Angry Anderson’s Rose Tattoo re-release their 2007 album ‘Blood Brothers’ with extra six additional live tracks to coincide with a huge European tour. Opener ‘Black Eyed Bruiser’ is barroom Blues Rock at it’s punchy best. A boot stomping riff armed with Angry’s Bon/Axl/DC from the gut vocals that perfectly encapsulate the Rose Tattoo sound. ‘Slipping Away’ has an Angus opening that continues throughout while ‘Once In A Lifetime’ has a down ‘n’ dirty early Aerosmith edge that drips and slides with a desert hooch morning after moisture. A late night, early morning ‘City Blues’ meanders along before ‘Sweet Meat’ lyrically thrusts us back to the Sunset Strip circa 1987. Classic Rock gem ‘Creeper’ is covered by the ‘Lil Devil’ song shadow on ‘Stand Over Man’. ‘Nothing To Lose’ has a roadhouse riff and an opening line of “Never had a problem with drinking till I ran out of booze”, it’s leathers, motors and a patch wearing highway anthem. Not sure where to start with a song called ‘Lubricated’ but its fast, nasty and has its butt wiggling in the air plus it rhymes tits and bits. The six live tracks are all raw, confrontational and delivered with beers in the air authority. An album of devilish simplicity, horns in the air fuckers.
ROSE TATTOO
BLOOD BROTHERS (2018 Re-issue)
Golden Robot Records
7.5/10