Editing Ian Rilen (section)

==Biography==
Ian William Rilen was born on 12 August 1947 in [[Bendigo, Victoria]] to Jean and William Rilen. He grew up in [[Torquay, Victoria|Torquay]] and became a surfer.<ref name="Brown"/>

After various jobs including window dresser, screen printer and sign writer, Rilen turned to a career in music.<ref name="Brown"/> He played in [[progressive rock]] band, Lotus including at the [[Myponga, South Australia|Myponga]] Festival in January–February 1971. He then joined Space during 1971–1972.<ref name="ARDbIR"/><ref name="McFBoL"/>

Rilen was bass guitarist for [[Band of Light]] during 1972–1974. The progressive blues group formed in Sydney but relocated to Melbourne, and released two albums, ''Total Union'' (1973) and ''The Archer'' (1974) (both on [[Warner Music Group|WEA Records]]).<ref name="McFBoL"/><ref name="ARDbBoL"/> They had a No.&nbsp;18 hit single on the ''[[Go-Set]]'' top&nbsp;40 with "Destiny Song" in July 1973.<ref name="GoSetDestiny"/> ''Total Union'' peaked at No.&nbsp;14 on ''Go-Set'''s top&nbsp;20 albums chart in September.<ref name="GoSetUnion"/> Rilen left in mid-1974 and the band broke up by year's end.<ref name="McFBoL"/>

During 1975, he teamed with former bandmate, [[slide guitar]]ist, Norm Roue (ex-Lotus, Band of Light), in the short-lived Blue Aliens with Roy Johnson.<ref name="ARDbIR"/> Late in 1975, he joined [[Blackfeather]] which previously had hits with "Seasons of Change" (No.&nbsp;15, 1971) and "Boppin' the Blues" (No.&nbsp;1, 1972).<ref name="ARDbIR"/><ref name="GoSetBlackfeather"/>

===Rose Tattoo===
[[Rose Tattoo]] was formed in Sydney in 1976 with Leigh Johnston on rhythm guitar, Tony Lake on lead vocals. and led by [[Peter Wells (guitarist)|Peter Wells]], who had just departed as bass guitarist of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Buffalo (band)|Buffalo]]. Drummer Michael Vandersluys completed the line-up.<ref name="McFRT"/><ref name="ARDbRT"/> Rilen joined on bass guitar to allow Wells to concentrate on his slide guitar.<ref name="Howl"/> Rhythm guitarist [[Mick Cocks]] soon replaced Johnston; Lake and Vandersluys were substituted by former Buster Brown members [[Angry Anderson]] and [[Dallas Royall|Dallas "Digger" Royall]] respectively.<ref name="Howl"/>

Rose Tattoo's [[Pub rock (Australia)|hard-rocking]] sound quickly earned a devoted following in the Sydney area. Members of [[AC/DC]] were fans and recommended them to their label, [[Albert Productions]].<ref name="Howl"/> The band's debut single "Bad Boy for Love" was written by Rilen, who left to form [[punk rock]] group, [[X (Australian band)|X]], prior to its release in October 1977. "Bad Boy for Love" was produced by [[Vanda & Young]] (ex-[[The Easybeats]], AC/DC's producers) and peaked at No.&nbsp;19 on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] Singles Chart.<ref name="McFRT"/><ref name="Kent"/> Cocks switched to bass guitar to cover Rilen's departure, then Chris Turner (ex-Buffalo) was brought in.

<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:left; width:27%; float:right; margin: 10px 0px 5px 10px; padding:10px 10px 10px 10px; display:table;">"I hope I haven't done all the things people have told me I've done the night before." <p style="text-align: right;"> -Ian Rilen<ref>{{cite book | author= Tracee Hutchison | author-link= Tracee Hutchison |title=Your Name's on the Door|page=95|year=1992 
|publisher=ABC Enterprises |location=Sydney |isbn=0-7333-0115-0}}</ref></p> </blockquote>

===X===
Ian Rilen on bass, playing his unique fast down stroke style, formed X with Steve Lucas on guitar and vocals, Ian Krahe on guitar (who used to literally have blood on his hands from his thrashing playing style without a pick, by the end of a show), and Steve Cafiero on drums <ref name="McFX"/> in the late 1970s.

During X's history the lineup changed twice. The first was caused by the death of Ian Krahe, which reduced the band to three members before they recorded their first album ''X-Aspirations'' (1979) in five hours at Trafalgar Studios in Sydney. The lineup changed a second time on their first Melbourne tour when the band reformed in the early 1980s. The tour was organised by then manager Nick Chance with booking agent Gerard Schlaghecke at Premier Artists in Melbourne, another long time fan of X. Cafiero had always said he would not go to Melbourne;  when advised of tour dates, he stuck to his word and would not go, citing family commitments and the fact that his career choice of real estate would be in the balance if he did.

When told by Nick Chance of Cafiero's decision not to go, booking agent Gerard suggested drummer Cathy Green, who was based in Canberra. Gerard knew Green was a huge fan of X, and thus knew the songs, and was a great drummer in her own right who could fill in to save the Melbourne tour. Luckily Cathy agreed to do it, on a few days' notice. There were two hastily organised rehearsals prior to the Melbourne shows, which turned out to be a huge success. Cathy brought a new fresh yet solid feel to the band. Tragically, not long after that, Cafiero died when injected with a dye prior to an X-ray for a back complaint and Cathy became a permanent final member of X.

The ''At Home With You'' (1985) album recorded in Melbourne, which included new songs inspired in part by Cathy, was made at Richmond Recorders, and engineered by [[Tony Cohen]].

The ''X And More'' (1989) followed. This, along with its two predecessors, was produced by [[Lobby Loyde]], who was briefly a member of Rose Tattoo in 1979–1980.<ref name="McFX"/>

===Sardine v===
During X's first hiatus (1980–1983), he formed the [[post punk]] outfit [[Sardine v]], with his then wife, Stephanie Rilen (née Hancock) on keyboards and lead vocals. According to Rilen, "I didn't know [Stephanie] played until I bought a keyboard for the kids and I was writing songs in my room at the house. She just walked by and played a line on the keyboards. I said: 'Do that again'".<ref name="Rilen3"/>

Sardine v's debut single, "Sabotage" (1981), was followed by "Sudan" (written by Falconer)<ref name="APRA" /> which was shown on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC-TV's]] ''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' in 1982 with Rilen on guitar, Falconer on keyboards and lead vocals, and [[Johanna Pigott]] (ex-[[XL Capris]]) on bass guitar. "Stuck on You", co-written by Rilen and Falconer,<ref name="APRA" /> was covered by [[Hunters & Collectors]] on their 1986 album, ''[[Human Frailty]]''; Stephanie Rilen later married Doug Falconer from the band.

===Later career===
Rilen reinstated X in 1983, which included drummer Cathy Green from 1984, with whom he later formed a domestic partnership.

During 1984–1985, Rilen also joined with ex-Rose Tattoo members, Cocks, Georgie Leach, Royall and Wells to form Illustrated Man. This was followed in 1990 by The Big Rider (with Green), then Hell to Pay (1991–1993) and a return to X thereafter.

Rilen worked with [[Ian Moss]] ([[Cold Chisel]]) during recording of ''[[Petrolhead]]'' (1996), playing bass and co-writing songs for the album and later also toured for a short time with Moss.

Rilen rejoined Rose Tattoo in 1998 for the All Hell Breaks Loose Tour with fellow Australian band, [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]].

Rilen's solo album was ''Love is Murder'' (2001), while ''Passion, Boots & Bruises'' (2004) is credited to Ian Rilen & the Love Addicts. A second album with the Love Addicts, ''The Family from Cuba'', was recorded shortly before his death and released in 2007.<ref name="Brown"/>