''Scarred For Life'' is the third studio album by Australian
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo are an Australian rock and roll band, now led by Angry Anderson, which formed in Sydney in 1976. Their sound is hard rock mixed with blues rock influences, with songs including "Bad Boy for Love", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw", "Nice ...
. The album was released in October 1982 and peaked at number 11 on the
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July ...
. ''Scarred for Life'' launched Rose Tattoo to international success with the rock anthem "We Can't Be Beaten".
"We Can't Be Beaten" was covered by Swiss thrash metal act Drifter on their 1989 album ''Nowhere to Hide'' and features a guest appearance by
Motörhead
Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...
guitarist
Phil Campbell.
Track listing
# "Scarred for Life"
(Anderson, Riley, Royall) – 3:50
# "We Can't Be Beaten"
(Anderson, Riley) – 3:05
# "Juice on the Loose"
(Anderson, Wells) – 3:57
# "Who's Got the Cash"
(Anderson, Wells) – 3:57
# "Branded"
(Anderson, Riley) – 6:44
# "Texas"
(Anderson, Wells) – 3:09
# "It's Gonna Work Itself Out"
(Anderson, Riley) – 3:58
# "Sydney Girls"
(Anderson, Wells) – 3:31
# "Dead Set"
(Anderson, Leach) – 3:15
# "Revenge"
(Anderson, Wells) – 3:36
Personnel
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Angry Anderson
Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson (born 5 August 1947) is an Australian rock singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He has been the lead vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976. As a solo artist, he is best known f ...
– lead vocals
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Peter Wells – slide guitar and vocals
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Rob Riley – lead and rhythm guitar
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Geordie Leach – bass
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Dallas "Digger" Royall – drums
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Sam Horsburgh Jnr. – engineer
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Col Freeman – mixdown engineer
Charts
References
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1982 albums
Albert Productions albums