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Bobgoblin is a three-man American rock band formed in 1993 in Dallas, Texas. The band has released three albums under the name Bobgoblin, which included one major-label release on MCA Records, and two albums under the Adventures of Jet name. The band is known for wearing dark flight suits with numbers on the back and helmets during live performances. With punk, post-punk, new wave, and 1970s glam influences, Bobgoblin took cues from bands such as The Clash with a satirically militant and anti-establishment stance mixed with the theatrics of David Bowie's backing band, The Spiders From Mars. ==Early Years (1993-1996)== Bobgoblin formed in 1993 while drummer Rob Avsharian and lead vocalist/keyboardist Hop Litzwire were in college at the University of North Texas in Denton. The band initially formed under the constructs of a futuristic, metaphorical concept with the band being at the center of a war between a giant corporate/fascist state and a small sovereign state, The Liberation Front States, which endeavored to preserve individual freedom. In the concept, all of the members of the band are part of a patrol group called The Liberation Front States Motor Forces (LFSMF). Under the guise of this concept, Bobgoblin wore (and still wear) conforming jumpsuits that were the issued attire for the LFSMF. For their first shows in 1993, Hop's brother, credited as Hech Mahech, joined the band on bass, and guitarist Lech Vogner, another University of North Texas graduate, to round out the band. Capitalizing on Hop and Hech's professional video experience, the first performances were complete with several old, salvaged televisions displaying chaotic montages edited together by Hop and Hech. The 1993 line-up produced a four-song demo tape called "Rocket Box," which was distributed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and used to book initial shows. In 1994, Bobgoblin independently released the full-length album "Jet," which helped increase the band's audience and made a name for themselves in the region while laying a foundation for their '70s and '80s punk, glam, and new wave-influenced sound. The band temporarily shut down, however, when both Hech Mahech and Lech Vogner left the band for professional reasons that same year. In 1994, Tony Jannotta (conceptually named Corporal Glascock) joined the band on bass and helped revamp the Bobgoblin concept. From 1994 to 1996, the band enlisted several different guitar players as it built interest from audiences and record labels with record-producer/guitar-player and long-time friend Barry Poynter filling in the gaps on guitar as Bobgoblin continued to build a buzz. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bobgoblin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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