About
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.
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.
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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Hello from France,
Here on my podcast MELTINGPOD you could find fresh and new interviews and cool pics from the Tatts during their European tour 2007 (At Lyon France April 2007 and Hamburg July 2007).
Enjoy !!
Links to Angry Anderson’s interview (part 1/3) http://meltingpod.free.fr/?p=134
Links to Mick Cocks’s interview http://meltingpod.free.fr/?p=126
Links to the last pics at Hamburg :http://meltingpod.free.fr/?p=140
hi Angry and roos tatto
you are great band and the song bad boy for love is geat song
your book that you have written what is thta called please
i want know i find it a book shop so my boy friend can read it
bye vicki