A few years ago FINAL FRONTIER released
their classic debut and recently they followed it up with another
great pure AOR release, combining the 80s Melodic Rocksound with
big STYX meets DEF LEPPARD orientated harmonyvocals, catchy and
very hooky. I had an interview with bandleader ROM MORATTI...
Please introduce us your band FINAL FRONTIER?
My name is
Rob Moratti the lead singer of Final Frontier and I will be
introducing the band to you:
Mladen Haze is on guitars and keyboards.
Lawrence Falcomer is on lead guitars.
Piero Greco is on bass.
Graham Fillier is on drums.
Did any of
you play in bands before/besides FINAL FRONTIER, I believe VON
GROOVE?
Yes we
did. I Rob Moratti was with a band named MORATTI for 4 years and
released 2 CD's in Europe and in Japan. Mladen Haze has a great
history with VON GROOVE with a countless amount of CD's released
all over.
Please
tell us all about your first CD 'The first wave'
'The first
wave' was just the beginning of what Mladen and I have created.
As we were writing the 1st CD it was an experimental journey
because we knew what we wanted but we weren't sure how it was
going to sound when completed. The result for us was overwhelming
and still is.
You've
just released the new CD 'The second wave', please tell us all
about it...
'The
second wave' is a continuation of the formula (classic AOR) and
now the 2nd CD sounds brighter than the first and songs are even
stronger because we remain focused and it's not an experiment
this time around. We have a stronger confidence on the album that
really comes through in the songs. Bottom line is, we had taken
what we started on the first album and made it better on the
second album.
Are there
any stories behind the songs on your new CD?
I think
that Mladen and I can personally relate to all the songs we have
in one way or another but as for the title tracks like Lydia and
Sherry, these names were chosen because they really have a good
ring with the melodies.
You play
Classic 80s AOR, where is/who are your market/audience these
days?
The market
audience seems to be almost everywhere but North America. Europe
and Japan is definitely home for FINAL FRONTIER.
Which
bands influenced you?
Bands like
Journey, Styx, Boston, Foreigner, Survivor and Starship are a big
influence t
o Mladen and I.
How does
the future look like for FINAL FRONTIER? What can we expect,
Touring plans? More CDs?
It's hard
to tell what the future may bring especially in this business but
I will tell you this, we're not leaving anytime soon and you can
expect another FINAL FRONTIER album. Mladen and I will start
writing in the beginning of March for the third CD.
Thanks for
answering the questions, anything to add for yourself?
To all the
fans of CLASSIC AOR and FINAL FRONTIER, we will continue to
deliver! Thank you for all your support.