Another
mysterious chapter in the long New Trolls saga, Tritons were an offshoot
of Ibis, as during the recordings of their Canti d'innocenza, canti
d'esperienza first album, the band released a personal arrangement of
the Rolling Stones' classic Satisfaction, and their record company Fonit
decided to release it as a single under the new name Tritons. By the
time the single was recorded, their drummer Gianni Belleno had left the
band and was replaced by former Atomic Rooster Ric Parnell, who also
played on Ibis' second album.The single was an instant hit in Italy as
well as in other countries, and when the band left Fonit for the release
of an album on Polydor, again called Satisfaction, the old record
company issued an LP called Country rock live by Tritons, that despite
the title was not a live album nor by the real Tritons, being a
collection of covers played by an English group, the Roy Young Band,
under a false name!The Satisfaction LP was also a sort of divertissement
for the musicians, being all made by covers of 50's and 60's rock
classics with original and pleasant arrangements, but to make things
more confused, another similar LP was released by the old drummer Gianni
Belleno on Magma label as Johnny dei Tritons.The "real" Tritons were in
fact the ones on Polydor, a band composed by five musicians backing the
four Ibis members.In 1974, when Salvi and Parnell left Ibis, the
remaining members Di Palo and Laugelli recruited two new musicians to
record their third and last album, leaving Tritons to concentrate on
their own work. The five remaining Tritons released a last single in
1976. Line-up / Musicians Nico Di Palo/guitar,vocals Maurizio Salvi/keyboards Frank Laugelli/bass Ric Parnell/drums Discography(Album) Satisfaction 1973
1.With a Girl Like You 2.Screwinsnort Ball 3.Rock Around the Clock 4.Free Heaven in Time 5.Satisfaction 6.Rain Storm Fever 7.Paso Robles 8.Sunny Afternoon
