It took its name from its members first initials and their "scary" acid rock and early heavy metal sound.
[1] Songs from the album, Sleeping Sickness, went into fairly heavy rotation on FM stations WFMU and WNYU in New York,[2][3] which played a role in lifting JPT up from obscurity.
The band was featured in an article in the March 2007 issue of Classic Rock titled, "The Lost Pioneers of Heavy Metal".
[5] The three original members of the band are still active, having released two albums on their own Kung Bomar Records label.
[1] A third album was released on the Kung Bomar label, Halloween of 2009, called Rumdum Daddy.