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as "some of the gutsiest, most distinctive rock 'n' roll heard in 1987," with "sumptuous melodic hooks ... played with startling intensity and precision," while simultaneously noting that the band "elected to shinny way out on an aesthetic limb" with "a thoroughly perplexing conglomeration of brief
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Reviewing the 2016 CD reissue, Deming praised the audio as a significant improvement over the original, with "more satisfying low end and a wealth of detail" that had been difficult to hear in the original's "slightly brittle" sound. Among the bonus tracks, Deming found that the selection of cover
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I knew all I needed to know for my appropriation of the concept to work for me. In my midtwenties I felt powerless and persecuted. What did the world want me for? The title made me think of an entire generation of
Lolitas: someone—our parents? God?—needed us to be there, but the need felt neurotic
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became a highly sought-after collector's item after Game Theory's catalog went out of print in the early 1990s. The unavailability of Game Theory material for over two decades had contributed to the band's inability to transcend what Miller described as "national obscurity, as opposed to regional
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versions delivered insight into "the many sounds that informed Miller's musical world-view", which combined with an "excellent oral history" in the liner notes to yield "the definitive presentation of an overlooked classic of '80s pop."
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and uncompassionate. In "We Love You Carol and Alison" (my favorite Game Theory song) I'm trying to express that teen alienation thing that the kids go for, but I'm also fishing around for a basis of proper adulthood.
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Leland, John; Robbins, Ira A. (1991). "Game Theory". In
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2446:. Santa Cruz, California. p. 66
2070:"Game Theory: 916 Pop Band Goes 800"
1417:"Exactly What We Don't Want to Hear"
712:"Exactly What We Don't Want to Hear"
16:1987 studio album by Game Theory
2799:Pointed Accounts of People You Know
2524:Ham, William (September 15, 2000).
2137:Miller, Scott (September 3, 2001).
1703:"One More for Saint Michael (Live)"
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606:Rock critic Joe Harrington placed
207:Mitch Easter (far left) producing
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2311:Toland, Michael (March 4, 2016).
2264:Mills, Fred (December 17, 2015).
1362:"Kenneth – What's the Frequency?"
996:"But You Can't Pick Your Friends"
657:"Kenneth – What's the Frequency?"
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2236:Hann, Michael (April 18, 2013).
2225:from the original on 2016-04-08.
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2199:Miller, Scott (March 15, 1999).
2188:from the original on 2016-04-08.
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2145:from the original on 2013-11-06.
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1824:"Roadrunner (Live)" (J. Richman)
1791:"Candidate (Live)" (David Bowie)
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2774:Two Steps from the Middle Ages
2595:Ghieth, Omar (July 23, 2008).
2496:The Trouser Press Record Guide
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2313:"GAME THEORY – Lolita Nation"
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2386:"Game Theory: Lolita Nation"
2338:"Game Theory: Lolita Nation"
2336:Cameron, Keith (July 2016).
2213:"On Music: Supercalifragile"
2176:"On Music: Supercalifragile"
2151:"On Music: Supercalifragile"
1604:"One More for Saint Michael"
1238:"One More for Saint Michael"
1681:"Chardonnay (Long Version)"
1637:"Last Day That We're Young"
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