30
years in music surely makes Rose Tattoo veterans, and they’re still
rockin’…
The
band had their big period from the late 70’s to the mid-80’s, being
one of the few bands along with AC/DC to give aussie-rock/metal a
profile.
The
style on “Blood
Brothers”
is
the well known bluesy rock’n’roll metal style, a mixture of (older)
AC/DC (Bon Scott-period), NWOBHM and straight blues-rock, with the
bands special spice slide-guitar added. No fancy stuff, “just” real
steady R’n’R. I think it maybe gets a bit to lean-back in the long
run, in my opinion the album is too short of some real up-tempo
kick-ass rockers. Angry Anderson really has the right voice for this
kind of music, and it’s still a strong lead along with crunchy
guitars and solid rock drums.
It’s really impressive, that the guys are capable of carrying on in
the business, in spite of age (sorry, no offence guys) and personal
and musical setbacks.
Peter
Wells and Ian Rilen,
two
of the founding members, passed away in 2006, both because of cancer
(RIP), and this almost was the end of the band, but P.W. encouraged
the others to go on. Hat off to keeping up the Rock’n’roll-spirit
going.
The
sound is as it should be for real rock’n’roll: direct, raw and
almost like live – just fine.
Are
you (still) into r’n’r/metal the aussie-way, then Rose Tattoo is
still holding up the banner…
Recommended tracks: Slipping Away (ass kickin’ rock, with a Van
Halen-like intro (!?)), Once In A Lifetime (slow walkin’ boogie),
Man About Town (very (old-style) AC/DC-like)
