Slightly Odway

Slightly Odway
Studio album by Jebediah
Released 8 September 1997
Recorded March–May 1997
Genre Alternative rock
Length 54:00
Label Murmur
Producer Neill King
Jebediah chronology
Slightly Odway
(1997)		 Of Someday Shambles
(1999)
Singles from Slightly Odway
  1. "Teflon"
    Released: March 23, 1997 (1997-03-23)
  2. "Harpoon"
    Released: June 22, 1997 (1997-06-22)
  3. "Leaving Home"
    Released: June 27, 1997 (1997-06-27)
  4. "Military Strongmen"
    Released: October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
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Slightly Odway is the debut album by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah, released on 8 September 1997 by Murmur Records. The album reached a peak of number 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart, due to the success of tracks like "Leaving Home" and "Military Strongmen", and number 2 on the ARIA alternative charts. Within four months it was certified gold and eventually went double-platinum.

According to Australian music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, "The album title Slightly Odway is a comment on the slightly odd way they feel they approach life as well as music".[2]

Contents

Album cover

The bowling green on the artwork of the album is the Kardinya Bowling Club, where bass player Vanessa Thornton's grandparents played. The spaceship is in fact a real estate office that was located on the corner of Leach Highway and Karel Avenue in Perth, close to where the band members grew up. It was demolished in the late 1990s.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Leaving Home"    
2. "Benedict"    
3. "Harpoon"    
4. "Jerks of Attention"    
5. "Invaders"    
6. "Spoil the Show"    
7. "Blame"    
8. "Puckdefender"    
9. "Lino"    
10. "Military Strongmen"    
11. "Teflon"    
12. "Twilight = Dusk"    
13. "La Di Da Da"    

Release history

The vinyl version of Slightly Odway contains a bonus hidden track, a new version of "Tracksuit", recorded with Neill King. The Asian version of Slightly Odway, released in 1998, also contains "Tracksuit" and "Monument",[3] as well as a printed copy of the lyrics.

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Lewis. "Slightly Odway - Jebediah". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/slightly-odway-r375733. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Jebediah". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/jebediah/jebediah.htm. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Discography". jebediah.net. http://www.jebediah.net/discography/. Retrieved 30 October 2011. 

External links

Jebediah
Kevin Mitchell · Chris Daymond · Vanessa Thornton · Brett Mitchell
Almin Fulurija
Studio albums
Slightly Odway (1997) · Of Someday Shambles (1999) · Jebediah (2002) · Braxton Hicks (2004) · Kosciuszko (2011)
EPs
Compilations
Singles
"Jerks of Attention" · "Leaving Home" · "Military Strongmen" · "Teflon" · "Animal" · "Feet Touch the Ground" · "Please Leave" · "Star Machine" · "Fall Down" · "Nothing Lasts Forever" · "N.D.C." · "October" · "First Time" · "No Sleep" · "Lost My Nerve" · "She's Like a Comet"