The Adventures of Jet formed in 1998 when the founding members of the Dallas, Texas-based, concept-group BOBGOBLIN decided to leave the trials of upholding an often unwieldy concept behind and focus solely on making rock n’ roll music. As it didn’t seem appropriate to keep the name BOBGOBLIN without the fiction, the visuals, and the apparel associated with it, the name changed to The Adventures of Jet, in keeping with the title of BOBGOBLIN’s first, independent release, “Jet.” In 2000, under a new moniker, with a slightly different lineup, and armed with a quiet but national reputation for creating a very unique style of New Wave-influenced, hard-rocking power pop, the group produced the critically acclaimed CD, “Part 3: Coping With Insignificance.”
This band is so good. It is a shame that they didn’t get the recognition that they deserve. They were great as Bobgoblin but AOJ took it to a new level. The album Muscle is a masterpiece. It was ahead of the return of the muscle car in the mainstream media, which is not surprising because AOJ is cutting edge. Hopefully the band will make another album someday, because real music fans know about the best kept secret in music.