Album Tracks:
01. Track One 02. Track Two 03. Track Three 04. Track Four 05. Track Five 06. Track Six 07. Track Seven 08. Track Eight 09. Track Nine 10. Track Ten 11. Track Eleven 12. Track Twelve 13. Track Thirteen 14. Track Fourteen
Biography:
Although they would eventually become one of the biggest bands in Japan in the `80s, Boøwy had to face not only the pitfalls of a band finding its feet, but would have to fight an uphill battle against a Japanese record industry that wasn`t too happy about a band that took promotion and management into its own hands. Boøwy`s roots first took shape way back in 1979, when founding members Himuro Kyosuke and Hotei Tomoyasu were involved in a music contest in their hometown of Takasaki. Himuro`s band, Death Penalty, won, and Hotei`s band finished runner-up. Himuro coupled victory with signing to a label and moving himself and Death Penalty to Tokyo, and although Hotei still had school to finish, he was expelled and found himself moving to the city as well a year or so later. Death Penalty split shortly after moving to Tokyo, and Himuro found himself fronting the band Spinach Power for a short time before leaving that band in 1980. Himuro then approached the newly arrived Hotei Tomoyasu about starting a band. Auditions were held, and with all the members in place -- Kyosuke on vocals, Tomoyasu on guitar, Moroboshi Atsushi on guitar, Matsui Tsunematsu on bass, Fuazawa Matusaki on saxophone, and Kimura Mamoru on drums -- Boui were ready to take on Japan.
After many gigs and mailing a number of demos to various record companies, Boui we ...
