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Tinker to Evers to Chance (album)

December 01, 2023

Tinker to Evers to Chance is a compilation album of songs by Game Theory, released in 1990. The liner notes describe the included tracks as songs which "reached national obscurity, as opposed to local obscurity." Band leader Scott Miller went on to form The Loud Family.

Tinker to Evers to Chance
Compilation album by
Game Theory
ReleasedMarch 1990
Recorded1982-1989
GenrePower pop, jangle pop
LabelEnigma Records
ProducerMitch Easter and Scott Miller
Game Theory chronology
Two Steps from the Middle Ages
(1988) 		Tinker to Evers to Chance
(1990) 		Distortion of Glory
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]

Production edit

The album's ironic title refers to Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance, who played baseball for the 1910 Chicago Cubs, and who were immortalized in the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon." According to Miller, their famous double play was "a case in baseball where someone didn't get a hit, so it was definitely an appropriate title for our greatest hits."[4]

The cover image adds Miller's visual puns on the "evocative" names of the three players,[4] featuring a piece from a Tinkertoy set ("tinker"), a pocket watch ("evers"), and a die ("chance").

Three songs were recorded in April 1989 for this compilation: A cover of "Beach State Rocking" by Miller's first band Alternate Learning and re-recordings of "Bad Year At UCLA" and "Sleeping Through Heaven" from Blaze of Glory.[5] These songs were recorded by the lineup of Scott Miller, Michael Quercio, Nancy Becker and Jozef Becker, and were the final Game Theory recordings before the band disbanded in early 1991.

Critical reception edit

The Chicago Tribune wrote in 1990 that Tinker to Evers to Chance, while displaying all of Miller's shortcomings during the band's "seven-year history of obscurity", also made a "powerful case" that Game Theory had been "unjustly overlooked."[2] Citing songs such as "the jangly, angst-ridden '24,' the lush 'Regenisraen' and the soaring 'Room for One More, Honey'", critic Mark Caro wrote that Miller "covers heart pains and dissatisfaction with a liveliness and playfulness missing from other literate popsters", displaying "an instinctive feel for pop hooks and textures, and his ambition often pays off, allowing him to hit climaxes like the acoustic guitar rush that elevates 'Throwing the Election' after you'd have thought the song was over."[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Beach State Rocking" (1989 recording; Original version on Alternate Learning's Painted Windows, 1982) – 2:56
  2. "Bad Year at U.C.L.A." (1989 re-recording; Original version on Blaze of Glory, 1982) – 2:58
  3. "Sleeping Through Heaven" (1989 re-recording; Original version on Blaze of Glory, 1982) – 4:06
  4. "Something to Show" (from Blaze of Glory, 1982) – 2:39
  5. "Penny, Things Won't" (from Pointed Accounts of People You Know, 1983) – 5:18
  6. "Metal and Glass Exact" (from Pointed Accounts of People You Know, 1983) – 3:37
  7. "Shark Pretty" (from Distortion, 1984) – 4:00
  8. "Nine Lives to Rigel Five" (from Distortion, 1984) – 2:49
  9. "The Red Baron" (from Distortion, 1984) – 3:42
  10. "24" (from Real Nighttime, 1985) – 2:49
  11. "Curse of the Frontier Land" (from Real Nighttime, 1985) – 3:33
  12. "I Turned Her Away" (from Real Nighttime, 1985) – 3:00
  13. "Regenisraen" (from The Big Shot Chronicles, 1986) – 3:29
  14. "Erica's Word" (from The Big Shot Chronicles, 1986) – 3:56
  15. "Crash into June" (from The Big Shot Chronicles, 1986) – 2:58
  16. "Like a Girl Jesus" (from The Big Shot Chronicles, 1986) – 2:40
  17. "We Love You, Carol and Alison" (from Lolita Nation, 1987) – 3:26
  18. "The Real Sheila" (from Lolita Nation, 1987) - 3:35
  19. "Together Now, Very Minor" (from Lolita Nation, 1987) – 3:32
  20. "Room For One More, Honey" (from Two Steps from the Middle Ages, 1988) – 3:02
  21. "Leilani" (from Two Steps from the Middle Ages, 1988) – 3:02
  22. "Throwing the Election" (from Two Steps from the Middle Ages, 1988) – 4:11

Personnel edit

  • Jozef Becker – drums, knee slaps
  • Nancy Becker – keyboards, vocals, vocals (background)
  • Guillaume Gassuan – bass
  • Dave Gill – drums, audio engineer
  • Fred Juhos – bass
  • Scott Miller – vocals and guitar
  • Michael Quercio – bass, vocals, vocals (background), reverb, producer
  • Gil Ray – guitar, drums
  • Donnette Thayer – vocals, guitar
  • Suzi Ziegler – vocals
  • Shelley LaFreniere – keyboards, vocals

References edit

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b c Caro, Mark (June 10, 1990). "Game Theory Tinker to Evers to Chance". Chicago Tribune. from the original on 2013-12-13.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Game Theory: Tinker to Evers to Chance". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ^ a b Cohen, Jason (September–October 1993). "Exploded View: With the Loud Family, Scott Miller Engineers a Brand New Theory". Option. 52. at the Wayback Machine (archived November 6, 2013).
  5. ^ Miller, Scott. "Tinker to Evers to Chance liner notes". www.loudfamily.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

External links edit

  • Tinker to Evers to Chance at Discogs (list of releases)

December 01, 2023
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Tinker to Evers to Chance is a compilation album of songs by Game Theory released in 1990 The liner notes describe the included tracks as songs which reached national obscurity as opposed to local obscurity Band leader Scott Miller went on to form The Loud Family Tinker to Evers to ChanceCompilation album by Game TheoryReleasedMarch 1990Recorded1982 1989GenrePower pop jangle popLabelEnigma RecordsProducerMitch Easter and Scott MillerGame Theory chronologyTwo Steps from the Middle Ages 1988 Tinker to Evers to Chance 1990 Distortion of Glory 1993 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Chicago Tribune 2 Christgau s Consumer Guide 3 Contents 1 Production 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksProduction editThe album s ironic title refers to Joe Tinker Johnny Evers and Frank Chance who played baseball for the 1910 Chicago Cubs and who were immortalized in the poem Baseball s Sad Lexicon According to Miller their famous double play was a case in baseball where someone didn t get a hit so it was definitely an appropriate title for our greatest hits 4 The cover image adds Miller s visual puns on the evocative names of the three players 4 featuring a piece from a Tinkertoy set tinker a pocket watch evers and a die chance Three songs were recorded in April 1989 for this compilation A cover of Beach State Rocking by Miller s first band Alternate Learning and re recordings of Bad Year At UCLA and Sleeping Through Heaven from Blaze of Glory 5 These songs were recorded by the lineup of Scott Miller Michael Quercio Nancy Becker and Jozef Becker and were the final Game Theory recordings before the band disbanded in early 1991 Critical reception editThe Chicago Tribune wrote in 1990 that Tinker to Evers to Chance while displaying all of Miller s shortcomings during the band s seven year history of obscurity also made a powerful case that Game Theory had been unjustly overlooked 2 Citing songs such as the jangly angst ridden 24 the lush Regenisraen and the soaring Room for One More Honey critic Mark Caro wrote that Miller covers heart pains and dissatisfaction with a liveliness and playfulness missing from other literate popsters displaying an instinctive feel for pop hooks and textures and his ambition often pays off allowing him to hit climaxes like the acoustic guitar rush that elevates Throwing the Election after you d have thought the song was over 2 Track listing edit Beach State Rocking 1989 recording Original version on Alternate Learning s Painted Windows 1982 2 56 Bad Year at U C L A 1989 re recording Original version on Blaze of Glory 1982 2 58 Sleeping Through Heaven 1989 re recording Original version on Blaze of Glory 1982 4 06 Something to Show from Blaze of Glory 1982 2 39 Penny Things Won t from Pointed Accounts of People You Know 1983 5 18 Metal and Glass Exact from Pointed Accounts of People You Know 1983 3 37 Shark Pretty from Distortion 1984 4 00 Nine Lives to Rigel Five from Distortion 1984 2 49 The Red Baron from Distortion 1984 3 42 24 from Real Nighttime 1985 2 49 Curse of the Frontier Land from Real Nighttime 1985 3 33 I Turned Her Away from Real Nighttime 1985 3 00 Regenisraen from The Big Shot Chronicles 1986 3 29 Erica s Word from The Big Shot Chronicles 1986 3 56 Crash into June from The Big Shot Chronicles 1986 2 58 Like a Girl Jesus from The Big Shot Chronicles 1986 2 40 We Love You Carol and Alison from Lolita Nation 1987 3 26 The Real Sheila from Lolita Nation 1987 3 35 Together Now Very Minor from Lolita Nation 1987 3 32 Room For One More Honey from Two Steps from the Middle Ages 1988 3 02 Leilani from Two Steps from the Middle Ages 1988 3 02 Throwing the Election from Two Steps from the Middle Ages 1988 4 11Personnel editJozef Becker drums knee slaps Nancy Becker keyboards vocals vocals background Guillaume Gassuan bass Dave Gill drums audio engineer Fred Juhos bass Scott Miller vocals and guitar Michael Quercio bass vocals vocals background reverb producer Gil Ray guitar drums Donnette Thayer vocals guitar Suzi Ziegler vocals Shelley LaFreniere keyboards vocalsReferences edit AllMusic review a b c Caro Mark June 10 1990 Game Theory Tinker to Evers to Chance Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on 2013 12 13 Christgau Robert 2000 10 15 Game Theory Tinker to Evers to Chance Christgau s Consumer Guide Albums of the 90s Macmillan Publishing ISBN 9780312245603 a b Cohen Jason September October 1993 Exploded View With the Loud Family Scott Miller Engineers a Brand New Theory Option 52 Copy of interview at the Wayback Machine archived November 6 2013 Miller Scott Tinker to Evers to Chance liner notes www loudfamily com Retrieved 24 September 2016 External links editTinker to Evers to Chance at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tinker to Evers to Chance album amp oldid 1147578126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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