Lovin' the Deftones

[Orbis_Ignis]

I never really paid attention to them until I bought their new CD, Koi No Yokan. I 'd it so much I've bought Diamond Eyes, White Pony, and Around the Fur. Any other must-haves in their discography?

[Elessar [Sly]]

Gooooooooooooooooooo shooooooooooooooooooooooooove the suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun asiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Around the fur for the win.

[Nolly]

You've got the must-haves already. I really like Saturday Night Wrist, but many felt it was a weaker album. Their debut Adrenaline was great at the time but maybe hasn't aged so well. Their self-titled is widely regarded as their weakest, there are only one or two tracks I can dig.

[megawzrd]

Adrenaline would complete the essential deftones collection for you imo.

[Elessar [Sly]]

Their debut Adrenaline was great at the time but maybe hasn't aged so well.

This. It is a great album though.

Also, I bought the family values tour dvd and I was VERY disappointed in that particular gig -I wasn't there haha- but I was like... damn all the other artists were pretty much on the ball but deftones were awful.

I NEED to listen to the new album!

[soundgardener75]

You've got the must-haves already. I really like Saturday Night Wrist, but many felt it was a weaker album. Their debut Adrenaline was great at the time but maybe hasn't aged so well. Their self-titled is widely regarded as their weakest, there are only one or two tracks I can dig.

Great point about Adrenaline not aging well. Could be the fact I'm not as young and angry as I used to be, but during that time it was a great debut record to dig in.

Around The Fur is definitely my fave.

[Elessar [Sly]]

You've got the must-haves already. I really like Saturday Night Wrist, but many felt it was a weaker album. Their debut Adrenaline was great at the time but maybe hasn't aged so well. Their self-titled is widely regarded as their weakest, there are only one or two tracks I can dig.

Great point about Adrenaline not aging well. Could be the fact I'm not as young and angry as I used to be, but during that time it was a great debut record to dig in.

Around The Fur is definitely my fave.

Around the Fur makes me do what you Avatar is doing.

[Orbis_Ignis]

Guess I'll have to check out Adrenaline

[JiveTurkey]

White Pony is probably my fave. Most diverse disc they put out imo; though the new one is very good. Around the Fur is the best of their "heavy" discs I would say.

[JiveTurkey]

Their debut Adrenaline was great at the time but maybe hasn't aged so well.

This. It is a great album though.

Also, I bought the family values tour dvd and I was VERY disappointed in that particular gig -I wasn't there haha- but I was like... damn all the other artists were pretty much on the ball but deftones were awful.

I NEED to listen to the new album!

As far as live goes, I have always thought Chino has sucked in every clip I have watched. Guitar tone has always been very sloppy and uninspiring as well. On cd, however; they are amazing in my book.

[Elessar [Sly]]

What killed it for me was Chino was screaming shove it shove it shove it while the bassist (or guitarist... it has been a while since I watched it) is just shouting into the mic 'goo! Shovee! The sunn! Aside!'. Frakin' lame.

[megawzrd]

I don't think it is how Adrenaline has aged but more so how later releases were so much better composed. But when I am in an angry or pumped up mood, I listen to Adrenaline from start to finish.

How they rate for me:
Around the Fur
Diamond Eyes tied with White Pony
Koi No Yokan
Adrenaline

Forget the others, SNW and self titled...in my collection but no desire to listen much (heck I even listened to CMs Team Sleep effort more than these two combined)

[Cirrus]

Also, I bought the family values tour dvd and I was VERY disappointed in that particular gig -I wasn't there haha- but I was like... damn all the other artists were pretty much on the ball but deftones were awful.

I've only seen them live at Reading a few years ago and didn't think much of it, though they suffered from Reading festival's famous "Fucking Terrible Sound". Older live clips seem very sloppy but I think in the last couple of years they've been much better, tighter. I don't mean any disrespect to Chi, but since they got that other bassist in they seem to have become a much better live unit.

[Elessar [Sly]]

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I saw a couple of live clips of the bassist doing the 'go shove the sun aside' and Chino just screeching shove it... they were awful. Ahh man.

[Markdude]

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I saw a couple of live clips of the bassist doing the 'go shove the sun aside' and Chino just screeching shove it... they were awful. Ahh man.

1. You said that a month ago.
2. You mean like how the song actually is on the record?

[Elessar [Sly]]

1. Indeed.
2. No.

[Markdude]

Well, that's how it IS in the record. Chi screams 'go shove the sun aside' slowly and Chino screams 'shove it' a bunch. It sounds like you're hating on it live in particular, like they did it in a different way or something, but that's how the song is on the record too.

[SenatorClayDavis]

I think White Pony is probably their best album, but honestly I probably listen to Adrenaline more.

I don't think it is how Adrenaline has aged but more so how later releases were so much better composed. But when I am in an angry or pumped up mood, I listen to Adrenaline from start to finish.

How they rate for me:
Around the Fur
Diamond Eyes tied with White Pony
Koi No Yokan
Adrenaline

Forget the others, SNW and self titled...in my collection but no desire to listen much (heck I even listened to CMs Team Sleep effort more than these two combined)

I only own the first 3 records. Didn't really like what I heard from the next 2 and so stopped paying attention. They were streaming Koi No Yokan somewhere a while ago and I gave it a few spins. It was alright, but didn't really grab me either.

Great live band in my experience. I'd totally go to see them again if they toured near me.

[SenatorClayDavis]

I even listened to CMs Team Sleep effort more than these two combined)

Have you heard †††?

[Elessar [Sly]]

Well, that's how it IS in the record. Chi screams 'go shove the sun aside' slowly and Chino screams 'shove it' a bunch. It sounds like you're hating on it live in particular, like they did it in a different way or something, but that's how the song is on the record too.

Nah, you are reading WAY to much into it

I just wasn't keen on the clips/ performance I saw. Nothing more nothing less.