Boom

Boom may refer to:

Objects

  • Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
  • Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch of water to control or block navigation
  • Boom (sailing), spar at the foot of a sail on a sailboat
  • Boom (ship), a type of Arab sailing vessel
  • Boom (windsurfing), a wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment
  • Log boom, a barrier placed in a river
  • Boom, the lifting part of a crane (machine)
  • Boom, the rear fuselage of an aircraft, as in twin boom
  • Other common meanings

  • Economic boom, time of rapid growth in wealth, as in a boom town
  • Latin American Boom, a literary movement in 1960s Latin America
  • Sonic boom, the sound created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound
  • Explosion, the sound that an explosion makes is a boom
  • Arts and entertainment

    Music

    Performers

  • Boom! (band), a pop band founded by Hear'Say member Johnny Shentall
  • The Boom, a Japanese rock band
  • Boom Gaspar (born 1953), piano/keyboard/organ player for the band Pearl Jam
  • Boom! (TV series)

    Boom! is an American reality television series that aired on Spike TV in 2005 and was hosted by Kourtney Klein. It featured a group of demolition experts using explosives to destroy objects such as trailers, houses, boats and cars. Often, the suggestions on what should be blown up were sent in by home viewers via a "BOOM! Mailbag". Each episode covered obtaining the materials (such as the item to be destroyed), cleaning, gutting, and rigging the thing with explosives, and then making the final countdown and pushing the detonator, and watching the devastation.

    References

    External links

  • Boom! at the Internet Movie Database
  • Boom! (film)

    Boom! is a 1968 British drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward, directed by Joseph Losey, and adapted from the play The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Tennessee Williams.

    Plot

    Flora 'Sissy' Goforth (Taylor, in a part written for an older woman) is a terminally ill woman living with a coterie of servants in a large mansion on a secluded island. Into her life comes a mysterious man, Christopher Flanders, nicknamed "Angelo Del Morte" (played by then-husband Burton, in a part intended for a very young man). The mysterious man may or may not be "The Angel of Death".

    The interaction between Goforth and Flanders forms the backbone of the plot, with both of the major characters voicing lines of dialogue that carry allegorical and Symbolist significance. Secondary characters chime in, such as "the Witch of Capri" (Coward). The movie mingles respect and contempt for human beings who, like Goforth, continue to deny their own death even as it draws closer and closer. It examines how these characters can enlist and redirect their fading erotic drive into the reinforcement of this denial.

    Easy

    Easy may refer to:

    Film and TV

  • Easy, a 2003 film starring Marguerite Moreau
  • Easy!, a 2011 Italian film
  • Companies

  • A brand of the UK company easyGroup, including easyJet
  • Easy (store) a South American home improvement chain
  • EASY Card (South Florida), a transport payment card in Florida, United States
  • Enhanced Avionics System (EASy), an avionics suite used on Dassault Falcon business jets
  • Music

    Albums

  • Easy (The Easybeats album), 1965
  • Easy (Grant Green album), 1978
  • Easy (Grinspoon album), 1999
  • Easy (Kelly Willis album), 2002
  • Easy (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album), 1969
  • Easy (Ralph McTell album), 1974
  • Easy, by Cowboy Mouth
  • Songs

  • “Easy” (Commodores song), covered by Faith No More
  • "Easy" (Cro song)
  • "Easy" (Dragonette song)
  • "Easy" (Mat Zo & Porter Robinson song)
  • "Easy" (Paula DeAnda song)
  • “Easy” (Rascal Flatts song), featuring Natasha Bedingfield
  • “Easy” (Sheryl Crow song)
  • "Easy" (Sugababes song)
  • "Easy", by Barenaked Ladies from Barenaked Ladies Are Me
  • “Easy”, by Curved Air from Air Cut
  • "Easy", by Deer Tick from Born on Flag Day
  • Easy (Ralph McTell album)

    Easy is the 1974 album by British Folk musician Ralph McTell. Guest musicians include folk pioneers Wizz Jones; Bert Jansch and Danny Thompson from Pentangle; Gerry Conway from Fotheringay; and Dave Mattacks from Fairport Convention.

    Track listing

    All tracks composed by Ralph McTell

  • "Take It Easy"
  • "Maddy Dances"
  • "Maginot Waltz"
  • "Sweet Mystery"
  • "Stuff No More"
  • "Run Johnny Run"
  • "Zig Zag Line"
  • "Let Me Down Easy"
  • "Would I Lie to You?"
  • "Summer Lightning"
  • Personnel

  • Ralph McTell - acoustic guitars (1-10), lead vocals (1-10), banjos (7), harmonium (3), harmonica (5,7)
  • Wizz Jones - guitar (1)
  • Bert Jansch - guitar (6)
  • Danny Thompson - double bass (1-2,4,5-6,8-10), bass drum (5), hi-hat (5)
  • Steve Bonnett - mandolin (1,2)
  • Mike Piggott - violin (4)
  • Lynsey Scott - violin (1)
  • Dave Mattacks - drums (1,2)
  • Gerry Conway - drums (4,6,9)
  • Michael Bennett - background vocals (1)
  • John Kongos - background vocals (6)
  • Production

  • Producers: Ralph McTell, Danny Thompson and Tony Visconti
  • Recording Engineers: Phil Dunne, John Kongos, Mike Noble and Tony Visconti
  • Easy (Sheryl Crow song)

    "Easy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow recorded for her ninth studio album, Feels Like Home (2013). The song, announced as the lead single, made its airplay debut on February 21, 2013 and was released on March 12. The song combines elements of rock and roll and country music and also is her first release through Warner Music Nashville.

    Background and composition

    In an interview, Crow described the single as her "staycation (staying home) song" and stated it was about "making your home feel like you're getting away" as opposed to vacationing in exotic places.

    Critical reception

    The song has received positive reviews from most critics. Jim Beviglia from American Songwriter gave the song a positive review describing Crow's performance as "inviting", but at the same time stated the song was in her "comfort zone". Billy Dukes from Taste of Country gave the track 3 and a half stars out of 5, commenting: "It’s easy to be seduced by Crow’s carefree warmth and laid-back style. It’s easy to overlook the effective songwriting, and it’s easy to fall into her story again and again." Ben Foster gave the song a "B" rating and wrote for Country Universe that "Crow’s delivery of the chorus conveys a subtle sense of excitement that quietly pulls the listener in, lending an organic feel to the track as a whole". Bobby Peacock from Roughstock.com praised the song's lyrics and wrote: "The song is a smooth listen, but executed strongly enough to be more than just ear candy.", giving the song 3 and a half stars out of 5. A less favorable review came from Bob Paxman of Country Weekly, who gave the song a "C+" and said that "Sheryl delivers it with joy and a bit of playful, sexual overtone, but there's nothing extraordinary about the song."

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