Different Worlds

Different Worlds began with Frontiers president Serafino Perugino falling for a voice. It belonged to Renan Zonta, the Brazilian who sings in Electric Mob. Knowing how much Zonta loves classic 1980s hard rock, Perugino thought it might be interesting to put him with the monsters of that era, and sent clips of him around. The answers came back unanimous. So Brad Gillis of Night Ranger (guitar), Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big (bass) and David Huff of Giant (drums) gathered. It appeared on 13 May 2022. The band's name means an ability you have because you practised it. As a boast it is cheeky, but with this line-up a little bravado is probably in order. The songs came from the Frontiers writing pool — Alessandro Del Vecchio, Zonta himself, Martin Jepsen Andersen, Pete Alpenborg and others — with Del Vecchio also on keyboards and production. “Stop the World” led as the single, and the ballad “Just When I Needed You” followed with a video of its own. Technique spills out everywhere, but the voice is what this record is for.