
Rose Tattoo
are an
Australian
rock and roll band,
led by
which formed in
Sydney in 1976.
Their sound is
hard rock
mixed with
blues rock influences,
with songs including
"Bad Boy for Love",
"Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw"
, "Nice Boys",
"We Can't Be Beaten"
and
"Scarred for Life".
Their first four albums
were produced by
Harry Vanda
and
George Young
who also worked with
AC/DC.
They disbanded in 1987,
subsequently
reforming briefly
in 1993
to support
Guns N' Roses
on an
Australian tour.
They reassembled again
from 1998
and have since
released
two more
studio albums.
According to
Australian rock music
historian
Ian McFarlane,
Rose Tattoo
are
"one of the most revered
bands of all time.
The Tatts played peerless,
street-level heavy blues
with the emphasis
on slide guitar
and strident
lyric statements".
Guns N' Roses,
L.A. Guns,
Keel,
Nashville Pussy,
Motosierra,
Pud Spuke,
Helen Schneider,
Skrewdriver,
and the
Uruguayan band
the Knight's Night
have covered
Rose Tattoo songs.
On August,16th 2006,
they were inducted into
the Australian
Recording Industry
Association
(ARIA)
Hall of Fame.
Seven former members
have died.
These include four
of the
early recording line-up:
Dallas Royall
(1991),
Peter Wells
(2006),
Ian Rilen
(2006),
Lobby Loyde
(2007),
Mick Cocks
(2009),
Neil Smith
(2013)
and
John Meyer
(2020).
Five of these
died from cancer:
Royall,
Wells,
Rilen,
Loyde,
and
Cocks.
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