The Boom

There Are 2 Bands With This Name. To Keep Them Distinct Fotr Japanese One USE This Tag ザ･ブーム 1 ザ･ブーム The Boom Is A Japanese Rock Band. Its Members Are Miyazawa Kazufumi Vocals Kobayashi Takashi Guitar Yamakawa Hiromasa Bass Guitar And Tochigi Takao Drums . Vocalist Miyazawa Kazufumi Who Is The Composer And Lyricist For The Boom Was Inspired By The Music Of Okinawa. A Single CD Shima-Uta Was Released In 1993 With High Sales Which Reached Approximately 1.5 Million And Brought Fame To The Band Around The World As Well As At Home. On December 31st 1993 The Boom Participated In Kōhaku Uta Gassen An Exclusive Show Usually Reserved For Elite Musicians. After They Released Shima-Uta The Group Went On To Perform Kaze-Ni Naritai Kaero-Kana And Tsukisaemo-Nemuruyoru But Kazufumi Wanted To Write More Okinawa Songs So An Album Comprised Purely Of Okinawa Songs Was Released. Miyazawa Kazufumi Released Several Solo Albums And Composed Songs For Other Musicians Including Akiko Yano Kyoko Koizumi And Rimi Natsukawa. Many People Are Under The Misconception That Miyazawa Kazufumi's Hometown Is Okinawa But This Is Not The Case. In April 2007 Um The First Album By Miyazawa's New Band Ganga Zumba Was Released. A Short Tour In Japan By The Core Members Of This Group Miyazawa/Takano/Tatsu/Suzano/Vachet Was Planned For August/September. 2 The Boom Is An American Rock Band From Washington DC With Jazzy Sound. The Revolving Line-Up Includes Fred T. Erskine Also Hoover Abilene June Of 44 The Crownhate Ruin Joe McRedmond Hoover The Crownhate Ruin Booker T. Sessoms Carlo Cennamo Josh Larue J. Carrier Christopher Farrall And Stuart Fletcher. They Recorded And Released 2 Albums Movin' Out 1998 And Any Day Of The Night 1999 . A Third Album With A Different Lineup Was Recorded But Never Released. read less