G ary “Angry” Anderson – who has died aged 79 after he was taken to hospital following a cardiac arrest while on tour in Germany with the band Rose Tattoo, the balls-out band he fronted for 50 years – was not a nice boy growing up.
An accomplished rabble-rouser and rock’n’roll singer, Angry Anderson ended up channelling his energy into a variety of causes.
Rose Tattoo, formed in Sydney in 1976, were a far meaner proposition.
The first self-titled Rose Tattoo album, released in 1978 appeared at the height of the blood-and-thunder Alberts sound defined by producers and former Easybeats Harry Vanda and George Young.
By 1987, Anderson was the sole remaining member from the classic Rose Tattoo lineup.
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The singer, songwriter, actor and advocate kept his band’s flame burning until the end. Rose Tattoo, formed in Sydney in 1976, were a far meaner proposition.
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Headline as published: Angry Anderson dies aged 79: Rose Tattoo frontman was a ferocious rock ’n’ roll singer and youth advocate
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The singer, songwriter, actor and advocate kept his band’s flame burning until the end.
G ary “Angry” Anderson – who has died aged 79 after he was taken to hospital following a cardiac arrest while on tour in Germany with the band Rose Tattoo, the balls-out band he fronted for 50 years – was not a nice boy growing up. As one of the founding members of Melbourne motorcycle club the Vigilanties, Gary Anderson at first earned the sobriquet Mouse, on account of his diminutive stature.
An accomplished rabble-rouser and rock’n’roll singer, Angry Anderson ended up channelling his energy into a variety of causes.
By Anderson’s own admission, the Angry persona was akin to a cartoon character; Buster Brown was named after one. In 1974 they cut an album for Mushroom, Something to Say, and built a loyal following among the local sharpies in Melbourne.
Rose Tattoo, formed in Sydney in 1976, were a far meaner proposition. Slide guitarist Peter Wells gave their sound much of its switchblade risk and brain-busting volume, but it was Anderson’s voice that cut through everything. In Rose Tattoo, he bothered with such niceties; nice boys don’t play rock’n’roll.
The first self-titled Rose Tattoo album, released in 1978 appeared at the height of the blood-and-thunder Alberts sound defined by producers and former Easybeats Harry Vanda and George Young.
Rose Tattoo’s fortunes changed in 1981 when their self-titled debut and its follow-up, Assault and Battery, both reached No 1 on the British heavy metal charts.
By 1987, Anderson was the sole remaining member from the classic Rose Tattoo lineup.
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