'Inertia' is one of my all-time favorite albums--it's one of the handful of albums in my 400+-album collection that I's readily give a 5-star rating to (others include (but are not limited to) albums as diverse as Daniel Lanois' 'Acadie', Cocteau Twins' Treasure', Daniela Mercury's 'Eletrica', Milton Nascimento's 'Milagre dos Peixes', Laura Love's 'Helvetica Bold' & 'Octoroon' and a compilation CD I made of TCS' rarities that were available for download from their website free until a couple of years ago, until they removed most of them. [Needless to say, I guard this CD VERY carefully...!]).

I have the good fortune of owning this album on CD--the label that released it, Bedazzled Records, is no longer in business, and now their releases (when you can find them!) generally command high prices, so I consider myself extremely lucky...

'Inertia' was one of those albums that, like the ones I mentioned above, I fell in love with the very first time I heard it. All of the songs are great, but if i were forced to pick one (and ONLY ONE) favorite, it would be "All Over You (The Blue Mix)". (The liner notes say the original version appeared on a 7" single [which I've never heard]. It makes me wonder what that original version must've sounded like, as "The Blue Mix" version is SO good...!) But ALL of the songs on this album are EXCELLENT--there's not a 'clunker in the bunch.

Do yourself a favor and download this album (if you don't already own it) and listen to it today!
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