Thursday, December 13, 2007

Favorite J-Pop Singles: Tamura Naomi / Yuzurenai Negai

Incredible single from Naomi Tamura, the lead singer of kick-ass rock group PEARL (which featured some prolific musicians like Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge fame and Tony Franklin) with her solo outfit!
The first time I saw her was on this Music Station special, and I was floored by her powerful voice. The song was “Yuzurenai Negai”, a song I would later see her do on that year’s Kohaku as well! What a Gal!!!

Naomi made a few more rocking singles, and then, strangely enough, I suddenly stopped hearing from her after that! I DID notice Tower Records started carrying various PEARL Cds after this…did the group reform, cutting Naomi’s solo venture short?

Anyway, here's Yuzurenai Negai to wrap your ears around...let the rocking begin!