Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo performing in Wagga, NSW, January 1993
Background information
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genre(s)	Blues Hard rock
Years active	1976–? 1993 1998–present
Website	Official website
Members
Angry Anderson Dai Pritchard Paul DeMarco Steve King Mick Cocks
Former members
Peter Wells Ian Rilen Dallas "Digger" Royal Geordie Leach Lobby Lloyde Greg Jordan John Meyer Scott Johnston Tim Gaze Andy Cichon

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 417 × 232 pixelsFull resolution (417 × 232 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo: Denis Gray (denisgray@hotmail. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Angry Anderson (center) in the role of a Biker gang leader on the TV show Pizza Angry Anderson AM (born Gary Anderson, August 5, 1947, in Melbourne) is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter and actor. ... Slide guitarist Peter Wells is a legend in Australian music circles. ... Ian Rilen was an Australian musician, most noted for his work with Rose Tattoo and X. Other bands he was in included Ian Rilen and the Love Addicts and Sardine v. ... Lobby Loyde (May 18, 1941 – April 21, 2007) was an Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Angry Anderson (center) in the role of a Biker gang leader on the TV show Pizza Angry Anderson AM (born Gary Anderson, August 5, 1947, in Melbourne) is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter and actor. ... Example of a bottleneck, with fingerpicks and resonator guitar. ... Slide guitarist Peter Wells is a legend in Australian music circles. ... Ian Rilen was an Australian musician, most noted for his work with Rose Tattoo and X. Other bands he was in included Ian Rilen and the Love Addicts and Sardine v. ... Harry Vanda is a Dutch popular music singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer from Australia. ... George Redburn Young (born 6 November 1947 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock musician, songwriter and record producer, best-known as the co-writer of the international hits, Friday On My Mind and Love Is In The Air; and for his production of the hard rock band, AC/DC... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... The Angels were a hard rock band from Adelaide, Australia from the 1970s to the 2000s. ... Australian rock and pop musicians have produced a wide variety of music. ...

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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. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... Buffalo are a proto-heavy metal band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1970, although initially performing under the name Head (changed the following year, due to its sexual innuendo and unmarketablity). ... Example of a bottleneck, with fingerpicks and resonator guitar. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... ||/ | @___oo / / / (__,,,,| ) /^) ^/ _) ) /^/ _) ) _ / / _) / )// || | )_) < > |(,,) )__) || / )___) | ____( )___) )___ ______(_______;;; __;;; A bassist is not a musician, so much as a guy or girl trying to play an instrument with four strings and a long neck. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

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. “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... Small Faces album cover The Faces were an early 1970s rock, hard rock, blues rock, band formed in 1969 from the remaining members of The Small Faces after Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals) (both from The Jeff Beck Group...

Anderson's onetime Buster Brown bassist Geordie Leach was recruited for Rose Tattoo's self-titled debut LP; after nearly three years of extensive touring, during which time Leach temporarily left the band to be replaced by Lobby Lloyde, they issued the follow-up, Assault and Battery, in 1981. Lobby Loyde (May 18, 1941 – April 21, 2007) was an Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer. ...

Rose Tattoo toured Europe that year where they featured at the Reading Festival and were hailed as the loudest band to play London's Marquee Club since Led Zeppelin.^{[citation needed]} Returning to Australia, the band began work on their third album; with new guitarist Robin Riley replacing Cocks, they issued Scarred for Life in 1982, subsequently touring the US in support of Aerosmith and ZZ Top. The band's US visit was not a major success but proved to be extremely influential on the underground sleaze metal scene in Los Angeles, with bands such as Guns N' Roses later citing Rose Tattoo as favourites.^{[citation needed]} That group went on to record a version of "Nice Boys Don't Play Rock N Roll" and issue it on the G N' R Lies album. The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... The Marquee is a legendary music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, UK when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in 1968. ... Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, regarded by some as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. [1][2] Although they are known as the bad boys from Boston[3], none of the bands members are actually from that city. ... ZZ Top is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... G N R Lies is an album released by the hard rock band Guns N Roses in 1988. ...

After the US tour, Wells, Royal and Riley all left the group, with the remaining duo of Anderson and Leach recruiting guitarists Greg Jordan and John Meyer along with drummer Scott Johnston to record 1984's Southern Stars. Leach then exited to join Wells, Royal and Riley in the short-lived Illustrated Men. Anderson also took time out to play the character 'Ironbar' in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Anderson and Johnston continued on as Rose Tattoo, enlisting guitarist Tim Gaze and bassist Andy Cichon for 1986's Beats From a Single Drum. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was a 1985 film, the second sequel to the action movie Mad Max. ...

Anderson finally mounted a solo career soon after, as did Wells. After a long battle with cancer, Royal died in 1991. In 1992, Anderson was approached by Guns N' Roses to reform Rose Tattoo in order to support them on an Australian tour. Anderson, Wells, Cocks, Leach and new drummer Paul DeMarco from Wells' solo band reunited for the 1993 tour. The reunion proved brief, however, and each then member returned to his solo endeavours.

The same lineup, with original bassist Ian Rilen replacing Leach, reformed yet again in 1998 for the "All Hell Breaks Loose!!" tour, however Rilen remained with the band only for the duration of this tour and by the following year, Leach had returned to the fold once more, although his place was taken by Steve King in 2000. Since that time Rose Tattoo has toured regularly around Australia and throughout Germany and France. In 2000, the band appeared at the Wacken Open Air festival as part of their European tour. These shows formed the basis of the 25 to Life live album. 2002 saw the release of Pain, the band's first studio album in 16 years. Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is the largest exclusively metal music festival in the world. ...

Peter Wells died from prostate cancer on March 27, 2006. In August that year, the band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Founding member Ian Rilen died on October 30, 2006 after a battle with bladder cancer. One of Rilen's last public appearances was at Rose Tattoo's ARIA Hall of Fame induction. Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... The Australian Record Industry Association Hall of Fame. ... Ian Rilen was an Australian musician, most noted for his work with Rose Tattoo and X. Other bands he was in included Ian Rilen and the Love Addicts and Sardine v. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Bladder cancer refers to any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. ... The Australian Record Industry Association Hall of Fame. ...

In October 2006, a number of Rose Tattoo songs were voted upon and ranked in the Triple M Essential 2006 Countdown of songs, including "Bad Boy for Love" (voted #1060 out of 2006) and "We Can't Be Beaten" (voted #397 out of 2006). October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ...

In the same month, Rose Tattoo were also one of 55 acts voted and played in Triple J's Impossible Music Festival of 2006, with their live recording of a gig performed on New Year's Day 1980 at Mount Druitt, New South Wales being selected out of over 1000 Live at the Wireless recordings produced over the radio station's 31 year history. Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... Triple Js Impossible Music Festival went to air on Triple J over the 26-29 August 2005, to celebrate the 30 years worth of live music recorded by Triple J. // Lineup The lineup was selected by Triple J listeners voting for over 1000 live recordings made by Triple J... This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Mount Druitt is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. ...

On 6 April 2007, Guns N' Roses (The Axl Rose Production) announced they would be touring Australia in June with Sebastian Bach and Rose Tattoo appearing on the support act. April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Discography

• 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
• A Decade Of Rock (1986) - Compilation
• Nice Boys Don't Play Rock N Roll (1992) – Compilation
• Never Too Loud (1997) - Studio/Live
• 25 to Life (2000) – Live album
• Pain (2002)
• Best of Rose Tattoo (2005) – Compilation
• Blood Brothers (2007)

External links

• Official Rose Tattoo website