Rose Tattoo was big player in the pioneering days of aussie rock. George Young & Harry Vanda of AC/DC fame came to the party to produce 4 albums. Angry Anderson stood front and centre; you can see him in action in Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome. When Rose Tattoo played London’s Marquee Club, pundits labeled them “the loudest band…since Led Zeppelin.” They’ve been covered by the likes of Guns N' Roses, L.A. Guns and Nashville Pussy. This should give you some idea of their place in the natural order of things.The tragedy with Rose Tattoo can be found in more recent news. Peter Wells battled prostate cancer for 4 years until his death in 2006, the year the band entered the ARIA Hall of Fame, and Ian Rilen succumbed to bladder cancer in 2006.
In 1982 the boys gave us “We Can’t Be Beaten”. The single entered the aussie charts at #5 and went all the way to #1. The album of the same name faired suitably well, topping out at #14.
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