Game Theory, Erica's Word 1985

[FlipYrWhig]

Are they playing inside Pee-Wee's Playhouse?

[uhhhclem]

Speaking of goodbye to all that, I just remembered that I first learned of Game Theory when I read about this song in The Gavin Report. I didn't even know they were local (even though I lived just a few blocks away from Big Shot Photo) until I picked up Lolita Nation and saw that the girl I bought coffee from every day was playing keyboards. (Later, there was a picture of the band clipped from the newspaper on the espresso machine. Still later, someone drew an X over Donnette's face.)

[liliodine]

Can't get enough of this band!

[Jambo888]

can someone upload rayon drive? I only got it on tape and no tape player... hahaha

[AkosVonRatonyi]

Scoff all you like about the hair and threads -- that's a great song.

[diskochimp]

Thanks for posting this, I'd forgotten how much I used to love Game Theory...

[soundboy3]

This was such a great album... so many stupid record companies, profits above the art. I miss Game Theory, they should've been huge.

the payback is that the big record companies will be GONE in a few years... who needs a record contract? record it, promote it, release it yourself... there are enough indies that will do distribution deals without getting their fingers into the production/direction of the band.

[charlesremschel7]

@soundboy3 hey they were huge for us -gotta be grateful

[Kway32]

Loving the lead's shirt.

[knerdahl]

Gah, I feel so nostalgic about Game Theory and would love to have this music back in my life. Are there any kind souls out there willing to burn a disc for me. I will pay!

Alas, I think I've got to be happy with my memories.

[davis80smusic]

ah yes - we look back now, and had no idea our hair was extreme 80s, but no denying the evidence :-P

it was fun though!

[Salguine]

Scott Miller is one of the most grossly underrated/criminally unknown songwriters ever.

[DavePerry2012]

Are they horrible early 80's casualties or are they pop/rock geniuses?

Watching this video, it's a bit of a tossup.

[davis80smusic]

@DavePerry2012 this was recorded 1985 and they broke up 1989 - so mid-late 80s - but "casualties" of what?

[DavePerry2012]

@davis80smusic Heh, well, I probably just meant casualties of bad hair. :-)

I like the song---my only problem is with the shaky quality of the singer's voice.

[diskochimp]

@DavePerry2012 It's their sartorial crapness that makes them so excellent though!

[markgunma]

This song...what can I say. It's just too amazing for words. Thanks for the posting. I give you the deepest of bows for putting it on YT.

[Teetee33]

I first heard this song back in 10th grade in 1989. Didn't know who sang it then, the just the title. Damn, You Tube is so good!

[evonhirsch]

shurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs



[parisensore]

Hmmm, Peter Bucks, who was more recently playing with Steve Wynn in the Baseball Project....a 80s dream lineup would be Game Theory and Dream Syndicate. Peter Buck would like it almost as much as I would.

[ocgiii]

Interesting that Gui is in the video, however Suzi is the bass player on the track, and Donnette does not appear on the record.

[davis80smusic]

yep - they recorded Big Shot Chronicles with Suzi on bass during a 1-week break in the middle of a 1985 tour promoting Real Nighttime (which was recorded by an entirely different line up) - then Suzi left, and Gui and Donnette joined before this video was filmed -

[barfingonall4s]

I also recommended at that time to my regular customers The Spoons, The Church, Icehouse, and if you could get past their "hit," Modern English. Great stuff that doesn't need to make a statement about your street cred, your posse, or whose name is on your hightops... just intelligent music that's still okay for a front-porch rainy-day barbecue.

I also liked The Call and The Railway Children, who showed quality but not so much quantity.

[barfingonall4s]

Game Theory, "back in the day."

I was in that day, proudly.

Two Steps from the Middle Ages is the keeper. I felt Lolita Nation should never have been a double album, even though the most pale tracks offered would still eclipse most bands nowadays that charge $20, play for an hour at best, and rarely put out more than two albums with consistent value.

1> 24

2> Erica's Word

3> Rolling with the Moody Girls

4> Shark Pretty

5> Penny, Things Won't

[maida1982a]

The "Lolita Nation" album should have made this band huge.

[jimjoyce25]

I actually first found out about Game Theory when this video was played two times on MTV's 120 Minutes back in the day. At least MTV was good for something.

[NewMusic89KCFV]

I have to add my thanks to you for adding this. When I was part of NewMusic89KCFV in St. Louis - we used to play this song off vinyl...and I think I must have played this twice as often as any other jock because of the requests. Great tune - I've watched this 8 times in the past 36 hours.

[TimmytheGeek2009]

Thank you for this video. Looking for '24' next. Always loved that song.

[palaeologos]

Aw, Scott looks so young...!

[boognishflan]

Love this song, would kill for that tone.

[simmer99]

Been looking for game theory for months now, THANKS. Still holds up today!

[tilde1d]

HOLY COW!! I was beginning to think I had DREAMED this band up!! WOW! Thank you!!

[progfan10]

@tilde1d Yeah, pretty cool, eh?! I discovered this band just after they broke up, around '90 or '91 or so. Got most of their CDs - luckily, because they're impossible to find anymore.