About The Radiators

Australia’s Hardest Working ROCK Band

Few survive the Rock ‘n Roll road to stardom but THE RADIATORS are Rock’s greatest survivors! They are approaching 30 years of outstanding music, exciting and sometimes controversial lyrics, more than 4,000 electrifying live performances and platinum and gold album sales.

THE RADIATORS debuted late 1978. Their first album “Feel the Heat” was released late 1979 and by March 1980 these Aussie Rock Icons had achieved platinum status.

Little did they then know they would go on to forge a unique sound and influence thousands of music lovers throughout Australia.
Since 1978 THE RADIATORS have achieved many “firsts”

* First Australian Band to have advance/presales on a debut album (6,000 copies of “Feel the Heat” had been sold before it was released);
* First Australian Band to achieve platinum status and a Top Ten position with their first two albums;
* First Australian Band to play more than 320 gigs in their first year of formation;
* One of very few Rock Bands worldwide to have survived so long with their original frontline intact.
from TheRadiators.com

History

Formed in Western Sydney in 1978, The Radiators were originally lumped in with the New Wave scene in Sydney but in reality were a pub rock band with a sense of humour. In their hey-day they were one of the hardest working bands in Australia, touring constantly and racking up over 2,500 gigs by the early 1990s.

Their first single (on WEA) was Comin’ Home which reached number 33 (and probably earned them their New Wave tag). Fess’ Song (“I take drugs, I like sex, I like looking at dirty pictures, I like lying in bed with Fess”) and the album Feel The Heat followed and The Rads’ supported The Police on their Australian Tour.

Hit And Run was the third single lifted from their debut LP which went on to sell 90,000 copies. In 1981 they changed record labels and released Roomful Of Diamonds. 1982 brought the singles Up For Grabs and Nothing’s Changed. A new contract with EMI produced the album Scream Of The Real and the singles No Tragedy and You.

Another LP followed in 1984 (Life’s A Gamble) along with 3 singles; The Beatles’ Revolution, Life’s A Gamble and A Bit Of Pain Never Hurts. Long-serving drummer Chris Tagg left in June 1984 to be replaced by a string of others. The band with more record labels than hot dinners continued recording well into the 90s but by then their brand of boogie-influenced rock had been superseded by more alternative guitar bands. But, being the pub-rock warhorses that they were, The Radiators would not stop.

The Radiators (still one of the hardest working bands in the land) still play live in Australia today (I saw them in January 2003 actually, and despite the absence of as keyboard player these days, these guys still R.O.C.K). Of special note is the bands most (in)famous song (and solid live favourite), a charming little ditty entitled Give Me Head which is about, well . . . you work it out!
from Nostalgia Central

Members

• Mick Buckley – Drums
• Brendan Callinan – Keys
• Brad Heaney – Drums
• Mark Lucas – Drums
• Brian Nichol – Vocals
• Steven “Fess” Parker – Guitar
• Marcel Rodeka – Drums
• Chris Tagg – Drums
• Geoff Turner – Bass

Recordings

• Feel The Heat – 1980 (platinum)
• Up For Grabs – 1981 (gold)
• You Have The Right To Remain Silent – 1982 (platinum)
• Scream Of The Real – 1983 (gold)
• Life’s A Gamble – 1984
• Nasty Habits In Nice Children – 1987
• Gimme Live – 1988
• Hard Core – 1991
• Radiators – 1994
• In Their Element – 1995
• Stone – 1995
• In The Roar – 1997
• Radiology, The Complete Anthology – 2000
• Smoke And Mirrors – 2000
• 25th Anniversary CD – 2004

Other Resources

• www.theradiators.com
• Wikipedia
• The Radiators MySpace page
• Nostalgia Central
• The Radiators page of Our Online Store

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Rose Tattoo is an Australian blues/hard rock band, led by Angry Anderson and slide guitarist Peter Wells. Among their best known songs are “We Can’t Be Beaten”, “Scarred for Life” and “Bad Boy for Love” (co-written by Ian Rilen.) Their first four albums were produced by Harry Vanda and George Young who also worked with AC/DC. Along with AC/DC and The Angels, Rose Tattoo helped establish an Australian rock sound in the 1970s that was copied around the world.

from Wikipedia – Rose Tattoo

History

Rose Tattoo was formed in Sydney in 1976 by ex-Buffalo bassist Peter Wells (on slide guitar); with the additions of former Buster Brown vocalist Angry Anderson, guitarist Mick Cocks, bassist Ian Rilen and drummer Dallas “Digger” Royal, the group made their public debut on New Year’s Eve at the local club Chequers, which several years earlier launched the career of AC/DC.

Chiefly inspired by The Rolling Stones and the Faces, Rose Tattoo’s hard-rocking sound quickly earned a devoted following in the Sydney area. Among the band’s fans were the members of AC/DC, who recommended them to Albert Productions; the band’s debut single “Bad Boy for Love” was written by Rilen, who left the lineup prior to the record’s release.

from Wikipedia – Rose Tattoo

Bad Boy For Love (Live 1981)

Members

• Angry Anderson – Vocals
• Paul DeMarco – Drums
• Mick Cocks – Guitar
• Dai Pritchard – Slide Guitar
• Steve King – Bass
• Peter Wells – Slide Guitar
• Ian Rilen – Bass
• Dallas “Digger” Royall – Drums
• Chris Turner – Guitar
• Rob Riley – Guitar
• Geordie Leach – Bass
• Lobby Loyde – Bass
• Greg Jordan – Guitar
• John meyer – Guitar
• Scott Johnston – Drums
• Andy Cichon – Bass
• Tim Gaze – Guitar
• Pete Jenkins – Guitar
• Robert Bowron – Drums

Black Eyed Bruiser (2007)

Recordings

• Rose Tattoo – 1978
• Assault & Battery – 1981
• Scarred for Life – 1982
• Southern Stars – 1984
• Beats From A Single Drum – 1986 – Later released as an Angry Anderson solo album
• Nice Boys Don’t Play Rock N Roll – 1992 – Compilation
• 25 to Life – 2000 – Live album
• Pain – 2002
• Best of Rose Tattoo – 2005 – Compilation
• Blood Brothers – 2007

Other Resources

• Rose Tattoo website
• Remedy – Rose Tattoo site
• Rose Tattoo on Wikipedia
• The Rose Tattoo page of Our Online Store

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