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Infobox musical artist| name = Game Theory| image = Game theory 4x6.jpg| background = group_or_band| origin = Davis, California| instrument =| genre =| years_active = 1981& ndash;1989| label = Enigma| associated_acts =| website =| past_members = Scott Miller (Californian Musician)|Scott Miller Shelley LaFreniere Gil Ray Donnette Thayer Guillaume Gassuan Game Theory was an United States|American Rock music|rock band from 1981 to 1989. The group's lead singer, Scott Miller (Californian Musician)|Scott Miller , went on to front the band The Loud Family (band)|The Loud Family . Game Theory is best known for its double LP Lolita Nation . The band favored hyper-literary references, a la Jean-Luc Godard , including the evident tip-of-the-hat to Vladimir Nabokov . The CD version of Lolita Nation has become a collector's item, fetching upwards of $100US in online auctions and elsewhere.
The band had been given positive reviews in rock magazines, and had enjoyed much airplay on college radio. However, many factors got in the way of greater success. Soon after the release of their 1989 album, Two Steps From the Middle Ages , their record label, Enigma Records, went out of business. In addition, there were conflicts within the group as their guitarist and vocalist Donnette Thayer left the group to form Hex with Steve Kilbey of The Church (band)|The Church . Finally, drummer Gil Ray sustained an injury, causing him to bow out part way through their promotional tour.
The band lineup as of Two Steps from the Middle Ages consisted of:
Scott Miller (Californian Musician)|Scott Miller (lead vocal, guitars)
http://www.loudfamily.com/game.html Game Theory: The Band
http://www.gassuan.com/Music/Game%20Theory/The%20Band/the%20band.htm Game Theory Members
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