TRILLION III
In 2007, Bill Wilkins, Thom Griffin, and Frank Barbalace along with a new keyboard player, CJ Vanston reunited to create some new Trillion music; Patrick Leonard has also contributed to the recordings. To date, perhaps appropriately, Trillion III consists of a 3-song EP, though a full-length album is still promised. Trillion has an official website – www.trillion-music.us/indextrill.html – as well as a Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/TRILLION/324906745973?v=info.
The mostly unofficial accolades that Trillion inspires are unusual for such an obscure band. A post about the Trillion III album on www.metalminos.com is typical; it begins: “This is a very special post. One of my favorite bands of all time, classic aorsters Trillion, are working on new material.” Comments by the YouTube track “Hand it to the Wind” include: “I still have this vinyl album and it is one of my treasures”; “Best unknown group in the world”; and “One of the best pomp rock albums of the 70’s!!”. The title track “Clear Approach” from the second album, Clear Approach on YouTube led to these comments: “It’s one of my favorite records of all-time” and “Lost classic tune and album from way under appreciated band; every song on this album is memorable.”
(October 2012)
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The song “Give Me Your Money Honey” that is taken from Trillion’s debut album, Trillion can be heard on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qb2JLZb-NU . The title song “Clear Approach” from the band’s second album, Clear Approach is available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlHJFWZUMF8 . Here is a song called “In My Blood” from the band’s planned third album, Trillion III (the video was uploaded in 2011, but the album apparently remains as yet unreleased): www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KTpfIGPUzQ .
(October 2014)
