Rose Tattoo [Limited Edition] [Import]

Rose Tattoo [Limited Edition] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw

2. Nice Boys

3. Butcher and Fast Eddy

4. One of the Boys

5. Remedy

6. Bad Boy for Love

7. T.V.

8. Stuck on You

9. Tramp

10. Astra Wally

11. Never Too Loud [*]

12. I Had You First [*]

13. Fightin' Sons [*]

14. Snow Queen [*]

15. Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw [Live][*]

16. Bad Boy for Love [Live][*]

17. Rock 'N' Roll Is King [Live][*]

18. Suicide City [Live][*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
1998 Repertoire reissue of this 1980 debut by one of Australia's hardest rocking outfits. This reissue features eight bonus tracks, six of which are previously unreleased. The band features the distinct vocals of Angry Anderson. Picture CD.

Tracks:

Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw
Butcher and Fast Eddie
One of the Boys
Tramp
Nice Boys
Remedy
Sidewalk Sally
Out of This Place
Magnum Maid
All the Lessons
Assault and Battery
Scarred for Life
We Can't Be Beaten
Dead Set
It's Gonna Work Itself Out
Branded
Southern Stars
Death or Glory
Saturday's Rage
Radio Said Rock 'N' Roll Is Dead

Customer Reviews:

I't's Only Rock n' Roll................2007-03-08

bests 20 songs of this fabulous Band.
i just love this band
fabulous voice
fantastics guitars players
and really,really goods songs
if you don't know it, buy this cd !!

Average customer rating:

Sliders.
The singer is called "Angry" for a reason...
More than just Rock'n'roll!
Begs a Basically Hopeless Comparison
boooooooring

Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000073FB
Release Date: 1990-09-20

Tracks:

Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw
Nice Boys
Butcher and Fast Eddy
One of the Boys
Remedy
Bad Boy for Love
T.V.
Stuck on You
Tramp
Astra Wally
Never Too Loud [*]
I Had You First [*]
Fightin' Sons [*]
Snow Queen [*]
Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw [Live][*]
Bad Boy for Love [Live][*]
Rock 'N' Roll Is King [Live][*]
Suicide City [Live][*]

Album Description

1998 Repertoire reissue of this 1980 debut by one of Australia's hardest rocking outfits. This reissue features eight bonus tracks, six of which are previously unreleased. The band features the distinct vocals of Angry Anderson. Picture CD.

Album Details

1990 Reissue of the Australian Rock Icon's Debut Album features Four Previously Unreleased Studio Cuts plus Four Live Tracks. Rose Tattoo was Fronted by Angry anderson, who Played the Rugged Post-Apocalyptic Outlaw Ironbar in the 1985 Mel Gibson Film 'Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome'.

Customer Reviews:

Sliders........2007-03-19

Hard Rock, Hard Blues at its best. No need to compare with AC/DC. The styles are different.This record is a gem.

The singer is called "Angry" for a reason..........2007-03-14

Probably the first thing you should know about the Tatts is that the singer goes by the name "Angry" Anderson, and I gotta say the name fits. In an era when practically every band in the world tries as hard as they can to be "tough" and "bad," these guys are the genuine article. Musically, this is basic rock and roll, played hard and fast with Pete Wells'greasy slide guitar providing the leads. This was their first album but to my mind they never improved on it.

More than just Rock'n'roll!.......2006-11-22

While Rose Tattoo plays blues based hard rock like Bon Scott AC-DC, the comparison ends there as far as I'm concerned. This is a mixture of hard rock, punk, and American Southern rock. It's fast. It's hard. And then there's that slide guitar so prevelant in blues and southern rock. Angry Anderson is a true poet. His lyrics create mental pictures as all great poets do. The Butcher and Fast Eddie is an epic poem about a battle between warriors, much as the epic Celtic, Scandanavian and Saxon epics. This is a true story brought to life through vivid word images. Just because a band plays hard driving gut level rock'n'roll, it doesn't mean they aren't highly intelligent creative people. To me. Rose Tattoo has always been way underrated, even by some of their fans. I find them superior to AC-DC on many levels (and I love the stuff w/ Bon Scott). Nice Boys Don't Play Rock'n'Roll (which was butchered by Guns'n'Roses) is another jammin' song with very vivid lyrical images. I think the whole album is a work of art, overlooked by overeducated snobs, because of the punk inflected hard rock style. Their other discs are more than worth your time, too. Sure, band members start drifting away over the years, but Anderson always has something worthwhile to say, and a good band to back him up. Angry Anderson is the voice of the working man, the man in the street, the underdog who get's f#$%*ed over by government and the system. On the most basic level, this is good rock'n'roll, but there's something far deeper going on for those who are interested.

Begs a Basically Hopeless Comparison.......2006-09-17

Comparison to AC/DC is--in my book--the highest praise a band can get, so I got curious. In some ways, Rose Tattoo will remind you of AC/DC more than any other band will. But don't look for another AC/DC, or even a band that could do a worthy tribute. "Angry" (for lead vocalist, "Angry" Anderson) is, in fact, an upfront confession. This truly is unadulterated yelling, with no technique or recognizable style to help make it work. The drummer makes a nice contribution on this album, but then the way over-used slide guitar starts sounding like just a cover up for the lack of real, no frills six-string talent. "Rock and Roll Outlaw" is the most memorable track, and the AC/DC influence shines through. "The Butcher and Fast Eddy" will call to mind the AC/DC great, "Live Wire", while "Bad Boy For Love" gives you "She's Got Balls" shamelessly recycled with a lyrics transfusion. "Nice Boys", with it's quick beat and yelling, like a lot of tracks that follow, sounds something like a punk spin on an AC/DC-inspired sound. The slide guitar yell-ballad "Stuck On You" will drive home the point that some bands add ballads because they think it's part of "The Formula". Things begin to wrap up on an up note with a sizzling intro to "Astra Wally".

boooooooring.......2006-05-08

Just because you can play an instrument and sing does not mean you should make an album or assume that you are in league with "classic rockers" such as Zep or Bad Company,even. Sheesh these guys are dreadful. Save your money. Go to a local club in your town, have a few pops, listen to a live band with dreams of hitting it big. You sure as hell don't need this. The rest of you reviewers please stop cheapening the 4 or 5 star ratings; if you don't know this is a dog stop review all together.

Average customer rating:

Tatts Put the Foot to the Floor

Rock N Roll Outlaw
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ASIN: B00002DG3I
Release Date: 1989-04-01

Tracks:

Rock N Roll Outlaw
Nice Boys
Butcher & Fast Eddy
One Of The Boys
Remedy
Bad Boy For Love
T V
Stuck On You
Tramp
Astra Wally

Customer Reviews:

Tatts Put the Foot to the Floor.......2000-06-04

You know you're listening to a truly great band when the weakest, no that's completely the wrong word - least strong of their three classic albums contains 5 tracks that are absolute killers:

- Out of This Place (an awesome intro)

- All The Lessons (pure speed)

- Assault & Battery (relentless riff)

- Magnum Maid (a wailing wild slide rocker)

- Suicide City (more speed with razor chords)

All other songs on this album are really strong and don't follow a set formula - each have their unique nuances and identity.

I wont bother trying to explain the rest only to say that the feel of this album is a lot more sparse and vicious than either album before (the classic self titled album) and after (the mighty Scarred for Life).

If ever you were going to called Rose Tattoo a speed metal - skin band, this album would be it. But the point is they were never a skin band: they were and always will be a real hard rock 'n' roll band that digging its roots and finding gold.

Tracks:

France: C'est Si Bon
Ireland: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
Italy: O Sole Mio
Scotland: Amazing Grace
Africa: Djembe (Senegal)
Spain: Guantanamera
The Andes: El Condor Pasa
China: The Rose Of China
Mexico: La Cucaracha
Hawaii: Hawaii Tatoo
Greece: Play Bouzouki
Brazil: Es Para Ti
Russia: Popular Russian Melody
South America: La Bamba
Hungary: Hungarian Dance
Germany: Das Rucksack Lied
India: Gyan Anjana Nayane Dao
U.S.A.: America The Beautiful

Customer Reviews:

Lacking Lyrics.......2006-07-16

So many people have brought up the mary jane in one of the songs, that I just thought I'd mention -- not all of the songs on this CD even HAVE lyrics. The first two, for example, are instrumentals.

Oh my! Dirty song! Dirty song!.......2004-10-16

They say "marijuana" on here! That's all you need to know! These people are obviously terrorists! They're murderous drug fiends! They want to destroy America! Run! Hide!

Hey but at least the cockroach isn't shaking her fake boobies and thrusting her pierced belly button in your face, eh?

But anyhow, never ever share your marijuana with a baby. They are total bogarts.

Drug name is being mentioned in one of the lyrics.......2004-08-06

The quality of the music is good. However, there are several mistakes in the origin of some songs. For instance, Guantanamera is from Cuba, not from Spain. The Brazilian song (Es Para Ti) is not from Brazil. But the worst thing is the version of that popular Mexican song, 'La Cucaracha'.

The lyrics are saying the following:

La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar,
porque le falta, porque no tiene
marihuana pa' fumar.

The English translation for that would be:

The cockroach, the cockroach
can no longer walk
because she doesn't have
marijuana to smoke.

Do you mothers honestly think that this is the kind of vocabulary we'd like our kids to learn, and dance to?

I don't think that's precisely the vocabulary that we'd like young kids and babies to learn. And it's sad that companies are selling products that are not being reviewed before sending them to the market. People that doesn't have the ability of understanding foreign languages cannot understand what's being said in the song. I bought the CD for a friend's of mine's little boy. My friend doesn't speak Spanish, but she was still able to understand that marijuana was being mentioned. As I do speak Spanish as first language, she asked me to confirm her what she thought she understood. I felt very embarrased when I found out that she was right.

It's a shame. I'd not recommend anyone to buy these CD, at least not for kids.

leave la cucaracha out.......2004-06-22

I am a mother of two and an early childhood educator so I listen to a lot of children's music. I gave this CD a rating of four stars because though it has wonderful beats on it and seems to be diverse i feel the company should have left "la Cucaracha" from MEXICO out of this cd or changed the words to be more child appropriate. There is a verse in this song that repeats various times that references smoking marijuana. My children are both bilingual in english/spanish and think "the wiggles" version of this song is funny. I feel as if the song promotes drug use and is not a positive value that i would like to instill in my child or others.

A wonderful CD for your nursery!.......2002-05-06

As a first time parent I want to give my child every advantage I can. Studies have shown that playing music to your child helps to enhance their learning ability.

I saw "Baby's First" cd series and as they were so affordable I decided to go ahead and buy them without hearing them first.

My decision has been rewarded! The cd's are very good, and provide hours of music to stimulate my babies mind.

Tracks:

Scarred for Life
We Can't Be Beaten
Juice on the Loose
Who's Got the Cash
Branded
Texas
It's Gonna Work Itself Out
Sydney Girls
Dead Set
Revenge

Customer Reviews:

Good but not comparable to the debut album.......2001-04-06

Rose Tattoo was a great band. In my opinion they just had one problem. Their debut album was an absolutely perfect rock and roll album. It was impossible to improve that one. So, if this is your first album from Rose Tattoo you probably will regard it as great. If you already know the album "Rock N Roll Outlaw" you will find this one dissapointing and boring.

One of THE definnitive Skinhead albums.......2001-01-24

If you want to hear Skinhead rock at its most intense WITHOUT having to put up with racist statements (like the albums of Brutal Attack or Bound For Glory) than look no futher than Rose Tattoo's third album! Heavy AC/DC-esque rock with the embittered voice of Angry Anderson make a winning combination for everybody. Not just fans of Skinhead Oi. Other great non-racist Skinhead CDs worth sniffing out include "1989" by [Last] Resort and "Storming To Power" by Condemned 84.

Final Part of The Classic Tatts Trilogy.......2000-06-04

This was Rose Tattoo's 3rd release and formed the third part of the classic trilogy of albums they released between 1978 and 1982 - all produced by Harry Vanda & George Young - the team behind AC/DC's rise to greatness.

This album was probably The Tatt's most innovative work, but paradoxically, also stayed closest to the bands' roots of the early Stones, Kinks and Chuck Berry.

It's got the huge wall of sound with clever hooks and searing vocals laid over the top by Angry Anderson but its probably a bit brighter and flashier than the preceeding works - but no less brutal in delivery. The title track lays the foundations first up with an opening axe attack that floors you. We Can't Be Beaten is truly anthemic and an unashamedly honest if you've ever seen this band live.

Of the remaining tracks, Branded and the thuggish Who's Got The Cash are the standouts. In short, the album kicks arse and in true Australian style does not bother with any of the niceties - it just rips, tears and lacerates or as we put it in Oz: it's got mongrel.

This was the last album before Rose Tattoo's classic line-up fell apart (even though Mick Cocks had already left by this stage) and represented the last of the classic Rose Tattoo sound as all other subsequent releases were commercially compromised (even though there are some good songs still to be found on these later albums).

Rose Tattoo should have been as huge as AC/DC but bad luck and internal troubles dogged the band just when they were breaking in the UK in 1981.

Tracks:

Black Eyed Bruiser
Slipping Away
Once In A Lifetime
1854
City Blues
Sweet Meat
Man About Town
Creeper
Stand Over Man
Nothing To Lose
Lubricated

Album Description

Brand new studio album from these legendary Autarlian rockers Rose Tattoo.

Album Details

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 Album, "Mmvi" 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: Once in a Lifetime is a Manifestation of Rock´n'roll of the Strongest Form, Powerful, Unrelenting and Wildly Uncompromising.

Average customer rating:

The greatest lead singer AC/DC never had!
A great reunion from a great band

Pain
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Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
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ASIN: B000067CQI
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Black Magic
The Devil Does It Well
No Mercy
Pain
Kisses And Hugs
17 Stitches
House Of Pain
I Can't Help It If I'm Lucky
Union Man
Satan's Eyes
Hard Rockin' Man
Stir Crazy
Living Outside My Means
Heat Of The Moment
Illustrated Man
One More Drink With The Boys

Album Description

First studio album in 17 years for Aussie hard rock act. 16 tracks, highlights include 'Black Magic', 'House Of Pain', 'Satan's Eyes' & 'Illustrated Man'. Steamhammer Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

The greatest lead singer AC/DC never had!.......2005-04-13

Rose Tattoo are just great. No disrespect to the other guys but frontman Angry Anderson is the business! Bad, vibrant and on stage, he has that same charisma/sense of hunour that made Bon Scott so great with early AC/DC. Angus and Malcolm Young should listen to this CD and think just how much better Angry's voice is than Brian Johnson's these days.

Pulling Angry into AC/DC would inject new life into the band and make them vibrant again. Combine Angry's voice (and harder lyrics) with Angus and Malcolm's riffs and there's a classic album in the making for sure!

In the meantime, enjoy this CD from one of the orginal hard rockin' bands that sound as good today as they did in the late 70s and early 80s. It's great!

A great reunion from a great band.......2002-08-02

I'm always both excited and aprehensive when I learn one of my favorite old band has just done a reunion album. It is wonderful to have them back but will the new album live up to expectations set by their classic efforts? After being disapointed by the "come backs" of X Ray Spex, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Slaughter & the Dog I have to approach with caution.
But Rose Tattoo did NOT disapoint! This gives fans of their first three albums (78-82) exactly want they've been waiting for for the last 18 years! A raw AC/DC boogie approach with bitter violent street rock lyrics! Best moments:"17 stitches", "union man", "stir crazy" and "heat of the moment". The best heavy metal reunions so far are LIZZY BORDEN's "Deal With the devil", WITCHFYNDE's "Witching Hour" and ROSE TATTOO's "Pain". More please, guys!

Average customer rating:

Angry and loud rebels
Rose Tattoo Rules!
Scalding Aussie blues rock!
Guns and Roses - poor copies!
simply incredable

Never Too Loud
Rose Tattoo
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000073FA
Release Date: 1997-07-21

Tracks:

Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw
Nice Boys
Butcher and Fast Eddie
One of the Boys
Remedy
Bad Boy for Love
Tramp
Out of This Place
All the Lessons
Assault and Battery
Magnum Maid
Rock 'n' Roll Is King
Chinese Dunkirk
Suicide City
Bad Boy [Live]
Nice Boys [Live]
Butcher & Fast Eddie [Live]
Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw [Live]

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I Had You First
Scarred for Life
We Can't Be Beaten
Juice On the Loose
Who's Got the Cash
Branded
Sydney Girls
It's Gonna Work Itself Out
Dead Set
Fighting Song
Southern Stars
Freedom's Flame
Saturday's Rage
Death or Glory
Pirate Song
You've Been Told
Radio Said Rock 'n' Roll Is Dead
Snow Queen
Never Too Loud

Album Description

Reissued 1995 compilation. Slip Case Rock 'n' Roll meets heads down boogie in this exciting, action packed 2 CD set representing the best of Rose Tattoo. Here are 37 memorable tracks from the Tatts legacy, including 'Nice boys', 'The Butcher And Fast Eddie', 'One Of The Boys' and 'We Can't Be Beaten' together with rare live recordings from the BBC archives. Angry Anderson, Their bald headed, heavily tattooed lead singer, tells the full fascinating, story of Rose Tattoo to Chris Welch in the accompanying booklet. Two CDs in a slimline jewel case and housed in a slipcase.

Album Details

Deluxe Double CD Set-40 Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Angry and loud rebels.......2006-03-14

Rose that2 is very brutal and loud band. Fine!
Good compilation on the 80's.
Very good bigger booklet. Smaller booklet has a weak imprint
(colour problems with track and year infos)inside the booklet.

Rose Tattoo Rules!.......2004-04-13

I discovered Rose Tattoo via VH1 Classic Rock when they played the video for "Branded." I had never heard of Rose Tattoo and I really liked the song so I purchased Never Too Loud to get just the greatest hits. Now I am a fan! Even though I just discovered this great band I feel like i have been a devoted fan for years! Great for fans of hard rock, blues rock, and punk. I can really see how so many bands used Rose Tattoo for influence. This is a must have CD!!

Scalding Aussie blues rock!.......2000-03-03

Imagine vintage AC/DC with blistering slide guitar and you've got a good idea! Vocalist/lyricist Angry Anderson and his gang lay it down with sizzling tracks like "Tramp" , "Nice Boys (don't play rock 'n roll) , and "Scarred For Life". A essential two CD retrospective covering the career of this criminally overlooked band. BUY IT!

Guns and Roses - poor copies!.......1999-10-14

This band wrote the book on how to do this, along with AC/DC with Bon. There aren't and never will be again, two guitar bands like this - oh, except for the party boys, buy their CD's now.

simply incredable.......1999-03-07

I forgot how awesome these guys were.Angry Anderson is a lyrical wizard.This cd will blow any Tatt fan away.Rose Tattoo were unmistakably the best band to emerge from Assuie land in the 70's @80's.The live tracks are amazing. AC/DC eat your heart out.This cd is HIGHLY Recommended.Rock'N'Roll at its best.

Average customer rating:

Nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll
The Filth and the Fury!

Angry Metal: 20 Great Tracks
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ASIN: B000025QMX
Release Date: 1993-02-10

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One of the Boys
Tramp
Nice Boys
Remedy
Sidewalk Sally
Scarred for Life
We Can't Be Beaten
It's Gonna Work Itself Out
Branded
Out of This Place
All the Lessons
Assault and Battery
Southern Stars
Death or Glory
Magnum Maid
Saturday's Rage
Radio Said Rock 'n' Roll Is Dead

Album Description

Reissued 1984-84 albums. 20 tracks 'Best Of' from one of Australia's finest Rock exports. Includes Tatts classics like 'Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw', 'One Of The Boys', 'Scarred For Life' and 'Southern Stars' all of which make this a great rose tattoo collection.

Customer Reviews:

Nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll.......2002-03-04

This offering from the Tatts covers the entire career of the band which means that you end up with a bit of the pap that Angry released post Pete Wells and Digger Royal.

Don't get me wrong, this is a great introduction to the Tatts but if you want the genuine article start at the beginning with "Rose Tattoo" and work forward through "Assault & Battery" before stopping at "Scarred for Life."

As for Guns & Roses, well they didn't like Australians telling them they'd always be just imitators... But they would say that, wouldn't they! Rock and Roll is King!

The Filth and the Fury!.......2000-07-09

A best of package from a band that lays most rock and roll bands to waste,but was criminally overlooked. Guns-n-Roses wish they were as clued in as Rose Tattoo, and their coner of "Nice Boys" comes across as rather limp when compared to the all out blitzkrieg of the Australian original. Rose Tattoo are often imitated, but never equalled. They don't make 'em like this anymore........