3Guesses
About 3Guesses from Masterton
Formed in 1987 from EnCanMA
Ljinon, guitars and vocals
Eric Android, drums, percussion and vocals and
Shayne O'Neill, guitars and vocals, & from late 1988,
Frankie Android, bass, was added.
Favourited... haha... band at the time and toured NZ alone but mainly Christchurch based while also supportied touring Australian band, 'Died Pretty', on their National Tour in 1987, which ended with one of the final Gluepot gigs in Auckland. Real jumping Kiwi Rock/ Pop type feel...
3Guesses had several releases, one under a 'EnCanMA' guise, on the 1987 'Spins and Needles' NZ Student Radio LP, released by Pagan Records, the song 'Tribal War'. Also released was 'Changing Modern Man', internationally, to a Worldwide Radio Network by King Records, Geraldine in 1987. Also released have been the CD
'Wairarapa Reflections' in 2002 by Bullet Promotions, which featured 3 tracks, 'My World', 'Rain' &
a re-recorded 'Drop Me Off', the Top20 hit for Ljinon & Shayne's band 'ECF' in October 1983. Ljinon giving this song another kick, who had moved the band to the North Island and with new members
In 2005, the CD album
'3Guesses alive', featuring 8 tracks Tribal War, Rain, Bleeding Heart, Tinzel Town, Changing Modern Man, Running with Your Luck, My World, Drop Me Off. In 2007, the CD
'Sticks n Stones', featuring the song 'Catching a Wave', a internet rating favourite later in 2008, amongst others; including 'remix's of 'Tribal War', 'I Call You'. 'My World', and 'Changing Modern Man'.
From the initial lineup there have been many changes (1998-2009) with some outstanding talents as Ljinon regathered the group, 3Guesses, in the Wairarapa environs, with Chris Stevens, Mat Gay and others performing in various parts of the country. On tour as the 'Wind-up Toys' for awhile, his other Wairarapa band at the time as it was, and 'Joe Blogz', another that the featured 3Guesses. Playing the lead cities in NZ but playing solidly in the smaller towns... short stint in 4Tunz in 2008, which has a kind of favourite surfers song 'Catching a Wave' on the net. Introduced Mat Gay's uncle Ric Young, on bass, and drummer Ricky Livingston, although the latter had played here & there with Ljinon, to the lineup for the Sept. 2009 3Guesses tribute for Mat after his tragic death in Thailand.Playing mainly Lower North Island performances at present in 2009 so hope to catch you up...MP3's & videos available on myspace.com/ 3Guesses or youtube/ downloads at Amplifier.co.nz
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