Game Theory was an American power pop band, founded in 1982 by singer/songwriter Scott Miller, combining melodic jangle pop with dense experimental production and hyperliterate lyrics. MTV described t
Game Theory publicity photo in 1986 (Scott Miller, Donnette Thayer, Shelley LaFreniere, Guillaume Gassuan, Gil Ray)
First Game Theory line-up, Davis, CA, 1982. L-R: Irwin, Juhos, N. Becker, Miller.
Game Theory, Sacramento, 1982. L-R: Irwin, N. Becker, Juhos, Miller.
Game Theory band photo, 1983. Unused outtake from original cover shoot for Real Nighttime. L-R: Gill, N. Becker, Juhos, Miller.
The Big Shot Chronicles is Game Theory's third full-length album, released in 1986. Produced by Mitch Easter, it was recorded with a new lineup of Game Theory members after leader and songwriter Scott
Miller and Gil Ray, prior to first show of new lineup, 1985.
Game Theory, 1985, during break from touring to record The Big Shot Chronicles in Winston-Salem. L-R: Ray, LaFreniere, Miller, Ziegler.
Recording The Big Shot Chronicles, September 1985. L-R: LaFreniere, Easter, Miller.