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Many articles also talked about Angry as a person who'd spent long periods of time in prison, when in fact Angry s only experiences in prison cells were for eight or twelve hour spells, usually for being drunk and disorderly. It hardly made up for the headline which basically screamed that Angry Anderson had taken sexual advantage of a fourteen-year-old girl. The newspaper did print a retraction many months later, but it was hidden toward the back pages. As he says, if he'd done only half the things of which he was accused, he'd have been a monster.Īt one time, a newspaper reported that he'd been charged with carnal knowledge, which simply wasn't true. In the Rose Tattoo years, stories about Angry grew and grew. No one was interested in what he had to say about it.
When I first started doing interviews, you know I loved the attention, but some of the best interviews I've ever done were cut down to about two paragraphs, and none of the issues were ever raised.' For writers, Rose Tattoo was the copy.
In other words, they want you to be what they think you are. But basically, rock journos just want you to tell them that over the last month you were with so many women, took so many drugs, drank so much alcohol etc. 'There's only so much you can say about the band, and then you've got to talk about other things. 'After a few months of being newsworthy, magazines wanted to talk to us and photograph us, and you know, I was doing endless interviews,' says Angry. Rose Tattoo - Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw (Live) Zeche Bochum 15.06.18 - Duration: 6:14. It is probably my favourite of their discography. Rose Tattoo is the debut self-titled album by Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo released in November 1978 on the Albert Productions label. Writers weren't interested, and it was a hard lesson for him to learn. When rock writers came to talk to him, they'd ask him about the band, and he'd start talking to them about homelessness or street kids. Although he was living the wildest lifestyle, Angry had a social conscience even then. Rose Tattoo In The Media When it came to the press, Rose Tattoo always made good copy, so writers were never short of fodder. Members of AC/DC were fans and recommended them to their label, Albert Productions. Alfresco Developer Guide Rapidshare on this page. Chiefly inspired by The Rolling Stones, Faces and Billy Thorpe and his 1970s Aztecs, Rose Tattoo's hard-rocking sound quickly earned a devoted following in the Sydney area.
Rose Tattoo made their public debut on New Year's Eve at the rock club Chequers. Melbourne-based Buster Brown had enjoyed local notoriety, playing at the 1974 Sunbury Festival and had included future AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd. Rhythm guitarist Mick Cocks soon replaced Johnston Lake and Vandersluys were substituted by former Buster Brown members Angry Anderson and Dallas 'Digger' Royall respectively. He had taught himself to play while in prison and gave Wells' band the street-cred he was looking for. Ian Rilen from Band of Light joined on bass guitar. Drummer Michael Vandersluys completed the line-up.
Rose Tattoo was formed in Sydney in 1976 with Leigh Johnston on rhythm guitar, Tony Lake on lead vocals and were led by slide guitarist Peter Wells-who had just departed as bass guitarist of heavy metal band Buffalo.