taylor advocated violence toward abortion clinics,<ref name="WD_145"/> causing the cancellation of a tour of that continent. |
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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. The musical introduction and bridge to "Babylon" were written by Dave Perkins. "Jim Morrison's Grave", describing a pilgrimage to the artist's burial place is a reflection on the cult of personality. Its ending theme is an homage to Claude Debussy. The introduction to "Harder to Believe" (Vocalise) was borrowed from Sergei Rachmaninoff. In Australia, the song "I Blew Up The Clinic Real Good" was construed to mean that Taylor advocated violence toward abortion clinics, causing the cancellation of a tour of that continent.
