Rose Tattoo www.rosetattoo.com.au
In the category of ´cult bands, ` Rose Tattoo has been at the top of the pile for years. The raw style of blues rock that the Australians manage to create out of a hot mix of slide guitars, pounding hooks with sharp and tight rhythm along with the unmistakeable voice of the front man Angry Anderson is what gives the fans a welcome feast in what is today a fast food orientated music business. The best thing about Rose Tattoo is: The band can take a punch and are full of vitality, they put every kick in the face behind them and still have the energy to carry on and deliver a new quality product. Their new album, Blood Brothers is not only a true to the time Rock´n`Roll album that mixes traditional and modern styles in a super high quality but is also a tribute to the band members Peter Wells and Ian Rilen who unfortunately recently lost their lives. In short: Blood Brothers is a manifestation of Rock´n`Roll of the strongest form, powerful, unrelenting and wildly uncompromising.
Although the death of his two friends had left a massive hole in the life of singer Angry Anderson, he wanted – especially in respect to Peter Wells – to keep the band alive. Angry explains. “Peter said to me: You have to make the choice, but my opinion is that Rose Tattoo should still carry on after my death.“ and with this he saw that it was his duty to carry on the work that his friend had done over the years. „ At first I wasn’t too sure whether I could carry on the work with Rose Tattoo, but now with the experience taken from this album, I know that Peter is still with us and lives in our songs.“ This is why Blood Brothers sounds so typically down to earth and done with the hand. The current line-up of the band consists of Angry Anderson (vocals), Mick Cocks (Guitar), Steve King (Bass), Paul De Marco (Drums) and newcomer Dai Pritchard (Guitar), a group of people who know how to produce hand made Rock´n`Roll of the finest Australian sort which in the thirtieth year of their existence leaves nothing to falter. The new album was produced by Mark Opitz in ´Studio 301`, Sydney, Australia.
With Blood Brothers Rose Tattoo have managed to produce an album that equals the two predecessors 25 To Life (2000) and Pain (2002), so that the musicians after a long break are able to impressively return for the new millenium. The new album is full with lively rock numbers, that just stick in the brain and impress the fun the band members have in their music. For example in the songs ´Man about Town`, ´Nothing To Loose` or ´Sweet Meat` cracking riffs are met with straight-line grooves just to rock the listener’s heart. The moving song ´Wonder Why` is excellent with its dragging rhythm, addictive slide guitar and the unmistakeable vocals from Angry Anderson. With the gripping song ´Once In A Lifetime` the band remembers the massive merits of former band members, and with the previously released song ´Black-Eyed Bruiser`, which originally came out of the work of the Australian composer duo Harry Vanda/George Young along with Steve Wright (The Easybeats) and was a massive hit in 1974, they remember Peter Wells.
Band:
Angry Anderson: Vocals
Mick Cocks: Guitar
Steve King: Bass
Paul DeMarco: Drums
Dai Pritchard: Slide Guitar
That Anderson not only writes about life as a rock musician, but is also an expert of history and can see beyond the borders of the music business is documented in the track ´
