When The Goldstars released their second album Purple Girlfriend in 2006, the band members were listed simply as Sal, GT, Dag, and Skipper. Avid fans of the Chicago alt rock scene recognized these guys as members of The Slugs, The New Duncan Imperials, and The Krinkles, getting together for a fun side project devoted to garage rock. So, they were the perfect choice to open for the Hoodoo Gurus at The Abbey Pub several years ago.
In addition to sharing the Aussie band’s obsession with the 1960s and an offbeat sense of humor (see yesterday’s post), The Goldstars also liked to get spooky sometimes. “Purple Girlfriend,” the album’s title track is an energetic instrumental that would have worked great as a TV show theme song in the Batman and The Munsters era. The space-age keyboards and fuzzy guitars bring to mind a discotheque, as well as an invasion of extraterrestrials. Or maybe a high-speed car chase involving spies. Since there are no lyrics, feel free to let your imagination run wild. And dance.
As memory serves, EXPO '76, a current band that includes a few Goldstars in its ranks, occasionally plays “Purple Girlfriend” at their gigs around the Chicago area.
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