There's a good chance that there's going to be an Italian Let's Active box
set that will contain all their released IRS stuff plus a good selection of
unreleased cuts. Let's Active were my favorite 80's pop band but I suppose
I'm more than a bit biased. The two months I spent with them as guitar
tech/auxiliary guitarist was as much fun as I've ever had in the "music
biz". If Jupiter and Mars align properly I'll be playing this years
Sparklefest with Mitch on guitar, Shalini Chatterjee on bass and former LA
drummer Eric Marshall in my combo. That should be way cool!

Bobby Sutliff
NP - Charlie Christian Box Set

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> Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 14:22:19 -0700
> From: Brian Kassan <brian@powerpop.org>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Let's Active
> Message-ID: <BAE55E99.45EF%brian@powerpop.org>
>
> Just listening to the new Collector's Choice cd of both "Cypress" and the
> "Afoot" ep.  Great, but too small typel liners--I never knew the band got
> its name from a Japanese t-shirt with jumbled syntax...I've seen those
> shirts before so it makes sense now.  These tunes which take me back to my
> college days still sound great to these ears....the ever present Easter
> guitar jangle, great vocals from Mitch and Faye, lovely  textural
production
> and art-rock has worn well and sounds timeless to me despite Mitch calling
> them "creaky."  It's funny they mention that his prog sensibilities came
out
> on Cypress because I always did think Let's Active had a real complexity
to
> it that made them stand out along with the dB's and R.E.M.--my faves
during
> that time and still.  A fantastic addition to my collection along with the
> cc dB's to fer...haven't gotten to the two bonus cuts yet, but I'm sure
they
> will be cool...
>
> Brian
>