Editing Jebediah (section)

===1997–2000: ''Slightly Odway'', ''Of Someday Shambles'', ''Jebediaries''===
Jebediah's first single, "[[Jerks of Attention]]", was released in December 1996 and appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart top&nbsp;100 in the following month.<ref name="McF"/><ref name=discog/> It received national airplay on the [[Triple J]] radio network. The group's appearances at [[Homebake]] and the [[Big Day Out]] concerts as well as support slots for [[Soundgarden]], [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]], [[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)|The Presidents of the United States of America]], [[Silverchair]] and [[You Am I]], further raised their public profile.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Whammo"/> Another single, "[[Leaving Home (Jebediah song)|Leaving Home]]", was issued in June and reached the top&nbsp;50.<ref name="McF"/><ref name=discog>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jebediah |title=Jebediah Discography |last=Hung |first=Steffen |publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien |access-date=1 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302085040/https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jebediah |archive-date= 2 March 2015 }}</ref> The group won two WAMi awards in 1997: Most Popular Band and Most Popular Song for "Jerks of Attention".

In September Jebediah issued their first studio album, ''[[Slightly Odway]]'', with Neill King ([[The Smiths]], [[Madness (band)|Madness]], [[Elvis Costello]]) producing.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> The album's title is "a comment on the slightly odd way they feel they approach life as well as music".<ref name="Howl"/> It peaked at number&nbsp;seven on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained in the top&nbsp;50 for 54&nbsp;weeks.<ref name=discog/> Popular tracks included "Leaving Home" and the third single, "[[Military Strongmen]]" (November 1997). ''Slightly Odway'' also reached number&nbsp;two on the ARIA alternative charts, and within four months it was certified [[gold album|gold]].

Jonathan Lewis of [[Allmusic]] felt it showed them "as a talented young band, despite the flimsy songwriting and the lack of light and shade on the album".<ref name="Lewis">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic |pure_url=yes |class=album |id=r375733 |tab=review}} | title=''Slightly Odway'' – Jebediah | first=Jonathan |last=Lewis | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | access-date=3 August 2011 }}</ref> While Greg Lawrence at WHAMMO.com.au noted that it provides "a mature, complete range – from the early-penned punk mayhem of 'Blame' to the delicacy of the 'Twilight=Dusk', from the dark tones of 'Jerks of Attention' to the bright strains of radio hit 'Leaving Home'. The album does a great job of capturing the amazing live dynamic of the band".<ref name="Whammo"/>

"Leaving Home" was rated number&nbsp;10 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100]] music poll for 1997.<ref name="McF"/> ''Slightly Odway'' eventually received a double-[[platinum album|platinum]] certificate (140,000 units shipped),<ref name="McF"/> with two more top&nbsp;50 singles, "[[Teflon (Jebediah)|Teflon]]" (March 1998) and "[[Harpoon (EP)|Harpoon]]" (on the EP of the same name, June), adding to the group's chart success.<ref name=discog/> Murmur label mates, [[Something for Kate]], provided a cover version of "Harpoon" on the EP. Murmur also issued a [[Split album|split-EP]] with both versions of "Harpoon" backed with Something for Kate's "Clint" and Jebediah's cover version of that track.<ref name="McF"/>

Jebediah supported United States alternative rockers, The Smashing Pumpkins, on the Australian leg of their 1998 tour in May.<ref name="McF"/> Jebediah released their second album, ''[[Of Someday Shambles]]'', in November 1999, with producer Mark Trombino ([[Knapsack (band)|Knapsack]], [[Blink 182]]).<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> McFarlane noted that it "was brimming with youthful exuberance and feisty, melodic, guitar-based fuzzy punk-pop perfectly suited to the post-grunge alternative generation".<ref name="McF"/> Lawrence felt it was "sporting tonnes more light and shade than their first effort and stretching out in the studio ... honing its craft, growing up in public in the most enviable of ways".<ref name="Whammo">{{Cite web | title = Jebediah | last = Lawrence | first = Greg | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040802230029/http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=272 | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=272 | archive-date = 2 August 2004 | access-date = 29 May 2014 | date = 30 June 2004 | work = WHAMMO Interviews | publisher = Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO) }}</ref>

The album peaked at number&nbsp;two on the ARIA Albums Chart – their highest peaking release – and remained in the top&nbsp;50 for 25&nbsp;weeks.<ref name=discog/> While its lead single, "[[Animal (Jebediah song)|Animal]]" (August 1999), reached number&nbsp;16 and is their highest charting single to date.<ref name=discog/> The band toured [[Canada]] and [[New Zealand]] and won further WAMi awards with Best Video for "Harpoon", and Thornton winning Best Bass Player. By December 2000, ''Of Someday Shambles'' received a platinum certificate from ARIA.<ref name="ARIACert2000">(2000). {{cite certification|region=Australia|type=album|certyear=2000|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref>

The group started 2000 by playing its second Big Day Out tour. They continued touring internationally playing the US, Canada and New Zealand. Daymon recalled "There have been times, especially after ''Someday Shambles'', when our popularity in Australia had really surprised us and we were playing to huge crowds at the Big Day Out and we'd had two really successful records. We were a little dismayed as to why we couldn't push it further into the overseas area. Unfortunately it seemed to be the politics of working with a record on a major label that held us back. It's not much of an incentive for a label overseas to make you a priority if a lot of the profit is going back to the company where the band is from".<ref name="Whammo"/> In August, the group issued a six-track split EP with [[Jimmy Eat World]], ''Jebediah / Jimmy Eat World'' in the US through independent label, Big Wheel Recreation.<ref name="Giannini">{{cite web | url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r504535/review|pure_url=yes}} | title = ''Jebediah/Jimmy Eat World'' &#91;Split Single&#93; | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 4 August 2011 }}</ref>

In October 2000 Sony issued a video compilation album, ''Jebediaries'', in [[VHS]] format for [[PAL]] systems, which contained their music videos and concert footage.<ref name="Diaries">{{Citation | author1=Jebediah | title = Jebediaries | publication-date=2000 | publisher = [[Sony Music|Sony Music Video Enterprises]]. National Library of Australia | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11853973 | access-date=3 June 2014 }}</ref> It was followed in December by the [[DVD]] version which added a bonus track, "Animal" (live).<ref name="Michael">{{cite web | url = http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=2952 | title = Jebediah – ''Jebediaries'' (2000) | last = Siers | first = Andrew | publisher = Michael DVD | access-date = 3 June 2014 }}</ref> Andrew Siers at MichaelDVD described it as "mainly a collection of the band's greatest hits in video clip form, but in between songs it is also a documentary. These sections of the feature are quite interesting and kept my attention at all times".<ref name="Michael"/>