Jebediah Appreciation Thread

[everlong]

I think a topic like this is way overdue, and considering the shit thats happened recently with Sony and whatnot, now is as good a time as any.

Here is a chance for everyone here to just express their appreciation for this fucking top band. Talk about how they've influenced you, inspired you or just how they really are one of the best acts in Australia. After all, we are here because we like the band, right?

Don't spam this thread also.

GO!

[criminally vulgar]

well in my opinion of someday shambles is one of the best records to come out of australia, its still great to listen to even after ive discovered new styles and new bands, this album always does it for me.
on a more personal level, one of the first songs our band covered when we first started was star machine, this was right after everlong, so as you can see jebs are right up there in the rankings.

in conclusion, jebediah i salute you for being a fantastic band, keep on keepin on guys

[slushpup]

id like to proclaim my love for jebediah. even afer all these years of following them, they still manage to cheer me up and put sparks in my eyes when i hear their tunes. i had liked oasis from about '96 but when i heard the jebs on the radio circa late '97/early '98, that was it for me. i was pretty much fell head over heels in love with that music straight away. its just so good- these great pop/rock melodies with riffs that you just cant get out of your mind for days. they were the band that got me into exploring music outside of the top 40...and for that im definately eternally grateful.
they were the first band i ever saw play live, and that experience gave me a love of live music too. ive seen them live about 10 times now and they never fail dazzle me with their compulsive energy and passion, the stuff that leaves an audience full but begging for more.

so cheers to you jebs. i know youll always have a place in my heart and im sure in many others' too. hope you get your feet back on the ground soon and go on to make lots of beautiful music. thanks for everything.

[sarah]

okay...

i first saw jebediah just after leaving home had been released, it was at this shitty little festival in geraldton where i used to live, called indypendents day. they were so good, so into it, i'd never seen enthusiasm like that within a band ever [granted i must have been about 17/18 at the time, and living in a hole of a town didn't make for many gig-viewings... but i digress]. since then i've moved to perth, and have seen them live over 30+ times, in different states, different venues... they always keep getting better, the energy is just second to none. they still play harpoon and jerks like it's the first time. i have never witnessed a bad show of theirs and it's the one reason i keep going back again and again. chris is always jumping around, vanessa always has a smile on her face, brett is forever keeping the whole shebang together up the back, and at the risk of sounding like a twat, kevin's charm, wit and sheer talent just blows me away, the guy is a fuckin legend in my eyes.

they are so good to their fans, they're one of the few bands who have always given a shit about all-ages shows, they are so supportive of upcoming bands and often watch the supports before they go on, and on top of everything else they just write damn good tunes. run of the company is still one of the best songs i've heard in my life. as i've said fifty times already, hearing worlds away at the JEW gig was just this massive trip for me, because it is that fucking good and proof that they just keep getting better.

as is the same with all bands i love, their music has gotten me through some tough shit, and i doubt any of them will read this, but i want to say thankyou jebs for giving me direction and inspiration without even realizing it. your music means a hell of a lot to me and what you do for us fans is appreciated beyond words... don't stop anytime soon.

[Dudley]

Where do we start..Since I was a lil young when they first came onto the scene with Leaving Home and Jerks, Their first cd I bought was OSS, which opened my eyes to what i'd been missing. Their songs are not only great to listen to , but have memories attached to them as well, i'll have to say I went through some tough years with their music as a soundtrack, so we're delving into a little emotional recall whenever we listen to it. Another thing is their live shows, not that I've been to too many a numerous times, but the few times I've been its just been the best. Must agree with you sarah they are good to their fans, they aren't arrogant pricks to the crowd. Anyway for their future, i'm sure that they'll still make awesome music, its what they do best. Plus they have an .. interesting message board which fills in spare time.

[Mediel]

well i only got into Jebediah in more than just a passing way relatively recently, bit more than a year ago, saw them live for the first time in May last year (@the Globe in Perth) and... to put it mildly.... it changed the world (well, my introverted little world anyway)
especially when that guy up on the stage spewed all over the place *shudder*... who was that, anyone know?
anyway, because of my inability to make long posts, thankyou Jebs for being a rockin' band and your inspiring music and your absolutely GREAT live shows, makes me happy for weeks every time i see you ;D or for that matter every time someone plays your music at a party, cancels out all the other shit thats usually on the playlist
keep it up jebs ;D

[everlong]

Ok, I guess i'll go now...

As many of you know, I only got into the jebs after the Fall Down release / Chapel gig, and at the time Fall Down was always played and was just my 'happy' song. When we (Me, Enis, God) went up the coast, the only CD that was ever played was a copy of shambles I rented from the library. The album was brilliant, and was purchased instantly upon returning, as well as SO.

Jebediah are one band that manage to create music that just uplift me and put me in a great mood. Even with the newer releases like NDC and Fall Down, they still manage to put a smile on my dial. Judging from all the surveys I received, shambles is still regarded as a damn fine album up there with the likes of Foo Fighters, Nirvana and ATDI.

Jebs still kick arse. Enough said.

[vish]

I quite unashamedly got tears in my eyes watching Jebediah at Big Day Out this year. Provided, of course, that 'unashamedly' is a word.

I love you Jebs!


*end rant*

[malloy]

I been listening to Jebs since they were playing gigs at Uni during lunch time. And for me their music always put that bop in your steps. I mean i can't listen to them without springing out every step i take. I also have a huge amount of respect to them. They're always out supporting other bands of Perth, and aren't rude about talking to you in public. An inspiration to bands throughout Perth i could say and Australia bound, with the ammount of energy and stage presence Jebs put out at every gig. Without saying the unbelievable amount of gigs they play a year. As a try hard musician, i look at Jebs and know it's all worth the effort. My inspiration.

[kelly]

they first time i saw jebs was at one of the BDO's a few years back and i was blown away by how into performing they all were.

seeing jebs live anytime is a fantastic show and is a fine explanation for why they are considered one of the best live bands in australia.

i never get sick of the music and repeatedly listen to the same tape back and front in my car, which is a pretty good sign that the music doenst grow old.
keep up the music for all of us kiddies because fuck knows we appreciate it

[kelly]

vish said:

I quite unashamedly got tears in my eyes watching Jebediah at Big Day Out this year.

ditto

[EMan]

well i have a story to tell aswello!

i first really remeber hearing about jebs when animal came out and got lots of commercial play as i was still a piddling primary schooler then, i think, and i loved my fox fm. then i won the someday shambles cd and never listend to it as i was far more interested in the latest..i dont know britney album. it being way back when i cant really remember. then as i progressed on to high school and mixed with people who actually knew somethng about music i somehow found out more about them and heard more songs and listend to someday shambles. then sort of last yearish when they released fall down and stuff my firneds went to gaslight to see them and i didnt really like fall down but jebs seemed alright and i dont know how it happend but i listebned to more of their stuff and then #3 was released and i foolishly thought that in order of the greatest it went #1#3#2.
now i realise differently.
anyway somehwere along the track i realised that someday shamble was probably one of the greatets cds absoloutely ever and that i LOVE LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE harpoon and leaving home and i bought three (during the three is great crazy stage) and then with my next influx of money i bought a copy of slightly odway and smashed my burnt one and went through a month long stage where all i listneed to was slightly odway and someday over and over and over again and nothing else.
and i saw them at push on and something else..oh the virgin megasotre openenig and this year at bdo and now im a fully blooded member of the kev is so hot clan and I LOVE YOU JEBS NEVER GO AWAY YOUR MUSIC IS GOD.

except for stupid sony forcing them to do new shitty stuff but what the hell i love em


i know my typings shit but i just got caught up in the heat of the moment....

[josha]

i like jebediah.

[Lauzza]

me too

[TLCM]

I spent my primary school years, wondering what the fuck people find so intriging and special about music. However at that time the shit I had access to was just that, I relied on others to tell me what I should like, and to tell you the truth, I didn't. I wasted away my childhood years listening to Smash Hits cds, cutting barbies hair and building mini towns out the back.

All this changed however in on the christmas of 1998, for the first time I was really loving music. This was when I got the Triple J Hottest 100 5 cd, up until then I had rubished my dad for listening to JJJ. This was the first time I had ever heard a Jebediah song. For a while this [Leaving Home] was one of my favourite songs (I stilll like it) however at the same time I was being sucked into the terrifying clutches of Hole (this went on and on for ages).

Fast forward to 1999, Of Someday Shambles was my first ever Jebediah cd and I liked it however at the time I still liked Leaving Home, it had the fast poppy energy that made me want to dance. Although OSS was a more mature album I wasn't more mature myself. As soon as I picked up a copy of Slightly Odway Hole took a backseat and it was Jebediah all the way. It hasn't changed much since then either. I still smile when I hear a Jebediah song (mabe I should have one on now). I think I've been through a stage where I had a crush on every member of the band but by the time I got the internet I'd learnt to value every member for their music (not that I didn't already).

To me HMJ has little to do with Jebediah anymore. I first came here when I was just beggining to have access to the wonders/evils of the net. I was in heaven, for the first time in my life I had found other people that like the same bands and stuff as me.

I admit it I have only seen the band live twice, the first time was at Shoreshocked and Jebediah simply shat on any other band I'd ever seen live before, I spent the whole 2 1/2 hr drive home talking about the gig (to dampen the mood, no one else could give a shit) the only other time I've seen them was at last years Homebake and I was sort of more worried about the fat chick that kept fallign over and nearly knocking me down. It really sucks being underage and living in a country town where I know no one with the same interests as me.

I know this was more about me than Jebediah but I find music to me is emotion based and usually I have difficulty expressing my emotions.