Game Theory

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Game Theory was an American rock and roll band from 1981 to 1989. The group's lead singer, Scott Miller, went on to front the band The Loud Family. Game Theory is best known for its double LP Lolita Nation. It and Two Steps from the Middle Ages were listed among the top 25 albums of all time by Joe S. Harrington. [1] 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 $75US in online auctions and elsewhere.<p>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...