I WANT TO BE A CLONE

Steve Taylor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Navarre Corporation/
• ASIN: B000008LET
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,045 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars From the start he was witty, sarcastic and ahead of his time!, November 30, 2005

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David E. Scott "follower of the Way" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I WANT TO BE A CLONE (Audio CD)

Steve Taylor got my attention (and became an instant hero) when I first heard his music on a Christian countdown radio show. He was unlike anything in Christian (or secular) music and was a breath of fresh air. Way ahead of his time musically (one of the first white people to "rap" on a record, for example), and all over the map, this album gave a taste of what was to come.

What really set him apart was his deep, and clever lyrics. At a time when CCM had turned into a sickly sweet, "Jesus loves me and life is perfect" lie, Steve was brave and stupid enough to tell the truth and say that "the emperor has no clothes". He didn't just "preach to the choir", he preached AT the choir. He lambasted and ridiculed fakes and phonies inside and outside the church. He took on fake Christians keeping up appearances, rigid legalists squeezing new Christians into their mold, panderinging politicians, the newly emerging negative "rap culture", "liberal" Christians cheapening grace and declaring "all things permissible", people running the "rat race" who didn't know why, the reality of death and more, all in a 6 song EP! He told the honest, sometimes ugly truth in a snappy way. Even this early on, no one could "turn a phrase" like Steve. And though much of his later work is more well known, and maybe not so 1980's sounding, THIS IS STILL MY FAVORITE from Steve.

It is amazing this rebel, or should I say MODERN DAY PROPHET, survived, and almost thrived for awhile. He made me feel that there just might be a place in God's kingdom for a believing but disillusioned smart-elick PK like me. 20 plus years later, I'm still telling the truth to saint and sinner alike and pointing folks to the truth of Jesus. Thanks Steve. May the frustrated idealist in Steve and us all never die (this side of heaven) and may he give us some new musings in lyrical form either on his own, with the Newsboys, or with someone else! Whether he's being a roaring lamb or roaring at the lambs, we need a new word (though the old words have aged well and need to be reheard).

P.S. HEY CHRISTIAN RECORD COMPANIES, WHY NOT REISSUE THIS CLASSIC, SO POOR PEOPLE LIKE ME DON'T HAVE TO SPEND $50 FOR IT?

2.0 out of 5 stars Way to short!, January 27, 2012

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Donald M. Jones "eyesore" (Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I WANT TO BE A CLONE (Audio CD)

Since I enjoyed Steve Taylors other cd's, I thought I would really like this cd. But I didn't pay close enough attention I guess as when I recieved the cd I found out it is all of 17 minutes! For $15.00 I could have got a lot more music off of iTunes! I feel it's a ripp off and now I wonder about listening to this artist any longer--or the company that produced these cds. It's a money grab! Come on, $15.00 for 17 minutes of music!!! I need to read the descriptions better I guess!

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't have said it better., July 30, 2011

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Larry Gill (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I WANT TO BE A CLONE (Audio CD)

I flipped when I first heard this in '83 or '84. Wow, what cool tunes, and the messages are long overdue, with just what the church and world need to hear. He covers it all, from christian 'uniformity' to the reality of death. The humor and wittiness used on this debut lp is unheard of in ccm, and still amazes me even now, years later. If this is not re-issued yet on cd, it should be! It really breathed new life into the christian music scene.